Constituency profile

North Devon

South West · County constituency · North Devon borough

Ian Roome MP
Sitting MP

Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South West
County constituency, North Devon council
Last 5 GE winners
LDCCCLD
Conservative 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5
EU referendum 2016
57.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +5.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +13.7pp
vs Reform UK 27.4%
SouthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in North Devon? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
57.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
28.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
67.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
31.5%
UK average ~36%
Median age
48.3
UK median ~40
Age 65+
30.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
23.6%
UK average ~28%

How did North Devon vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 6,744 votes (13.1pp) · turnout 65.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of North Devon

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

North Devon within North Devon

The Westminster constituency of North Devon sits entirely within North Devon Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
North Devon
59 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for North Devon at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won North Devon at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010LD holdNick Harvey5.2%36.0%47.4%7.2% UKIP1.4%2.8%5,82168.9%
2015Con gain from LDPeter Heaton-Jones7.1%42.7%29.4%14.8% UKIP5.8%0.3%6,93670.0%
2017Con holdPeter Heaton-Jones12.7%45.8%38.0%2.1% UKIP1.4%-4,33273.5%
2019notionalConservative winnerSelaine Saxby 2019 MP, pre-review boundary9.2%56.6%30.0%-3.2%1.0%14,81372.7%
2024LD gain from ConIan Roome6.3%29.3%42.4%15.8% Ref4.6%1.6%6,74465.0%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like North Devon

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North Devon. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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