Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)

Tiverton
Tiverton
Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Tiverton in Devon 1983-1997
County	Devon
1885–1997
Seats	One
Replaced by	Tiverton & Honiton
1621–1885
Seats	Two
Type of constituency	Borough constituency

Tiverton was a constituency located in Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency was alternatively called Devon, North East.)

In 1997, it was merged with the neighbouring constituency of Honiton to form the Tiverton and Honiton constituency.

Prime Minister Lord Palmerston was a former MP for the seat.

History

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, and the Sessional Divisions of Cullompton and Wonford.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Bampton and Dawlish, the Rural Districts of Oulmstock and Tiverton, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and St Thomas.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Dawlish and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Crediton, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, the Rural Districts of Crediton and Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1983–1997: The District of Mid Devon wards of Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Canal, Canonsleigh, Castle, Clare, Cullompton Outer, Cullompton Town, Culm, East Creedy, Halberton, Lawrence, Lowman, Newbrooke, Paullet, Sandford, Shuttern, Silverton, Upper Culm, Upper Yeo, Westexe North, Westexe South, Willand, and Yeo, and the District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Clystbeare, Clyst Valley, Exe Valley, Ottery St Mary Rural, Ottery St Mary Town, and Tale Vale.

Members of Parliament

Tiverton borough, 1621–1885

Year	First member^[1]		First party	Second member^[1]		Second party
1621–1622		John Bampfield			John Davie
1624-March 1625		Sir George Chudleigh			Humphrey Were
April–August 1625		Rowland St John			John Francis
December 1625 – 1626		John Drake sat for Devon replaced by Richard Oliver			Peter Ball
1628–1629		John Bluett			Peter Ball
No Parliament summoned 1629-40
April 1640		Peter Sainthill	Royalist		Peter Ball
November 1640		Peter Sainthill	Royalist		George Hartnall	Royalist
January 1644	Sainthill and Hartnall disabled from sitting - both seats vacant
1646		Robert Shapcote			John Elford
December 1648	Shapcote excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant			Elford not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653	Tiverton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654		Robert Shapcote		Tiverton had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656		Robert Shapcote
January 1659		Francis Warner			Sir Coplestone Bampfylde
May 1659	Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660		Robert Shapcote			Thomas Bampfylde
July 1660					Roger Colman
November 1660					Henry Newte
1661		Sir Thomas Carew, Bt			Sir Thomas Stucley
1664		Sir Thomas Carew, Bt			Sir Henry Ford
1673		Samuel Foote			Sir Henry Ford
1685		Sir Hugh Acland			William Colman
1689		Samuel Foote			William Colman
1690		Samuel Foote			Thomas Bere
1691		Sir Anthony Keck
1695		Lord Spencer	Whig
1702		Robert Burridge
1708		Richard Mervin
1710 ^[2]		Sir Edward Northey			John Worth
1715		Sir Edward Northey			Thomas Bere
1722		Arthur Arscott			Thomas Bere
1726					George Deane
1727					Sir William Yonge, Bt^[3]	Whig
1728 by-election					James Nelthorpe
1734					(Sir) Dudley Ryder
July 1747		Sir William Yonge, Bt^[3]	Whig
December 1747 by-election		Henry Conyngham^[4]
1754		Sir William Yonge, Bt	Whig		Henry Pelham
1755 by-election		Thomas Ryder
1756 by-election		Nathaniel Ryder
1758 by-election					Sir Edward Hussey-Montagu
1762 by-election					Charles Gore
1768					Sir John Duntze, Bt
1776 by-election		John Eardley Wilmot
1784		Hon. Dudley Ryder	Tory ^[5]
1795 by-election		Hon. Dudley Ryder	Tory ^[5]		Hon. Richard Ryder	Tory^[5]
1803 by-election		William Fitzhugh	Tory^[5]
1819 by-election		Viscount Sandon	Tory^[5]
1830		Viscount Sandon	Tory^[5]		Hon. Granville Ryder	Tory^[5]
1831		Spencer Perceval	Tory^[5]		Hon. Granville Ryder	Tory^[5]
1832		John Heathcoat	Whig^[6]^[7]^[5]^[8]		James Kennedy^[9]	Radical^[5]
1835 by-election		John Heathcoat	Whig^[6]^[7]^[5]^[8]		The Viscount Palmerston	Whig^[5]
1859		Hon. George Denman	Liberal			Liberal
1865		John Walrond, of Bradfield, Uffculme	Conservative			Liberal
1866 by-election		John Walrond, of Bradfield, Uffculme	Conservative		Hon. George Denman	Liberal
1868		John Heathcoat-Amory	Liberal		Hon. George Denman	Liberal
1872 by-election					William Nathaniel Massey	Liberal
1881 by-election					Viscount Ebrington	Liberal
1885	Reduced to one member

