Riding profile

Halesowen

UK constituency — England · Urban · west midlands

The question

Halesowen: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Halesowen, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 11-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 33% vote share, against 25% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Alex Ballinger

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
8.8
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 32.7%
  • Labour 25.3%
  • Conservative 23.5%
  • Green 10.3%
  • Lib Dems 6.9%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereHalesowen 32.7%25.3%23.5%10.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +7.4 21.7% +3.7 18.9% +4.6 11.8% −1.5

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
11.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.5 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Alex Ballinger Elected Labour 15,023 38.9
James Morris Conservative 10,659 27.6
Jonathan Oakton Reform UK 8,484 22.0
Ryan Priest Lib Dems 2,261 5.9
Emma Bullard Green 2,151 5.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
95,196
Median age
41
Employment rate
76.7%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029