| East Devon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EastDevon2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of East Devon in Devon for the 2010 general election | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandDevon.svg) Location of Devon within England | |
| County | Devon |
| Electorate | 72,406 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Exmouth and Sidmouth |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Honiton |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | South Devon |
| Replaced by | Ashburton Honiton Torquay |
East Devon was a UK parliamentary constituency[n 1], represented most recently in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Simon Jupp of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
A report by the Electoral Reform Society found the seat (and its precursors) had been held by the Conservative Party since 1835, meaning it had been held for 186 years, the longest held seat by one party anywhere in the country.[2]
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies abolished the constituency with the majority of the electorate, including Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, being absorbed into Exmouth and Exeter East, which was first contested at the 2024 general election. Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary were transferred to the new seat of Honiton and Sidmouth.[3][4]
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Walker, Peter (2 December 2019). "14m UK voters live in areas held by same party since second world war". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Reporter, Local Democracy (24 July 2023). "East Devon MPs go head-to-head for new Honiton & Sidmouth seat". East Devon News. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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