Riding profile

South West Devon

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south west

The question

South West Devon: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

South West Devon, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 4-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 28% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Rebecca Smith

Sits with Conservative

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
3.0
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 30.9%
  • Conservative 27.9%
  • Labour 17.1%
  • Lib Dems 10.7%
  • Green 10.5%
  • Other 2.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Lib Dems
HereSouth West Devon 30.9%27.9%17.1%10.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +5.5 18.9% +9.0 21.7% −4.5 11.6% −0.9

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
4.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Rebecca Smith Elected Conservative 17,916 34.3
Sarah Allen Labour 15,804 30.3
Stephen Horner Reform UK 9,361 17.9
Julian Brazil Lib Dems 5,551 10.6
Lauren McLay Green 2,925 5.6
Alan Spencer Other 438 0.8
Ben Davy Other 141 0.3
Darryl Ingram Other 106 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
97,848
Median age
47
Employment rate
77.3%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029