Riding profile

Carlisle

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Carlisle: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Carlisle, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 11-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 34% vote share, against 24% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Ms Julie Minns

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
10.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 33.6%
  • Labour 23.8%
  • Conservative 23.2%
  • Green 8.7%
  • Lib Dems 7.5%
  • Other 2.9%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereCarlisle 33.6%23.8%23.2%8.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +8.3 21.7% +2.1 18.9% +4.3 11.8% −3.1

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
11.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-0.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Julie Minns Elected Labour 18,129 39.4
John Stevenson Conservative 12,929 28.1
Stephen Ward Reform UK 9,295 20.2
Brian Wernham Lib Dems 2,982 6.5
Gavin Hawkton Green 1,922 4.2
Sean Reed Other 303 0.7
Rachel Hayton Other 244 0.5
Thomas Lynestrider Other 175 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
103,813
Median age
44
Employment rate
83.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029