Exmouth and Exeter East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Devon |
Electorate | 79,983 (2024) [1] |
Major settlements | Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exeter, Exmouth, Topsham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | David Reed (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | East Devon, Exeter & Central Devon |
Exmouth and Exeter East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was first contested in the 2024 general election [3] [4] and is currently represented by David Reed of the Conservative Party.
The constituency name refers to the seaside Devon town of Exmouth and the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter.
The constituency was created in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following wards:
It comprises the following:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Reed | 14,728 | 28.7 | −21.1 | |
Labour | Helen Dallimore | 14,607 | 28.5 | +18.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Arnott | 11,387 | 22.2 | +19.2 | |
Reform UK | Garry Sutherland | 7,085 | 13.8 | +13.5 | |
Green | Olly Davey | 2,331 | 4.5 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Dan Wilson | 590 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Peter Faithfull | 454 | 0.9 | +0.4 | |
Climate | Mark Baldwin | 134 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 121 | 0.2 | 15.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,478 | 64.4 | 10.5 | ||
Registered electors | 79,983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.6 |
2019 notional result [8] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 27,828 | 49.8 | |
Others | 19,294 | 34.4 | |
Labour | 5,878 | 10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,691 | 3.0 | |
Green | 970 | 1.7 | |
Brexit Party | 171 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 55,832 | 74.9 | |
Electorate | 74,502 |
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