Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Exmouth and Exeter East | |
---|---|
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 (part) & Central Devon (part) |
Exmouth and Exeter East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[3][4]
The constituency name refers to the seaside Devon town of Exmouth and the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- 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; Woodbury & Lympstone.
- The City of Exeter wards of: Pinhoe; St. Loyes; Topsham.[5]
It comprises the following:
- Approximately three quarters[6] of the current East Devon constituency (to be abolished), 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]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
[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