Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Exmouth and Exeter East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Exmouth and Exeter East in South West England
CountyDevon
Electorate74,502 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsBudleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exeter, Exmouth, Topsham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast 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 will first be 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

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be 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 will comprise 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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Exmouth and Exeter East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Arnott[9]
Climate Mark Baldwin
Labour Helen Dallimore[10]
Green Olly Davey[11]
Independent Peter Faithfull
Conservative David Reed[12]
Reform UK Garry Sutherland[13]
Independent Dan Wilson[14]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 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. ^ [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001232 Exmouth and Exeter East
  9. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ Helen Dallimore [@dallimorehelen1] (May 17, 2024). "Delighted to have been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate (Labour prospective parliamentary candidate) for Exmouth and Exeter East in the next General Election!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ "David Reed: Meet the Conservative candidate for Exmouth". Exmouth Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Exmouth and Exeter East Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  14. ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/62734/dan-wilson

External links

  • Exmouth and Exeter East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Conservative (35)
  • Bournemouth East
  • Bournemouth West
  • Camborne and Redruth
  • Central Devon
  • Cheltenham
  • Chippenham
  • Christchurch
  • Filton and Bradley Stoke
  • Forest of Dean
  • Gloucester
  • Mid Dorset and North Poole
  • Newton Abbot
  • North Cornwall
  • North Devon
  • North Dorset
  • North Somerset
  • Plymouth Moor View
  • Poole
  • Salisbury
  • South Dorset
  • South East Cornwall
  • South West Devon
  • South West Wiltshire
  • St Austell and Newquay
  • St Ives
  • Stroud
  • Swindon North
  • Swindon South
  • Tewkesbury
  • Thornbury and Yate
  • Torbay
  • Truro and Falmouth
  • West Dorset
  • Weston-super-Mare
  • Yeovil
Labour (5)
  • Bristol East
  • Bristol North West
  • Bristol South
  • Exeter
  • Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Liberal Democrats (1)
  • Bath
Not yet contested (17)
  • Bridgwater
  • Bristol Central
  • Bristol North East
  • East Wiltshire
  • Exmouth and Exeter East
  • Frome and East Somerset
  • Glastonbury and Somerton
  • Honiton and Sidmouth
  • Melksham and Devizes
  • North Cotswolds
  • North East Somerset and Hanham
  • South Cotswolds
  • South Devon
  • Taunton and Wellington
  • Tiverton and Minehead
  • Torridge and Tavistock
  • Wells and Mendip Hills
  • East Midlands
  • East of England
  • London
  • North East England
  • North West England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • South East England
  • South West England
  • Wales
  • West Midlands
  • Yorkshire and the Humber

Party affiliations are based on the situation as of the dissolution of parliament on 30 May 2024. Technically all seats are now vacant until the general election on 4 July 2024.

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