Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Exmouth and Exeter East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Exmouth and Exeter East in South West England
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)
SeatsOne
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.

Contents

The constituency name refers to the seaside Devon town of Exmouth and the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following wards:

It comprises the following:

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Exmouth and Exeter East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Reed 14,728 28.7 −21.1
Labour Helen Dallimore14,60728.5+18.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Arnott11,38722.2+19.2
Reform UK Garry Sutherland7,08513.8+13.5
Green Olly Davey2,3314.5+2.8
Independent Dan Wilson5901.1N/A
Independent Peter Faithfull4540.9+0.4
Climate Mark Baldwin1340.3N/A
Majority1210.2Decrease2.svg15.6
Turnout 51,47864.4Decrease2.svg10.5
Registered electors 79,983
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Conservative 27,82849.8
Others19,29434.4
Labour 5,87810.5
Liberal Democrats 1,6913.0
Green 9701.7
Brexit Party 1710.3
Turnout55,83274.9
Electorate74,502

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