Riding profile

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 40-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 38% vote share, against 29% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Justin Madders

Sits with Labour

Since
2015-05-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
6.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 38.0%
  • Reform UK 28.9%
  • Green 12.4%
  • Conservative 10.0%
  • Lib Dems 8.3%
  • Other 2.1%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereEllesmere Port and Bromborough 38.0%28.9%12.4%10.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +16.4 25.3% +3.6 11.8% +0.6 18.9% −8.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
40.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-33.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Justin Madders Elected Labour 24,186 57.6
Michael Alreed Reform UK 7,278 17.3
Lee Evans Conservative 5,210 12.4
Harry Gorman Green 2,706 6.5
Chris Carubia Lib Dems 2,328 5.5
Ruth Boulton Other 256 0.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
96,430
Median age
41
Employment rate
71.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029