Riding profile
Didcot and Wantage
The question
Didcot and Wantage: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?
Editorial read
Didcot and Wantage, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 11-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 33% vote share, against 23% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Olly Glover
Sits with Lib Dems
Current forecast
Lib Dems
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 9.8
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Lib Dems | Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereDidcot and Wantage | 33.0% | 23.3% | 21.3% | 11.0% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 11.6% +21.3 | 18.9% +4.4 | 25.3% −4.0 | 21.7% −10.6 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olly Glover Elected | Lib Dems | 21,793 | 39.8 | — |
| David Johnston | Conservative | 15,560 | 28.4 | — |
| Mocky Khan | Labour | 8,045 | 14.7 | — |
| Steve Beatty | Reform UK | 6,400 | 11.7 | — |
| Sam Casey-Rerhaye | Green | 2,693 | 4.9 | — |
| Kyn Pomlett | Other | 242 | 0.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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