# Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)

Exeter (/ˈɛksɪtər/ EK-sit-ər) is a constituency composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Steve Race of the Labour Party.

## History

The constituency existed continuously as a parliamentary borough/borough constituency, electing two MPs from 1295 (the Model Parliament) until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one MP by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
The constituency has had a history of representatives from 1900 of Conservative, Liberal Party, Independent and Labour representation. Since 1997, it has been held by the Labour Party, which currently has a majority of over 10,000, suggesting this is a safe seat for the party.

## Constituency profile

The constituency covers the majority of the city, including the University and the Met Office which are significant employers. As of 2022, median gross weekly in pay for full-time workers is below the figure for Great Britain as a whole but above that for South West England. Median hourly pay, however, is below that for both the region and for Great Britain. There are a large number of students for a small city.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Exeter.
1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–2010: The City of Exeter.
2010–2024: The City of Exeter wards of Alphington, Cowick, Duryard, Exwick, Heavitree, Mincinglake, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Pinhoe, Polsloe, Priory, St David's, St James, St Leonard's, St Thomas, and Whipton and Barton.
2024–present: The following wards of the City of Exeter (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* Alphington, Duryard & St James, Exwick, Heavitree, Mincinglake & Whipton, Newtown & St Leonard's, Pennsylvania, Priory, St David's, and St Thomas.
The constituency currently covers most of the city of Exeter in Devon. It covered the entire city until 2010, when, under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which increased the number of seats in the county from 11 to 12, two wards of the City of Exeter (St Loyes and Topsham) were transferred to the neighbouring East Devon constituency.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies concluded that the electoral wards of Pinhoe, St Loyes and Topsham (which incorporates part of the Countess Wear area) would be included in the new constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1295–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1351 | John Prescott |
| 1353 | John Prescott |
| 1365 | John Prescott |
| 1368 | John Prescott |
| 1386 | John Grey | Richard Bosom |
| 1388 (Feb) | Peter Hadley | Thomas Raymond |
| 1388 (Sep) | Peter Hadley | Adam Creedy |
| 1390 (Jan) | Adam Golde | William Frye |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | John Grey | William Frye |
| 1393 | John Grey | Robert Cobbley |
| 1394 | John Grey | Richard Bosom |
| 1395 | John Grey | William Wilford |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Grey | William Wilford |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Frye | William Wilford |
| 1399 | Roger Golde | Robert Cobbley |
| 1401 | Adam Scut | John Coscombe |
| 1402 | Roger Golde | William Morehay |
| 1404 (Jan) | William Wilford | Thomas Raymond |
| 1404 (Oct) | John Nywaman | John Lake |
| 1406 | Roger Golde | William Dimmock |
| 1407 | Nicholas Clerk | William Morehay |
| 1410 | Richard Raymond | John Shaplegh I |
| 1411 | William Wilford | John Lake |
| 1413 (Feb) | Thomas Eston | Peter Sturt |
| 1413 (May) | Richard Bosom | John Pollow |
| 1414 (Apr) | John Wilford | John Shaplegh II |
| 1414 (Nov) | Roger Golde | John Wilford |
| 1415 | Richard Crese | John Pollow |
| 1416 (Mar) | Roger Golde | Robert Vessy |
| 1416 (Oct) | Roger Golde | John Pollow |
| 1417 | John Shaplegh II | Thomas Cook |
| 1419 | John Shaplegh II | John Pollow |
| 1420 | John Shaplegh II | Richard Crese |
| 1421 (May) | John Cutler alias Carwithan | Roger Shillingford |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Shaplegh II | John Shillingford |
| 1510 | Thomas Andrew | John Orenge |
| 1512 | Richard Hewet | John Simon |
| 1515 | Richard Hewet | John Simon |
| 1523 | John Noseworthy | John Bridgeman |
| 1529 | Henry Hamlin | John Blackaller, replaced 1534 by Robert Hooker alias Vowell |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | John Hull | William Hurst |
| 1542 | Thomas Spurway | William Hurst |
| 1543 | Gilbert Kirk replaced Spurway and John Pasmore replaced Hurst | Gilbert Kirk replaced Spurway and John Pasmore replaced Hurst |
| 1543 | (substitution reversed) Thomas Spurway replaced Kirk, William Hurst replaced Pasmore | (substitution reversed) Thomas Spurway replaced Kirk, William Hurst replaced Pasmore |
| 1545 | John Grenville | William Hurst |
| 1547 | John Hull, died and replaced 1549 by Thomas Prestwood | Griffith Ameredith |
| 1553 (Mar) | Robert Weston | Richard Hart |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Ridgeway | Richard Hart |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Ridgeway | Richard Hart |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Grenville | John Petre |
| 1555 | Sir John Pollard | Edmund Sture |
| 1558 | John Grenville | Walter Staplehill |
| 1558–9 | Sir John Pollard | Richard Prestwood |
| 1562–3 | Thomas Williams, died and replaced 1566 by Sir Peter Carew | Geoffrey Tothill |
| 1571 | Geoffrey Tothill | John Vowell alias Hooker |
| 1572 | Geoffrey Tothill, died and replaced 1576 by Edward Ameredith | Simon Knight |
| 1584 | Thomas Bruarton | Richard Prowse |
| 1586 | Edward Drew | John Vowell alias Hooker |
| 1588 | Edward Drew | John Peryam |
| 1593 | John Hele | John Peryam |
| 1597 | John Hele | William Martin |
| 1601 | John Hele | John Howell |
| 1604 | George Smith | John Prowse |
| 1614 | John Prowse | Thomas Martyn |
| 1621–1622 | John Prowse | Ignatius Jordain |
| 1624 | John Prowse | Nicholas Duck |
| 1625 | Ignatius Jordain | Nicholas Duck |
| 1626 | Ignatius Jordain | John Hayne |
| 1628–1629 | Ignatius Jordain | John Lynn |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| Apr 1640 | Robert Walker | Simon Snow in place of Jacob Tucker |
| Nov 1640 | Robert Walker disabled 1643 | Simon Snow |
| 1645 | Simon Snow secluded in Pride's Purge | Samuel Clark |
| 1648 | Samuel Clark | (one seat only) |
| 1653 | Exeter not represented in the Barebones Parliament | Exeter not represented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | Thomas Bampfield | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1656 | Thomas Bampfield | Thomas Westlake |
| 1659 | Thomas Bampfield | Maj. Thomas Gibbon |

