Riding profile

City of Durham

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north east

The question

City of Durham: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

City of Durham, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 29-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 33% vote share, against 29% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Mary Kelly Foy

Sits with Labour

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.2
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 32.7%
  • Reform UK 28.8%
  • Lib Dems 15.7%
  • Green 11.0%
  • Conservative 9.7%
  • Other 1.9%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Lib Dems Green
HereCity of Durham 32.7%28.8%15.7%11.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +11.1 25.3% +3.5 11.6% +4.0 11.8% −0.8

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
28.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-26.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Mary Foy Elected Labour 19,131 47.1
Mark Belch Reform UK 7,374 18.1
Mark Wilkes Lib Dems 5,920 14.6
Luke Holmes Conservative 5,221 12.8
Jonathan Elmer Green 2,803 6.9
Sarah Welbourne Other 178 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
102,538
Median age
38
Employment rate
62.6%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029