UK Explained

South Devon

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

Your MP at a glance

Caroline Voaden, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

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

How South Devon 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 616 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £634£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 177 areas and lower than 471.

UK 3.9%This area 2.5%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
South Devon£6342.5%
North Norfolk£6482.7%
North Devon£6502.7%
Dwyfor Meirionnydd£6552.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives in South Devon

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 people90,68659,597,740 in total
Aged under 1615%18%3 points lower
Aged 65 and over30%19%12 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher35%34%1 points higher
Households that own their home71%62%8 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association12%17%5 points lower
Households renting privately17%20%3 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
Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
7,127

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
68%

of people who could vote did

Caroline Voaden won with 46% of the votes, and Anthony Mangnall (Conservative) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat46% · 22,540
Conservative31% · 15,413
Reform UK13% · 6,363
Labour6% · 3,066
Green Party3% · 1,497
Heritage Party0% · 125
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Caroline VoadenLiberal Democrat22,54046.0%
Anthony MangnallConservative15,41331.5%
Michael BagleyReform UK6,36313.0%
Daniel SteelLabour3,0666.3%
Robert BagnallGreen Party1,4973.1%
Becca CollingsHeritage Party1250.3%

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
£634 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
2.5%
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