Riding profile

Eastleigh

UK constituency — England · Urban · south east

The question

Eastleigh: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Eastleigh, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 3-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 30% vote share, against 25% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Liz Jarvis

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
5.4
P(close race)
8%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 30.1%
  • Conservative 24.8%
  • Reform UK 23.5%
  • Labour 10.3%
  • Green 9.1%
  • Other 2.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Labour
HereEastleigh 30.1%24.8%23.5%10.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +18.4 18.9% +5.9 25.3% −1.8 21.7% −11.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
3.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Liz Jarvis Elected Lib Dems 15,970 34.4
Sam Joynson Conservative 14,424 31.1
Daniel Shearer Labour 7,005 15.1
Clare Fawcett Reform UK 6,151 13.3
Ben Parry Green 2,403 5.2
Russ Kitching Other 467 1.0

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
94,953
Median age
42
Employment rate
84.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029