County constituency, 1885–1997

	Member^[1]	Party
1885	Sir William Walrond	Conservative
1906	Hon. William Walrond	Conservative
1915 by-election	Charles Carew	Conservative
1922	Herbert Sparkes	Conservative
1923 by-election	Sir Francis Dyke Acland, Bt	Liberal
1924	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	Conservative
1945	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative
1960 by-election	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative
1992	Angela Browning	Conservative
1997	constituency abolished: see Tiverton & Honiton

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Tiverton (2 seats)^[5]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Tory	Dudley Ryder	Unopposed
	Tory	Granville Ryder	Unopposed
Registered electors			24
	Tory hold
	Tory hold

General election 1831: Tiverton (2 seats)^[5]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Tory	Spencer Perceval (junior)	Unopposed
	Tory	Granville Ryder	Unopposed
Registered electors			24
	Tory hold
	Tory hold

General election 1832: Tiverton (2 seats)^[5]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	John Heathcoat	376	51.1
	Radical	James Kennedy	265	36.0
	Whig	Benjamin Wood	55	7.5
	Whig	Charles Chichester^[12]	40	5.4
Turnout			402	87.0
Registered electors			462
Majority			111	15.1
	Whig gain from Tory
Majority			210	28.5
	Radical gain from Tory

Kennedy's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 May 1833: Tiverton^[5]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Radical	James Kennedy	214	69.3	+33.3
	Whig	Benjamin Wood	95	30.7	−33.3
Majority			119	38.6	+10.1
Turnout			309	66.9	−20.1
Registered electors			462
	Radical hold		Swing	+33.3

General election 1835: Tiverton (2 seats)^[5]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Heathcoat	366	49.1	−2.0
	Radical	James Kennedy	184	24.7	−11.3
	Whig	Charles Chichester^[12]	134	18.0	+12.6
	Conservative	J Langmead	62	8.3	New
Turnout			c. 373	c. 78.9	c. −8.1
Registered electors			473
Majority			182	24.4	+9.3
	Whig hold		Swing	+1.8
Majority			50	6.7	−21.8
	Radical hold		Swing	−11.0

Kennedy resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 June 1835: Tiverton^[5]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig gain from Radical

General election 1837: Tiverton (2 seats)^[5]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Heathcoat	323	43.1	−6.0
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	246	32.8	+14.8
	Conservative	Benjamin Bowden Dickinson	180	24.0	+15.7
Majority			66	8.8	−15.6
Turnout			420	84.3	c. +5.4
Registered electors			498
	Whig hold		Swing	−6.9
	Whig gain from Radical		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig	John Heathcoat	Unopposed
Registered electors			478
	Whig hold
	Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 July 1846: Tiverton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig hold

General election 1847: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Heathcoat	148	53.8	*N/A*
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	127	46.2	*N/A*
	Chartist	George Julian Harney	0	0.0	New
Majority			127	46.2	N/A
Turnout			138 (est)	30.9 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			445
	Whig hold		Swing	N/A
	Whig hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig	John Heathcoat	Unopposed
Registered electors			461
	Whig hold
	Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 January 1853: Tiverton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1855: Tiverton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig hold