### MPs 1660–1885

Two members
| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | | John Maynard | | | Thomas Bampfield | |
| 1661 | | Sir James Smyth | | | Robert Walker | |
| 1673 | | Sir James Smyth | | | Thomas Walker | |
| 1679 | | William Glyde | | | Malachi Pyne | |
| 1681 | | Sir Thomas Carew | | | Thomas Walker | |
| 1685 | | James Walker | | | Edward Seymour | Tory |
| Jan 1689 | | Sir Henry Pollexfen | | | Edward Seymour | Tory |
| Jun 1689 | | Christopher Bale | | | Edward Seymour | Tory |
| 1695 | | Edward Seyward | | | Sir Joseph Tily | |
| 1698 | | Sir Edward Seymour | Tory | | Sir Bartholomew Shower | |
| 1702 | | Sir Edward Seymour | Tory | | John Snell | Tory |
| Apr 1708 | | John Harris | Whig | | John Snell | Tory |
| May 1708 | | John Harris | Whig | | Nicholas Wood | Tory |
| 1710 | | Sir Coplestone Bampfylde | Tory | | John Snell | Tory |
| 1713 | | John Rolle | | | Francis Drewe | |
| 1715 | | John Bampfylde | | | Francis Drewe | |
| 1722 | | John Rolle | | | Francis Drewe | |
| 1727 | | Samuel Molyneux | | | Francis Drewe | |
| 1728 | | John Belfield | | | Francis Drewe | |
| 1734 | | John King | | | Thomas Balle | |
| 1735 | | Sir Henry Northcote | | | Thomas Balle | |
| 1741 | | Sir Henry Northcote | | | Humphrey Sydenham | |
| 1743 | | Sir Richard Bampfylde, Bt | | | Humphrey Sydenham | |
| 1747 | | John Tuckfield | | | Humphrey Sydenham | |
| 1754 | | John Tuckfield | | | John Rolle Walter | |
| 1767 | | William Spicer | | | John Rolle Walter | |
| 1768 | | John Buller | | | John Rolle Walter | |
| 1774 | | Sir Charles Bampfylde | Whig | | John Rolle Walter | |
| 1776 | | Sir Charles Bampfylde | Whig | | John Baring | |
| 1790 | | James Buller | | | John Baring | |
| 1796 | | Sir Charles Bampfylde | Whig | | John Baring | |
| 1802 | | Sir Charles Bampfylde | Whig | | James Buller | Tory |
| 1812 | | William Courtenay | Tory | | James Buller | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Courtenay | Tory | | Robert Newman | Whig |
| Feb 1826 | | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Tory | | Robert Newman | Whig |
| Jun 1826 | | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Tory | | Lewis William Buck | Tory |
| 1830 | | James Wentworth Buller | Whig | | Lewis William Buck | Tory |
| 1832 | | James Wentworth Buller | Whig | | Edward Divett | Radical |
| 1835 | | Sir William Webb Follett | Conservative | | Edward Divett | Radical |
| 1845 | | Sir John Duckworth, Bt | Conservative | | Edward Divett | Radical |
| 1857 | | Richard Gard | Conservative | | Edward Divett | Radical |
| 1864 | | Richard Gard | Conservative | | Viscount Courtenay | Conservative |
| 1865 | | John Coleridge | Liberal | | Viscount Courtenay | Conservative |
| 1868 | | John Coleridge | Liberal | | Edgar Alfred Bowring | Liberal |
| 1873 | | Arthur Mills | Conservative | | Edgar Alfred Bowring | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Arthur Mills | Conservative | | John George Johnson | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Edward Johnson | Liberal | | Henry Northcote | Conservative |
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Henry Northcote | Conservative |
| 1899 by-election | Sir Edgar Vincent | Conservative |
| 1906 | Sir George Kekewich | Liberal |
| January 1910 | Henry Duke | Conservative |
| December 1910 | Harold St Maur | Liberal |
| 1911 | Henry Duke | Conservative |
| 1918 | Sir Robert Newman | Conservative |
| 1929 | Sir Robert Newman | Independent |
| 1931 | Arthur Reed | Conservative |
| 1945 | John Maude | Conservative |
| 1951 | Sir Rolf Dudley-Williams, Bt | Conservative |
| 1966 | Gwyneth Dunwoody | Labour |
| 1970 | Sir John Hannam | Conservative |
| 1997 | Sir Ben Bradshaw | Labour |
| 2024 | Steve Race | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Race | 18,225 | 45.3 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Tessa Tucker | 6,288 | 15.6 | −16.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 5,907 | 14.7 | +5.4 |
| | Reform UK | Lee Bunker | 4,914 | 12.2 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Aczel | 4,201 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | William Poulter | 466 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robert Spain | 194 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,937 | 29.7 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,195 | 59.2 | −8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,840 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 26,500 | 54.8 |
| | Conservative | 15,512 | 32.1 |
| | Green | 4,516 | 9.3 |
| | Brexit Party | 1,257 | 2.6 |
| | Others | 565 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 8 | <0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,358 | 67.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 71,713 |
General election 2019: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 29,882 | 53.2 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | John Gray | 19,479 | 34.7 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Joe Levy | 4,838 | 8.6 | +6.7 |
| | Brexit Party | Leslie Willis | 1,428 | 2.5 | New |
| | Independent | Daniel Page | 306 | 0.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Duncan Odgers | 259 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,403 | 18.5 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,192 | 68.5 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.8 | |
General election 2017: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 34,336 | 62.0 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | James Taghdissian | 18,219 | 32.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Newcombe | 1,562 | 2.8 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Joe Levy | 1,027 | 1.9 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Jonathan West | 212 | 0.4 | New |
