Riding profile

Cannock Chase

UK constituency — England · Mixed · west midlands

The question

Cannock Chase: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Cannock Chase, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 7-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 38% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Josh Newbury

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
14.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 38.4%
  • Conservative 23.9%
  • Labour 21.4%
  • Green 10.3%
  • Lib Dems 4.8%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereCannock Chase 38.4%23.9%21.4%10.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +13.0 18.9% +5.0 21.7% −0.3 11.8% −1.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
7.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+7.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Josh Newbury Elected Labour 15,671 36.5
Amanda Milling Conservative 12,546 29.2
Paul Allen Reform UK 11,570 26.9
Andrea Muckley Green 2,137 5.0
Elizabeth Jewkes Lib Dems 1,029 2.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
101,140
Median age
42
Employment rate
82.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029