Honiton and Sidmouth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Honiton and Sidmouth is Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. Richard Foord took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 23,007 votes (45.4%), ahead of Simon Jupp (Conservative) on 16,307. 50,655 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,537, 67.1% of those registered. The majority was 6,700.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Honiton and Sidmouth apart: the 2nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (89.4%), and the 2nd lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (9.0%).
89.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.2 points). 9.0% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 93,690; the estimate for 2014 was 84,991. Children under 16 numbered 13,759; people aged 65 and over, 30,539.
2,927 children in Honiton and Sidmouth were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 21.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 14.1% in 2021/22 to 15.7% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £315,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £234,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £330,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 243rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,379 sales were registered in the period, against 1,687 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Honiton and Sidmouth accounted for 28,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,035 local units for March 2026.
Full-time employees living in Honiton and Sidmouth had median pay of £38,026 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £38,148. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,677. The residents' figure ranks 304th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,045 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.1%. That is up from 1,030 twelve months before.
Honiton and Sidmouth counted 41,238 households on Census day 2021; 35.7% of adults were retired and 29.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Richard Foord, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Honiton and Sidmouth since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 23 June 2022
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Foord on this site
In Parliament
What Richard Foord said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 494 spoken contributions by Richard Foord since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Member has just described a village in my constituency called Kentisbeare. Royal Mail threatened to sack or rather move the postie to a different walk, and the village petitioned to maintain the postie on the same walk.
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I accept that this is a point about recruitment, but it is also a point about retention.
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I like my hon. Friend’s analogy of pregnant women having to travel from London and Bristol to give birth. The issue is not just that they are having to travel that distance—it is what they find when they get there.
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My hon. Friend talks about DEFRA learning lessons for next time. My constituent from Butterleigh in Devon wrote to me about the sudden withdrawal of the SFI. That was not this year—it was last year. Does my hon.
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I am grateful to the Minister for confirming that today’s decision on the Jackdaw gasfield will do nothing to reduce people’s bills. Many of the people I represent have done everything they can to reduce their heating use, but are still paying more than they can afford.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Foord | Liberal Democrat | 23,007 | 45.4% | +35.9 |
| Simon Jupp | Conservative | 16,307 | 32.2% | −28.2 |
| Paul Quickenden | Reform UK | 6,289 | 12.4% | |
| Jake Bonetta | Labour | 2,947 | 5.8% | −8.4 |
| Henry Gent | Green Party | 1,394 | 2.8% | +0.7 |
| Vanessa Coxon | Independent | 467 | 0.9% | |
| Hazel Exon | Party of Women | 244 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 45.4% | Conservative 32.2% | 6,700 | 67.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.4% | Labour 14.2% | 26,229 | 76.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Honiton and Sidmouth covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- East Devon E07000040
- Mid Devon E07000042
Who has power over Honiton and Sidmouth
Every body that makes decisions for Honiton and Sidmouth, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Devon County Council county council
- Devon and Torbay Combined Authority combined authority
- Devon and Cornwall Police police force
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- South West in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Honiton and Sidmouth this page: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Honiton and Sidmouth?
Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Honiton and Sidmouth?
The House of Commons Library records 23,007 votes for Richard Foord of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 6,700; 67.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Honiton and Sidmouth?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,045, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Honiton and Sidmouth?
£315,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Honiton and Sidmouth?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,026 (April 2025).
How many children in Honiton and Sidmouth live in low income families?
2,927 children under 16, 21.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Honiton and Sidmouth?
93,690 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.