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Plymouth Sutton & Devonport

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 49% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Plymouth. Population 112,449, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 86% above the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

A minister first, MP second -- Luke Pollard has spent the past few months visibly delivering for Plymouth in his role as Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry. In March he championed a £283.5 million defence investment bringing jobs and a dock reopening to the city's maritime industry, and separately secured a £13 million VALOUR Centre for local veterans and their families. He also made headlines in February after intervening to protect a rail worker being assaulted, subsequently speaking out about abuse of transport staff more broadly. In parliament, his recent votes have followed the government line on Lords amendments to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, the Pension Schemes Bill, and the Crime and Policing Bill -- backing the Commons' position in each case of parliamentary ping-pong.

His voting participation stands at 58% -- below the Commons average, though ministerial duties routinely reduce voting attendance. Where he does vote, he is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes on record. His stance profile shows strong alignment on workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low scores on pro-climate action (40%), pro-business (17%), and pro-parliamentary scrutiny (16%). He deviates from his Labour colleagues by voting more often in favour of public health measures, public services funding, tenant rights, and welfare reform. Defence dominates his speech activity with 92 contributions, well ahead of economy and jobs in second.

285
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

34% privately rent — significantly above the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Luke Pollard

Luke Pollard

Labour and Co-operative Party

Luke Pollard is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Defence).

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 49% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Plymouth. Population 112,449, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 86% above the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.289 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Pollard 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
Economy
65
Taxation
56
Employment
43
Education
31
Crime & Policing
28
Welfare and Benefits
24
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.8 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
ComptonMatt Smith1,708Labour P
DevonportAnne Freeman1,573Labour P
DrakeSteve Ricketts1,024Independ
Efford LipsonPaul Charles McNamara1,593Labour P
PeverellJaime Bannerman2,196Labour P
St Peter The WaterfrontLewis Allison1,777Labour P
StokeSally Ann Cresswell1,963Labour P
Sutton Mount GouldChris Cuddihee1,701Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
112,449
Electorate 75,313 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
33.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
26 primary · 7 secondary
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