Riding profile

Cheltenham

UK constituency — England · Urban · south west

The question

Cheltenham: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Cheltenham, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 38% vote share, against 31% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Max Wilkinson

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 37.9%
  • Conservative 30.7%
  • Reform UK 13.4%
  • Green 9.0%
  • Labour 6.4%
  • Other 2.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
HereCheltenham 37.9%30.7%13.4%9.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +26.2 18.9% +11.8 25.3% −11.9 11.8% −2.8

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
14.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-7.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Max Wilkinson Elected Lib Dems 25,076 50.6
Alex Chalk Conservative 17,866 36.1
Daniel Wilson Green 3,160 6.4
Lara Chaplin Labour 2,665 5.4
Daud McDonald Other 775 1.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
100,608
Median age
40
Employment rate
78.2%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029