| | Independent | Jonathan Bishop | 67 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,117 | 29.1 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,423 | 71.7 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
General election 2015: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 25,062 | 46.4 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Dom Morris | 17,879 | 33.1 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 5,075 | 9.4 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Diana Moore | 3,491 | 6.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Mason | 2,321 | 4.3 | −16.0 |
| | TUSC | Ed Potts | 190 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,183 | 13.3 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,018 | 70.2 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 2010: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 19,942 | 38.2 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Foster | 17,221 | 33.0 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Oakes | 10,581 | 20.3 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 1,930 | 3.7 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Chris Gale | 1,108 | 2.1 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Paula Black | 792 | 1.5 | −2.3 |
| | BNP | Robert Farmer | 673 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,721 | 5.2 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,247 | 67.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.0 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 22,619 | 41.1 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cox | 14,954 | 27.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Underwood | 11,340 | 20.6 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Danks | 2,214 | 4.0 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Tim Brenan | 1,896 | 3.4 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker | 1,854 | 3.4 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | John Stuart | 191 | 0.3 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,665 | 13.9 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,068 | 64.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
General election 2001: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 26,194 | 49.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Jobson | 14,435 | 27.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Copus | 6,512 | 12.4 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | David Morrish | 2,596 | 4.9 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Paul Edwards | 1,240 | 2.4 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | John Stuart | 1,109 | 2.1 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Francis Choules | 530 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,759 | 22.4 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,616 | 64.2 | −14.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bradshaw | 29,398 | 47.5 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Rogers | 17,693 | 28.6 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Brewer | 11,148 | 18.0 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | David Morrish | 2,062 | 3.3 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Paul Edwards | 643 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Corrine Haynes | 638 | 1.0 | New |
| | Pensioners | James Meakin | 282 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,705 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,864 | 78.2 | −2.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.5 | |
General election 1992: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 25,543 | 41.1 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | John N. Lloyd | 22,498 | 36.2 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham J. Oakes | 12,059 | 19.4 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal | Alison C. Micklem | 1,119 | 1.8 | New |
| | Green | Tim J.R. Brenan | 764 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| | Natural Law | Michael J. Turnbull | 98 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,045 | 4.9 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,081 | 80.5 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 26,922 | 44.4 | −2.1 |
| | SDP | Mike Thomas | 19,266 | 31.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | John Vincent | 13,643 | 22.5 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Raymond Vail | 597 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| | L.A.P.P | Nigel Byles | 209 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,656 | 12.6 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,637 | 80.6 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
General election 1983: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 26,660 | 46.5 | −1.9 |
| | SDP | Stephen Mennell | 16,780 | 29.3 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Evans | 13,088 | 22.8 | −11.3 |
| | Ecology | Peter Frings | 779 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,880 | 17.2 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,307 | 78.0 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 27,173 | 48.4 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | G.W. Hobbs | 19,146 | 34.1 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | H. Marsh | 8,756 | 15.6 | −7.3 |
| | Ecology | Peter Frings | 1,053 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,027 | 14.3 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,128 | 81.6 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
General election October 1974: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 21,970 | 40.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | F Keith Taylor | 19,622 | 36.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | David John Morrish | 12,342 | 22.9 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,348 | 4.3 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,934 | 80.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
