The constituency has been held by Labour since 1997.
The Labour Party currently has a majority of over 10,000, suggesting this is a safe seat for the party.
Constituency profile
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The constituency covers the majority of this affluent city, including the University and the Met Office which are significant employers.[2]
Boundaries
Map of present boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Exeter.
1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–2010: The City of Exeter.
2010–present: The City of Exeter wards of Alphington, Cowick, Duryard, Exwick, Heavitree, Mincinglake, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Pinhoe, Polsloe, Priory, St David's, St James, St Leonard's, St Thomas, and Whipton and Barton.
The constituency covers most of the city of Exeter in Devon. It covered the entire city from 1918 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.[3]
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;
Upon petition, this election was subject to a recount due to the closeness of the results. On the first count, St. Maur led with 4,786 votes to Duke's 4,782. On a second count, St. Maur again led with 4,782 votes to Duke's 4,778. Closer scrutiny led to the above count, allowing Duke to retain the seat.
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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^ abAt the December 1910 election, Harold St Maur was declared the winner by 4 votes, and the same majority was recorded after a recount. However, an electoral petition was decided on April 11, 1911, at which Henry Duke was declared the winner by 1 vote ( "Exeter Election Petition— Sensational Finish: Liberals Lose the Seat by a Majority of One", Staffordshire Sentinel, April 11, 1977, p. 1)
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^The Returning Officer gave Dunwoody 22,189 when announcing the result on the night. This was broadcast on the BBC election Night coverage
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April 14, 2023
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Coordinates 50 43 19 N 3 32 02 W 50 722 N 3 534 W 50 722 3 534 Exeter ˈ ɛ k s e t er is a constituency n 1 composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament n 2 The constituency has had a history of representatives from 1900 of Conservative Liberal Party Independent and Labour representation ExeterBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Exeter in DevonLocation of Devon within EnglandCountyDevonElectorate74 955 December 2018 1 Major settlementsExeterCurrent constituencyCreated1295Member of ParliamentBen Bradshaw Labour Seats1295 1885 Two1885 present One Contents 1 History 2 Constituency profile 3 Boundaries 4 Members of Parliament 4 1 MPs 1295 1660 4 2 MPs 1660 1885 4 3 MPs since 1885 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1970s 5 6 Elections in the 1960s 5 7 Elections in the 1950s 5 8 Election in the 1940s 5 9 Elections in the 1930s 5 10 Elections in the 1920s 6 Election results 1885 1918 6 1 Elections in the 1880s 6 2 Elections in the 1890s 6 3 Elections in the 1900s 6 4 Elections in the 1910s 7 Election results 1868 1880 7 1 Elections in the 1860s 7 2 Elections in the 1870s 7 3 Elections in the 1880s 8 Election results 1832 1868 8 1 Elections in the 1830s 8 2 Elections in the 1840s 8 3 Elections in the 1850s 8 4 Elections in the 1860s 9 Elections before 1832 10 See also 11 Notes 12 ReferencesHistory EditThe constituency has been held by Labour since 1997 The Labour Party currently has a majority of over 10 000 suggesting this is a safe seat for the party Constituency profile EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2020 The constituency covers the majority of this affluent city including the University and the Met Office which are significant employers 2 Boundaries Edit Map of present boundaries 1918 1950 The County Borough of Exeter 1950 1974 As prior but with redrawn boundaries 