Exeter: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Exeter is represented in the House of Commons by Steve Race (Labour). The 2024 count gave Steve Race (Labour) 18,225 votes and Tessa Tucker (Conservative) 6,288, a majority of 11,937. 40,195 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 67,840, 59.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Exeter had median pay of £34,209 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,564. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,942. The residents' figure ranks 98th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
74.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). 23.0% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 105,975; the estimate for 2014 was 96,383. There were more residents aged 65 and over (16,566) than children under 16 (13,634).
DWP figures count 3,073 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 14.7% in 2021/22 to 17.3% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £280,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £200,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £290,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 287th lowest of 575 constituencies. 972 sales were registered in the period, against 1,273 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,690 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.2%. That is up from 1,615 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Exeter accounted for 68,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,420 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 40,290 households, 3,007.2 people per square kilometre, 30.6% of workers based at home, 17.3% of adults retired.
MP
Steve Race, Labour
- MP for Exeter since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Steve Race on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Steve Race's latest words in Parliament, from 16 July 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 172 spoken contributions by Steve Race since 4 July 2024.
I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am very proud patron of Exeter’s local homelessness charity, St Petrock’s. I was very grateful for the opportunity to join the Minister this morning at the No.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I join the House in expressing my sympathies to the family of Ann Widdecombe, as a fellow Devon resident. The number of antisemitic and other hate crimes has risen in recent years.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. In my Exeter constituency, we were heavily reliant on exports to the EU. Many businesses have simply stopped exporting or shut up shop completely. English language schools have also really struggled.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
One of the policy goals of LGR is to encourage economically important cities like Exeter to better play their role in generating jobs, growth, housing and better place-based services.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I welcome the four-unitary model for Devon, as I think it best serves the interests of everyone across Devon. This has been a long time in the making for Exeter. It has been increasingly unsustainable to retain Exeter—an economic driver of the region—as a district council.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Race | Labour | 18,225 | 45.3% | −9.5 |
| Tessa Tucker | Conservative | 6,288 | 15.6% | −16.4 |
| Andrew Bell | Green Party | 5,907 | 14.7% | +5.4 |
| Lee Bunker | Reform UK | 4,914 | 12.2% | +9.6 |
| Will Aczel | Liberal Democrat | 4,201 | 10.5% | +10.4 |
| Wiliam Poulter | Independent | 466 | 1.2% | |
| Robert Spain | Independent | 194 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 45.3% | Conservative 15.6% | 11,937 | 59.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 54.8% | Conservative 32.1% | 10,988 | 67.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Exeter lies within Exeter.
- Exeter E07000041
Who has power over Exeter
Every body that makes decisions for Exeter, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Devon County Council county council
- Devon and Torbay Combined Authority combined authority
- Devon and Cornwall Police police force
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- South West in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Exeter this page: Steve Race (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Exeter?
Steve Race (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Exeter?
The House of Commons Library records 18,225 votes for Steve Race of Labour and a majority of 11,937; 59.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Exeter?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,690, 2.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Exeter?
£280,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Exeter?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,209 (April 2025).
How many children in Exeter live in low income families?
3,073 children under 16, 22.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Exeter?
105,975 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.