Riding profile

Dagenham and Rainham

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Dagenham and Rainham: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Dagenham and Rainham, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 18-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 33% vote share, against 27% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Margaret Mullane

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 32.6%
  • Labour 27.2%
  • Green 15.8%
  • Conservative 13.3%
  • Lib Dems 7.4%
  • Other 3.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Green Conservative
HereDagenham and Rainham 32.6%27.2%15.8%13.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +7.3 21.7% +5.5 11.8% +4.0 18.9% −5.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
18.5 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Margaret Mullane Elected Labour 16,571 42.6
Kevin Godfrey Reform UK 9,398 24.2
Sam Holland Conservative 6,926 17.8
Kim Arrowsmith Green 4,184 10.8
Francesca Flack Lib Dems 1,033 2.7
Terence London Other 755 1.9

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
120,583
Median age
35
Employment rate
81.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029