1974 1983 As prior but with redrawn boundaries 1983 2010 The City of Exeter 2010 present The City of Exeter wards of Alphington Cowick Duryard Exwick Heavitree Mincinglake Newtown Pennsylvania Pinhoe Polsloe Priory St David s St James St Leonard s St Thomas and Whipton and Barton The constituency covers most of the city of Exeter in Devon It covered the entire city from 1918 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 3 Members of Parliament EditMPs 1295 1660 Edit Parliament First member Second member1351 John Prescott 4 1353 John Prescott 4 1365 John Prescott 4 1368 John Prescott 4 1386 John Grey Richard Bosom 5 1388 Feb Peter Hadley Thomas Raymond 5 1388 Sep Peter Hadley Adam Creedy 5 1390 Jan Adam Golde William Frye 5 1390 Nov 1391 John Grey William Frye 5 1393 John Grey Robert Cobbley 5 1394 John Grey Richard Bosom 5 1395 John Grey William Wilford 5 1397 Jan John Grey William Wilford 5 1397 Sep William Frye William Wilford 5 1399 Roger Golde Robert Cobbley 5 1401 Adam Scut John Coscombe 5 1402 Roger Golde William Morehay 5 1404 Jan William Wilford Thomas Raymond 5 1404 Oct John Nywaman John Lake 5 1406 Roger Golde William Dimmock 5 1407 Nicholas Clerk William Morehay 5 1410 Richard Raymond John Shaplegh I 5 1411 William Wilford John Lake 5 1413 Feb Thomas Eston Peter Sturt 5 1413 May Richard Bosom John Pollow 5 1414 Apr John Wilford John Shaplegh II 5 1414 Nov Roger Golde John Wilford 5 1415 Richard Crese John Pollow 5 1416 Mar Roger Golde Robert Vessy 5 1416 Oct Roger Golde John Pollow 5 1417 John Shaplegh II Thomas Cook 5 1419 John Shaplegh II John Pollow 5 1420 John Shaplegh II Richard Crese 5 1421 May John Cutler alias Carwithan Roger Shillingford 5 1421 Dec John Shaplegh II John Shillingford 5 1510 Thomas Andrew John Orenge 6 1512 Richard Hewet John Simon 6 1515 Richard Hewet John Simon 6 1523 John Noseworthy John Bridgeman 6 1529 Henry Hamlin John Blackaller replaced 1534 by Robert Hooker alias Vowell 6 1536 1539 John Hull William Hurst 6 1542 Thomas Spurway William Hurst 6 1543 Gilbert Kirk replaced Spurway and John Pasmore replaced Hurst 6 1543 substitution reversed Thomas Spurway replaced Kirk William Hurst replaced Pasmore 6 1545 John Grenville William Hurst 6 1547 John Hull died and replaced 1549 by Thomas Prestwood Griffith Ameredith 6 1553 Mar Robert Weston Richard Hart 6 1553 Oct John Ridgeway Richard Hart 6 1554 Apr John Ridgeway Richard Hart 6 1554 Nov John Grenville John Petre 6 1555 Sir John Pollard Edmund Sture 6 1558 John Grenville Walter Staplehill 6 1558 9 Sir John Pollard Richard Prestwood 7 1562 3 Thomas Williams died and replaced 1566 by Sir Peter Carew Geoffrey Tothill 7 1571 Geoffrey Tothill John Vowell alias Hooker 7 1572 Geoffrey Tothill died and replaced 1576 by Edward Ameredith Simon Knight 7 1584 Thomas Bruarton Richard Prowse 7 1586 Edward Drew John Vowell alias Hooker 7 1588 Edward Drew John Peryam 7 1593 John Hele John Peryam 7 1597 John Hele William Martin 7 1601 John Hele John Howell 7 1604 George Smith John Prowse1614 John Prowse Thomas Martyn1621 1622 John Prowse Ignatius Jordain1624 John Prowse Nicholas Duck1625 Ignatius Jordain Nicholas Duck1626 Ignatius Jordain John Hayne1628 1629 Ignatius Jordain John Lynn1629 1640 No Parliaments summonedApr 1640 Robert Walker Simon Snow in place of Jacob TuckerNov 1640 Robert Walker disabled 1643 Simon Snow1645 Simon Snow secluded in Pride s Purge Samuel Clark1648 Samuel Clark one seat only 1653 Exeter not represented in the Barebones Parliament1654 Thomas Bampfield Thomas Gibbons1656 Thomas Bampfield Thomas Westlake1659 Thomas Bampfield Maj Thomas GibbonMPs 1660 1885 Edit Two members Year First member 8 First party Second member 8 Second party1660 John Maynard Thomas Bampfield1661 Sir James Smyth Robert Walker1673 Thomas Walker1679 William Glyde Malachi Pyne1681 Sir Thomas Carew Thomas Walker1685 James Walker Edward Seymour ToryJan 1689 Sir Henry PollexfenJun 1689 Christopher Bale1695 Edward Seyward Sir Joseph Tily1698 