General election February 1974: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 22,762 | 40.1 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | G. Powell | 17,686 | 31.2 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal | David John Morrish | 16,322 | 28.8 | +15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,076 | 8.9 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,770 | 85.3 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
General election 1970: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hannam | 21,680 | 45.0 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Dunwoody | 20,409 | 42.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | David John Morrish | 6,672 | 13.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,271 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,761 | 81.1 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Dunwoody | 22,199 | 48.6 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Rolf Dudley-Williams | 18,613 | 40.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Cuthbert Thompson | 4,869 | 10.7 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,586 | 7.85 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,681 | 83.63 | +3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.49 | |
General election 1964: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rolf Dudley-Williams | 18,035 | 41.4 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Dunwoody | 16,673 | 38.3 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Cuthbert Thompson | 8,815 | 20.3 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,362 | 3.1 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,523 | 80.3 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rolf Dudley-Williams | 21,579 | 48.7 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Albert John Rogers | 15,918 | 35.9 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Taylor | 6,852 | 15.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,661 | 12.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,349 | 82.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
General election 1955: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rolf Dudley-Williams | 24,147 | 56.28 | +5.48 |
| | Labour | Leslie Merrion | 18,759 | 43.72 | +3.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,388 | 12.56 | +2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,906 | 79.31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.20 | |
General election 1951: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rolf Dudley-Williams | 23,218 | 50.80 | −2.72 |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 18,576 | 40.65 | −5.83 |
| | Liberal | Ellen E Tinkham | 3,908 | 8.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,642 | 10.15 | +3.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,702 | 84.13 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.56 | |
General election 1950: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Maude | 24,339 | 53.52 |
| | Labour | Tom Horabin | 21,135 | 46.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,204 | 7.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,474 | 86.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Maude | 16,420 | 43.34 | −17.44 |
| | Labour | Reginald J Travess | 15,245 | 40.24 | +1.02 |
| | Liberal | Freda Evelyn Griffith Morgan | 6,220 | 16.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,175 | 3.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,885 | 74.46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Arthur Reed
* Labour: William Robert Robins
* Liberal: Henry Gebhardt
* British Union: Rafe Temple Cotton
General election 1935: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Reed | 21,192 | 60.78 | +5.59 |
| | Labour | John Stafford Cripps | 13,674 | 39.22 | +17.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,518 | 21.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,866 | 75.86 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Reed | 20,360 | 55.19 | +32.49 |
| | Liberal | Eleanor Acland | 8,571 | 23.23 | New |
| | Labour | James Viner Delahaye | 7,958 | 21.57 | −6.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,789 | 31.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,889 | 84.77 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Newman | 16,642 | 49.5 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | J. Lloyd Jones | 9,361 | 27.8 | +2.6 |
| | Unionist | Geoffrey Dorling Roberts | 7,622 | 22.7 | −34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,281 | 21.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,625 | 81.9 | −0.2 |
| | Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Newman | 14,522 | 57.5 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | A J Penny | 6,359 | 25.2 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fairchild Day | 4,359 | 17.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,163 | 32.3 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,240 | 82.1 | +9.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.5 | |
General election 1923: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Newman | 14,908 | 67.7 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Lothian Small | 7,123 | 32.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,785 | 35.4 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,031 | 72.6 | −13.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Newman | 14,326 | 56.7 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Costello | 10,920 | 43.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,406 | 13.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,246 | 85.6 | +17.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −2.0 | |

