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North Devon — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

North Devon was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,744 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Devon from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Hugh Fortescue (Whig); Newton Fellowes (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Hugh Fortescue (Whig); Newton Fellowes (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Hugh Fortescue (Whig); Thomas Dyke Acland (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Lewis William Buck (Conservative); Thomas Dyke Acland (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Lewis William Buck (Conservative); Thomas Dyke Acland (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Lewis William Buck (Conservative); Thomas Dyke Acland (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 James Wentworth Buller (Whig); Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis (Conservative) 2,322 45.2% (top seat) Stafford Henry Northcote (Conservative) 217 (2.7 pts) 55.6%
1859 James Wentworth Buller (Liberal); Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal); Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Stafford Henry Northcote (Conservative); Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal) 3,898 34.8% (top seat) John Walrond Walrond (Conservative) 378 (3.3 pts) 61.5%
1874 Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal); Stafford Henry Northcote (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal); Stafford Henry Northcote (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1950 Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto (Conservative) 17,724 46.3% Guy Naylor (Liberal) 6,084 (15.9 pts) 86.3%
1951 Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto (Conservative) 19,780 52.4% William Wilkey (Labour) 9,148 (24.2 pts) 83.9%
1955 James Louis Lindsay (Conservative) 16,784 47.1% John Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal) 5,226 (14.7 pts) 81.1%
1959 John Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal) 15,831 42.9% James Louis Lindsay (Conservative) 362 (1.0 pts) 84.8%
1964 John Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal) 19,031 50.7% Michael Henry Basil Peto (Conservative) 5,136 (13.7 pts) 84.3%
1966 John Thorpe (Liberal) 16,797 43.6% Timothy Keigwin (Conservative) 1,166 (3.0 pts) 85.3%
1970 John Thorpe (Liberal) 18,893 44.1% Timothy Keigwin (Conservative) 369 (0.9 pts) 85.0%
Feb 1974 John Thorpe (Liberal) 34,052 53.9% Timothy Keigwin (Conservative) 11,072 (17.5 pts) 86.5%
Oct 1974 John Thorpe (Liberal) 28,209 48.0% Tony Speller (Conservative) 6,721 (11.4 pts) 79.7%
1979 Tony Speller (Conservative) 31,811 50.1% John Thorpe (Liberal) 8,473 (13.3 pts) 81.7%
1983 Tony Speller (Conservative) 28,066 55.1% Roger Blackmore (Liberal) 8,727 (17.1 pts) 80.1%
1987 Tony Speller (Conservative) 28,071 50.9% Michael Pinney (Liberal) 4,469 (8.1 pts) 81.7%
1992 Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 27,414 47.1% Tony Speller (Conservative) 794 (1.4 pts) 84.4%
1997 Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 27,824 50.8% Richard Ashworth (Conservative) 6,181 (11.3 pts) 77.9%
2001 Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 21,784 44.2% Clive Allen (Conservative) 2,984 (6.1 pts) 68.3%
2005 Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 23,840 45.9% Orlando Fraser (Conservative) 4,972 (9.6 pts) 68.1%
2010 Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 24,305 47.4% Philip Milton (Conservative) 5,821 (11.3 pts) 69.0%
2015 Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative) 22,341 42.7% Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 6,936 (13.3 pts) 70.2%
2017 Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative) 25,517 45.8% Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) 4,332 (7.8 pts) 73.6%
2019 Selaine Saxby (Conservative) 31,479 56.6% Alex White (Liberal Democrat) 14,813 (26.7 pts) 73.5%
2024 Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat) 21,820 42.4% Selaine Saxby (Conservative) 6,744 (13.1 pts) 65.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Fortescue Whig Unopposed Yes
Newton Fellowes Whig Unopposed Yes

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Fortescue Whig Unopposed Yes
Newton Fellowes Whig Unopposed Yes

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Fortescue Whig Unopposed Yes
Thomas Dyke Acland Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis William Buck Conservative Unopposed Yes
Thomas Dyke Acland Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis William Buck Conservative Unopposed Yes
Thomas Dyke Acland Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis William Buck Conservative Unopposed Yes
Thomas Dyke Acland Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wentworth Buller Whig 3,65245.2% Yes
Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis Conservative 2,32228.7% Yes
Stafford Henry Northcote Conservative 2,10526.1% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wentworth Buller Liberal Unopposed Yes
Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal Unopposed Yes
Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stafford Henry Northcote Conservative 3,96734.8% Yes
Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal 3,89834.2% Yes
John Walrond Walrond Conservative 3,52030.9% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal Unopposed Yes
Stafford Henry Northcote Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal Unopposed Yes
Stafford Henry Northcote Conservative Unopposed Yes

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto Conservative 17,72446.3% Yes
Guy Naylor Liberal 11,64030.4% No
William Alexander Barker Labour 8,89223.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto Conservative 19,78052.4% Yes
William Wilkey Labour 10,63228.2% No
Alexander Halse Liberal 7,32619.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Louis Lindsay Conservative 16,78447.1% Yes
John Jeremy Thorpe Liberal 11,55832.5% No
Harold Heslop Labour 7,27220.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jeremy Thorpe Liberal 15,83142.9% Yes
James Louis Lindsay Conservative 15,46942.0% No
Geoffrey W Pitt Labour 5,56715.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jeremy Thorpe Liberal 19,03150.7% Yes
Michael Henry Basil Peto Conservative 13,89537.0% No
Frank Paton Labour 4,60312.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thorpe Liberal 16,79743.6% Yes
Timothy Keigwin Conservative 15,63140.5% No
James Rayner Labour 6,12715.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thorpe Liberal 18,89344.1% Yes
Timothy Keigwin Conservative 18,52443.2% No
Christopher Mullin Labour 5,26812.3% No
Barry Morris Democratic Party 1750.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thorpe Liberal 34,05253.9% Yes
Timothy Keigwin Conservative 22,98036.4% No
Terence Marston Labour 6,1409.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thorpe Liberal 28,20948.0% Yes
Tony Speller Conservative 21,48836.5% No
Alexandra Golant Labour 8,53614.5% No
Frank Hansford-Miller English National Party 5681.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Speller Conservative 31,81150.1% Yes
John Thorpe Liberal 23,33836.7% No
Antony Saltern Labour 7,10811.2% No
Antony Whittaker Green 7291.1% No
John Price National Front 2370.4% No
Frank Hansford-Miller English National 1420.2% No
Auberon Waugh Dog Lover's Party 790.1% No
Henrietta Rous Wessex Regionalist 500.1% No
Bill Boaks Democratic Monarchist Public Safety White Resident 200.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Speller Conservative 28,06655.1% Yes
Roger Blackmore Liberal 19,33937.9% No
Peter James Labour 2,8935.7% No
Roger Norman Joanes Green 6691.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Speller Conservative 28,07150.9% Yes
Michael Pinney Liberal 23,60242.8% No
Ann Marjoram Labour 3,4676.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 27,41447.1% Yes
Tony Speller Conservative 26,62045.7% No
Paul Donner Labour 3,4105.9% No
Cathrine Simmons Green 6581.1% No
Gray Treadwell Natural Law 1070.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 27,82450.8% Yes
Richard Ashworth Conservative 21,64339.5% No
Eithne Brenton Labour 5,3479.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 21,78444.2% Yes
Clive Allen Conservative 18,80038.2% No
Vivian Gale Labour 4,99510.1% No
Roger Knapman UKIP 2,4845.0% No
Anthony Bown Green 1,1912.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 23,84045.9% Yes
Orlando Fraser Conservative 18,86836.3% No
Mark Cann Labour 4,6569.0% No
John Browne UKIP 2,7405.3% No
Ricky Knight Green 1,8263.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 24,30547.4% Yes
Philip Milton Conservative 18,48436.0% No
Stephen Crowther UKIP 3,7207.2% No
Mark Cann Labour 2,6715.2% No
Anne Knight Green 6971.4% No
Gary Marshall BNP 6141.2% No
Rodney Cann Independent 5881.1% No
Nigel Vidler English Democrats 1460.3% No
Gerrard Sables Communist 960.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Heaton-Jones Conservative 22,34142.7% Yes
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 15,40529.4% No
Steve Crowther UKIP 7,71914.8% No
Mark Cann Labour 3,6997.1% No
Ricky Knight Green 3,0185.8% No
Gerrard Sables Communist 1380.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Heaton-Jones Conservative 25,51745.8% Yes
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat 21,18538.0% No
Mark Cann Labour 7,06312.7% No
Stephen Crowther UKIP 1,1872.1% No
Ricky Knight Green 7531.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Selaine Saxby Conservative 31,47956.6% Yes
Alex White Liberal Democrat 16,66630.0% No
Finola O'Neill Labour 5,0979.2% No
Robbie Mack Green 1,7593.2% No
Steve Cotten Independent 5801.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Roome Liberal Democrat 21,82042.4% Yes
Selaine Saxby Conservative 15,07629.3% No
Nigel James Reform UK 8,13715.8% No
Nicky Edwards Labour 3,2166.3% No
Cas Lay Green 2,3484.6% No
Steve Cotten Independent 8201.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1857: Whig margin 2.7 pts 1868: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 14.7 pts 1959: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1964: Liberal margin 13.7 pts 1966: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1970: Liberal margin 0.9 pts Feb 1974: Liberal margin 17.5 pts Oct 1974: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1992: Liberal Democrat margin 1.4 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 11.3 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 6.1 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 9.6 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 11.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 2019: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 13.1 pts 1857 1868 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Devon has been contested at 33 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Devon in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won North Devon in 2024 with 21,820 votes (42.4%), a majority of 6,744 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North Devon since 1832?

Since 1832, North Devon has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Whig.

What was the closest result in North Devon?

The closest result on record for North Devon was 1970, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 369 votes (0.9 percentage points).

Did North Devon ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Devon elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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