Conservative Neil Parish has been returned as the MP for the Tiverton and Honton constituency with a majority of 20,156.

The UKIP candidate, Graham Smith came second, ahead of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green party.

The results are as follows:

Paul Edwards, Green Party, 3,415

Stephen Kearney, Liberal Deomcrats 5,626

Caroline Kolek, Labour Party 6,835

Neil Parish, Conservative Party, 29,030

Graham Smith, UK Independence Party, 8,857

There was a turnout of 71 per cent, with 54,151 ballot papers issued.