Riding profile

Erith and Thamesmead

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Erith and Thamesmead: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Erith and Thamesmead, 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 40% vote share, against 23% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Sits with Labour

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
15.4
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 39.9%
  • Reform UK 22.6%
  • Green 14.5%
  • Conservative 11.3%
  • Lib Dems 7.3%
  • Other 4.1%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereErith and Thamesmead 39.9%22.6%14.5%11.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +18.3 25.3% −2.7 11.8% +2.6 18.9% −7.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
40.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-25.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Abena Oppong-Asare Elected Labour 22,246 55.1
Michael Pastor Reform UK 5,944 14.7
Richard Mark Conservative 5,564 13.8
Sarah Barry Green 3,482 8.6
Pierce Chalmers Lib Dems 1,872 4.6
Mohammed Abu Shahed Other 1,071 2.6
Diana Diamond Other 200 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
134,250
Median age
35
Employment rate
72.3%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029