Riding profile

Harrow West

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Harrow West: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Harrow West, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 31% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Gareth Thomas

Sits with Labour

Since
1997-05-01
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.7
P(close race)
90%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 30.7%
  • Conservative 24.3%
  • Reform UK 16.2%
  • Green 11.8%
  • Other 9.1%
  • Lib Dems 7.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
HereHarrow West 30.7%24.3%16.2%11.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +9.0 18.9% +5.4 25.3% −9.2 11.8% −0.1

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
14.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-9.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gareth Thomas Elected Labour 19,833 43.8
Abbas Merali Conservative 13,191 29.2
Pamela Fitzpatrick Other 4,120 9.1
Michael Beavis Reform UK 2,639 5.8
Rupert Nepal George Green 2,438 5.4
Chris Noyce Lib Dems 2,404 5.3
Bharatkumar Ishverbhai Patel Other 616 1.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
122,230
Median age
36
Employment rate
72.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029