Exmouth and Exeter East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
David Reed (Conservative) is the MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. David Reed took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 14,728 votes (28.7%), ahead of Helen Dallimore (Labour) on 14,607. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.2% (51,316 of 79,983); the winning margin was 121 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.5 points. The economically inactive share was 17.4%.
Exmouth and Exeter East had an estimated population of 109,223 in mid-2024, against 85,180 in 2014 (ONS). 25,886 were aged 65 or over and 19,404 were under 16.
3,931 children in Exmouth and Exeter East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 20.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 13.2% in 2024/25, from 11.9% in 2021/22.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £41,007 for jobs in Exmouth and Exeter East and £40,121 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £39,451. The residents' figure ranks 224th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Exmouth and Exeter East sold for a median £325,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 30% on £249,950 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £350,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 221st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,468 recorded sales.
4,975 business sites were registered in Exmouth and Exeter East in March 2026 (4,930 a year before), and employed 63,000 people in 2024.
1,295 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,205.
Census 2021: 42,783 households, 407.7 people per square kilometre, 29.6% of workers based at home, 28.2% of adults retired.
MP
David Reed, Conservative
- MP for Exmouth and Exeter East since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by David Reed on this site
In Parliament
What David Reed said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 264 spoken contributions by David Reed since 4 July 2024.
Will the Minister touch on the points that I raised about deferred mail? There should be more transparency over the economy service that Royal Mail offers.
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My hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. If we look at those numbers again—losses of £400 million three years ago and then £200 million, followed by a £14 million profit—they show that Royal Mail is baking the fines into its operating model and cutting away more and more …
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Access to NHS dentistry is a major problem in my constituency, with 86% of the respondents to my dentistry survey being unable to access one.
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8. What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentists.
I was pleased to see the Defence Readiness and Industry Minister welcoming HMS Protector home to Devonport, although judging by the three tugboats, I suspect she was rather less enthusiastic about the reunion than he was.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Reed | Conservative | 14,728 | 28.7% | −21.1 |
| Helen Dallimore | Labour | 14,607 | 28.5% | +17.9 |
| Paul Arnott | Liberal Democrat | 11,387 | 22.2% | +19.2 |
| Garry Sutherland | Reform UK | 7,085 | 13.8% | +13.5 |
| Olly Davey | Green Party | 2,331 | 4.5% | +2.8 |
| Daniel Wilson | Independent | 590 | 1.1% | |
| Peter Faithfull | Independent | 454 | 0.9% | |
| Mark Baldwin | Climate Party | 134 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con 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 | Conservative 28.7% | Labour 28.5% | 121 | 64.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.8% | Independent 34.1% | 8,809 | 74.9% |
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
Exmouth and Exeter East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- East Devon E07000040
- Exeter E07000041
Who has power over Exmouth and Exeter East
Every body that makes decisions for Exmouth and Exeter East, 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 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
- Exmouth and Exeter East this page: David Reed (Conservative) 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 Exmouth and Exeter East?
UK Parliament lists David Reed, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Exmouth and Exeter East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Exmouth and Exeter East?
David Reed (Conservative) won with 14,728 votes, a majority of 121, on a turnout of 64.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Exmouth and Exeter East?
2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,295 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Exmouth and Exeter East?
The median price paid was £325,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Exmouth and Exeter East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £40,121 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Exmouth and Exeter East live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,931 (20.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Exmouth and Exeter East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 109,223 residents.
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.