Torquay was a

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in Devon,

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, which returned one Member of Parliament to the

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of the

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. It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election. The area it represented became part of the

Torbay Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ...

constituency.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Dartmouth and the Sessional Division of Paignton. 1918–1950: The Boroughs of Dartmouth and Torquay, the Urban Districts of Brixham and Paignton, the parishes of Churston Ferrers, Kingswear, Marldon, and Stoke Gabriel in the Rural District of Totnes, and the parishes of Cockington and Stokeinteignhead in the Rural District of Newton Abbot. 1950–1974: The Borough of Torquay, the Urban Districts of Brixham and Paignton, and the parishes of Churston Ferrers and Kingswear in the Rural District of Totnes.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; *Unionist: Charles Burn *Liberal: Thomas Devereux PileWestern Times 11 May 1914

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Election 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: Charles Williams *Liberal: Hugo Keene *Labour: W W Blaylock

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Election in the 1970s

References

* * Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Torquay (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Devon (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Torquay