Exeter Sir John Hannam (Retiring) 17,693 29,398 11,148 0 3,625 Exeter 25,693 22,629 12,129 0 1,993 Conservative Exeter is Devon's oldest city as well as its county town. It is almost exactly the ideal size to form a parliamentary seat on its own, and there have been no boundary changes since 1974. Labour have only won the seat once, in 1966, but in 1992 Labour's vote increased by 13.7 per cent as the Centre vote collapsed. Exeter was one of those places in which the Alliance votes had been essentially SDP, and the Liberal Democrats were unable to maintain the support they had gained in 1987, dropping into third place in 1992. Exeter is likely to see one of the more vibrant general election campaigns. The Conservatives have selected Dr Adrian Rogers, the director of the moralistic Conservative Family Institute. Labour, having lost one candidate because of his alleged involvement in violent activities in South Africa (several decades ago) have now chosen a gay successor. The battle in Exeter could be well worth watching.

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