Sir Edward Seymour Tory Sir Bartholomew Shower1702 John Snell ToryApr 1708 John Harris WhigMay 1708 Nicholas Wood Tory1710 Sir Coplestone Bampfylde Tory John Snell Tory1713 John Rolle Francis Drewe1715 John Bampfylde1722 John Rolle1727 Samuel Molyneux1728 John Belfield1734 John King Thomas Balle1735 Sir Henry Northcote1741 Humphrey Sydenham1743 Sir Richard Bampfylde Bt1747 John Tuckfield1754 John Rolle Walter1767 William Spicer1768 John Buller1774 Sir Charles Bampfylde Whig 9 1776 John Baring1790 James Buller1796 Sir Charles Bampfylde Whig 9 1802 James Buller Tory 9 1812 William Courtenay Tory 9 1818 Robert Newman Whig 9 Feb 1826 Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Tory 9 Jun 1826 Lewis William Buck Tory 9 1830 James Wentworth Buller Whig 9 1832 Edward Divett Radical 10 11 1835 Sir William Webb Follett Conservative 9 1845 Sir John Duckworth Bt Conservative1857 Richard Gard Conservative1864 Viscount Courtenay Conservative1865 John Coleridge Liberal1868 Edgar Alfred Bowring Liberal1873 Arthur Mills Conservative1874 John George Johnson Conservative1880 Edward Johnson Liberal Henry Northcote Conservative1885 representation reduced to one memberMPs since 1885 Edit Election Member 8 Party1885 Henry Northcote Conservative1899 by election Sir Edgar Vincent Conservative1906 Sir George Kekewich LiberalJanuary 1910 Henry Duke ConservativeDecember 1910 12 Harold St Maur Liberal1911 12 Henry Duke Conservative1918 Sir Robert Newman Conservative1929 Independent1931 Arthur Reed Conservative1945 John Maude Conservative1951 Sir Rolf Dudley Williams Bt Conservative1966 Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour1970 Sir John Hannam Conservative1997 Ben Bradshaw LabourElections Edit Elections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Exeter 13 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 29 882 53 2 8 8Conservative John Gray 19 479 34 7 1 8Green Joe Levy 4 838 8 6 6 7Brexit Party Leslie Willis 1 428 2 5 NewIndependent Daniel Page 306 0 5 NewUKIP Duncan Odgers 259 0 5 NewMajority 10 403 18 5 10 6Turnout 56 192 68 5 3 2Labour hold Swing 5 8General election 2017 Exeter 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 34 336 62 0 15 6Conservative James Taghdissian 18 219 32 9 0 2Liberal Democrats Vanessa Newcombe 1 562 2 8 1 5Green Joe Levy 1 027 1 9 4 6Independent Jonathan West 212 0 4 NewIndependent Jonathan Bishop 67 0 1 NewMajority 16 117 29 1 15 8Turnout 55 423 71 7 1 5Labour hold Swing 7 9General election 2015 Exeter 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 25 062 46 4 8 2Conservative Dom Morris 17 879 33 1 0 1UKIP Keith Crawford 5 075 9 4 5 7Green Diana Moore 3 491 6 5 5 0Liberal Democrats Joel Mason 2 321 4 3 16 0TUSC Ed Potts 190 0 4 NewMajority 7 183 13 3 8 1Turnout 54 018 70 2 2 5Labour hold Swing 4 0General election 2010 Exeter 17 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 19 942 38 2 4 0Conservative Hannah Foster 17 221 33 0 8 1Liberal Democrats Graham Oakes 10 581 20 3 0 7UKIP Keith Crawford 1 930 3 7 0 3Liberal Chris Gale 1 108 2 1 2 3Green Paula Black 792 1 5 2 3BNP Robert Farmer 673 1 3 NewMajority 2 721 5 2 12 1Turnout 52 247 67 7 3 4Labour hold Swing 6 0Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Exeter 19 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 22 619 41 1 8 7Conservative Peter Cox 14 954 27 2 0 2Liberal Democrats Jon Underwood 11 340 20 6 8 2Liberal Margaret Danks 2 214 4 0 0 9Green Tim Brenan 1 896 3 4 1 0UKIP Mark Fitzgeorge Parker 1 854 3 4 1 3Independent John Stuart 191 0 3 1 8Majority 7 665 13 9 8 5Turnout 55 068 64 8 0 6Labour hold Swing 4 2General election 2001 Exeter 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 26 194 49 8 2 3Conservative Anne Jobson 14 435 27 4 1 2Liberal Democrats Richard Copus 6 512 12 4 5 6Liberal David Morrish 2 596 4 9 1 6Green Paul Edwards 1 240 2 4 1 4UKIP John Stuart 1 109 2 1 NewSocialist Alliance Francis Choules 530 1 0 NewMajority 11 759 22 4 3 5Turnout 52 616 64 2 14 0Labour hold Swing 1 7Elections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Exeter 21 22 23 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Bradshaw 29 398 47 5 11 3Conservative Adrian Rogers 17 693 28 6 13 5Liberal Democrats Dennis Brewer 11 148 18 0 1 4Liberal David Morrish 2 062 3 3 1 5Green Paul Edwards 643 1 0 0 2UKIP Corrine Haynes 638 1 0 NewPensioners James Meakin 282 0 5 NewMajority 11 705 18 9 N ATurnout 61 864 78 2 2 3Labour gain from Conservative Swing 12 5General election 1992 Exeter 24 25 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 25 543 41 1 3 3Labour John N Lloyd 22 498 36 2 13 7Liberal Democrats Graham J Oakes 12 059 19 4 12 4Liberal Alison C Micklem 1 119 1 8 NewGreen Tim J R Brenan 764 1 2 0 2Natural Law Michael J Turnbull 98 0 2 NewMajority 3 045 4 9 7 7Turnout 62 081 80 5 0 1Conservative hold Swing 8 5Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Exeter 26 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 26 922 44 4 2 1SDP Mike Thomas 19 266 31 8 2 5Labour John Vincent 13 643 22 5 0 3Green Raymond Vail 597 1 0 0 4L A P P Nigel Byles 209 0 3 NewMajority 7 656 12 6 4 6Turnout 60 637 80 6 2 6Conservative hold Swing 2 3General election 1983 Exeter 27 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 26 660 46 5 1 9SDP Stuart Mennell 16 780 29 3 13 7Labour Richard Evans 13 088 22 8 11 3Ecology Peter Frings 779 1 4 0 5Majority 9 880 17 2 2 9Turnout 57 307 78 0 3 6Conservative hold Swing 7 8Elections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 27 173 48 4 7 7Labour G W Hobbs 19 146 34 1 2 3Liberal H Marsh 8 756 15 6 7 3Ecology Peter Frings 1 053 1 9 NewMajority 8 027 14 3 1 0Turnout 56 128 81 6 1 3Conservative hold Swing 5 0General election October 1974 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 21 970 40 7 0 6Labour F Keith Taylor 19 622 36 4 5 2Liberal David John Morrish 12 342 22 9 5 9Majority 2 348 4 3 4 6Turnout 53 934 80 3 5 0Conservative hold Swing 2 9General election February 1974 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 22 762 40 1 5 7Labour G Powell 17 686 31 2 9 6Liberal David John Morrish 16 322 28 8 15 2Majority 5 076 8 9 6 3Turnout 56 770 85 3 4 2Conservative hold Swing 7 7General election 1970 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hannam 21 680 45 0 4 2Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 20 409 42 4 6 2Liberal David John Morrish 6 672 13 6 2 9Majority 1 271 2 6 N ATurnout 48 761 81 1 2 5Conservative gain from Labour Swing 5 2Elections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 22 199 28 48 6 10 3Conservative Rolf Dudley Williams 18 613 40 8 0 6Liberal Ronald Cuthbert Thompson 4 869 10 7 9 6Majority 3 586 7 85 N ATurnout 45 681 83 63 3 3Labour gain from Conservative Swing 5 49General election 1964 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rolf Dudley Williams 18 035 41 4 7 3Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 16 673 38 3 2 4Liberal Ronald Cuthbert Thompson 8 815 20 3 4 9Majority 1 362 3 1 9 7Turnout 43 523 80 3 1 7Conservative hold Swing 4 8Elections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rolf Dudley Williams 21 579 48 7 7 6Labour Albert John Rogers 15 918 35 9 7 8Liberal Gordon Taylor 6 852 15 5 NewMajority 5 661 12 8 0 2Turnout 44 349 82 0 2 7Conservative hold Swing 0 1General election 1955 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rolf Dudley Williams 24 147 56 28 5 48Labour Leslie Merrion 18 759 43 72 3 08Majority 5 388 12 56 2 41Turnout 42 906 79 31Conservative hold Swing 1 20General election 1951 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rolf Dudley Williams 23 218 50 80 2 72Labour Edward Bishop 18 576 40 65 5 83Liberal Ellen E Tinkham 3 908 8 55 NewMajority 4 642 10 15 3 11Turnout 45 702 84 13Conservative hold Swing 1 56General election 1950 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Maude 24 339 53 52Labour Tom Horabin 21 135 46 48Majority 3 204 7 04Turnout 45 474 86 00Conservative hold