## Election results 1885–1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Northcote | 3,315 | 51.9 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Johnson | 3,074 | 48.1 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,389 | 91.8 | +15.3 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,963 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Northcote | 3,222 | 52.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Johnson | 2,879 | 47.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 5.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,101 | 87.6 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,963 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Northcote | 3,884 | 53.8 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Albert Dunn | 3,329 | 46.2 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 7.6 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,213 | 90.5 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1895: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Northcote | 3,857 | 53.4 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Adam Spencer Hogg | 3,363 | 46.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 6.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,220 | 88.1 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,198 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
1899 Exeter by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edgar Vincent | 4,030 | 54.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Allan Bright | 3,371 | 45.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 9.0 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,401 | 86.1 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,595 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edgar Vincent | 4,001 | 54.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan Bright | 3,388 | 45.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 8.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,389 | 84.9 | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1906: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Kekewich | 4,469 | 50.5 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Edgar Vincent | 4,384 | 49.5 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,853 | 92.5 | +7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,567 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Duke | 4,902 | 50.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Harold St. Maur | 4,876 | 49.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,778 | 94.2 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,383 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election December 1910: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Duke | 4,777 | 50.0 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold St. Maur | 4,776 | 50.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,553 | 92.0 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
Upon petition, this election was subject to a recount due to the closeness of the results. On the first count, St. Maur led with 4,786 votes to Duke's 4,782. On a second count, St. Maur again led with 4,782 votes to Duke's 4,778. Closer scrutiny led to the above count, allowing Duke to retain the seat.
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Henry Duke
* Liberal:
Duke is appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1916 Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Duke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
Duke is appointed Lord Justice of Appeal and resigns, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1918 Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Newman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1918: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Robert Newman | 12,524 | 58.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Costello | 8,806 | 41.3 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,718 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,330 | 68.2 | −23.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Election results 1868–1880
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Courtenay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | John Coleridge | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,088 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Coleridge | 2,317 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edgar Alfred Bowring | 2,247 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Burgess Karslake | 2,218 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mills | 2,206 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,494 (est) | 73.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,156 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Coleridge was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 21 December 1868: Exeter (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Coleridge | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

