Exmouth and Exeter East

Exmouth and Exeter East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election and is currently represented by David Reed of the Conservative Party.
The constituency name refers to the seaside Devon town of Exmouth and the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter.

Constituency profile

The Exmouth and Exeter East constituency is located in Devon. It covers the eastern suburbs of the city of Exeter and the towns of Exmouth, Cranbrook and Budleigh Salterton. Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton are popular seaside resort towns, and Cranbrook is a new town which began development in 2011 and continues to grow. The constituency contains the headquarters of the Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. The office is located in Pinhoe and is an important local employer. The constituency has low levels of deprivation and house prices are above the national average.
In general, residents of the constituency are older and have average levels of education, income and professional employment compared to the rest of the country. White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats, with some Conservatives elected in Exmouth, Labour Party and Reform UK councillors in the Exeter suburbs and Greens around Cranbrook. An estimated 53% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, similar to the nationwide figure.

The constituency was created in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following wards:

The District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Budleigh & Raleigh, Clyst Valley, Cranbrook, Exe Valley, Exmouth Brixington, Exmouth Halsdon, Exmouth Littleham, Exmouth Town, Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh, Whimple & Rockbeare, and Woodbury & Lympstone.
The City of Exeter wards of Pinhoe, St Loyes, and Topsham.

It comprises the following:

Approximately three quarters of the abolished East Devon constituency, including the towns of Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exmouth and Topsham, and the surrounding rural areas
The City of Exeter suburb of Pinhoe from Exeter
The Exe Valley ward from Central Devon.