Riding profile

Esher and Walton

UK constituency — England · Urban · south east

The question

Esher and Walton: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Esher and Walton, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 22-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 44% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Monica Harding

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
20.0
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 43.7%
  • Conservative 23.7%
  • Reform UK 18.4%
  • Green 6.2%
  • Labour 6.1%
  • Other 1.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
HereEsher and Walton 43.7%23.7%18.4%6.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +32.1 18.9% +4.8 25.3% −6.9 11.8% −5.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
22.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Monica Harding Elected Lib Dems 28,315 52.5
John Cope Conservative 16,312 30.3
Alastair Gray Reform UK 4,777 8.9
Yoel Gordon Labour 2,846 5.3
Maciej Pawlik Green 1,396 2.6
Richard Bateson Other 234 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
104,341
Median age
42
Employment rate
77.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029