Riding profile
Honiton and Sidmouth
The question
Honiton and Sidmouth: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?
Editorial read
Honiton and Sidmouth, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 36% vote share, against 26% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Richard Foord
Sits with Lib Dems
Current forecast
Lib Dems
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 9.4
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Lib Dems | Reform UK | Conservative | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereHoniton and Sidmouth | 35.6% | 26.3% | 24.7% | 6.2% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 11.6% +24.0 | 25.3% +0.9 | 18.9% +5.8 | 11.8% −5.6 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Foord Elected | Lib Dems | 23,007 | 45.4 | — |
| Simon Jupp | Conservative | 16,307 | 32.2 | — |
| Paul Quickenden | Reform UK | 6,289 | 12.4 | — |
| Jake Bonetta | Labour | 2,947 | 5.8 | — |
| Henry Gent | Green | 1,394 | 2.8 | — |
| Vanessa Coxon | Other | 467 | 0.9 | — |
| Hazel Exon | Other | 244 | 0.5 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029