Totnes is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sarah Wollaston, a Conservative.[n 2]
History
The current constituency was formed for the 1997 general election, from parts of the former South Hams constituency. This had largely replaced the previous Totnes constituency, which had existed in a wide form since 1885, but in a much narrower form from the Model Parliament.
An original parliamentary borough of Totnes or Totness[3] had been created in 1295. It returned two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1867 with effect from the 1868 election.
- Political history
The modern constituency has been served by two Conservatives since its 1997 recreation, which suggests a safe seat. However, during this period, while not marginal, the majority won has not been absolute and the next largest party has been the Liberal Democrats, until 2010.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Totnes, and the Sessional Divisions of Ermington and Plympton, and Stanborough and Coleridge.
1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Salcombe, and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Kingsbridge, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and Totnes.
1950-1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, and Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Salcombe, the Rural Districts of Kingsbridge and Newton Abbot, and part of the Rural District of Totnes.
1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, and Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Salcombe, and the Rural Districts of Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Totnes.
1997-2010: The District of South Hams wards of Avon and Harbourne, Avonleigh, Dartington, Dartmouth Clifton, Dartmouth Hardness, Dart Valley, Eastmoor, Garabrook, Kingsbridge, Kingswear, Malborough, Marldon, Salcombe, Saltstone, Skerries, South Brent, Stoke Gabriel, Stokenham, Thurlestone, Totnes, Totnes Bridgetown, and West Dart, the Borough of Torbay wards of Blatchcombe, Furzeham with Churston, and St Peter's with St Mary's, and the District of Teignbridge wards of Ambrook, Ashburton, and Buckfastleigh.
2010–present: The District of South Hams wards of Allington and Loddiswell, Avon and Harbourne, Dartington, Dartmouth and Kingswear, Dartmouth Townstal, East Dart, Eastmoor, Kingsbridge East, Kingsbridge North, Marldon, Salcombe and Malborough, Saltstone, Skerries, South Brent, Stokenham, Thurlestone, Totnes Bridgetown, Totnes Town, West Dart, and Westville and Alvington, and the Borough of Torbay wards of Berry Head with Furzeham, Blatchcombe, Churston with Galmpton, and St Mary’s with Summercombe.
The Totnes constituency covers the eastern part of the South Hams district of Devon, including the towns of Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe, as well as parts of the unitary authority of Torbay, including the town of Brixham.
Constituency profile
The seat covering the undulating Totnes area in south Devon. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1660
Constituency created 1295
MPs 1660–1868
Two members
Year |
First member[13] |
First party |
Second member[13] |
Second party |
1660 | |
Thomas Chafe | |
|
Thomas Clifford | |
1661 | |
Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet | Tory |
1673 | |
Sir Thomas Berry | |
Feb 1679 | |
John Kelland | |
Aug 1679 | |
Edward Seymour (later 4th Baronet) | Tory |
1681 | |
Charles Kelland | |
|
John Kelland | |
1685 | |
Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet | Tory |
1689 | |
Rawlin Mallock | |
|
Sir John Fowell, Bt | |
1690 | |
Henry Seymour Portman | |
1692 | |
Thomas Coulson | |
1695 | |
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet | Tory |
|
Edward Yarde | |
1698 | |
Thomas Coulson | |
1699 | |
Francis Gwyn | |
1701 | |
Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | |
1702 | |
William Seymour | Tory |
1705 | |
Sir Humphrey Mackworth | Tory |
1708 | |
Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet | Tory |
|
George Courtenay | |
1710 | |
Thomas Coulson | |
|
Francis Gwyn | |
1713 | |
Stephen Northleigh | |
1715 | |
Arthur Champernowne | |
1717 | |
Sir John Germain, Bt | |
1718 | |
Sir Charles Wills | |
1722 | |
Joseph Banks | |
1727 | |
Exton Sayer | |
1732 | |
Sir Henry Gough, Bt | |
1734 | |
Sir Joseph Danvers, Bt | |
1742 | |
John Strange | Whig |
1747 | |
Charles Taylor | |
Apr 1754 | |
Browse Trist | |
Dec 1754 | |
Sir Richard Lloyd | |
1759 | |
Richard Savage Lloyd | |
1763 | |
Henry Seymour | |
1768 | |
Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, Bt | |
|
Peter Burrell | |
1774 | |
James Amyatt | |
1780 | |
Launcelot Brown | |
1784 | |
The Hon. Henry Phipps | Tory |
1788 | |
Viscount Barnard | Whig |
1790 | |
William Powlett Powlett | |
|
Sir Francis Buller Yarde, Bt | |
1796 | |
The Lord Arden | |
|
Lord George Seymour | |
1801 | |
William Adams | |
1802 | |
John Berkeley Burland | |
1804 | |
Vicary Gibbs | |
1806 | |
Benjamin Hall | |
1811 | |
Thomas Courtenay | |
1812 | |
Ayshford Wise | |
1818 | |
William Holmes | Tory |
1820 | |
John Bent | |
1826 | |
The Earl of Darlington | |
1830 | |
Charles Barry Baldwin | |
1832 | |
Jasper Parrott | |
|
James Cornish | |
1835 | |
Lord Seymour | Whig |
1839 | |
Charles Barry Baldwin | |
1852 | |
Thomas Mills | |
1855 | |
The Earl of Gifford | |
1862 | |
John Pender | Liberal |
1863 | |
Alfred Seymour | |
1866 | John Pender declared not duly elected and seat left vacant |
1868 | Constituency disenfranchised by the Reform Act 1867 |
MPs 1885–1983
One member
MPs since 1997
Between 1983 and 1997 the constituency was replaced by the South Hams constituency. Anthony Steen was returned at every election.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939/40:
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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1920s
Election results 1885-1918
Elections in the 1880s
Lopes
Mildmay
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Foot
General Election 1914/15:
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Endorsed by Coalition Government
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "'Totnes', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19016. p. 170. 25 January 1833. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ "WHITELEGH, Richard, of Osborn Newton in Churchstow, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "PRESCOTT, John (c.1327-1412), of Prescott, Rake and Exeter, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/burlestone-%28borleston%29-william-1406
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ↑ Baker, J. H. "Hody, Sir William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13456. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Baker, J.H., Biography of Sir Lewis Pollard, published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1439-1509, eds. Wedgwood, J.C., & Holt A.D.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- 1 2 3 4 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001001
- ↑ Dartmouth Chronicle
- 1 2 3 Staff writer. "Parties line up candidates for general election battle." Totnes Times, 14 January 2015, p.7
- ↑ Totnes & Brixham Liberal Democrats
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ BBC - Election 2010 - Totnes
- ↑ "Artist joins political dogfight". Western Morning News. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Western Times Devon, 2 Jun 1914