Riding profile

Ashford

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Ashford: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Ashford, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 4-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Sojan Joseph

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
6.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 30.6%
  • Conservative 24.1%
  • Labour 19.5%
  • Green 14.7%
  • Lib Dems 7.4%
  • Other 3.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereAshford 30.6%24.1%19.5%14.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +5.2 18.9% +5.2 21.7% −2.2 11.8% +2.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
3.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sojan Joseph Elected Labour 15,262 32.5
Damian Green Conservative 13,483 28.7
Tristram Kennedy Harper Reform UK 10,141 21.6
Mandy Rossi Green 4,355 9.3
Adam Rowledge Lib Dems 2,445 5.2
James Ransley Other 1,289 2.7

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
108,652
Median age
39
Employment rate
77.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029