General election 1857: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Whig	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Whig	John Heathcoat	Unopposed
Registered electors			482
	Whig hold
	Whig hold

General election 1859: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Liberal	George Denman	Unopposed
Registered electors			506
	Liberal hold
	Liberal hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Tiverton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

Temple was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 March 1861: Tiverton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Viscount Palmerston	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election 1865: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Viscount Palmerston	261	37.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	John Walrond^[13]	220	31.5	*New*
	Liberal	George Denman	217	31.1	N/A
Majority			3	0.4	N/A
Turnout			349 (est)	75.1 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			465
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Lord Palmerston's death in October 1865 caused a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1866: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Denman	232	55.5	−13.0
	Conservative	John Dalrymple-Hay	186	44.5	+13.0
Majority			46	11.0	+10.6
Turnout			418	89.9	+14.8
Registered electors			465
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.0

General election 1868: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Denman	Unopposed
	Liberal	John Heathcoat-Amory	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,155
	Liberal hold
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1870s

Denman resigned after being appointed a Judge of Court of Common Pleas.

By-election, 6 Nov 1872: Tiverton (1 seat)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Massey	577	51.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	John Walrond	547	48.7	New
Majority			30	2.6	N/A
Turnout			1,124	89.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,258
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1874: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Heathcoat-Amory	677	35.4	*N/A*
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Massey	629	32.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	John Walrond	605	31.7	N/A
Majority			24	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,258 (est)	97.2 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			1,294
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tiverton (2 seats)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Heathcoat-Amory	743	36.6	+1.2
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Massey	699	34.4	+1.5
	Conservative	John Walrond^[14]	590	29.0	−2.7
Majority			109	5.4	+4.2
Turnout			1,229 (est)	93.1 (est)	−4.1
Registered electors			1,320
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

Massey's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 15 Nov 1881: Tiverton (1 seat)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh Fortescue	705	60.9	−10.1
	Conservative	Robert Frederick Loosemore^[15]	453	39.1	+10.1
Majority			252	21.8	+16.4
Turnout			1,158	82.4	−10.7
Registered electors			1,405
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.1

Representation was reduced to one member.

General election 1885: Tiverton ^[16]^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	4,563	56.9	+27.9
	Liberal	Sydney Stern	3,460	43.1	−27.9
Majority			1,103	13.8	N/A
Turnout			8,023	85.8	−7.3 (est)
Registered electors			9,349
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+27.9

General election 1886: Tiverton ^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Walrond was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 Aug 1886: Tiverton ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Tiverton ^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	4,433	58.8	*N/A*
	Liberal	John Budd Phear	3,101	41.2	New
Majority			1,332	17.6	N/A
Turnout			7,534	84.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,972
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: Tiverton ^[16]^[17]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Tiverton ^[20]^[17]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

By-election, 1902: Tiverton^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Walrond	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General election 1906: Tiverton ^[17]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lionel Walrond	4,455	52.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	William Henry Reed	3,970	47.1	New
Majority			485	5.8	N/A
Turnout			8,425	91.1	N/A
Registered electors			9,248
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Tiverton ^[21]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lionel Walrond	4,945	54.4	+1.5
	Liberal	Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet	4,153	45.6	−1.5
Majority			792	8.8	+3.0
Turnout			9,098	94.2	+3.1
Registered electors			9,660
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.5

General election December 1910: Tiverton ^[21]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lionel Walrond	5,033	59.3	+4.9
	Liberal	Alfred Trestrail	3,455	40.7	−4.9
Majority			1,578	18.6	+9.8
Turnout			8,488	87.9	−6.3
Registered electors			9,660
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.9

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: Lionel Walrond
Liberal:

1915 Tiverton by-election^[16]^[21]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charles Carew	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

