UK Explained

Honiton and Sidmouth

Represented in Parliament by Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Richard Foord, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Honiton and Sidmouth compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 364 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £736£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 81 areas and lower than 567.

UK 3.9%This area 2.1%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Honiton and Sidmouth£7362.1%
East Wiltshire£7402.0%
York Central£7442.1%
South Ribble£7302.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Honiton and Sidmouth

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people91,66859,597,740 in total
Aged under 1615%18%4 points lower
Aged 65 and over32%19%13 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher32%34%1 points lower
Households that own their home74%62%11 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association10%17%7 points lower
Households renting privately16%20%4 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Richard Foord

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
6,700

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Richard Foord won with 45% of the votes, and Simon Jupp (Conservative) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat45% · 23,007
Conservative32% · 16,307
Reform UK12% · 6,289
Labour6% · 2,947
Green Party3% · 1,394
Independent1% · 467
Everyone else0% · 244
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard FoordLiberal Democrat23,00745.4%
Simon JuppConservative16,30732.2%
Paul QuickendenReform UK6,28912.4%
Jake BonettaLabour2,9475.8%
Henry GentGreen Party1,3942.8%
Vanessa CoxonIndependent4670.9%
Hazel ExonParty of Women2440.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£736 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026