Riding profile

Carshalton and Wallington

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Carshalton and Wallington: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Carshalton and Wallington, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 17-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 38% vote share, against 21% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Bobby Dean

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
17.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 38.4%
  • Conservative 21.3%
  • Reform UK 20.5%
  • Labour 10.5%
  • Green 6.5%
  • Other 2.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Labour
HereCarshalton and Wallington 38.4%21.3%20.5%10.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +26.7 18.9% +2.4 25.3% −4.8 21.7% −11.2

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
16.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+0.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Bobby Dean Elected Lib Dems 20,126 43.1
Elliot Colburn Conservative 12,221 26.2
Hersh Thaker Labour 6,108 13.1
Elizabeth Cooper Reform UK 5,941 12.7
Tracey Hague Green 1,517 3.3
Atif Abdul Rashid Other 441 0.9
Ashley Dickenson Other 231 0.5
Steve Kelleher Other 85 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
105,051
Median age
39
Employment rate
66.0%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029