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England · Constituency

Central Devon

Represented by Sir Mel Stride (Conservative)

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Your member of parliament

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative

Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site

2024 general election

How the seat voted

Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 61 votes.

Majority

61

0.1% of votes cast.

Turnout

70.9%

53,432 of 75,385 on the register.

Candidates

6

53,432 valid votes counted.

Official figure
2024 general election result, every candidate by votes received
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mel StrideElectedConservative16,83131.5%
Ollie PearsonLabour16,77031.4%
Mark WoodingLiberal Democrat8,23215.4%
Jeffrey LeeksReform UK7,78414.6%
Gill WestcottGreen Party3,3386.2%
Arthur PriceIndependent4770.9%

Marginal. Decided by under five points. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.

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Local news for Central Devon

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