Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Devizes County constituency |
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| Devizes shown within Wiltshire, and Wiltshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1331 |
| MP: | Michael Ancram |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Wiltshire |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Devizes is a 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. It has been a strongly Conservative seat since 1945. The current Member of Parliament is Conservative Michael Ancram.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Devizes constituency covers Devizes in Wiltshire and the surrounding Kennet district.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1923 — 1924: Eric MacFadyen, Liberal
- 1924 — 1945: Percy Hurd, Unionist
- 1945 — 1955: Christopher Hollis, Conservative
- 1955 — 1964: Percival Pott, Conservative
- 1964 — 1992: Charles Morrison, Conservative
- 1992 — present: Michael Ancram, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Devizes | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Ancram | 27,253 | 48.5 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hornby | 14,059 | 25.0 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Sharon Charity | 12,519 | 22.3 | −2.6 | |
| UK Independence | Alan Wood | 2,315 | 4.1 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 13,194 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 56,146 | 65.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
| General Election 2001: Devizes | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Ancram | 25,159 | 47.2 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Jim Thorpe | 13,263 | 24.9 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Frances | 11,756 | 22.1 | -4.5 | |
| UK Independence | Alan Wood | 1,521 | 2.9 | +1.8 | |
| Independent (politician) | Sir Ludovic Kennedy | 1,078 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Long Tall Sally Potter | 472 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,896 | 22.3 | |||
| Turnout | 53,249 | 64.2 | -10.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in South West England | |
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| Conservative |
Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
| Liberal Democrat |
Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
| Labour |
Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
| South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) | |
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