Exeter

Borough constituency
Exeter shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created:	1295
MP:	Ben Bradshaw
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Devon
EP constituency:	South West England

Exeter is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links ExeterConstituency. ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Devon Categories: GFDL images ... Jump to: navigation, search Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search Events Mongol leader Ghazan Khan is converted to Islam, ending a line of Tantric Buddhist leaders. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born August 30, 1960, London) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter (since May 1997), as well as Minister for Recycling (promoted following the 2005 election after serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. ... Jump to: navigation, search Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Boundaries

The constituency covers the city of Exeter in Devon. It has a high student population centred around the University of Exeter but is otherwise fairly affluent and middle-class. Jump to: navigation, search The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50° 43′ 25″ N, 3° 31′ 39″ W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Jump to: navigation, search Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The University of Exeter is the principal University in the English city of Exeter, in Devon. ...

Members of Parliament

• 1945 — 1951: JC Maude, Conservative
• 1951 — 1966: Dudley Williams, Conservative
• 1966 — 1970: Gwyneth Dunwoody, Labour
• 1970 — 1997: Sir John Hannam, Conservative
• 1997 — present: Ben Bradshaw, Labour

Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (born in Fulham, London on 12 December 1930), is the longest-serving woman Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, having been the Labour Party MP for Exeter between 1966 and 1970, then MP for Crewe from February 1974 to 1983 then following boundary changes, for the Crewe... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born August 30, 1960, London) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter (since May 1997), as well as Minister for Recycling (promoted following the 2005 election after serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Election results

The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born August 30, 1960, London) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter (since May 1997), as well as Minister for Recycling (promoted following the 2005 election after serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born August 30, 1960, London) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter (since May 1997), as well as Minister for Recycling (promoted following the 2005 election after serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon