Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)
| Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport in Devon. |
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 Location of Devon within England. |
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| County | Devon |
| Electorate | 71,236 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Oliver Colvile (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England into parliamentary representation in Devon, constituencies in Plymouth have been reorganised. This is one of two new seats, the other being Plymouth Moor View.[2] It is largely based on the former Plymouth, Sutton, with the addition of smaller parts of the former Plymouth Devonport constituency.
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[edit] Boundaries
The electoral wards which make up this new seat are Compton, Devonport, Drake, Efford and Lipson, Peverell, St Peter and the Waterfront, Stoke, and Sutton and Mount Gould.[2]
This seat is entirely within the boundaries of the city of Plymouth.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oliver Colvile | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Oliver Colvile | 15,050 | 34.3 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Linda Gilroy | 13,901 | 31.7 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Judy Evans | 10,829 | 24.7 | +2.1 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Leigh | 2,854 | 6.5 | -0.1 | |
| Green | Anthony Brown | 904 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Brian Gerrish | 223 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Hawkins | 123 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,149 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 43,894 | 61.8 | +6.3 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Boundary Commission for England. 2004-11-24. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_Devon_Plymouth_Torbay.doc. Retrieved 2010-04-25.[dead link]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ BBC Election Results BBC News - Election Results 2010 - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
[edit] Sources
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, UKPollingReport
