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Hamble Valley

Westminster constituency · England · South East

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 7.2 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 8%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 32.0%
  • Lib Dems 24.8%
  • Reform UK 22.2%
  • Labour 12.1%
  • Green 6.4%
  • Other 2.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Lib Dems Reform UK Labour
Hamble Valley 32.0%24.8%22.2%12.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+12.0 9.9%+14.9 22.3% 26.5%−14.4

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population103,937
Median age43
Employment rate92.5%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Paul Holmes · Conservative

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 8.9 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 7.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Paul Holmes Elected Conservative 19,671 36.4
Prad Bains Lib Dems 14,869 27.5
Devina Paul Labour 8,753 16.2
Caroline Gladwin Reform UK 8,216 15.2
Kate Needham Green 2,310 4.3
Binka Griffin Other 185 0.3

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated