appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election. Romilly was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Romilly was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election. Romilly was appointed Master of the Rolls, requiring a by-election. Tufnell resigned, causing a by-election. Wilson was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election. Perry resigned after being appointed a member of the Council of India, causing a by-election. Wilson resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1860s Seymour resigned, causing a by-election. Buller resigned in order to contest the 1865 Liskeard by-election. The election was declared void on petition, on account of bribery and corrupt practices, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1870s Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Clement Kinloch-Cooke, John Jackson Liberal: Samuel Lithgow Labour: Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1930s General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal National: Leslie Hore-Belisha Labour: Michael Foot Elections in the 1940s Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1980s This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1979 and 1983 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful. Elections in the 1990s This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation. Elections in the 2000s See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon Notes and references Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . Parliamentary constituencies in Devon (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010 Politics of Plymouth, Devon