Exeter ( ) is a constituency composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Steve Race of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The Exeter constituency is located in Devon and covers most of the city of Exeter excluding some of its eastern suburbs. Exeter is a historic cathedral city with origins in the Roman period. It is home to the University of Exeter, which has around 30,000 students. The city is an important centre of employment with many commuters from nearby towns. The constituency has average levels of deprivation; the suburb of Pennsylvania near the university is affluent whilst the area around Wonford is more deprived. House prices are slightly below the national average.
In general, residents of the constituency are young and well-educated. Levels of professional employment and household income are similar to national averages. White people made up 89% of the population at the 2021 census.
The constituency currently covers most of the city of Exeter in Devon. It covered the entire city until 2010, when, under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which increased the number of seats in the county from 11 to 12, two wards of the City of Exeter (St Loyes and Topsham) were transferred to the neighbouring East Devon constituency.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies concluded that the electoral wards of Pinhoe, St Loyes and Topsham (which incorporates part of the Countess Wear area) would be included in the new constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1660
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parliament!!First member!!Second member
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| 1351|| John Prescott
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| 1353||John Prescott
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| 1388 (Feb)||Peter Hadley|| Thomas Raymond
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| 1512|| Richard Hewet|| John Simon
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| 1562–3||Thomas Williams, died <br /> and replaced 1566 by Sir Peter Carew|| Geoffrey Tothill!!First party!!!!Second member <!-- 23 Jan 1753 19 Apr 1823 (to 1790) -->
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|1776 ||rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: white" |
|rowspan="3" |John Baring ||rowspan="3" |<!-- party --> <!-- (to 1802) 5 Oct 1730 29 Jan 1816 -->
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|1790 ||style="color:inherit;background-color: white" |
|James Buller||<!-- party -->
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|1796 ||rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
|rowspan="2" |Sir Charles Bampfylde ||rowspan="2" | Whig <!-- (to 1864) d. 25 Jul 1864 -->
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|1835 ||style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
|Sir William Webb Follett || Conservative
| Harold St Maur
| Liberal
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|1911
Elections in the 2010s
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! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Labour ||align=right| 26,500 ||align=right| 54.8
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| Conservative ||align=right| 15,512 ||align=right| 32.1
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| Green ||align=right| 4,516 ||align=right| 9.3
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| Brexit Party ||align=right| 1,257 ||align=right| 2.6
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| Others ||align=right| 565 ||align=right| 1.1
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| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 8 ||align=right| <0.1
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|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
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|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|48,358
|align=right|67.4
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|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|71,713
|}
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Election in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Arthur Reed
- Labour: William Robert Robins
- Liberal: Henry Gebhardt
- British Union: Rafe Temple Cotton
Elections in the 1920s
thumb|120px|St Maur
Election results 1832–1868
Elections in the 1830s
Follett's death caused a by-election.