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Exeter

Every general election in Exeter since 1918. Latest: Steve Race, Labour, majority 11,937.

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Member of Parliament

Steve Race

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,937

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Steve Race ElectedLabour18,22545.3%
Tessa TuckerConservative6,28815.6%
Andrew BellGreen5,90714.7%
Lee BunkerReform UK4,91412.2%
Will AczelLiberal Democrats4,20110.5%
Wiliam PoulterIndependent4661.2%
Robert SpainIndependent1940.5%
Valid votes40,195
Majority11,93729.7%

Lab hold Turnout 59.2% of 67,840 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 58.7%Conservative, 1922: 56.8%Conservative, 1923: 67.7%Conservative, 1924: 57.5%Conservative, 1929: 22.7%Conservative, 1931: 55.2%Conservative, 1935: 60.8%Conservative, 1945: 43.3%Conservative, 1950: 53.5%Conservative, 1951: 50.8%Conservative, 1955: 56.3%Conservative, 1959: 48.7%Conservative, 1964: 41.4%Conservative, 1966: 40.8%Conservative, 1970: 45.0%Conservative, February 1974: 40.1%Conservative, October 1974: 40.7%Conservative, 1979: 48.4%Conservative, 1983: 46.5%Conservative, 1987: 44.4%Conservative, 1992: 42.1%Conservative, 1997: 28.6%Conservative, 2001: 27.4%Conservative, 2005: 27.2%Conservative, 2010: 33.0%Conservative, 2015: 33.1%Conservative, 2017: 32.9%Conservative, 2019: 34.7%Conservative, 2024: 15.6%Labour, 1923: 32.3%Labour, 1924: 25.2%Labour, 1929: 27.8%Labour, 1931: 21.6%Labour, 1935: 39.2%Labour, 1945: 40.2%Labour, 1950: 46.5%Labour, 1951: 40.7%Labour, 1955: 43.7%Labour, 1959: 35.9%Labour, 1964: 38.3%Labour, 1966: 48.6%Labour, 1970: 42.4%Labour, February 1974: 31.2%Labour, October 1974: 36.4%Labour, 1979: 34.1%Labour, 1983: 22.8%Labour, 1987: 22.5%Labour, 1992: 35.7%Labour, 1997: 47.5%Labour, 2001: 49.8%Labour, 2005: 41.1%Labour, 2010: 38.2%Labour, 2015: 46.4%Labour, 2017: 62.0%Labour, 2019: 53.2%Labour, 2024: 45.3%Liberal, 1918: 41.3%Liberal, 1922: 43.3%Liberal, 1924: 17.3%Liberal, 1931: 23.2%Liberal, 1945: 16.4%Liberal, 1951: 8.6%Liberal, 1959: 15.5%Liberal, 1964: 20.3%Liberal, 1966: 10.7%Liberal, 1970: 12.6%Liberal, February 1974: 28.8%Liberal, October 1974: 22.9%Liberal, 1979: 15.6%Liberal, 2010: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 19.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 18.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 10.5%Others, 1929: 49.5%Others, 1979: 1.9%Others, 1983: 1.4%Others, 1987: 1.3%Others, 1992: 3.1%Others, 1997: 5.9%Others, 2001: 10.4%Others, 2005: 11.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.8%Green, 2010: 1.5%Green, 2015: 6.5%Green, 2017: 1.9%Green, 2019: 8.6%Green, 2024: 14.7%
Vote share in Exeter at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Oth Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Exeter lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Exeter (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Steve RaceCon11,93729.759.2%Lab hold
2019Lab Ben BradshawCon10,40318.568.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Ben BradshawCon16,11729.171.7%Lab hold
2015Lab Ben BradshawCon7,18313.370.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Ben BradshawCon2,7215.267.7%Lab hold
2005LabCon7,66513.965.8%
2001LabCon11,75922.464.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon11,70518.977.9%
1992ConLab4,0456.482.2%Con hold
1987ConAlliance7,65612.680.6%Con hold
1983ConAlliance9,88017.277.1%
1979ConLab8,02714.381.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,3484.480.3%Con hold
February 1974ConLab5,0768.985.3%
1970ConLab1,2712.681.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon3,5867.983.6%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,3623.180.3%Con hold
1959ConLab5,66112.882.0%Con hold
1955ConLab5,38812.679.3%
1951ConLab4,64210.284.1%Con hold
1950ConLab3,2047.186.0%
1945ConLab1,1753.174.3%
1935ConLab7,51821.675.9%Con hold
1931ConLib11,78932.084.8%Con gain from Oth
1929OthLab7,28121.781.9%Oth gain from Con
1924ConLab8,16332.382.1%Con hold
1923ConLab7,78535.372.6%Con hold
1922ConLib3,40613.585.6%Con hold
1918ConLib3,71817.468.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Exeter?

Steve Race (Labour) won Exeter at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,937.

Which parties have won Exeter?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 19, Labour 9, Others 1.

Which region is Exeter in?

Exeter is in South West.

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