Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Totnes is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since December 2019 by Anthony Mangnall, a Conservative. Mangnall defeated incumbent Sarah Wollaston who had originally been elected as a Conservative but defected to the Liberal Democrats earlier that year.[n 2]
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Totnes | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Devon |
Electorate | 67,562 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Salcombe and Brixham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Anthony Mangnall (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | South Hams |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South Devon |
Replaced by | Teignbridge and South Hams[2] |
1295–1868 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Devon Southern |
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Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency will only be subject to minor boundary changes, but is to be renamed South Devon - to be first contested at the next general election.[3]