Tiverton and Minehead: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Tiverton and Minehead is represented in the House of Commons by Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat). Rachel Gilmour took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 18,326 votes (38.6%), ahead of Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on 14,819. 47,491 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,087, 65.9% of those registered. The majority was 3,507.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Tiverton and Minehead apart: the 19th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (71.4 per sq km), and the 21st highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (31.8%).
The ONS estimates 93,065 people lived in Tiverton and Minehead in mid-2024, up 4.7% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (27,617) than children under 16 (14,024).
81.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.2 points). 17.3% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Tiverton and Minehead had median pay of £36,173 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,911. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,300. The residents' figure ranks 193rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Tiverton and Minehead accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,395 local units for March 2026.
3,708 children in Tiverton and Minehead were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.9% in 2021/22 to 19.0% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £290,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £205,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £310,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 276th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,143 sales were registered in the period, against 1,432 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,210, or 2.4% of the working-age population. That is down from 1,215 twelve months before.
Tiverton and Minehead counted 40,642 households on Census day 2021; 31.8% of adults were retired and 29.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Tiverton and Minehead since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rachel Gilmour on this site
In Parliament
What Rachel Gilmour said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 232 spoken contributions by Rachel Gilmour since 4 July 2024.
The Government are right to talk about national resilience and preparedness—about where we keep our torches, among other things. I do not wish to catastrophise, but national resilience starts with something fundamental: producing food. That means supporting our farmers.
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I thank my fellow co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on farming for giving way. The bottom line is that SEND provision in rural areas is only as good as a child’s ability to reach it. Would the hon. Member agree?
I thank the Minister for her statement. I, too, am on the Public Accounts Committee, and as the hon. Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) mentioned, we have done our best to get reasonable responses from Capita.
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I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, we discussed it at the Public Accounts Committee just last week. Farmers cannot operate in the dark; they need certainty. Farming is not a short-term enterprise.
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I was about to comment on the fact that my farmers on Exmoor were immediately put at a disadvantage, because they have limited broadband and limited connectivity. I was contacted by a farming family from West Bagborough who were in complete despair.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Gilmour | Liberal Democrat | 18,326 | 38.6% | +19.1 |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Conservative | 14,819 | 31.2% | −30.1 |
| Fred Keen | Reform UK | 7,787 | 16.4% | |
| Jonathan Barter | Labour | 4,325 | 9.1% | −5.2 |
| Laura Buchanan | Green Party | 2,234 | 4.7% | +0.4 |
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 38.6% | Conservative 31.2% | 3,507 | 65.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.3% | Liberal Democrat 19.5% | 20,665 | 69.8% |
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
Tiverton and Minehead covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Tiverton and Minehead
Every body that makes decisions for Tiverton and Minehead, 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
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary police force
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board NHS
- Somerset 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
- Tiverton and Minehead this page: Rachel Gilmour (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 Tiverton and Minehead?
Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Tiverton and Minehead?
The House of Commons Library records 18,326 votes for Rachel Gilmour of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 3,507; 65.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Tiverton and Minehead?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,210, 2.4% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Tiverton and Minehead?
£290,000: 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 Tiverton and Minehead?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,173 (April 2025).
How many children in Tiverton and Minehead live in low income families?
3,708 children under 16, 26.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Tiverton and Minehead?
93,065 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.