Barnstaple, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto (Conservative Party) won Barnstaple, with a majority of 4,070 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 19
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto | Conservative Party | 17,822 | 42.6% | Yes |
| Mark Raymond Bonham Carter | Liberal Democrats | 13,752 | 32.9% | No |
| Ivis Williams | The Labour Party | 10,237 | 24.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | Liberal Democrats | 19,432 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell | Conservative Party | 18,978 | 49.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Edward Peto | Conservative Party | 20,028 | 52.2% | Yes |
| Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | Liberal Democrats | 18,318 | 47.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Edward Peto | Unionist | 17,382 | 45.9% | Yes |
| Debbie Mason | Liberal Democrats | 16,593 | 43.9% | No |
| David Evan Mullins | The Labour Party | 3,864 | 10.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Edward Peto | Unionist | 15,479 | 52% | Yes |
| John Thomas Tudor Rees | Liberal Democrats | 14,284 | 48% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas Tudor Rees | Liberal Democrats | 14,880 | 50.1% | Yes |
| Basil Edward Peto | Unionist | 13,614 | 45.8% | No |
| Richard Gifford | The Labour Party | 1,225 | 4.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Edward Peto | Unionist | 13,793 | 50.3% | Yes |
| John Thomas Tudor Rees | Liberal Democrats | 13,619 | 49.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas Tudor Rees | Liberal Democrats | 11,281 | 51.4% | Yes |
| Charles Sandbach Parker | Unionist | 10,679 | 48.6% | No |