Constituency - South West Devon

Statistics

The standard of living is fairly high in contrast to national averages.

• Unemployment is only 1.1%
• 79% work in service industries
• 14% work in manufacturing
• 7% work in energy, water and construction

Political facts

There is a strong tradition of Conservative Party membership and elected representatives.

The following figures summarise the results of the last parliamentary election in May 2005.

Party Candidate	Votes Share
Gary Streeter (Con)	21906    44.81%
Liberal Democrat	11785    24.07%
Labour	11545    23.62%
UKIP	3669      7.51%
Majority	10141    20.74%