Torridge and Tavistock: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Torridge and Tavistock is represented in the House of Commons by Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Geoffrey Cox (Conservative) 16,049 votes and Phil Hutty (Liberal Democrat) 12,099, a majority of 3,950. 50,820 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,727, 68.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Torridge and Tavistock has the 14th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (58.6 per sq km), and the 20th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (32.3%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 97,655; the estimate for 2014 was 91,882. There were more residents aged 65 and over (29,389) than children under 16 (14,379).
Full-time employees living in Torridge and Tavistock had median pay of £34,344 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £32,820. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £32,594. The residents' figure ranks 104th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
70.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.3 points). 28.8% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Torridge and Tavistock accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,770 local units for March 2026.
DWP figures count 4,045 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 28.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.3% in 2021/22 to 21.6% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £280,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £200,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £314,995, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 286th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,333 sales were registered in the period, against 1,688 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,375 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.6%. That is up from 1,245 twelve months before.
Census 2021: 42,328 households, 58.6 people per square kilometre, 27.5% of workers based at home, 32.3% of adults retired.
MP
Sir Geoffrey Cox, Conservative
- MP for Torridge and Tavistock since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Geoffrey Cox on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Geoffrey Cox's latest words in Parliament, from 24 June 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 39 spoken contributions by Sir Geoffrey Cox since 4 July 2024.
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate and on his indefatigable efforts on behalf of Barnstaple hospital; as he knows, although it is in his constituency, it also serves thousands of people in Torridge, which I have the honour to represent.
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What substantive difference does he think the Attorney General’s consent will make to a decision of this kind?
That invites a long answer, which I do not have time now to give, but any defendant who appears before a court enjoys the presumption of innocence, and it is upon that basis that any system has to proceed.
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Because time is short, I will give way to the hon. Lady, but only she.
Once upon a time, it would not have been necessary for a Secretary of State for farming to come to the House to say that the primary purpose of farming was food production.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Cox | Conservative | 16,049 | 31.6% | −28.3 |
| Phil Hutty | Liberal Democrat | 12,099 | 23.8% | +5.9 |
| Isabel Saxby | Labour | 10,765 | 21.2% | +3.3 |
| Andrew Jackson | Reform UK | 9,152 | 18.0% | |
| Judy Maciejowska | Green Party | 2,350 | 4.6% | +1.3 |
| Alan Rayner | Independent | 405 | 0.8% |
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 31.6% | Liberal Democrat 23.8% | 3,950 | 68.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.8% | Liberal Democrat 17.9% | 22,899 | 73.1% |
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
Torridge and Tavistock covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Torridge E07000046
- West Devon E07000047
Who has power over Torridge and Tavistock
Every body that makes decisions for Torridge and Tavistock, 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
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS 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
- Torridge and Tavistock this page: Sir Geoffrey Cox (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 Torridge and Tavistock?
Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Torridge and Tavistock?
The House of Commons Library records 16,049 votes for Geoffrey Cox of Conservative and a majority of 3,950; 68.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Torridge and Tavistock?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,375, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Torridge and Tavistock?
£280,000: 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 Torridge and Tavistock?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,344 (April 2025).
How many children in Torridge and Tavistock live in low income families?
4,045 children under 16, 28.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Torridge and Tavistock?
97,655 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.