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Exmouth and Exeter East
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Your member of parliament
David Reed
ConservativeConservative won Exmouth and Exeter East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 121 votes, or 0.2 points. A swing of 0.1 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 5 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 645.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.2 points, which is larger than 5 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 121 votes.
Majority
121
0.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
64.2%
+4.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
51,316 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David ReedElected | Conservative | 14,728 | 28.7% | +5.0 |
| Helen Dallimore | Labour | 14,607 | 28.5% | -5.2 |
| Paul Arnott | Liberal Democrat | 11,387 | 22.2% | +10.0 |
| Garry Sutherland | Reform UK | 7,085 | 13.8% | -0.5 |
| Olly Davey | Green Party | 2,331 | 4.5% | -1.9 |
| Daniel Wilson | Independent | 590 | 1.1% | -0.9 |
| Peter Faithfull | Independent | 454 | 0.9% | -1.2 |
| Mark Baldwin | Climate Party | 134 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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