Riding profile

Harwich and North Essex

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

Harwich and North Essex: will Conservative lose this seat to Reform UK?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
5.3
P(close race)
6%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 33.2%
  • Conservative 27.9%
  • Labour 18.8%
  • Green 9.7%
  • Lib Dems 9.2%
  • Other 1.0%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereHarwich and North Essex 33.2%27.9%18.8%9.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +7.8 19.3% +8.5 21.8% −3.0 10.8% −1.1

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

Editorial read

Harwich and North Essex, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 2-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 33% vote share, against 28% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Sits with Conservative

Since
1992-04-09
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
2.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Bernard Jenkin Elected Conservative 16,522 34.4
Alex Diner Labour 15,360 32.0
Mark Cole Reform UK 9,806 20.4
Natalie Sommers Lib Dems 3,561 7.4
Andrew Canessa Green 2,794 5.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
99,425
Median age
46
Employment rate
71.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029