2024 General Election Result - Central Devon Constituency
Declaration of Result of Poll
Election of a Member of Parliament for Central Devon on Thursday, 4 July 2024.
I, Stephen Walford, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows:
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes* |
|---|---|---|
|
LEEKS, Jeffrey |
Reform UK |
7,784 |
|
PEARSON, Oliver Andrew David |
Labour Party |
16,770 |
|
PRICE, Stephen |
Independent |
477 |
|
STRIDE, Melvyn John |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
16,831 ELECTED |
|
WESTCOTT, Gillian |
Green Party |
3,338 |
|
WOODING, Mark |
Liberal Democrats |
8,232 |
* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: | Number of ballot papers |
|---|---|
|
A - want of an official mark |
0 |
|
B - voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
39 |
|
C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
|
D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty |
172 |
|
E - rejected in part |
0 |
|
Total |
211 |
Vacant Seats: 1
Electorate: 75,385
Ballot Papers Issued: 53,711
Turnout: 71.2%
And I do hereby declare that MELVYN JOHN STRIDE is duly elected.
Dated: Friday 5 July 2024
Stephen Walford, Acting Returning Officer