General election 1918: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Charles Carew	9,598	57.2	−2.1
	Liberal	Edward Penton	4,827	28.7	−12.0
	Labour	Donald B. Fraser	2,377	14.1	New
Majority			4,771	28.5	+9.9
Turnout			16,802	64.8	−23.1
	Unionist hold		Swing	+5.0
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Herbert Sparkes	10,304	46.9	–10.3
	Liberal	Francis Dyke Acland	10,230	46.5	+17.8
	Labour	Frederick Brown	1,457	6.6	–7.5
Majority			74	0.4	–28.1
Turnout			21,991	80.1	+5.3
	Unionist hold		Swing	–14.0

1923 Tiverton by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Dyke Acland	12,041	49.8	+3.3
	Unionist	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	11,639	48.1	+1.2
	Independent Labour	Frederick Brown	495	2.0	–4.6
Majority			402	1.7	N/A
Turnout			24,174	88.1	+8.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.0

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General election 6 December 1923: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Dyke Acland	12,303	50.0	+3.5
	Unionist	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	12,300	50.0	+3.1
Majority			3	0.0	N/A
Turnout			24,603	87.4	+7.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.2

General election 1924: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	13,601	53.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Francis Dyke Acland	11,942	46.8	–3.2
Majority			1,659	6.4	N/A
Turnout			25,543	90.2	+2.8
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.2

General election 1929: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	15,423	50.5	–2.7
	Liberal	Dingle Foot	12,908	42.3	–4.5
	Labour	Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanville	2,199	7.2	New
Majority			2,515	8.2	+1.8
Turnout			30,530	86.2	–4.0
	Unionist hold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative hold

General election 1935: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert Acland-Troyte	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1940s

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: Gilbert Acland-Troyte
Independent Progressive: Michael Pinney

General election 1945: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	16,919	51.3	*N/A*
	Labour	GC Tompson	8,634	26.2	New
	Liberal	Cyril Harry Blackburn	7,418	22.5	New
Majority			8,285	25.1	N/A
Turnout			32,971	74.0	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	20,606	52.11
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	12,055	30.48
	Liberal	Cyril Harry Blackburn	6,885	17.41
Majority			8,551	21.63
Turnout			46,536	84.98
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1951: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	24,532	63.53
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	14,084	36.47
Majority			10,448	27.06
Turnout			38,616	81.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	23,475	64.27
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	13,051	35.73
Majority			10,424	28.54
Turnout			36,526	76.32
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1959: Tiverton^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derick Heathcoat-Amory	21,714	55.6	-8.7
	Labour	John Dunwoody	9,836	25.2	-10.5
	Liberal	James J Collier	7,504	19.2	New
Majority			11,878	30.4	+1.9
Turnout			39,054	80.7	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1960 Tiverton by-election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	15,308	45.7	-9.9
	Liberal	James J Collier	12,268	36.7	+17.5
	Labour	Raymond F H Dobson	5,895	17.6	-7.6
Majority			3,040	9.0	-21.4
Turnout			33,471	68.4	-12.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1964: Tiverton^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	19,280	47.3	-8.3
	Liberal	James J Collier	14,053	34.5	+15.3
	Labour	John T Mitchard	7,393	18.2	-7.0
Majority			5,227	12.8	-17.6
Turnout			40,726	80.1	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1966: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	20,351	48.57
	Labour	F Keith Taylor	11,325	27.03
	Liberal	Frank J Suter	10,225	24.40
Majority			9,026	21.54
Turnout			41,901	80.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	24,689	55.18
	Labour	Roy Hewetson	10,823	24.19
	Liberal	Frank J Suter	9,229	20.63
Majority			13,866	30.99
Turnout			44,741	77.01
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	27,164	47.58
	Liberal	Frank J Suter	21,623	37.87
	Labour	Roy Hewetson	8,308	14.55
Majority			5,541	9.69
Turnout			57,095	82.36
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	25,265	46.68
	Liberal	Frank J Suter	19,911	36.79
	Labour	M Phillips	8,946	16.53
Majority			5,354	9.89
Turnout			54,122	77.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1979: Tiverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	33,444	56.74
	Liberal	David J Morrish	17,215	29.21
	Labour	AWF Cook	8,281	14.05
Majority			16,229	27.53
Turnout			58,940	79.25
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Tiverton^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	27,101	54.78
	Liberal	David J Morrish	19,215	38.84
	Labour	David A Gorbutt	3,154	6.38
Majority			7,886	15.94
Turnout			49,470	77.51
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1987: Tiverton^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	29,875	54.95
	Liberal	David Morrish	20,663	38.00
	Labour	Jean Northam	3,400	6.25
	Independent	William Jones	434	0.80	New
Majority			9,212	16.95
Turnout			54,372	79.71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Tiverton^[25]^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Browning	30,376	51.5	―3.4
	Liberal Democrats	David N Cox	19,287	32.7	―5.3
	Labour	SC Gibb	5,950	10.1	+3.9
	Liberal	David J Morrish	2,225	3.8	New
	Green	Peter Foggitt	1,007	1.7	New
	Natural Law	BC Rhodes	96	0.2	New
Majority			11,089	18.8	+1.9
Turnout			58,941	83.3	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.9

