Central Devon

Central Devon is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Sir Mel Stride (Conservative) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
61
Electorate
75,385
Turnout
70.9%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Mel Stride
Conservative
16,831 31.5% -23.8%
Ollie Pearson
Labour
16,770 31.4% 6.6%
Mark Wooding
Liberal Democrat
8,232 15.4% 0.4%
Jeffrey Leeks
Reform UK
7,784 14.6% 14.6%
Gill Westcott
Green Party
3,338 6.2% 1.3%
Arthur Price
Independent
477 0.9% 0.9%