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Torbay

Constituency

The south west of the South West. About 104,756 people in 36 square kilometres.

MP for Torbay

Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratMP since

They won by 5,349 votes on a 60.5% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

Under 5%40% or more

The winner in Torbay had a majority of 11.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
11.6%
Joint 263rd smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
60.5%
Joint 310th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
104,392
248th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
59.2%
Joint 75th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Torbay at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Steve DarlingElectedLiberal Democrat18,93741.1%
Kevin FosterConservative13,58829.5%
Gordon ScottReform UK8,66018.8%
Chris WongsosaputroLabour3,2767.1%
Charlie WestGreen Party1,4203.1%
Paul MoorWorkers Party of Britain2340.5%
Electorate
76,185
Turnout
60.5%
Majority
5,349 (11.6%)
Valid votes
46,115
Rejected ballots
110

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Torbay compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

TorbayMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Torbay is 11.6%.
11.6%joint 263rd smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Torbay is 60.5%.
60.5%joint 310th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Torbay is 104,392.
104,392248th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Torbay is 59.2%.
59.2%joint 75th lowest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

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

Average house price
£222,118
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,493
25th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
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.

59.2% of residents in Torbay were aged 15 to 64 at the census.