England · Constituency
North Devon
Covers Barnstaple · Chulmleigh · Ilfracombe · Lynton and more
Photograph shows Barnstaple, a town in this constituency, not the whole of North Devon.
Your member of parliament
Ian Roome
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won North Devon at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,744 votes, or 13.1 points. A swing of 6.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 296 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 354.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.1 points, which is larger than 296 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 6,744 votes.
Majority
6,744
13.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.0%
+5.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
51,417 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian RoomeElected | Liberal Democrat | 21,820 | 42.4% | +30.2 |
| Selaine Saxby | Conservative | 15,076 | 29.3% | +5.6 |
| Nigel James | Reform UK | 8,137 | 15.8% | +1.5 |
| Nicky Edwards | Labour | 3,216 | 6.3% | -27.4 |
| Cas Lay | Green Party | 2,348 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| Steve Cotten | Independent | 820 | 1.6% | -0.5 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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