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Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Exmouth and Exeter East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Exmouth and Exeter East in South West England
CountyDevon
Electorate79,983 (2024)[1]
Major settlementsBudleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exeter, Exmouth, Topsham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDavid Reed (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast 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

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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:

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Exmouth and Exeter East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease15.6
Turnout 51,478 64.4 Decrease10.5
Registered electors 79,983
Conservative hold Swing Decrease19.6

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[8]
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

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  1. ^ a b "UK General Election results July 2024". East Devon District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ Heptinstall, Ollie Heptinstall; Segal, Andrew (2023-06-28). "Parliamentary constituency of Exmouth and East Exeter proposed". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ "Boundary Commission revises name of Exmouth's new parliamentary constituency". Exmouth Journal. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?". Commonslibrary.parliament.uk.
  7. ^ "New Seat Details – Exmouth and Exeter East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  8. ^ "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.
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