SwingElection in the 1940s Edit General election 1945 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Maude 16 420 43 34 17 44Labour Reginald J Travess 15 245 40 24 1 02Liberal Freda Evelyn Griffith Morgan 6 220 16 42 NewMajority 1 175 3 10Turnout 37 885 74 46Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1930s Edit 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 29 Liberal Henry Gebhardt British Union Rafe Temple CottonGeneral election 1935 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Reed 21 192 60 78 5 59Labour John Stafford Cripps 13 674 39 22 17 65Majority 7 518 21 56Turnout 34 866 75 86Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1931 Exeter Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Reed 20 360 55 19 32 49Liberal Eleanor Acland 8 571 23 23 NewLabour James Viner Delahaye 7 958 21 57 6 23Majority 11 789 31 96Turnout 36 889 84 77Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1920s Edit General election 1929 Exeter 30 Party Candidate Votes Ind Unionist Robert Newman 16 642 49 5 8 0Labour J Lloyd Jones 9 361 27 8 2 6Unionist Geoffrey Dorling Roberts 7 622 22 7 34 8Majority 7 281 21 7 N ATurnout 33 625 81 9 0 2Ind Unionist gain from Unionist Swing N AGeneral election 1924 Exeter 30 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Robert Newman 14 522 57 5 10 2Labour A J Penny 6 359 25 2 7 1Liberal Thomas Fairchild Day 4 359 17 3 NewMajority 8 163 32 3 3 1Turnout 25 240 82 1 9 5Unionist hold Swing 1 5General election 1923 Exeter 30 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Robert Newman 14 908 67 7 11 0Labour Lothian Small 7 123 32 3 NewMajority 7 785 35 4 22 0Turnout 22 031 72 6 13 0Unionist hold Swing N A Leonard Costello General election 1922 Exeter 30 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Robert Newman 14 326 56 7 2 0Liberal Leonard Costello 10 920 43 3 2 0Majority 3 406 13 4 4 0Turnout 25 246 85 6 17 4Unionist hold Swing 2 0Election results 1885 1918 EditElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1885 Exeter 31 32 33 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Northcote 3 315 51 9 10 9Liberal Edward Johnson 3 074 48 1 10 9Majority 241 3 8 N ATurnout 6 389 91 8 15 3 est Registered electors 6 963Conservative win new seat General election 1886 Exeter 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Northcote 3 222 52 8 0 9Liberal Edward Johnson 2 879 47 2 0 9Majority 343 5 6 1 8Turnout 6 101 87 6 4 2Registered electors 6 963Conservative hold Swing 0 9Elections in the 1890s Edit General election 1892 Exeter 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Northcote 3 884 53 8 1 0Liberal Albert Dunn 3 329 46 2 1 0Majority 555 7 6 2 0Turnout 7 213 90 5 2 9Registered electors 7 972Conservative hold Swing 1 0General election 1895 Exeter 31 32 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Northcote 3 857 53 4 0 4Liberal Adam Spencer Hogg 3 363 46 6 0 4Majority 494 6 8 0 8Turnout 7 220 88 1 2 4Registered electors 8 198Conservative hold Swing 0 41899 Exeter by election 31 32 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edgar Vincent 4 030 54 5 1 1Liberal Allan Bright 3 371 45 5 1 1Majority 659 9 0 2 2Turnout 7 401 86 1 2 0Registered electors 8 595Conservative hold Swing 0 7Elections in the 1900s Edit General election 1900 Exeter 31 32 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edgar Vincent 4 001 54 1 0 7Liberal Allan Bright 3 388 45 9 0 7Majority 613 8 2 1 4Turnout 7 389 84 9 3 2Registered electors 8 708Conservative hold Swing 0 7 Kekewich General election 1906 Exeter 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Kekewich 4 469 50 5 4 6Conservative Edgar Vincent 4 384 49 5 4 6Majority 85 1 0 N ATurnout 8 853 92 5 7 6Registered electors 9 567Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 4 6Elections in the 1910s Edit General election January 1910 Exeter 31 35 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Duke 4 902 50 1 0 6Liberal Harold St Maur 4 876 49 9 0 6Majority 26 0 2 