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% |