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
^ At the general election of 1710, three candidates - Thomas Bere, Richard Mervin and John Worth - all received an equal number of votes and the returning officer made a double return. The House of Commons resolved on 1 December 1710 that the election was void, and a new poll was held at which Worth and Sir Edward Northey were elected (Bere having in the interim been appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Office).
^ ^a ^b Yonge was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Tiverton in this Parliament
^ Created The Lord Mountcharles (in the peerage of Ireland), September 1753
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 181. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 17. J. Fraser. 1838. p. 387. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 115. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Kennedy's election in 1832 was declared void "due to lack of qualification". A by-election was held on 4 May 1833, when he was re-elected
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Terry. "Tiverton". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
^ ^a ^b "Papers of Sir Charles and Lady Mary Chichester" (PDF). Hull History Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "The General Election". Huddersfield Chronicle. 29 July 1865. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 31 March 1880. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Tiverton". Western Times. 15 November 1881. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 260. ISBN 9781349022984.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
^ ^a ^b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
^ ^a ^b ^c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
^ ^a ^b ^c British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; F W S Craig, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Vacant since 1852 Title last held by City of London	Constituency represented by the prime minister 1855–1858	Vacant until 1859 Title next held by Tiverton
Vacant since 1858 Title last held by Tiverton	Constituency represented by the prime minister 1859–1865	Vacant until 1868 Title next held by Buckinghamshire
Preceded by Monmouth	Constituency represented by the chancellor of the Exchequer 1958–1960	Succeeded by Wirral

[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)

[2] At the general election of 1710, three candidates - Thomas Bere, Richard Mervin and John Worth - all received an equal number of votes and the returning officer made a double return. The House of Commons resolved on 1 December 1710 that the election was void, and a new poll was held at which Worth and Sir Edward Northey were elected (Bere having in the interim been appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Office).

[ReferenceA-3] Yonge was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Tiverton in this Parliament

[4] Created The Lord Mountcharles (in the peerage of Ireland), September 1753

[stooks-smith-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[mosse-6] Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 181. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.

[7] Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 17. J. Fraser. 1838. p. 387. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.

[8] Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 115. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via Google Books.

[9] Kennedy's election in 1832 was declared void "due to lack of qualification". A by-election was held on 4 May 1833, when he was re-elected

[hop1820-1832-10] Jenkins, Terry. "Tiverton". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[craig1832-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[chichester-12] "Papers of Sir Charles and Lady Mary Chichester" (PDF). Hull History Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[13] "The General Election". Huddersfield Chronicle. 29 July 1865. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[14] "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 31 March 1880. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[15] "Tiverton". Western Times. 15 November 1881. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[ReferenceC-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 260. ISBN 9781349022984.

[ReferenceD-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The Liberal Year Book, 1907

[18] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

[ReferenceE-19] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

[craig1885-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

[ReferenceF-21] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

[ReferenceB-22] British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; F W S Craig, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

[electoralcalculus1983-23] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus1987-24] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus1992-25] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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