Riding profile

Bolsover

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east midlands

The question

Bolsover: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.9%
  • Labour 23.8%
  • Conservative 21.0%
  • Green 13.7%
  • Lib Dems 5.3%
  • Other 1.1%

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

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereBolsover 34.9%23.8%21.0%13.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +9.5 21.8% +1.9 19.3% +1.7 10.8% +2.8

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

Editorial read

Bolsover, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 24% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Natalie Fleet

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
14.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-3.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Natalie Fleet Elected Labour 17,197 40.5
Mark Fletcher Conservative 10,874 25.6
Robert Reaney Reform UK 9,131 21.5
David Kesteven Green 3,754 8.8
David Hancock Lib Dems 1,478 3.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
101,967
Median age
43
Employment rate
74.9%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029