Riding profile

Gravesham

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Gravesham: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Gravesham, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 6-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.1
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 31.5%
  • Conservative 27.3%
  • Labour 24.2%
  • Green 10.5%
  • Lib Dems 5.2%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereGravesham 31.5%27.3%24.2%10.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +6.1 18.9% +8.4 21.7% +2.6 11.8% −1.4

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
6.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Lauren Sullivan Elected Labour 16,623 38.5
Adam Holloway Conservative 13,911 32.2
Matthew Fraser Moat Reform UK 8,910 20.6
Rebecca Hopkins Green 2,254 5.2
Ukonu Obasi Lib Dems 1,534 3.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,970
Median age
39
Employment rate
65.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029