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 by-election 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 Mary, 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