Riding profile

Derby South

UK constituency — England · Urban · east midlands

The question

Derby South: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Derby South, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 16-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 25% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Baggy Shanker

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.8%
  • Labour 24.7%
  • Other 12.2%
  • Conservative 10.9%
  • Green 10.1%
  • Lib Dems 6.9%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Other Conservative
HereDerby South 34.8%24.7%12.2%10.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +9.5 21.7% +3.1 4.8% +7.5 18.9% −8.0

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
16.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-4.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Baggy Shanker Elected Labour 14,503 38.8
Alan Graves Reform UK 8,501 22.7
Chris Williamson Other 5,205 13.9
Jamie Mulhall Conservative 5,192 13.9
Sam Ward Green 1,899 5.1
Joe Naitta Lib Dems 1,807 4.8
Zephyr Tair Other 292 0.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
119,588
Median age
35
Employment rate
73.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029