# Torbay

The south west of the South West. About 104,756 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.

Steve Darling has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay since July 2024. They won by 5,349 votes on a 60.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001551. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Steve Darling has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay since July 2024.
They won by 5,349 votes on a 60.5% turnout.

MP: [Steve Darling](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5066) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Torbay

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Steve Darling (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 18,937 | 41.1% |
| Kevin Foster | Conservative | 13,588 | 29.5% |
| Gordon Scott | Reform UK | 8,660 | 18.8% |
| Chris Wongsosaputro | Labour | 3,276 | 7.1% |
| Charlie West | Green Party | 1,420 | 3.1% |
| Paul Moor | Workers Party of Britain | 234 | 0.5% |

Electorate 76,185. Turnout 60.5%. Majority 5,349 (11.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3838

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Torbay had a majority of 11.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 263rd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 60.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Torbay at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 310th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 104,392** (2021). Torbay had 104,392 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 248th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Torbay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001551) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Torbay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001551) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Torbay, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Torbay.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001551) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Torbay, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Torbay.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001551) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Torbay had 104,392 usual residents at the census.

## How Torbay compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Torbay | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.6% | joint 263rd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 60.5% | joint 310th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 104,392 | 248th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Torbay?

Torbay had 104,392 usual residents at the census.
Torbay is the 248th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Torbay

Most of Torbay lies in Torbay. These figures are published for the whole of Torbay, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Torbay itself. [See Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)

- **Average house price: £222,118** (July 2026). Torbay’s average house price was £222,118 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,493** (2025). Full-time workers living in Torbay earned a median of £33,493 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 25th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Torbay costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.9** (2025). Torbay has a deprivation score of 26.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 60th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Torbay in brief

The winner in Torbay had a majority of 11.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Torbay at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.5%.
Torbay had 104,392 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Torbay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001551
- Council: [Torbay †](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 36.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 104,756*
- Wards: 11
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 354

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[South Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon), [Newton Abbot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-abbot)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Torbay

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001551

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay