Riding profile

Birkenhead

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Birkenhead: a safe seat for Labour?

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
14.6
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 38.3%
  • Reform UK 23.7%
  • Green 22.4%
  • Conservative 7.3%
  • Lib Dems 5.4%
  • Other 2.6%

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

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereBirkenhead 38.3%23.7%22.4%7.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.8% +16.5 25.4% −1.6 10.8% +11.6 19.3% −12.0

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

Editorial read

Birkenhead, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 38% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Alison McGovern

Sits with Labour

Since
2010-05-06
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
32.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-17.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Alison McGovern Elected Labour 22,468 52.1
Jo Bird Green 8,670 20.1
Tony Stanley Reform UK 6,142 14.2
Sarah Payne Conservative 3,238 7.5
Stuart Kelly Lib Dems 2,292 5.3
Catherine Evans Other 324 0.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,281
Median age
41
Employment rate
69.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029