Torridge and Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)

Torridge and Tavistock is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

Torridge and Tavistock
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyDevon
Major settlementsTavistock
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromTorridge and West Devon & South West Devon

Boundaries

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

It will comprise the bulk of the current Torridge and West Devon seat (to be abolished) - excluding the West Devon Borough wards of Buckland Monachorum and Burrator in the south, which will be transferred to South West Devon.[4]

The previous MP for Torridge and West Devon was British Conservative Party member Sir Geoffrey Cox KC, who served from 5 May 2005 until the seat's abolition in 2024.[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s
General election 2024: Torridge and Tavistock[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Cox[7]
Liberal Democrats Phil Hutty[8]
Reform UK Andrew Jackson[9]
Green Judy Maciejowska[10]
Independent Alan Edward Rayner
Labour Isabel Saxby[11]

References
  1. "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "Have your say on major new boundary changes for Devon". Tavistock Times Gazette. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Torridge and Tavistock". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. "Parliamentary career for Sir Geoffrey Cox - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  7. "Sir Geoffrey Cox standing again in Torridge and Tavistock". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. "Torridge and Tavistock Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. "Youngest councillor vies for Parliamentary seat". DevonLive. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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