Honiton and Sidmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Honiton and Sidmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Devon
Major settlements Axminster, Honiton, Seaton, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Cullompton
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Tiverton and Honiton & East Devon

Honiton and Sidmouth is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

The constituency name refers to the Devon towns of Honiton and Sidmouth. [3]

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: [5]

Following a local government boundary review in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023, [6] [7] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Honiton and Sidmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jake Bonetta [8]
Liberal Democrats Richard Foord [9]
Green Henry Gent [10]
Conservative Simon Jupp [11]
Reform UK Paul Quickenden [12]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Honiton and Sidmouth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ LGBCE. "Mid Devon | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  7. ↑ "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ https://www.markpack.org.uk/167842/liberal-democrat-prospective-parliamentary-candidates/
  10. ↑ https://southwest.greenparty.org.uk/stand-at-the-next-general-election/
  11. ↑ https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/simon-jupp-named-conservative-candidate-8168244
  12. ↑ https://www.reformparty.uk/find_my_ppc
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