Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Honiton and Sidmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
South West England - Honiton and Sidmouth constituency.svg
Boundary of Honiton and Sidmouth in South West England
County Devon
Electorate 74,365 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Axminster, Honiton, Seaton, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Cullompton
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Richard Foord (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Tiverton and Honiton & East Devon

Honiton and Sidmouth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3] The current MP is Richard Foord.

Contents

The constituency name refers to the Devon towns of Honiton and Sidmouth. [4] It is considered by BBC News to be a battleground between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. [5]

Boundaries

Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It will comprise the following areas: [7]

Following a local government boundary review in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023, [8] [9] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

2024–present

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
2024 Richard Foord Liberal Democrats Previously MP for Tiverton and Honiton from 2022.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Honiton and Sidmouth [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Foord [11] 23,007 45.4 +35.9
Conservative Simon Jupp [12] 16,30732.2−28.2
Reform UK Paul Quickenden [13] 6,28912.4N/A
Labour Jake Bonetta [14] 2,9475.8−8.4
Green Henry Gent [15] 1,3942.8+0.7
Independent Vanessa Coxon4670.9N/A
Party of Women Hazel Exon2440.5N/A
Majority6,70013.2N/A
Turnout 50,65567.1–9.3
Registered electors 75,537
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +32.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [16]
PartyVote %
Conservative 34,30760.4
Labour 8,07814.2
Independent 6,85012.1
Liberal Democrats 5,4329.6
Green 1,1742.1
UKIP 9681.7
Turnout56,80976.4
Electorate74,365

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ↑ Reporter, Local Democracy (2023-07-24). "East Devon MPs go head-to-head for new Honiton & Sidmouth seat". East Devon News. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ↑ Reporter, Ollie Heptinstall-Local Democracy (2023-07-06). "New 'Honiton and Sidmouth' constituency among final Boundary Commission proposals". Seaton Nub News. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ↑ "What voters want in Devon election battleground". BBC News. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  7. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Honiton and Sidmouth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ↑ LGBCE. "Mid Devon | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  9. ↑ "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  10. ↑ "UK Parliamentary election: Honiton and Sidmouth constituency STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). East Devon District Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.markpack.org.uk/167842/liberal-democrat-prospective-parliamentary-candidates/
  12. ↑ https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/simon-jupp-named-conservative-candidate-8168244
  13. ↑ https://www.reformparty.uk/find_my_ppc
  14. ↑ Jake Bonetta [@JakeBonetta] (March 23, 2024). "I am honoured to have been selected as Labour's Candidate in Honiton and Sidmouth for the upcoming General Election! 🇬🇧🌹" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ https://southwest.greenparty.org.uk/stand-at-the-next-general-election/
  16. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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