# Torridge and Tavistock

The west of the South West. About 97,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,631 square kilometres.

Sir Geoffrey Cox has been the Conservative MP for Torridge and Tavistock since July 2024. They won by 3,950 votes on a 68.0% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001552. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sir Geoffrey Cox has been the Conservative MP for Torridge and Tavistock since July 2024.
They won by 3,950 votes on a 68.0% turnout.

MP: [Sir Geoffrey Cox](https://members.parliament.uk/member/1508) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Torridge and Tavistock

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geoffrey Cox (elected) | Conservative | 16,049 | 31.6% |
| Phil Hutty | Liberal Democrat | 12,099 | 23.8% |
| Isabel Saxby | Labour | 10,765 | 21.2% |
| Andrew Jackson | Reform UK | 9,152 | 18.0% |
| Judy Maciejowska | Green Party | 2,350 | 4.6% |
| Alan Rayner | Independent | 405 | 0.8% |

Electorate 74,727. Turnout 68.0%. Majority 3,950 (7.8%). 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/3840

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: 7.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Torridge and Tavistock had a majority of 7.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 169th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torridge-and-tavistock#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 68.0%** (July 2024). Turnout in Torridge and Tavistock at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.0% (House of Commons Library). Joint 70th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torridge-and-tavistock#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,446** (2021). Torridge and Tavistock had 95,446 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 164th least 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/torridge-and-tavistock#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in Torridge and Tavistock 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/torridge-and-tavistock#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001552) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in Torridge and Tavistock 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=E14001552) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Torridge, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Torridge and Tavistock.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001552) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Torridge, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Torridge and Tavistock.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001552) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Torridge and Tavistock had 95,446 usual residents at the census.

## How Torridge and Tavistock compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Torridge and Tavistock | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 7.8% | joint 169th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 68.0% | joint 70th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,446 | 164th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 41st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Torridge and Tavistock?

Torridge and Tavistock had 95,446 usual residents at the census.
Torridge and Tavistock is the 164th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Torridge

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

- **Average house price: £267,174** (August 2026). Torridge’s average house price was £267,174 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,425** (2025). Full-time workers living in Torridge earned a median of £34,425 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 42nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Torridge costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Torridge has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Torridge and Tavistock in brief

The winner in Torridge and Tavistock had a majority of 7.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Torridge and Tavistock at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.0%.
Torridge and Tavistock had 95,446 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Torridge and Tavistock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001552
- Council: [Torridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1,631 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,673*
- Wards: 25
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 53
- Output areas: 308

* 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

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## Latest updates for Torridge and Tavistock

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001552

## How to cite

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