Exmouth and Exeter East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election 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.
Constituency profile The Exmouth and Exeter East constituency is located in Devon. It covers the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter (Pinhoe, St Loyes and Topsham) and the towns of Exmouth, Cranbrook and Budleigh Salterton. Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton are seaside resort towns, and Cranbrook is a new town which began development in 2011 and continues to grow. The constituency contains the headquarters of the Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. The office is located on the eastern side of Exeter and is an important local employer. It also contains Commando Training Centre Royal Marines near Lympstone. The constituency has low levels of deprivation and house prices are above the national average.
In general, residents of the constituency are older and have average levels of education, income and professional employment compared to the rest of the country. White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats, with some Conservatives elected in Exmouth, Labour Party and Reform UK councillors in the Exeter suburbs and Greens around Cranbrook. An estimated 53% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, similar to the nationwide figure.
Boundaries 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.
It comprises the following:
Approximately three quarters 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.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
2019 notional result
2019 notional result 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 0.3Turnout55,83274.9Electorate74,502
References
External links Exmouth and Exeter East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK