Plymouth Moor View is a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election and has been represented since 2015 by

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of the

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. The seat was created for the 2010 general election and is largely the successor to the former Plymouth Devonport constituency.

Constituency profile

The constituency covers the north of the city, including industries relating to the Royal Navy base.UK Polling Report https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/plymouthmoorview/

Boundaries

Plymouth Moor View covers the northern part of

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

. The electoral wards which make up the constituency are Budshead,

Eggbuckland Eggbuckland is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England. Before the Second World War Eggbuckland was a small village a few miles north of Plymouth. During the reconstruction of Plymouth many new suburbs were built and soo ...

, Ham,

Honicknowle Honicknowle is an area and ward of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It borders with West Park, Crownhill, Ham, Whitleigh and Pennycross areas of Plymouth. It was previously part of Knackersknowle. General The UK Census ...

, Moor View, St Budeaux and

Southway Southway is a large suburban housing estate in north-west Plymouth in the English county of Devon. The name is believed to have derived from the route into Plymouth often used by Buckland Abbey monks, which was known as the "South Way". Geog ...

. The remaining wards from the City of Plymouth are in the constituencies of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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