Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Exmouth and Exeter East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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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) |
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.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was created in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following wards:
- The District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Budleigh & Raleigh, Clyst Valley, Cranbrook, Exe Valley, Exmouth Brixington, Exmouth Halsdon, Exmouth Littleham, Exmouth Town, Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh, Whimple & Rockbeare, and Woodbury & Lympstone.
- The City of Exeter wards of Pinhoe, St Loyes, and Topsham.[5]
It comprises the following:
- Approximately three quarters[6] of the abolished East Devon constituency, including the towns of Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exmouth and Topsham, and the surrounding rural areas
- The City of Exeter suburb of Pinhoe from Exeter
- The Exe Valley ward from Central Devon.[7]
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]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 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 51,478 | 64.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 79,983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "UK General Election results July 2024". East Devon District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Heptinstall, Ollie Heptinstall; Segal, Andrew (2023-06-28). "Parliamentary constituency of Exmouth and East Exeter proposed". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Boundary Commission revises name of Exmouth's new parliamentary constituency". Exmouth Journal. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?". Commonslibrary.parliament.uk.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Exmouth and Exeter East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Exmouth and Exeter East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK