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Exeter
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Your member of parliament
Steve Race
LabourLabour won Exeter at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,937 votes, or 29.7 points. A swing of 14.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 553 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 97.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 29.7 points, which is larger than 553 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 11,937 votes.
Majority
11,937
29.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.2%
-0.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,195 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve RaceElected | Labour | 18,225 | 45.3% | +11.6 |
| Tessa Tucker | Conservative | 6,288 | 15.6% | -8.1 |
| Andrew Bell | Green Party | 5,907 | 14.7% | +8.3 |
| Lee Bunker | Reform UK | 4,914 | 12.2% | -2.1 |
| Will Aczel | Liberal Democrat | 4,201 | 10.5% | -1.8 |
| Wiliam Poulter | Independent | 466 | 1.2% | -0.9 |
| Robert Spain | Independent | 194 | 0.5% | -1.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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