Coleridge resigned after being appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
By-election, 11 Dec 1873: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mills | 2,346 | 53.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | 2,025 | 46.3 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,371 | 70.4 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,206 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1874: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mills | 2,523 | 27.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | John George Johnson | 2,330 | 25.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Edgar Alfred Bowring | 2,264 | 24.7 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Edward Johnson | 2,053 | 22.4 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 (est) | 72.4 (est) | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,337 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Johnson | 3,038 | 37.2 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Northcote | 2,590 | 31.7 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mills | 2,545 | 31.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,628 (est) | 76.5 (est) | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,361 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

## Election results 1832–1868
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Wentworth Buller | 1,615 | 43.4 | −1.4 |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | 1,121 | 30.1 | +7.5 |
| | Tory | William Webb Follett | 985 | 26.5 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,055 | 69.6 | c. −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,952 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 13.3 | +1.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Tory | Radical gain from Tory | Swing | +5.3 | |
General election 1835: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Webb Follett | 1,425 | 39.3 | +12.8 |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | 1,176 | 32.4 | +2.3 |
| | Whig | James Wentworth Buller | 1,029 | 28.3 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 69.2 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,239 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +10.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
General election 1837: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Webb Follett | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,488 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Webb Follett | 1,302 | 36.0 | N/A |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | 1,192 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,119 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 62.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,698 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |
Follett was appointed Solicitor General of England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 13 September 1841: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Webb Follett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Follett was appointed Attorney General of England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 20 April 1844: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Webb Follett | 1,293 | 71.0 | +4.0 |
| | Whig | John Briggs | 529 | 29.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 42.0 | +39.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 48.9 | −13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,728 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Follett's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 7 July 1845: Exeter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Duckworth | 1,258 | 68.1 | +1.1 |
| | Whig | John Briggs | 588 | 31.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 36.2 | +33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 49.5 | −12.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,728 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
General election 1847: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Duckworth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,798 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Duckworth | 1,210 | 34.5 | N/A |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | 1,191 | 33.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Buck | 1,111 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,352 (est) | 94.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,501 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Gard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,162 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
General election 1859: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Gard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Edward Divett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,216 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

Divett's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 4 August 1864: Exeter (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Courtenay | 1,096 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Coleridge | 1,070 | 49.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 84.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,564 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

## Elections before 1832

General election 1831: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | James Wentworth Buller | 753 | 44.8 |
| | Tory | Lewis William Buck | 548 | 32.6 |
| | Radical | Edward Divett | 379 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | c. 70.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,300 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 12.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 10.0 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1830: Exeter (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tory | Lewis William Buck | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | James Wentworth Buller | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |