Riding profile
Blaydon and Consett
The question
Blaydon and Consett: who wins this toss-up?
Editorial read
Blaydon and Consett, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 26-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 34% vote share, against 32% for Labour, and the race could swing.
Sitting member
Liz Twist
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Reform UK
Toss-up
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 4.8
- P(close race)
- 100%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Reform UK | Labour | Green | Conservative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereBlaydon and Consett | 34.4% | 31.5% | 13.1% | 11.3% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 25.3% +9.1 | 21.7% +9.9 | 11.8% +1.3 | 18.9% −7.6 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Twist Elected | Labour | 21,160 | 50.1 | — |
| David Ayre | Reform UK | 10,007 | 23.7 | — |
| Angela Sterling | Conservative | 6,052 | 14.3 | — |
| Richard Simpson | Green | 2,589 | 6.1 | — |
| Vicky Anderson | Lib Dems | 2,273 | 5.4 | — |
| Paul Topping | Other | 135 | 0.3 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
Around the region
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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