Riding profile

Basingstoke

UK constituency — England · Urban · south east

The question

Basingstoke: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Conservative

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
0.7
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 25.4%
  • Reform UK 24.7%
  • Labour 24.6%
  • Green 12.4%
  • Lib Dems 9.6%
  • Other 2.9%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Reform UK Labour Green
HereBasingstoke 25.4%24.7%24.6%12.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 19.3% +6.1 25.4% −0.7 21.8% +2.8 10.8% +1.6

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

Editorial read

Basingstoke, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 25% vote share, against 25% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Luke Murphy

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
13.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-12.5 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Luke Murphy Elected Labour 20,922 42.7
Maria Miller Conservative 14,438 29.5
Ray Saint Reform UK 6,314 12.9
Michael Howard-Sorrell Green 3,568 7.3
Richard Whelan Lib Dems 3,176 6.5
Alan Stone Other 571 1.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
111,647
Median age
39
Employment rate
75.3%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029