Riding profile

Arundel and South Downs

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Arundel and South Downs: a safe seat for the Conservatives?

Editorial read

Arundel and South Downs, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 22-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 33% vote share, against 23% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Andrew Griffith

Sits with Conservative

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
10.0
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 33.3%
  • Reform UK 23.3%
  • Lib Dems 15.8%
  • Green 14.6%
  • Labour 11.2%
  • Other 1.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Reform UK Lib Dems Green
HereArundel and South Downs 33.3%23.3%15.8%14.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +14.4 25.3% −2.1 11.6% +4.2 11.8% +2.8

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
22.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-12.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Andrew Griffith Elected Conservative 22,001 40.2
Richard Allen Lib Dems 9,867 18.0
Christopher Philipsborn Labour 9,782 17.9
David Thomas Reform UK 7,391 13.5
Steve McAuliffe Green 5,515 10.1
Mike Smith Other 184 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
98,053
Median age
52
Employment rate
85.9%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029