# North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

North Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ian Roome from the Liberal Democrats. Before that it was represented since 2019 by Selaine Saxby of the Conservative Party.

## Boundaries

1832–1868: The Hundreds of Bampton, Black Torrington, Braunton, Crediton, Fremington, Halberton, Hartland, Hayridge, Hemyock, North Tawton and Winkleigh, Shebbear, Sherwill, South Molton, Tiverton, Witheridge, and West Budleigh.
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bampton, Braunton, Crediton, Fremington, Halberton, Hartland, Hayridge, Hemyock, North Tawton, Shebbear, Sherwill, South Molton, Tiverton, Winkleigh, Witheridge, and West Budleigh.
1950–1974: The Boroughs of Barnstaple and South Molton, the Urban Districts of Ilfracombe and Lynton, and the Rural Districts of Barnstaple and South Molton.
1974–1983: The Boroughs of Barnstaple and Bideford, the Urban Districts of Ilfracombe, Lynton, and Northam, and the Rural Districts of Barnstaple, Bideford, and South Molton.
1983–2010: The District of North Devon, and the District of Mid Devon wards of Taw, Taw Vale, and West Creedy.
2010–present: The District of North Devon.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.

## History

A two-seat constituency of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885, formally titled the 'Northern Division of Devon'.
This began at the 1832 general election, when the Reform Act 1832 divided the former two-seat Devon into Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs using the bloc vote system of election. The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election, when the Redistribution of Seats Act split the county into smaller single-seat divisions. Its second creation is current, and began at the 1950 general election (covering a smaller area than before). Prior to 1950, its territory was split between the old constituencies of Barnstaple and South Molton.
In the 20th century this area had a prominent national MP, Jeremy Thorpe, who led a Liberal Party revival countrywide, with particular strength in the south-west. The Liberal Democrats and its predecessor the Liberal Party have, since the Second World War, performed strongly in this seat; it was held for twenty years by Thorpe as the Liberal leader. He lost it in the 1979 general election, amid a scandal as a married man in love with Norman Scott and Thorpe's alleged involvement in a plot to murder him, of which he was found not guilty the same year.
At the 1992 general election Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey regained the seat from the Conservatives. He held the seat for 23 years until he lost it at the 2015 general election. Conservatives Peter Heaton-Jones, then Selaine Saxby held the seat for the next nine years, until it switched back to the Liberal Democrats in 2024, with the election of Ian Roome.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | | Viscount Ebrington | Whig | | Hon. Newton Fellowes | Whig |
| 1837 | | Viscount Ebrington | Whig | | Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt | Conservative |
| 1839 by-election | | Lewis William Buck | Conservative | | Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt | Conservative |
| 1857 | | James Wentworth Buller | Whig | | Charles Trefusis | Conservative |
| 1859 | | James Wentworth Buller | Liberal | | Charles Trefusis | Conservative |
| 1865 by-election | | Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt | Liberal | | Charles Trefusis | Conservative |
| 1866 by-election | | Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt | Liberal | | Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt | Conservative |
| 1885 by-election | | Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt | Liberal | | John Moore-Stevens | Conservative |
| 1885 | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act | constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act |