N ATurnout 9 778 94 2 1 7Registered electors 10 383Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 0 6 St Maur General election December 1910 Exeter 31 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Duke 4 777 50 0 0 1Liberal Harold St Maur 4 776 50 0 0 1Majority 1 0 0 0 2Turnout 9 553 92 0 2 2Registered electors 10 383Conservative hold Swing 0 1Upon petition this election was subject to a recount due to the closeness of the results On the first count St Maur led with 4 786 votes to Duke s 4 782 On a second count St Maur again led with 4 782 votes to Duke s 4 778 Closer scrutiny led to the above count allowing Duke to retain the seat General Election 1914 15 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Unionist Henry Duke Liberal Duke is appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland prompting a by election By election 1916 Exeter 31 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Henry Duke UnopposedUnionist holdDuke is appointed Lord Justice of Appeal and resigns prompting a by election By election 1918 Exeter 31 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Robert Newman UnopposedUnionist holdGeneral election 1918 Exeter 30 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Robert Newman 12 524 58 7 8 7Liberal Leonard Costello 8 806 41 3 8 7Majority 3 718 17 4 17 4Turnout 21 330 68 2 23 8Unionist hold Swing 8 7C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Election results 1868 1880 EditElections in the 1860s Edit General election 1865 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Courtenay UnopposedLiberal John Coleridge UnopposedRegistered electors 3 088Conservative holdLiberal holdGeneral election 1868 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Coleridge 2 317 25 8 N ALiberal Edgar Alfred Bowring 2 247 25 0 N AConservative John Burgess Karslake 2 218 24 7 N AConservative Arthur Mills 2 206 24 5 N AMajority 29 0 3 N ATurnout 4 494 est 73 0 est N ARegistered electors 6 156Liberal hold SwingLiberal gain from Conservative SwingColeridge was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales requiring a by election By election 21 December 1868 Exeter 1 seat 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Coleridge UnopposedLiberal holdElections in the 1870s Edit Coleridge resigned after being appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas By election 11 Dec 1873 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Mills 2 346 53 7 4 5Liberal Edward Watkin 37 2 025 46 3 4 5Majority 321 7 4 N ATurnout 4 371 70 4 2 6Registered electors 6 206Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 4 5General election 1874 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Mills 2 523 27 5 3 0Conservative John George Johnson 2 330 25 4 0 7Liberal Edgar Alfred Bowring 2 264 24 7 0 3Liberal Edward Johnson 2 053 22 4 3 4Majority 66 0 7 N ATurnout 4 585 est 72 4 est 0 6Registered electors 6 337Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 1 7Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 1Elections in the 1880s Edit General election 1880 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edward Johnson 3 038 37 2 9 9Conservative Henry Northcote 2 590 31 7 6 3Conservative Arthur Mills 2 545 31 1 3 6Majority 448 5 5 N ATurnout 5 628 est 76 5 est 4 1Registered electors 7 361Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 5 6Conservative hold Swing 4 0Election results 1832 1868 EditElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1832 Exeter 2 seats 36 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Wentworth Buller 1 615 43 4 1 4Radical Edward Divett 1 121 30 1 7 5Tory William Webb Follett 985 26 5 6 1Turnout 2 055 69 6 c 0 4Registered electors 2 952Majority 494 13 3 1 1Whig hold Swing 2 2Majority 136 3 6 N ARadical gain from Tory Swing 5 3General election 1835 Exeter 2 seats 36 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Webb Follett 1 425 39 3 12 8Radical Edward Divett 1 176 32 4 2 3Whig