Riding profile

Blackpool South

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Blackpool South: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Blackpool South, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 19-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 42% vote share, against 29% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Chris Webb

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-05-02
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
15.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 42.2%
  • Labour 28.8%
  • Conservative 13.9%
  • Green 6.5%
  • Lib Dems 5.1%
  • Other 3.2%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereBlackpool South 42.2%28.8%13.9%6.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +16.8 21.7% +7.2 18.9% −5.0 11.8% −5.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
19.5 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-4.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Chris Webb Elected Labour 16,916 48.1
Mark Butcher Reform UK 10,068 28.6
Zak Khan Conservative 5,504 15.7
Ben Thomas Green 1,207 3.4
Andrew Cregan Lib Dems 1,041 3.0
Stephen Black Other 261 0.7
Kim Knight Other 183 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
110,074
Median age
41
Employment rate
69.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029