Riding profile

Hartlepool

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north east

The question

Hartlepool: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Hartlepool, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 22-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 41% vote share, against 25% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Mr Jonathan Brash

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
17.6
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 41.0%
  • Labour 25.2%
  • Conservative 17.0%
  • Green 6.8%
  • Lib Dems 5.2%
  • Other 4.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereHartlepool 41.0%25.2%17.0%6.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +15.7 21.7% +3.5 18.9% −1.9 11.8% −5.0

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
21.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-4.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Jonathan Brash Elected Labour 16,414 46.2
Amanda Napper Reform UK 8,716 24.5
Jill Mortimer Conservative 7,767 21.9
Sam Lee Other 895 2.5
Jeremy Spyby-Steanson Green 834 2.4
Peter Maughan Lib Dems 572 1.6
Tommy Dudley Other 248 0.7
Vivienne Neville Other 65 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
93,861
Median age
42
Employment rate
62.9%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029