South West Devon: MP, 2024 result and local figures
South West Devon is represented in the House of Commons by Rebecca Smith (Conservative). On 4 July 2024 Rebecca Smith (Conservative) won 17,916 votes, 34.3% of the valid vote; Sarah Allen (Labour) came second with 15,804. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 67.3% (52,242 of 77,600); the winning margin was 2,112 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, South West Devon has the 58th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (29.8%).
In 2024/25, 17.6% of children under 16 in South West Devon (2,936) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.4% in 2024/25, from 10.2% in 2021/22.
About 99,700 people live in South West Devon: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 99,686. There were more residents aged 65 and over (25,523) than children under 16 (16,717).
3,800 business sites were registered in South West Devon in March 2026 (3,745 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
Residents of South West Devon earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,657 for workplace jobs and £38,802 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £35,661. The residents' figure ranks 288th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.6 points. The economically inactive share was 20.4%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £290,000 and half for less. That is up 42% on £204,500 ten years before. It ranks 276th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,471 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 41,475 households, 246.2 people per square kilometre, 26.6% of workers based at home, 29.8% of adults retired.
In September 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in South West Devon were claimants (1,035 people). A year earlier the count was 915.
MP
Rebecca Smith, Conservative
- MP for South West Devon since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rebecca Smith on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Rebecca Smith in Hansard, from 22 October 2026 to 28 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 549 spoken contributions by Rebecca Smith since 4 July 2024.
I am going to make some progress. I do not want to burst the bubble of the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson), but Plymouth has also had dentistry offered as a subject.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz, and to respond on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition. I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for tabling this important debate and all Members for their contributions this morning.
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Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating Plymouth Argyle football club on its commitment to work with the Chestnut Appeal by running community diagnostic events annually before football matches?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. Some 310 of my constituents signed the petition, placing South West Devon eighth out of all constituencies in the country.
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I hope that in all the stories I have shared, those men—women will have played a role, too, but in the early days it was often men—did what they did in spite of where they came from, their race and their background. We are incredibly grateful.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Smith | Conservative | 17,916 | 34.3% | −28.3 |
| Sarah Allen | Labour | 15,804 | 30.3% | +8.8 |
| Stephen Horner | Reform UK | 9,361 | 17.9% | |
| Julian Brazil | Liberal Democrat | 5,551 | 10.6% | −1.5 |
| Lauren McLay | Green Party | 2,925 | 5.6% | +1.7 |
| Alan Spencer | Independent | 438 | 0.8% | |
| Ben Davy | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 141 | 0.3% | |
| Darryl Ingram | Heritage Party | 106 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 34.3% | Labour 30.3% | 2,112 | 67.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 62.6% | Labour 21.4% | 23,090 | 74.4% |
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
South West Devon covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- South Hams E07000044
- Plymouth E06000026
- West Devon E07000047
Who has power over South West Devon
Every body that makes decisions for South West Devon, 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
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 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
- South West Devon this page: Rebecca Smith (Conservative) 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 South West Devon?
UK Parliament lists Rebecca Smith, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for South West Devon since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in South West Devon?
Rebecca Smith (Conservative) won with 17,916 votes, a majority of 2,112, on a turnout of 67.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South West Devon?
1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,035 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in South West Devon?
The median price paid was £290,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in South West Devon?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,802 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in South West Devon live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,936 (17.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of South West Devon?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 99,686 residents.
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.