Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Honiton and Sidmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Location within 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] It was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3] The current MP is Richard Foord, a Liberal Democrat who was first elected for the now abolished seat of Tiverton and Honiton at a byelection in 2022. He defeated Simon Jupp, who had been the Conservative MP for the now-abolished seat East Devon from 2019 to 2024.

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

The constituency was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following electoral wards: [6]

It comprises the following areas: [7]

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 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Foord 23,007 45.4 +35.8
Conservative Simon Jupp 16,30732.2−28.2
Reform UK Paul Quickenden6,28912.4N/A
Labour Jake Bonetta2,9475.8−8.4
Green Henry Gent1,3942.8+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 [10]
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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