Torquay (UK Parliament constituency)
Torquay | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | East Devon |
Replaced by | Torbay |
Torquay was a county constituency in Devon, South West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election. The area it represented became part of the Torbay constituency.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: The Borough of Dartmouth and the Sessional Division of Paignton.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Dartmouth and Torquay, the Urban Districts of Brixham and Paignton, the parishes of Churston Ferrers, Kingswear, Marldon, and Stoke Gabriel in the Rural District of Totnes, and the parishes of Cockington and Stokeinteignhead in the Rural District of Newton Abbot.
1950–1974: The Borough of Torquay, the Urban Districts of Brixham and Paignton, and the parishes of Churston Ferrers and Kingswear in the Rural District of Totnes.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lewis McIver | 3,509 | 52.6 | ||
Conservative | Richard Mallock | 3,161 | 47.4 | ||
Majority | 348 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,670 | 86.2 | |||
Registered electors | 7,738 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Mallock | 3,135 | 50.6 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Lewis McIver | 3,055 | 49.4 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 80 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,190 | 80.0 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,738 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Mallock | 4,157 | 52.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 3,763 | 47.5 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 394 | 5.0 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,920 | 84.2 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,404 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Philpotts | 4,205 | 51.1 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | Francis Layland-Barratt | 4,030 | 48.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 175 | 2.2 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,235 | 82.0 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,039 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Layland-Barratt | 4,020 | 50.8 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | James Reginald Lea Rankin | 3,891 | 49.2 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 129 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,911 | 84.9 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,313 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Layland-Barratt | 4,856 | 52.5 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Lopes | 4,396 | 47.5 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 460 | 5.0 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,252 | 89.5 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,343 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Layland-Barratt | 5,104 | 50.1 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Lopes | 5,093 | 49.9 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.2 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,197 | 90.7 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,241 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Charles Burn | 5,101 | 50.6 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Francis Layland-Barratt | 4,971 | 49.4 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 130 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,072 | 89.6 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,241 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.7 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Charles Burn
- Liberal: Thomas Devereux Pile[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Charles Burn | 14,068 | 66.2 | +15.6 |
Labour | Alfred Trestrail | 4,029 | 18.9 | New | |
Liberal | Russell Cooke | 3,173 | 14.9 | −34.5 | |
Majority | 10,039 | 47.3 | +46.1 | ||
Turnout | 21,270 | 65.3 | −24.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +25.1 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Burn | 14,676 | 52.2 | −14.0 | |
Liberal | Piers Thompson | 13,425 | 47.8 | +32.9 | |
Majority | 1,251 | 4.4 | −42.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,101 | 78.5 | +13.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -23.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Piers Thompson | 15,294 | 50.6 | +2.8 | |
Unionist | Charles Williams | 14,922 | 49.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 372 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,216 | 80.0 | +1.5 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Williams | 18,119 | 55.2 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | Piers Thompson | 11,958 | 36.4 | −14.2 | |
Labour | Arthur Moyle | 2,752 | 8.4 | New | |
Majority | 6,161 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,829 | 84.4 | +4.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Williams | 21,690 | 49.7 | −5.5 | |
Liberal | Richard Acland | 16,337 | 37.5 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Hubert Medland | 5,576 | 12.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 5,353 | 12.2 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,603 | 81.7 | −2.7 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 34,690 | 82.5 | +32.8 | |
Labour | Hubert Medland | 7,351 | 17.5 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 27,339 | 65.03 | +52.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,041 | 74.6 | −7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 27,008 | 63.6 | −18.9 | |
Liberal | Harry Samways | 9,073 | 21.4 | New | |
Labour | F Scardifield | 6,387 | 15.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 17,935 | 42.2 | −22.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,468 | 71.0 | −3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
[edit]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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Charles Williams
- Liberal: Hugo Keene
- Labour: W W Blaylock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 25,479 | 48.9 | −14.7 | |
Labour | George Cornes | 13,590 | 26.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal | Gorley Putt | 13,003 | 25.0 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 11,889 | 22.8 | −19.4 | ||
Turnout | 52,072 | 71.4 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 29,153 | 53.56 | ||
Labour | Robert Briscoe | 14,287 | 26.25 | ||
Liberal | Stuart Townend | 10,987 | 20.19 | ||
Majority | 14,866 | 27.31 | |||
Turnout | 54,427 | 82.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 31,441 | 59.16 | ||
Labour | Robert Briscoe | 14,801 | 27.85 | ||
Liberal | Deryck Abel | 6,904 | 12.99 | ||
Majority | 16,640 | 31.31 | |||
Turnout | 53,146 | 79.97 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams | 29,777 | 60.36 | ||
Labour | Robert Briscoe | 12,547 | 25.43 | ||
Liberal | Peter Bessell | 7,012 | 14.21 | ||
Majority | 17,230 | 34.93 | |||
Turnout | 49,336 | 75.49 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 20,964 | 50.98 | −9.38 | |
Labour | William Hamling | 10,383 | 25.25 | −0.18 | |
Liberal | Peter Bessell | 9,775 | 23.77 | +9.56 | |
Majority | 10,581 | 25.73 | −9.20 | ||
Turnout | 41,122 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 29,527 | 56.79 | ||
Labour | William V Cooper | 11,784 | 22.66 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 10,685 | 20.55 | ||
Majority | 17,743 | 34.13 | |||
Turnout | 51,996 | 76.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 28,801 | 52.38 | ||
Liberal | Hugo Brunner | 13,652 | 24.83 | ||
Labour | Thelma W Thompson | 12,530 | 22.79 | ||
Majority | 15,149 | 27.55 | |||
Turnout | 54,983 | 75.04 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 28,693 | 49.44 | ||
Labour | Raymond S Dash | 16,594 | 28.59 | ||
Liberal | Hugo Brunner | 12,750 | 21.97 | ||
Majority | 12,099 | 20.85 | |||
Turnout | 58,037 | 77.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 33,996 | 55.6 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Paul ST Bryers | 15,948 | 26.1 | −2.5 | |
Liberal | Keith P. Jenkins | 11,163 | 18.3 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 18,048 | 29.54 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 61,107 | 73.72 | −3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d The Liberal Year Book, 1908
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Western Times 11 May 1914
- ^ British Parliamentary Elections Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.