James Wentworth Buller 1 029 28 3 15 1Turnout 2 242 69 2 0 4Registered electors 3 239Majority 249 6 9 N AConservative gain from Whig Swing 10 2Majority 147 4 1 0 5Radical hold Swing 4 9General election 1837 Exeter 2 seats 36 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Webb Follett UnopposedRadical Edward Divett UnopposedRegistered electors 3 488Conservative holdRadical holdElections in the 1840s Edit General election 1841 Exeter 2 seats 36 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Webb Follett 1 302 36 0 N ARadical Edward Divett 1 192 33 0 N AConservative Algernon Percy 1 119 31 0 N ATurnout 2 302 62 2 N ARegistered electors 3 698Majority 110 3 0 N AConservative hold Swing N AMajority 73 2 0 N ARadical hold Swing N AFollett was appointed Solicitor General of England and Wales requiring a by election By election 13 September 1841 Exeter 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Webb Follett UnopposedConservative holdFollett was appointed Attorney General of England and Wales requiring a by election By election 20 April 1844 Exeter 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Webb Follett 1 293 71 0 4 0Whig John Briggs 38 529 29 0 4 0Majority 764 42 0 39 0Turnout 1 822 48 9 13 3Registered electors 3 728Conservative hold Swing 4 0Follett s death caused a by election By election 7 July 1845 Exeter 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Duckworth 1 258 68 1 1 1Whig John Briggs 588 31 9 1 1Majority 670 36 2 33 2Turnout 1 846 49 5 12 7Registered electors 3 728Conservative hold Swing 1 1General election 1847 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Duckworth UnopposedRadical Edward Divett UnopposedRegistered electors 3 798Conservative holdRadical holdElections in the 1850s Edit General election 1852 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Duckworth 1 210 34 5 N ARadical Edward Divett 1 191 33 9 N AConservative George Buck 39 1 111 31 6 N ATurnout 2 352 est 94 0 est N ARegistered electors 2 501Majority 19 0 6 N AConservative hold Swing N AMajority 80 2 3 N ARadical hold Swing N AGeneral election 1857 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Gard UnopposedRadical Edward Divett UnopposedRegistered electors 3 162Conservative holdRadical holdGeneral election 1859 Exeter 2 seats 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Gard UnopposedLiberal Edward Divett UnopposedRegistered electors 3 216Conservative holdLiberal holdElections in the 1860s Edit Divett s death caused a by election By election 4 August 1864 Exeter 1 seat 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Courtenay 1 096 50 6 N ALiberal John Coleridge 1 070 49 4 N AMajority 26 1 2 N ATurnout 2 166 84 5 N ARegistered electors 2 564Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N AElections before 1832 EditGeneral election 1831 Exeter 2 seats 9 40 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Wentworth Buller 753 44 8Tory Lewis William Buck 548 32 6Radical Edward Divett 379 22 6Turnout 910 c 70 0Registered electors c 1 300Majority 205 12 2Whig holdMajority 169 10 0Tory holdGeneral election 1830 Exeter 2 seats 9 40 Party Candidate Votes Tory Lewis William Buck UnopposedWhig James Wentworth Buller UnopposedTory holdWhig gain from TorySee also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in DevonNotes Edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies Exeter elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References Edit Electoral statistics for the UK Office for National Statistics 2018 Electorate Figures Office for National Statistics 1 December 2018 Archived from the original on 6 November 2010 Retrieved 28 April 2019 UK Polling Report Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon Plymouth and Torbay Boundary Commission for England 24 November 2004 Archived from the original on 2 November 2009 Retrieved 25 April 2010 a b c d PRESCOTT John c 1327 1412 of Prescott Rake 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