Election 97

Devon East


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Sir Peter Emery
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 22,797 (43.4%)
Labour 97 9,292 (17.7%)
LibDem 97 15,308 (29.1%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 5,153 ( 9.8%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 69,094
Turnout 97 52,550 (76.1%)



1992 MP Sir Peter Emery
Old constituency name Honiton
Majority 92 13,993 (25.4%)
Conservative 92 28,895 (52.5%)
Labour 92 6,685 (12.2%)
LibDem 92 14,902 (27.1%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 4,513 ( 8.2%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 68,036
Turnout 92 54,995 (80.8%)
Devon East



Tory change -9.2%
Labour change +5.5%
Lib Dem change +2.0%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +1.6%
Electorate change +1.6%
Turnout Change -4.8%
Robert Waller wrote

The residential resort towns of Exmouth, Sidmouth, Seaton and Budleigh Salterton give Devon East one of the most elderly electorates in the country and one of the Conservatives' safer seats in the South West of England. The Liberal Democrats do not make as great an impact here as in some other parts of the region, and merely achieve a respectable second place, some distance behind the Tories, who can view this as a safe seat.


Super Profiles

798 1.93 9.03 21
11,793 28.47 11.17 255
2,356 5.69 11.25 51
4,280 10.33 14.70 70
346 0.84 10.45 8
1,029 2.48 2.81 88
13,899 33.55 8.01 419
6,455 15.58 15.25 102
191 0.46 7.13 6
0 0.00 10.17 0