Torridge and Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Torridge and Tavistock
Parliament:uk
Year:2024
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Electorate:74,802 (2023)[1]
Mp:Geoffrey Cox
Party:Conservative
Region:England
County:Devon
Towns:Tavistock
Previous:Torridge and West Devon & South West Devon

Torridge and Tavistock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] It is represented by Conservative Sir Geoffrey Cox KC, who had been the MP for the predecessor seat of Torridge and West Devon from 2005 to 2024.[4]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the bulk of the former Torridge and West Devon seat, excluding the West Devon Borough wards of Buckland Monachorum and Burrator in the south, which were transferred to South West Devon.[6]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
PartyVote%
32,708 59.8
9,809 17.9
9,761 17.9
1,843 3.4
Others 547 1.0
Turnout54,66873.1
Electorate74,802

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 29 June 2024 . dmy .
  2. Web site: South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-19 . Have your say on major new boundary changes for Devon . 2023-07-29 . Tavistock Times Gazette.
  4. Web site: Parliamentary career for Sir Geoffrey Cox - MPs and Lords . 7 June 2024 . UK Parliament.
  5. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. Web site: New Seat Details - Torridge and Tavistock . 2023-07-29 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.