### MPs since 1950

The Member of Parliament for the constituency is Ian Roome of the Liberal Democrats who succeeded the previous Conservative MP Selaine Saxby at the 2024 general election.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Christopher Peto | Conservative |
| 1955 | James Lindsay | Conservative |
| 1959 | Jeremy Thorpe | Liberal |
| 1979 | Tony Speller | Conservative |
| 1992 | Nick Harvey | Liberal Democrats |
| 2015 | Peter Heaton-Jones | Conservative |
| 2019 | Selaine Saxby | Conservative |
| 2024 | Ian Roome | Liberal Democrats |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Roome | 21,820 | 42.4 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Selaine Saxby | 15,076 | 29.3 | −27.3 |
| | Reform UK | Nigel James | 8,137 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nicky Edwards | 3,216 | 6.3 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Cassius Lay | 2,348 | 4.6 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Steve Cotten | 820 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,744 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,417 | 65.0 | −7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,068 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Selaine Saxby | 31,479 | 56.5 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex White | 16,666 | 29.9 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Finola O'Neill | 5,097 | 9.1 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Robbie Mack | 1,759 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Steve Cotten | 580 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,813 | 26.6 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,581 | 73.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Heaton-Jones | 25,517 | 45.8 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 21,185 | 38.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 7,063 | 12.7 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Steve Crowther | 1,187 | 2.1 | −12.7 |
| | Green | Ricky Knight | 753 | 1.4 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,332 | 7.8 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,705 | 73.2 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
General election 2015: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Heaton-Jones | 22,341 | 42.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 15,405 | 29.4 | −18.0 |
| | UKIP | Steve Crowther | 7,719 | 14.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 3,699 | 7.1 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Ricky Knight | 3,018 | 5.8 | +4.4 |
| | Communist | Gerry Sables | 138 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,936 | 13.3 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,453 | 70.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.3 | |
General election 2010: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 24,305 | 47.4 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Milton | 18,484 | 36.0 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Steve Crowther | 3,720 | 7.2 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 2,671 | 5.2 | −3.7 |
| | Green | L'Anne Knight | 697 | 1.4 | −2.3 |
| | BNP | Gary Marshall | 614 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rodney Cann | 588 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Nigel Vidler | 146 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Communist | Gerry Sables | 96 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,821 | 11.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,321 | 68.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 23,840 | 45.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Orlando Fraser | 18,868 | 36.3 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 4,656 | 9.0 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | John Browne | 2,740 | 5.3 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Ricky Knight | 1,826 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,972 | 9.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,930 | 68.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 2001: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 21,784 | 44.2 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Clive Allen | 18,800 | 38.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Vivian Gale | 4,995 | 10.1 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Roger Knapman | 2,484 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Anthony Bown | 1,191 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,984 | 6.0 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,254 | 68.3 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 27,824 | 50.8 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Ashworth | 21,643 | 39.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Eithne "Annie" Brenton | 5,347 | 9.8 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,181 | 11.3 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,814 | 77.7 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
General election 1992: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 27,414 | 47.1 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Tony Speller | 26,620 | 45.7 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Donner | 3,410 | 5.9 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Cathrine Simmons | 658 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Gray Treadwell | 107 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,209 | 84.4 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Speller | 28,071 | 50.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael Pinney | 23,602 | 42.8 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Ann Marjoram | 3,467 | 6.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,469 | 8.1 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,140 | 81.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
General election 1983: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Speller | 28,066 | 55.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Roger Blackmore | 19,339 | 37.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Peter James | 2,893 | 5.7 | −5.6 |
| | Ecology | Roger Joanes | 669 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,727 | 17.2 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,967 | 80.1 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Speller | 31,811 | 50.1 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 23,338 | 36.7 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | Antony John Saltern | 7,108 | 11.2 | −3.0 |
| | Ecology | Tony Whittaker | 729 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | National Front | John Morley Price | 237 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | English National | Frank Hansford-Miller | 142 | 0.2 | −0.8 |
| | Dog Lover's Party | Auberon Waugh | 79 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Wessex Regionalist | Henrietta Elizabeth Rous | 50 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Democratic Monarchist Public Safety White Resident | Bill Boaks | 20 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,473 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,514 | 81.7 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.45 | |
General election October 1974: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 28,209 | 48.1 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Speller | 21,488 | 36.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Alexandra Jessie Golant | 8,536 | 14.2 | +4.5 |
| | English National | Frank Hansford-Miller | 568 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,721 | 11.5 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,621 | 74.58 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
General election February 1974: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 34,052 | 53.9 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Carleton Keigwin | 22,980 | 36.4 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Terence Kendrick Marston | 6,140 | 9.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,072 | 17.5 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,172 | 86.49 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
General election 1970: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 18,893 | 44.1 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Carleton Keigwin | 18,524 | 43.2 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Chris Mullin | 5,268 | 12.3 | −3.6 |
| | Democratic Party | Barry Gray Morris | 175 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 0.9 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,860 | 84.9 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 16,797 | 43.6 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Carleton Keigwin | 15,631 | 40.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | James H. Rayner | 6,127 | 15.9 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,166 | 3.1 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,555 | 85.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
General election 1964: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 19,031 | 50.71 | +7.77 |
| | Conservative | Michael Peto | 13,895 | 37.02 | −4.94 |
| | Labour | Frank Paton | 4,603 | 12.27 | −2.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,136 | 13.69 | +12.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,529 | 84.32 | −0.46 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.35 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 15,831 | 42.94 | +10.49 |
| | Conservative | James Lindsay | 15,469 | 41.96 | −5.17 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey W. Pitt | 5,567 | 15.10 | −5.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 0.98 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,867 | 84.78 | +3.67 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.88 | |
General election 1955: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lindsay | 16,784 | 47.13 | −5.18 |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Thorpe | 11,558 | 32.45 | +13.04 |
| | Labour | Harold Heslop | 7,272 | 20.42 | −7.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,226 | 14.68 | −9.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,614 | 81.11 | 00.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.11 | |
General election 1951: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Peto | 19,780 | 52.41 | +6.08 |
| | Labour | William H. Wilkey | 10,632 | 28.17 | +4.93 |
| | Liberal | G. Alexander Halse | 7,326 | 19.41 | −11.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,148 | 24.24 | +8.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,614 | 81.11 | −4.58 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.51 | |
General election 1950: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Peto | 17,724 | 46.33 | |
| | Liberal | Guy Naylor | 11,640 | 30.43 | |
| | Labour | W.A. Barker | 8,892 | 23.24 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,084 | 15.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,256 | 85.69 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 2 Jul 1885: North Devon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Moore-Stevens | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Northcote's appointment as First Lord of the Treasury and elevation to the peerage, becoming Earl of Iddesleigh.
General election 1880: North Devon (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,496 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 18 Mar 1874: North Devon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Northcote's appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
General election 1874: North Devon (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,829 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: North Devon (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | 3,967 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dyke Acland | 3,898 | 34.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Walrond | 3,520 | 30.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,642 (est) | 82.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,260 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 18 March 1867: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Northcote's appointment as Secretary of State for India
By-election, 14 July 1866: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Northcote's appointment as President of the Board of Trade
By-election, 9 May 1866: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Trefusis' elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Clinton.
General election 1865: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Charles Trefusis | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,746 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 1 April 1865: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Buller's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Wentworth Buller | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Charles Trefusis | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,764 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Wentworth Buller | 3,652 | 45.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Trefusis | 2,322 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stafford Northcote | 2,105 | 26.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,866 (est) | 80.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,264 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1852: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis William Buck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,064 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis William Buck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,597 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1841: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis William Buck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,869 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1830s

By-election, 18 March 1839: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lewis William Buck | 3,720 | 53.4 |
| | Whig | James Wentworth Buller | 3,240 | 46.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,960 | 88.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,871 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
* Caused by Fortescue's succession to the peerage as 2nd Earl Fortescue
General election 1837: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Hugh Fortescue | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dyke Acland | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,757 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1835: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Hugh Fortescue | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Newton Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,236 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: North Devon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Hugh Fortescue | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Newton Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,368 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |