Riding profile

Congleton

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Congleton: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Congleton, 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 30% vote share, against 25% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Sarah Russell

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
5.3
P(close race)
7%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 30.4%
  • Conservative 25.0%
  • Labour 22.2%
  • Green 8.8%
  • Lib Dems 8.0%
  • Other 5.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereCongleton 30.4%25.0%22.2%8.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +5.1 18.9% +6.1 21.7% +0.5 11.8% −3.1

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
6.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sarah Russell Elected Labour 18,875 37.7
Fiona Bruce Conservative 15,488 30.9
Martin York Reform UK 8,245 16.4
Paul Duffy Lib Dems 2,785 5.6
Rob Moreton Other 2,181 4.3
Richard McCarthy Green 2,007 4.0
Kay Wesley Other 544 1.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
92,687
Median age
46
Employment rate
77.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029