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Main parties retain Devon seats One change in early Devon results
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There has been no change of parties in the first three election results announced in Devon. Only one seat has changed hands in the results declared so far in Devon.
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw held on to his seat for Labour in Exeter, but with a reduced majority. The Liberal Democrat's Richard Younger-Ross lost his former seat of Newton Abbot to Anne-Marie Morris for the Conservatives.
Adrian Sanders was returned as the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, with an increased majority. In Exeter, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw held on to his seat, but with a reduced majority.
And in the constituency of East Devon, Hugo Swire retained his seat for the Conservatives with a very slightly reduced majority. Long-standing MPs Nick Harvey, Adrian Sanders, Hugo Swire and Alison Seabeck retained their seats. The new Central Devon seat was won by the Tories.
In his acceptance speech at the Corn Exchange in Exeter, Mr Bradshaw said it had been a "clean, positive and energetic campaign". Tiverton and Honiton was also retained for the Conservatives, but with a new face.
"We've all fought extremely hard - there's been more engagement than I can remember in any campaign," Mr Bradshaw said. Neil Parish, who had a majority of 9,320 stood for the Tories after Angela Browning decided not to seek re-election.
He thanked the people of Exeter for "putting their faith in me again" and said he would always fight for the city's interests.