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Exmouth & Exeter East

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing East Devon.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 0.2%. Covers Exmouth, Exeter and Budleigh Salterton. Population 102,360. Recorded crime is 42% below the national average.

A significant piece of news about David Reed dominated coverage in late March 2026: reports that he had been appointed Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe, a full-time diplomatic post that would take him away from his Exmouth and Exeter East constituency entirely. That appointment has cast a shadow over an otherwise active local record. In Westminster, Reed has been a consistent opposition voice during recent Lords ping-pong battles, voting to retain Lords amendments on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, the Pension Schemes Bill, and the Crime and Policing Bill -- including acting as a teller against the government's attempt to remove an amendment on fly-tipping enforcement, an issue with obvious relevance to rural Devon.

Reed's parliamentary participation sits at 61%, below the Commons average, and he has not broken with Conservative whip once across 299 votes -- a 100% party-line record. His stance profile reflects orthodox Conservative priorities: strongly pro-business (88%), tough on crime (84%), and low on workers' rights (11%) and progressive taxation (3%). He is notably more open to Lords scrutiny than most Conservative colleagues, and marginally more sympathetic to criminal justice reform. His 211 contributions across 110 debates skew heavily toward defence and economy, with his committee memberships on the International Development Committee and the Armed Forces Bill Committee shaping much of that focus.

299
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
80.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Reed’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.312 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Reed has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
76
Economy
60
Crime & Policing
42
Education
30
Employment
24
Constitution and Democracy
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.15 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BroadclystEleanor Rylance689Liberal
BroadclystPaula Mary Fernley700Green Pa
BroadclystSarah Louise Chamberlain711Liberal
Budleigh RaleighCharlotte Fitzgerald1,174Independ
Budleigh RaleighHenry Riddell1,086Conserva
Budleigh RaleighMelanie Martin1,076Independ
Clyst ValleyMike Howe361Independ
CranbrookKevin Arthur John Blakey521Independ
CranbrookKim Bloxham614Independ
CranbrookSam Hawkins458Independ
Exe ValleyJamie Kemp475Liberal
Exmouth BrixingtonAurora E Bailey586Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
102,360
Electorate 79,983 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
43
32 primary · 4 secondary
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