Who is the MP for Tiverton and Minehead?

Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Tiverton and Minehead. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Tiverton and Minehead at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Tiverton and Minehead was won by Liberal Democrats with 38.6% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 31.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Tiverton and Minehead?

PollCheck's current projection has Liberal Democrats on 34.1% and Reform UK on 29.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Tiverton and Minehead in?

Tiverton and Minehead crosses multiple council boundaries: Somerset (56%), Mid Devon (44%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Tiverton and Minehead?

Tiverton and Minehead is in South West. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 57.6% in 2016). Around 30.7% of residents have a degree, a median age of 51, and 66.8% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Tiverton and Minehead?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Tiverton and Minehead, Liberal Democrats won with 38.6% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Tiverton and Minehead in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Tiverton and Minehead: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

Tiverton and Minehead

South West · County constituency

Sitting MP

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South West

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCLD

Conservative 4/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5

EU referendum 2016

57.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +5.7pp above mean

Current outlook

Liberal Democrats +4.6pp

vs Reform UK 29.5%

SouthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in Tiverton and Minehead? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

57.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

30.7%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

17.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

66.8%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

32.4%

UK average ~36%

Median age

51.1

UK median ~40

Age 65+

33.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

21.3%

UK average ~28%

How did Tiverton and Minehead 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 3,507 votes (7.4pp) · turnout 65.9%

Current projection

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

Map of Tiverton and Minehead

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)

Tiverton and Minehead within Somerset and Mid Devon

Tiverton and Minehead crosses multiple council boundaries: Somerset (56%), Mid Devon (44%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Somerset 29 LSOAs	56%
Mid Devon 23 LSOAs	44%

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 Tiverton and Minehead at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Tiverton and Minehead 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
2010predecessor	Con hold	Ian Liddell-Grainger Bridgwater and West Somerset MP	17.1%	45.3%	28.3%	4.8% UKIP	1.6%	2.9%	9,249	66.3%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Ian Liddell-Grainger Bridgwater and West Somerset MP	17.6%	46.0%	12.4%	19.2% UKIP	4.8%	-	14,583	67.6%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Ian Liddell-Grainger Bridgwater and West Somerset MP	28.6%	55.1%	10.9%	3.6% UKIP	1.8%	-	15,448	65.3%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Ian Liddell-Grainger Bridgwater and West Somerset MP, pre-review boundary	14.3%	61.3%	19.5%	-	4.3%	0.6%	20,665	69.8%
2024	LD gain from Con	Rachel Gilmour	9.1%	31.2%	38.6%	16.4% Ref	4.7%	-	3,507	65.9%

Tiverton and Minehead was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Bridgwater and West Somerset (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Tiverton and Minehead

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Tiverton and Minehead. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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