Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)
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Plymouth, Devonport was, from 1832 until 2010, a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covered part of the city of Plymouth in South West England, including the former borough of Devonport.
History
The constituency was created as Devonport in 1832, and elected two members until 1918, when the number was reduced to one. Following the amalgamation of Devonport into Plymouth, the constituency was renamed as Plymouth, Devonport.
Devonport has had a number of prominent MPs, including Leslie Hore-Belisha, Michael Foot (who began his Commons career in the seat), and the former SDP leader David Owen. One of its longest serving MPs was the National Liberal, later Conservative Dame Joan Vickers, who held the seat from 1955 until her defeat at the General Election of February 1974.
Abolition
Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, constituencies in Plymouth were reorganised, with both Plymouth Sutton and Plymouth Devonport being replaced by new constituencies of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and Plymouth Moor View from 2010.<ref name="BCEDevon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The vast majority (nearly 90%) of the Plymouth Devonport constituency became part of the new Plymouth Moor View constituency; the exception was Devonport ward which became part of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. <ref name="handbook">Template:Cite book</ref>
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Nelson, St Aubyn, and St Budeaux.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Mount Edgecumbe, Nelson, Pennycross, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke; and the parish of Tamerton Foliot in the Rural District of Plympton St Mary.
1951–1955: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ernesettle, Ford, Molesworth, Nelson, Peverell, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, Stoke, Tamerton, and Trelawney.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1955–1974: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Drake, Ernesettle, Ford, Molesworth, Nelson, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ernesettle, Ford, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke.
1983–1997: The City of Plymouth wards of Budshead, Estover, Ham, Honicknowle, Keyham, St Budeaux, and Southway.
1997–2010: The City of Plymouth wards of Budshead, Eggbuckland, Estover, Ham, Honicknowle, Keyham, St Budeaux, and Southway.
From 1950 to 1983, the constituency included Plymouth city centre.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1918
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| 1832 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir Edward Codrington | Whig<ref name="stooks-smith">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir George Grey | Whig<ref name="stooks-smith"/><ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref><ref name="crosby1847">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 1840 by-election | rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Henry Tufnell | Whig<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="gash">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="stooks-smith"/> | |||
| 1847 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir John Romilly | Whig<ref name="romillydurham">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="romilly-notts">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="gash"/> | |||
| 1852 | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir George Berkeley | Conservative | |||
| 1854 by-election | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Thomas Erskine Perry | Whig<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | |||
| 1857 | rowspan="1" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | James Wilson | Whig<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 1859 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal | ||
| 1859 by-election | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir Michael Seymour | Liberal | |||
| 1859 by-election | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir Arthur William Buller | Liberal | |||
| 1863 by-election | rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | William Ferrand | Conservative | |||
| Jun 1865 by-election | rowspan="1" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Thomas Brassey | Liberal | |||
| Jul 1865 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Fleming | Conservative | |||
| 1866 by-election | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Lord Eliot | Liberal | rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Montague Chambers | Liberal |
| 1868 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Delaware Lewis | Liberal | |||
| 1874 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir John Henry Puleston | Conservative | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | George Edward Price | Conservative |
| 1892 | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | E. J. C. Morton | Liberal | rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Hudson Kearley | Liberal |
| 1902 by-election | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Lockie | Conservative | |||
| 1904 by-election | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Benn | Liberal | |||
| 1910 (January) | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir John Jackson | Conservative | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Conservative |
| 1918 | reduced to one seat | |||||
MPs 1918–2010
| Election | Member<ref name="rayment"/> | Party | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1918 | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Coalition Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1922 | Conservative | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1923 | Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1931 | Liberal National | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1942 | National Independent | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1945 | Michael Foot | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1955 | Dame Joan Vickers | Conservative and National Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1964 | Conservative | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Feb 1974 | David Owen | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1981 | SDP | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1988 | SDP (1988) | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1990 | Independent Social Democrat | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1992 | David Jamieson | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2005 | Alison Seabeck | Labour |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Plymouth Moor View and Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
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Grey was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.
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Codrington resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of East Hendred, causing a by-election.
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Grey was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
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Romilly was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
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Romilly was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
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Romilly was appointed Master of the Rolls, requiring a by-election.
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Tufnell resigned, causing a by-election.
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Wilson was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
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Perry resigned after being appointed a member of the Council of India, causing a by-election.
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Wilson resigned, causing a by-election.
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Seymour resigned, causing a by-election.
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Buller resigned in order to contest the 1865 Liskeard by-election.
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The election was declared void on petition, on account of bribery and corrupt practices,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> causing a by-election.
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Elections in the 1910s
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Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Clement Kinloch-Cooke, John Jackson
- Liberal: Samuel Lithgow
- Labour:
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Elections in the 1920s
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Elections in the 1930s
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Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal National: Leslie Hore-Belisha
- Labour: Michael Foot
Elections in the 1940s
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Elections in the 1970s
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Elections in the 1980s
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- This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1979 and 1983 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
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Elections in the 1990s
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Elections in the 2000s
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See also
Notes and references
Template:Reflist Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. Template:ISBN.
External links
- Plymouth, Devonport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK