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    Torquay, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (18 June 1970), Sir Frederic Mackarness Bennett (Conservative Party) won Torquay, with a majority of 18,048 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    15
    Recorded results
    42
    Torquay: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Frederic Mackarness BennettConservative Party33,99655.6%Yes
    Paul BryersThe Labour Party15,94826.1%No
    Keith JenkinsLiberal Democrats11,16318.3%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Frederic Mackarness BennettConservative Party28,69349.4%Yes
    Raymond S DashThe Labour Party16,59428.6%No
    Hugo Laurence Joseph BrunnerLiberal Democrats12,75022%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Frederic Mackarness BennettConservative Party28,80152.4%Yes
    Hugo Laurence Joseph BrunnerLiberal Democrats13,65224.8%No
    Thelma W ThompsonThe Labour Party12,53022.8%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frederic BennettConservative Party29,52756.8%Yes
    William V CooperThe Labour Party11,78422.7%No
    Thomas Oslaf KellockLiberal Democrats10,68520.5%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party29,77760.4%Yes
    Robert BriscoeThe Labour Party12,54725.4%No
    Peter BessellLiberal Democrats7,01214.2%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party31,44159.2%Yes
    Robert BriscoeThe Labour Party14,80127.8%No
    Deryck Robert Endsleigh AbelLiberal Democrats6,90413%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party29,15353.6%Yes
    Robert BriscoeThe Labour Party14,28726.2%No
    Henry Stuart TownendLiberal Democrats10,98720.2%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party25,47948.9%Yes
    George CornesThe Labour Party13,59026.1%No
    Samuel Gorley PuttLiberal Democrats13,00325%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party27,00863.6%Yes
    Harry SamwaysLiberal Democrats9,07321.4%No
    Frank ScardifieldThe Labour Party6,38715%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsConservative Party34,69082.5%Yes
    Hubert MedlandThe Labour Party7,35117.5%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsUnionist21,69049.7%Yes
    Richard Thomas Dyke AclandLiberal Democrats16,33737.5%No
    Hubert MedlandThe Labour Party5,57612.8%No
    Torquay: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles WilliamsUnionist18,11955.2%Yes
    Piers Gilschrist ThompsonLiberal Democrats11,95836.4%No
    Baron Moyle Arthur MoyleThe Labour Party2,7528.4%No

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