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South Molton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the small town of South Molton in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
South Molton | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North Devon |
Replaced by | Torrington and North Devon |
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by Torrington.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of South Molton, and the Sessional Divisions of Crediton, Great Torrington, and South Molton.
1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Great Torrington, Okehampton, and South Molton, the Urban District of Crediton, and the Rural Districts of Crediton, Okehampton, South Molton, and Torrington.
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Newton Wallop | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1891 | George Lambert | Liberal | |
1924 | Cedric Drewe | Unionist | |
1929 | George Lambert | Liberal | |
1931 | Liberal National | ||
1945 | George Lambert jnr. | National Liberal | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Newton Wallop | 4,925 | 62.7 | ||
Conservative | Walter Rodolph Trefusis[2] | 2,924 | 37.3 | ||
Majority | 2,001 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,849 | 84.0 | |||
Registered electors | 9,343 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Newton Wallop | 4,041 | 63.2 | +25.9 | |
Liberal | William Heap Walker[3] | 2,352 | 36.8 | −25.9 | |
Majority | 1,689 | 26.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,393 | 68.4 | −15.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,343 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +25.9 |
Viscount Lymington was elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Portsmouth, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 4,222 | 58.4 | +21.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles William Buller[4][5] | 3,010 | 41.6 | −21.6 | |
Majority | 1,212 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,232 | 83.0 | +14.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,712 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +21.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 4,278 | 59.3 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Moore-Stevens | 2,939 | 40.7 | −22.5 | |
Majority | 1,339 | 18.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,217 | 82.6 | +14.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,737 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +22.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 4,283 | 59.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | James J. Long[6] | 2,923 | 40.6 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,360 | 18.8 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,206 | 83.2 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,662 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 4,419 | 56.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | John Perowne | 3,398 | 43.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,021 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,817 | 89.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,700 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 4,224 | 56.8 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Perowne | 3,217 | 43.2 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 13.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,441 | 85.5 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,700 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 |
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 from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 10,424 | 56.3 | −0.5 | |
C | Unionist | Herbert Sparkes | 8,093 | 43.7 | +0.5 |
Majority | 2,331 | 12.6 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 18,517 | 65.8 | −19.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cedric Drewe | 12,811 | 51.3 | New | |
Liberal | George Lambert | 12,157 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 654 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,968 | 85.3 | N/A | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Lambert | 15,072 | 48.1 | −0.6 | |
Unionist | Cedric Drewe | 13,567 | 43.2 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Rudolph Putnam Messel | 2,731 | 8.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,505 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,370 | 87.4 | +2.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | George Lambert | 25,700 | 88.0 | +39.9 | |
Labour | Rudolph Putnam Messel | 3,499 | 12.0 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 22,201 | 76.0 | +71.1 | ||
Turnout | 29,199 | 81.0 | −6.4 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | George Lambert | 20,767 | 78.7 | −9.3 | |
Labour | H F Chilcott | 5,610 | 21.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 15,157 | 57.4 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,377 | 72.9 | −8.1 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | George Lambert | 19,065 | 67.6 | −11.1 | |
Labour | C Lang | 9,140 | 32.4 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 9,925 | 35.2 | −22.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,205 | 71.9 | −1.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
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