Riding profile
Epping Forest
The question
Epping Forest: a safe seat for the Conservatives?
Editorial read
Epping Forest, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 35% vote share, against 18% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Dr Neil Hudson
Sits with Conservative
Current forecast
Conservative
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 17.0
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | Lib Dems | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereEpping Forest | 34.8% | 17.9% | 17.1% | 12.5% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 18.9% +15.9 | 25.3% −7.4 | 21.7% −4.5 | 11.6% +0.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Hudson Elected | Conservative | 18,038 | 43.2 | — |
| Rosalind Doré | Labour | 12,356 | 29.6 | — |
| Jon Whitehouse | Lib Dems | 5,268 | 12.6 | — |
| Ed Pond | Other | 3,037 | 7.3 | — |
| Simon Heap | Green | 2,486 | 6.0 | — |
| Thomas Hall | Other | 568 | 1.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029