UK general elections › 2010 › Torridge and West Devon
Torridge and West Devon — 2010
Geoffrey Cox (Conservative Party) was elected with 25,230 votes— 45.7% of 55,257 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 55,257
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffrey Cox | Conservative Party | 25,230 | 45.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adam Symons | Liberal Democrats | 22,273 | 40.3% | — | |
| 3 | Robin Julian | UK Independence Party | 3,021 | 5.5% | — | |
| 4 | Darren Jones | Labour Party | 2,917 | 5.3% | — | |
| 5 | Cathrine Simmons | Green Party | 1,050 | 1.9% | — | |
| 6 | Nick Baker | British National Party | 766 | 1.4% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.