- Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)
UK constituency infobox
Name = Exeter
Map1 = Exeter
Map2 = Devon
Type = Borough
Year = 1295
Entity = Devon
County = Devon
EP = South West England
MP =Ben Bradshaw
Party = LabourExeter is a
borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom . It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election. It is currently represented byBen Bradshaw a Labour MP, with Hannah Foster being the Conservative candidate.Boundaries
The constituency covers the city of
Exeter inDevon . It has a high student population centred around theUniversity of Exeter but is otherwise fairly affluent and middle-class.Members of Parliament
Pre 1660
1660-1885
"Two members"
1885 on
"One member"
Election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ben Bradshaw
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = William Dartmouth
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Oakes
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hannah Foster
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: ExeterElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Ben Bradshaw
votes = 22,619
percentage = 41.1
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Cox
votes = 14,954
percentage = 27.2
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jon Underwood
votes = 11,340
percentage = 20.6
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Margaret Danks
votes = 2,214
percentage = 4.0
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Tim Brenan
votes = 1,896
percentage = 3.4
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker
votes = 1,854
percentage = 3.4
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Stuart
votes = 191
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 7,665
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 55,068
percentage = 64.8
change = 0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -4.2Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: ExeterElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Ben Bradshaw
votes = 26,194
percentage = 49.8
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Jobson
votes = 14,435
percentage = 27.4
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Copus
votes = 6,512
percentage = 12.4
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = David Morrish
votes = 2,596
percentage = 4.9
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Paul Edwards
votes = 1,240
percentage = 2.4
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Stuart
votes = 1,109
percentage = 2.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Francis Choules
votes = 530
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,759
percentage = 22.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,616
percentage = 64.2
change = -13.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =See also
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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon References
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