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Central Devon
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Photograph shows Okehampton, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Central Devon.
Your member of parliament
Sir Mel Stride
ConservativeConservative won Central Devon at the 2024 general election with a majority of 61 votes, or 0.1 points. A swing of 0.1 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 3 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 647.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.1 points, which is larger than 3 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
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%
+11.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
53,432 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel StrideElected | Conservative | 16,831 | 31.5% | +7.8 |
| Ollie Pearson | Labour | 16,770 | 31.4% | -2.3 |
| Mark Wooding | Liberal Democrat | 8,232 | 15.4% | +3.2 |
| Jeffrey Leeks | Reform UK | 7,784 | 14.6% | +0.3 |
| Gill Westcott | Green Party | 3,338 | 6.2% | -0.1 |
| Arthur Price | Independent | 477 | 0.9% | -1.2 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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