Torrington

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Devon
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): N/A
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 357
Formed 1950
Disbanded 1974
Notes: Constituency first used at the February General election of 1974 (28/02/1974). Full name (in Craig 4) Devon, Torrington

Elected Members

  1. George Lambert

    Party: Nat. Lib. & Con.
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1958
    Date of exit: 17 February 1958
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Nat. Lib. & Con.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  2. Mark Bonham Carter

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1958
    Date of election: 27 March 1958
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1959
    Date of exit: 8 October 1959
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.
  3. Percy Browne

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 8 October 1959
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1964
    Date of exit: 15 October 1964
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. Peter Mills

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 15 October 1964
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974
    Date of exit: 10 October 1974
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. Raymond Dobson

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 1959-10-08 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  2. David Owen

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 1964-10-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  3. Mark Bonham Carter

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 1964-10-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  4. Anthony Royle

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1958
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.