Constituency view

Plymouth Moor View

South West, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Fred Thomas

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Johnny Mercer (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority5,604

Turnout57.4%

Electorate74,724

Valid votes42,856

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,665 - 41.2%

Conservative12,061 - 28.1%

Reform9,670 - 22.6%

Lib Dem1,766 - 4.1%

Green1,694 - 4.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£286,221,698

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,811 total benefits bill per resident · 24% above average

Plymouth Moor View: £2,811
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 131 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£286,221,698	166/575
Change over 2 years	+17.1%
Median local wage (2025)	£35,346	+7.2%

Universal Credit£153,024,025
£1,503 per resident · 12,611 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,289 · 1 in 12 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£75,170,514
£738 per resident · 10,173 claimants (+13.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,871 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,048
Disability Living Allowance£23,064,993
£226 per resident · 3,835 claimants
Housing Benefit£13,968,294
£137 per resident · 2,432 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,844,769
£106 per resident · 1,685 claimants
Carer's Allowance£10,149,103
£100 per resident · 2,342 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 95.9%White British 93.1%Asian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 97.5%White British 95.8%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 98.9%White British 97.7%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.3%White British N/AAsian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Plymouth Moor View (2021)

UK 93.7%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 3.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Plymouth Moor View (2011)

UK 95.3%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 2.8%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Plymouth Moor View (2001)

UK 96.8%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Plymouth Moor View (1991)

UK 96.7%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.9%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Inset map

Plymouth Moor View

Loading constituency outline.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Plymouth Moor View	National	Difference	Rank
% White	95.9%	83.0%	+12.9pp	179/650
% White British	93.1%	74.4%	+18.6pp	109/632
% Asian	1.5%	8.6%	-7.1pp	488/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.7%	3.7%	-3.0pp	413/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5pp	494/650
% Other ethnic group	0.6%	2.0%	-1.4pp	413/650
% UK-born	93.7%	84.0%	+9.7pp	169/650
% Non-UK-born	6.3%	16.0%	-9.7pp	482/650
% Other EU-born	3.1%	6.0%	-2.8pp	461/650
% Other countries-born	3.2%	10.1%	-6.9pp	467/650
% Christian	44.1%	46.7%	-2.6pp	406/575
% Muslim	0.7%	6.3%	-5.6pp	414/575
% Hindu	0.3%	1.6%	-1.4pp	416/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	551/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	401/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	395/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	383/575
% No religion	48.9%	37.0%	+11.9pp	28/575
% Religion not stated	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8pp	485/575
% Has any religion	45.8%	57.0%	-11.2pp	539/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Plymouth Moor View

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.