Torridge and West Devon
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Torridge and West Devon is a UK parliamentary constituency in rural north-west Devon, England, covering a mix of coastal towns, market communities, and countryside.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torridge and West Devon canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeCentreApproximate | Bideford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Central Devon constituency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Cornwall constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ North Devon constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Devon constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
includes coastal towns
ⓘ
includes extensive countryside ⓘ includes market towns ⓘ largely rural ⓘ |
| coastlineOn | Bristol Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArea | part of Dartmoor National Park ⓘ |
| containsDistrict |
Torridge District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Devon Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLandscape |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
farmland ⓘ moorland ⓘ |
| containsRiver | River Torridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Bideford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Torrington NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatherleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Holsworthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ Okehampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1983 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateSizeApproximate | around 70,000–75,000 electors ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasElectionType |
by-elections
ⓘ
general elections ⓘ |
| hasMP | Geoffrey Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strong Conservative vote in rural areas
ⓘ
tourism and agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| MPFirstElectedYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| parliament | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devon ceremonial county
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South West England European Parliament constituency (pre-Brexit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency |
Torrington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMP | John Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPParty | Liberal Democrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| representedByParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.