Exeter
2010 Results:
Conservative: 17221 (32.96%)
Labour: 19942 (38.17%)
Liberal Democrat: 10581 (20.25%)
BNP: 673 (1.29%)
UKIP: 1930 (3.69%)
Green: 792 (1.52%)
Others: 1108 (2.12%)
Majority: 2721 (5.21%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 21503 (43.6%)
Conservative: 12296 (24.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 9985 (20.2%)
Other: 5585 (11.3%)
Majority: 9208 (18.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 14954 (27.2%)
Labour: 22619 (41.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 11340 (20.6%)
Green: 1896 (3.4%)
UKIP: 1854 (3.4%)
Other: 2405 (4.4%)
Majority: 7665 (13.9%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 14435 (27.4%)
Labour: 26194 (49.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6512 (12.4%)
UKIP: 1109 (2.1%)
Green: 1240 (2.4%)
Other: 3126 (5.9%)
Majority: 11759 (22.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 17693 (28.6%)
Labour: 29398 (47.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 11148 (18%)
Other: 3625 (5.9%)
Majority: 11705 (18.9%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Ben Bradshaw(Labour) born 1960, London. Educated at Thorpe St Andrew High School and Sussex University. Foer BBC journalist. First elected as MP for Exeter in 1997. PPS to John Denham 2000-2001. Parliamentary under-secretary at the Foriegn office 2001-2002, Deputy leader of the House 2002-2003, Under-secretary of state for environment 2003-2006, Minister of State for the environment 2006-2007, for Health 2007-2009. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2009-2010 (more information at They work for you)
Hannah Foster (Conservative) HR Director within Pearson plc. Chairman of Conservative Future from 2001-2. Ben Bradshaw(Labour) born 1960, London. Educated at Thorpe St Andrew High School and Sussex University. Foer BBC journalist. First elected as MP for Exeter in 1997. PPS to John Denham 2000-2001. Parliamentary under-secretary at the Foriegn office 2001-2002, Deputy leader of the House 2002-2003, Under-secretary of state for environment 2003-2006, Minister of State for the environment 2006-2007, for Health 2007-2009. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since 2009 (more information at They work for you)Graham Oakes (Liberal Democrat) Paula Black (Green)Keith Crawford (UKIP)Robert Farmer (BNP)Chris Gale (Liberal)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 101354
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Under 18: 19.6%
Over 60: 19.8%
Born outside UK: 6.2%
Christian: 68.2%
Muslim: 0.8%
Full time students: 13%
Graduates 16-74: 19.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 24.4%
Owner-Occupied: 64.9%
Social Housing: 18.9% (Council: 11.6%, Housing Ass.: 7.2%)
Privately Rented: 13.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 22%
I’m watching Election 1970 on YouTube – as a Tory supporter it’s actually more enjoyable to watch in some ways than the larger victories secured between 1979 and 1992 because of the surprise element. The best thing to do is trying to imagine you don’t know what’s coming and seeing the opinion polls defied to the extent that they were. At one point the results were pointing to a landslide, which I didn’t realise was going to happen.
Wonderful stuff.
only about half the program seems to be on Iplayer?
I couldn’t see Cannock or Belper
Only the first 2 hours 5 minutes seem to be on YouTube for some reason.
A YouTube user called themanknownas has started uploading the 1970 election but has only reached roughly the same point. Some of the time the screen is partly obliterated by their personal computer activities so it’s not ideal. I might still attempt to upload it myself.
It certainly looks like he offered to shake hands with her although the shot was rather zoomed out at the time. If you watch the reaction of the Tory supporters in the room their reaction to the incident does seem to confirm that interpretation although it’s obviously not that important.
Only 2 hours are on BBC iPlayer as well for some reason.
I had another look – I think you’re right, but no it doesn’t matter.
I guess she felt shocked and angry at that moment,
but it wasn’t in character.
I would forgive it as I don’t think it was really her.
I did go to an unsuccessful count once, and someone in my party didn’t even thank the counters, and though that was embarrassing but I do put it down to the same thing.
Some things you’ve just got to do though…and mean it.
Susan Kramer must have been surprised to lose Richmond Park just a week or so after the opinion polls were putting her party on 30% but she was very graceful at the count congratulating Zac Goldsmith and giving a positive speech about having represented the constituency for 5 years.
not sure how much of a shock it was to them.
Like I’ve said,
I was optimistic but did worry that the first debate and the reaction to it had sunk us,
until the last week when felt had regained an edge.
Didn’t expect a 4,000 majority though.
Very anecdotal I know, but I was leafleting in Kew
on the last day and literally everyone took them or came to talk, (not an over statement)
whereas two weeks before I sensed quite a bit of hostility and Libs .
Sorry this is not relevant to Exeter.
Joe were you the Hooray Henry shown numerous times on election night celebrating loudly with Zac Goldsmith?
No – I know him though.
Unfortunately I couldn’t actually go to the count.
You can tell a lot about people by their reaction to a defeat – and I’ve been surprised in both directions before. The mildest of people can get very annoyed, and the person who seemed a huge b’stard can be magnanimity itself.
To be honest, Dunwoody’s reaction in 1970 doesn’t massively surprise me, though. Great parliamentarian she may have been; happy-go-lucky bundle of joy she definitely wasn’t.
At the last election Ed Balls seemed a very ungracious winner, but to be fair was a lot better behaved in the interviews following his count.
I do remember a lot of booing from the spectators at his count, and I really don’t like that.
I spoke to Jenny Tonge just before the election & she was certainly very worried about Richmond Park.
The ‘Hooray’ standing behind Zac Goldsmith was his agent, David Newman, who tried afterwards to correct the mistaken impression many had got about his background.
According to the Evening Standard’s Londoner’s Diary he grew up on the World’s End council estate in Chelsea, went to Ashburnham Community School and then ADT college in Wandsworth. He graduated in 2005 from the University of Gloucestershire with a degree in IT and accountancy.
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Short film re local election results/count in Exeter.
Interesting comment at the end that there is a large public sector here. Doesn’t surprise me though.
Looks like the Tory vote wasn’t too bad actually – but the large Liberal vote normally present was also hit by Labour giving them a good night.
The university must be quite a large part of the public sector here.
Also I think the old Liberal Party is quite successful here, holding a couple of council seats.
Tories are very strong in a couple of wards – mostly I think to the east heading towards East Devon – but weak in the rest of the city.
The Liberals in Exeter no longer have any councillors as of May this year (likewise in Slough and Gateshead)
The Tories’ strongest wards are in the South towards Topsham but they also have good areas in the East. Labour’s strongest are in the West of the City with I think Exwick the strongest area of all.