Plymouth Devonport — UK General Election Results
Plymouth Devonport was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 8,103 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Plymouth Devonport from 1918 to 2005.
Full Election History, 1918–2005
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Clement Kinloch-Cooke (Unionist) | 13,240 | 62.2% | Fred Bramley (Labour) | 9,125 (42.9 pts) | 67.2% |
| 1922 | Clement Kinloch-Cooke (Unionist) | 10,459 | 42.3% | Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal) | 1,921 (7.8 pts) | 79.1% |
| 1923 | Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal) | 12,269 | 45.7% | Clement Kinloch-Cooke (Unionist) | 1,841 (6.9 pts) | 82.7% |
| 1924 | Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal) | 11,115 | 39.7% | Samuel Gluckstein (Unionist) | 581 (2.1 pts) | 84.4% |
| 1929 | Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal) | 15,233 | 45.7% | Samuel Gluckstein (Unionist) | 4,545 (13.6 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1931 | Leslie Hore-Belisha (National Liberal) | 23,459 | 72.2% | Paul Reed (Labour) | 14,420 (44.4 pts) | 78.2% |
| 1935 | Leslie Hore-Belisha (National Liberal) | 20,852 | 68.1% | John Brown (Labour) | 11,096 (36.2 pts) | 72.3% |
| 1945 | Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) | 13,395 | 54.1% | Leslie Hore-Belisha (National) | 2,013 (8.1 pts) | 71.1% |
| 1950 | Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) | 30,812 | 50.6% | Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill (Conservative) | 3,483 (5.7 pts) | 87.2% |
| 1951 | Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) | 32,158 | 51.9% | Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill (Conservative) | 2,390 (3.9 pts) | 85.3% |
| 1955 | Joan Helen Vickers (Conservative) | 24,821 | 47.2% | Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) | 100 (0.2 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1959 | Joan Helen Vickers (Conservative) | 28,481 | 56.4% | Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) | 6,454 (12.8 pts) | 78.6% |
| 1964 | Joan Helen Vickers (Conservative) | 24,241 | 54.0% | Rowland Edward crabb (Labour) | 3,626 (8.1 pts) | 73.6% |
| 1966 | Dame Joan Vickers (Conservative) | 22,760 | 50.4% | Rowland Crabb (Labour) | 319 (0.7 pts) | 76.2% |
| 1970 | Dame Joan Vickers (Conservative) | 21,843 | 51.6% | F Keith Taylor (Labour) | 1,372 (3.2 pts) | 71.0% |
| Feb 1974 | David Owen (Labour) | 15,819 | 42.2% | Dame Joan Vickers (Conservative) | 437 (1.2 pts) | 75.3% |
| Oct 1974 | David Owen (Labour) | 17,398 | 47.3% | Dame Joan Vickers (Conservative) | 2,259 (6.1 pts) | 73.5% |
| 1979 | David Owen (Labour) | 16,545 | 47.4% | Kenneth Hughes (Conservative) | 1,001 (2.9 pts) | 72.3% |
| 1983 | David Owen (Social Democratic Party) | 20,843 | 44.3% | Ann Widdecombe (Conservative) | 4,936 (10.5 pts) | 76.1% |
| 1987 | David Owen (Social Democratic Party) | 21,039 | 42.3% | Tom Jones (Conservative) | 6,470 (13.0 pts) | 77.2% |
| 1992 | David Jamieson (Labour) | 24,953 | 48.7% | Keith Simpson (Conservative) | 7,412 (14.5 pts) | 77.8% |
| 1997 | David Jamieson (Labour) | 31,629 | 60.9% | Anthony Johnson (Conservative) | 19,067 (36.7 pts) | 69.8% |
| 2001 | David Jamieson (Labour) | 24,322 | 58.3% | John Glen (Conservative) | 13,033 (31.2 pts) | 56.6% |
| 2005 | Alison Seabeck (Labour) | 18,612 | 44.3% | Richard Cuming (Conservative) | 8,103 (19.3 pts) | 57.7% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Unionist | 13,240 | 62.2% | Yes |
| Fred Bramley | Labour | 4,115 | 19.3% | No |
| Samuel Lithgow | Liberal | 3,930 | 18.5% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Unionist | 10,459 | 42.3% | Yes |
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal | 8,538 | 34.5% | No |
| Barrington Bates | Labour | 5,742 | 23.2% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal | 12,269 | 45.7% | Yes |
| Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Unionist | 10,428 | 38.8% | No |
| Joseph Harris | Labour | 4,158 | 15.5% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal | 11,115 | 39.7% | Yes |
| Samuel Gluckstein | Unionist | 10,534 | 37.6% | No |
| George Wilfrid Holford Knight | Labour | 6,350 | 22.7% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal | 15,233 | 45.7% | Yes |
| Samuel Gluckstein | Unionist | 10,688 | 32.0% | No |
| Donald Beaton Fraser | Labour | 7,428 | 22.3% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | National Liberal | 23,459 | 72.2% | Yes |
| Paul Reed | Labour | 9,039 | 27.8% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | National Liberal | 20,852 | 68.1% | Yes |
| John Brown | Labour | 9,756 | 31.9% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mackintosh Foot | Labour | 13,395 | 54.1% | Yes |
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | National | 11,382 | 45.9% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mackintosh Foot | Labour | 30,812 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill | Conservative | 27,329 | 44.9% | No |
| Alfred Charles Cann | Liberal | 2,766 | 4.5% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mackintosh Foot | Labour | 32,158 | 51.9% | Yes |
| Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill | Conservative | 29,768 | 48.1% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Helen Vickers | Conservative | 24,821 | 47.2% | Yes |
| Michael Mackintosh Foot | Labour | 24,721 | 47.0% | No |
| Arthur Russell Mayne | Liberal | 3,100 | 5.9% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Helen Vickers | Conservative | 28,481 | 56.4% | Yes |
| Michael Mackintosh Foot | Labour | 22,027 | 43.6% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Helen Vickers | Conservative | 24,241 | 54.0% | Yes |
| Rowland Edward crabb | Labour | 20,615 | 46.0% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Joan Vickers | Conservative | 22,760 | 50.4% | Yes |
| Rowland Crabb | Labour | 22,441 | 49.6% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Joan Vickers | Conservative | 21,843 | 51.6% | Yes |
| F Keith Taylor | Labour | 20,471 | 48.4% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Owen | Labour | 15,819 | 42.2% | Yes |
| Dame Joan Vickers | Conservative | 15,382 | 41.0% | No |
| Michael Edward Borg Westbrook | Liberal | 6,298 | 16.8% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Owen | Labour | 17,398 | 47.3% | Yes |
| Dame Joan Vickers | Conservative | 15,139 | 41.1% | No |
| Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook | Liberal | 3,953 | 10.7% | No |
| John Norbert Hill | Independent Liberal | 312 | 0.8% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Owen | Labour | 16,545 | 47.4% | Yes |
| Kenneth Hughes | Conservative | 15,544 | 44.5% | No |
| Michael James | Liberal | 2,360 | 6.8% | No |
| Leonard Bearsford-Walker | National Front | 243 | 0.7% | No |
| Richard Stoner | Independent | 203 | 0.6% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Owen | Social Democratic Party | 20,843 | 44.3% | Yes |
| Ann Widdecombe | Conservative | 15,907 | 33.8% | No |
| Julian Priestley | Labour | 9,845 | 20.9% | No |
| James Sullivan | Independent Conservative | 292 | 0.6% | No |
| Robert Bearsford-Walker | BNP | 72 | 0.2% | No |
| Faith Hill | Christian Democrat | 51 | 0.1% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Owen | Social Democratic Party | 21,039 | 42.3% | Yes |
| Tom Jones | Conservative | 14,569 | 29.3% | No |
| Ian Flintoff | Labour | 14,166 | 28.5% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Jamieson | Labour | 24,953 | 48.7% | Yes |
| Keith Simpson | Conservative | 17,541 | 34.2% | No |
| Murdoch MacTaggart | Liberal Democrat | 6,315 | 12.3% | No |
| Harold Luscombe | Social Democratic Party | 2,152 | 4.2% | No |
| Francis Lyons | Natural Law | 255 | 0.5% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Jamieson | Labour | 31,629 | 60.9% | Yes |
| Anthony Johnson | Conservative | 12,562 | 24.2% | No |
| Richard Corpus | Liberal Democrat | 5,570 | 10.7% | No |
| Clive Norsworthy | Referendum Party | 1,486 | 2.9% | No |
| Caroline Farrand | UKIP | 478 | 0.9% | No |
| Stephen Ebbs | National Democrats | 238 | 0.5% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Jamieson | Labour | 24,322 | 58.3% | Yes |
| John Glen | Conservative | 11,289 | 27.1% | No |
| Keith Baldry | Liberal Democrat | 4,513 | 10.8% | No |
| Michael Parker | UKIP | 958 | 2.3% | No |
| Tony Staunton | Socialist Alliance | 334 | 0.8% | No |
| Rob Hawkins | Socialist Labour | 303 | 0.7% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Seabeck | Labour | 18,612 | 44.3% | Yes |
| Richard Cuming | Conservative | 10,509 | 25.0% | No |
| Judith Jolly | Liberal Democrat | 8,000 | 19.0% | No |
| Bill Wakeham | UKIP | 3,324 | 7.9% | No |
| Keith Greene | Independent | 747 | 1.8% | No |
| Rob Hawkins | Socialist Labour | 445 | 1.1% | No |
| Tony Staunton | Respect | 376 | 0.9% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Plymouth Devonport has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Conservative, Social Democratic Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Plymouth Devonport in the 2005 general election?
Labour won Plymouth Devonport in 2005 with 18,612 votes (44.3%), a majority of 8,103 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Plymouth Devonport since 1918?
Since 1918, Plymouth Devonport has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Social Democratic Party, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Plymouth Devonport?
The closest result on record for Plymouth Devonport was 1955, when Conservative beat Labour by just 100 votes (0.2 percentage points).