Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:UK constituency infobox Exeter is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the city of Exeter in Devon. It has a high student population centred around the University of Exeter but is otherwise fairly affluent and middle-class.

Members of Parliament

• 1997 — present: Ben Bradshaw, Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Exeter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Bradshaw	22,619	41.1	−8.7
	Conservative	Peter Cox	14,954	27.2	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Underwood	11,340	20.6	+8.2
	Liberal	Margaret Danks	2,214	4.0	−0.9
	Green	Tim Brenan	1,896	3.4	+1.0
	UKIP	Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker	1,854	3.4	+1.3
	Independent	John Stuart	191	0.3	+0.3
Majority			7,665	13.9
Turnout			55,068	64.8	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

General Election 2001: Exeter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Bradshaw	26,194	49.8	+2.3
	Conservative	Anne Jobson	14,435	27.4	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Copus	6,512	12.4	−5.6
	Liberal	David Morrish	2,596	4.9	+1.6
	Green	Paul Edwards	1,240	2.4	+1.3
	UKIP	John Stuart	1,109	2.1	+1.1
	Socialist Alliance	Francis Choules	530	1.0	N/A
Majority			11,759	22.4
Turnout			52,616	64.2	−13.7
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon