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    Tavistock, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (18 June 1970), Michael Heseltine (Conservative Party) won Tavistock, with a majority of 15,449 votes.

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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    15
    Recorded results
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    Tavistock: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Michael HeseltineConservative Party25,84657.1%Yes
    Michael BanksLiberal Democrats10,39723%No
    Harold LuscombeThe Labour Party8,98219.9%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Michael HeseltineConservative Party21,64449.2%Yes
    Christopher TretheweyLiberal Democrats13,46130.6%No
    Peggy MiddletonThe Labour Party8,90220.2%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baronet Sir Henry StudholmeConservative Party19,49347.8%Yes
    Thomas Greville JonesLiberal Democrats14,09334.5%No
    John A ElswoodLiberal Democrats7,22617.7%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baronet Sir Henry StudholmeConservative Party19,77853.7%Yes
    Richard Gillachrist MooreLiberal Democrats9,00824.5%No
    Bryan R WestonThe Labour Party8,02221.8%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Gray StudholmeConservative Party18,99154.8%Yes
    Harold LawranceThe Labour Party8,75525.2%No
    Richard Gillachrist MooreLiberal Democrats6,93720%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Gray StudholmeConservative Party22,68363.9%Yes
    Frank Harcourt-MunningThe Labour Party12,83336.1%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Gray StudholmeConservative Party18,68250.3%Yes
    Frank Harcourt-MunningThe Labour Party10,18927.4%No
    James Digby WyattLiberal Democrats8,28122.3%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Gray StudholmeConservative Party19,73046.9%Yes
    Isaac FootLiberal Democrats13,76432.7%No
    James FinniganThe Labour Party8,53920.3%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Colin Mark PatrickConservative Party17,47552.7%Yes
    John Adam DayLiberal Democrats13,42240.5%No
    Charles Henry TownsendThe Labour Party2,2366.7%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Colin Mark PatrickConservative Party17,31052.4%Yes
    John Adam DayLiberal Democrats13,59241.2%No
    Richard DaviesThe Labour Party2,1246.4%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Wallace Duffield WrightUnionist14,10244.5%Yes
    Hilda RuncimanLiberal Democrats14,04044.3%No
    Richard DaviesThe Labour Party3,57411.3%No
    Tavistock: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Philip Percy Kenyon-SlaneyUnionist12,05852.8%Yes
    Maxwell Ruthven ThorntonLiberal Democrats10,78647.2%No

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