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South West Devon

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 2,112 votes (4.0%) in 2024. Covers Plymouth, Ivybridge and Horrabridge. Population 94,723, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

A steady, constituency-focused Conservative MP, Rebecca Smith has recently been most vocal on victims' rights -- voting consistently to retain Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill that would have strengthened victims' access to court transcripts and the right to challenge unduly lenient sentences. She also backed opposition motions on defence spending and North Sea oil and gas policy, both squarely in line with Conservative positions. In local news, she has attracted attention for campaigning on fuel duty relief, arranging Environment Agency visits for flooding constituents, and securing a new Post Office after over two years of advocacy -- though she also drew criticism from the BBC in October 2025 over her continued seat on Plymouth City Council despite attending just one brief committee meeting since the municipal year began.

Smith participates in 71% of votes -- below the Commons average -- and has not once broken from her party line, making her a 100% party-line voter. Her stance profile is consistently Conservative: strongly pro-business, anti-tax-increases, and tough-on-crime, with low alignment on workers' rights, progressive taxation, and criminal justice reform. She speaks frequently -- 468 contributions across 189 debates -- with economy and jobs, social care, local government, and fiscal policy dominating her output. She deviates from her party average most notably on local democracy (voting more in favour than typical Conservative MPs) and Lords reform (slightly more supportive than her colleagues).

345
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Smith’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.358 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Smith has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
79
Economy
69
Employment
49
Crime & Policing
43
Education
29
Constitution and Democracy
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.14 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bickleigh CornwoodChristopher Michael Oram435Liberal
Buckland MonachorumAlastair Clark Cunningham498Independ
Buckland MonachorumRic Cheadle873Independ
BurratorChristopher Paul West401Liberal
BurratorNick Viney510Liberal
Ermington UgboroughAlison Dewynter534Liberal
Ivybridge EastMatt Steele596Liberal
Ivybridge EastVictor Abbott755Liberal
Ivybridge WestNadine Dommett882Liberal
Ivybridge WestPablo Munoz810Liberal
Newton YealmptonDan Thomas1,433Liberal
Newton YealmptonTom Edie1,225Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
94,723
Electorate 77,600 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
43
34 primary · 5 secondary
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