Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Honiton and Sidmouth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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)
Seats	One
Created from	Tiverton and Honiton & East Devon

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]

• The District of East Devon wards of Axminster, Beer & Branscombe, Coly Valley, Dunkeswell & Otterhead, Feniton, Honiton St Michael's, Honiton St Paul's, Newbridges, Newton Poppleford & Harpford, Ottery St Mar, Seaton;, Sidmouth Rural, Sidmouth Sidford, Sidmouth Town, Tale Vale, Trinity, West Hill & Aylesbeare, and Yarty.
• The District of Mid Devon wards of Cullompton Padbrook, Cullompton St Andrews, Cullompton Vale, Lower Culm (part); and very small parts of Bradninch and Halberton wards.

It comprises the following areas:^[7]

• The towns of Axminster, Honiton and Seaton and the surrounding rural areas of East Devon District, transferred from the abolished constituency of Tiverton and Honiton
• The towns of Ottery St Mary and Sidmouth in East Devon District transferred from the abolished constituency of East Devon
• The town of Cullompton in Mid Devon District, also transferred from Tiverton and Honiton

Members of Parliament

2024–present

Election		Member	Party	Notes
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Foord	23,007	45.4	+35.8
	Conservative	Simon Jupp	16,307	32.2	−28.2
	Reform UK	Paul Quickenden	6,289	12.4	N/A
	Labour	Jake Bonetta	2,947	5.8	−8.4
	Green	Henry Gent	1,394	2.8	+0.7
	Independent	Vanessa Coxon	467	0.9	N/A
	Party of Women	Hazel Exon	244	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,700	13.2	N/A
Turnout			50,655	67.1	–9.3
Registered electors			75,537
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+32.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	34,307	60.4
	Labour	8,078	14.2
	Independent	6,850	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	5,432	9.6
	Green	1,174	2.1
	UKIP	968	1.7
Turnout		56,809	76.4
Electorate		74,365

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. "New Seat Details – Honiton and Sidmouth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
8. "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.
9. "Honiton and Sidmouth – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
10. "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.

External links

• Honiton and Sidmouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK