Riding profile

Harlow

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

Harlow: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Harlow, 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 34% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Chris Vince

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
6.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 33.5%
  • Conservative 26.7%
  • Labour 22.2%
  • Green 10.5%
  • Lib Dems 4.6%
  • Other 2.2%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereHarlow 33.5%26.7%22.2%10.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +8.2 18.9% +7.8 21.7% +0.5 11.8% −1.4

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
5.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+1.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Chris Vince Elected Labour 16,313 37.6
Hannah Ellis Conservative 13,809 31.9
Malcolm Featherstone Reform UK 9,461 21.8
Yasmin Gregory Green 2,267 5.2
Riad Mannan Lib Dems 1,350 3.1
Lois Perry Other 157 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
112,137
Median age
38
Employment rate
79.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029