Central Devon

Central Devon is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South West region of England. The seat was last held by Sir Mel Stride (Conservative) between 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024.

2017 General Election

The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
15,680
Electorate
74,370
Turnout
77.8%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Mel Stride
Conservative
31,278 54.1% 1.8%
Lisa Robillard Webb
Labour
15,598 27.0% 14.1%
Alex White
Liberal Democrat
6,770 11.7% -0.5%
Andy Williamson
Green Party
1,531 2.6% -6.3%
Tim Matthews
UK Independence Party
1,326 2.3% -10.9%
John Dean
National Health Action Party
871 1.5% 1.5%
Lloyd Knight
Liberal
470 0.8% 0.8%