Riding profile

Hayes and Harlington

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Hayes and Harlington: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Hayes and Harlington, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 31-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 37% vote share, against 21% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

John McDonnell

Sits with Labour

Since
1997-05-01
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.8%
  • Reform UK 21.4%
  • Conservative 18.4%
  • Green 11.1%
  • Lib Dems 6.4%
  • Other 5.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
HereHayes and Harlington 36.8%21.4%18.4%11.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +15.2 25.3% −4.0 18.9% −0.5 11.8% −0.7

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
31.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-17.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
John McDonnell Elected Labour 20,405 53.3
Dylan Thomas Conservative 8,374 21.9
Francoise Thompson Reform UK 4,114 10.7
Christine West Green 2,131 5.6
Rizwana Karim Other 1,975 5.2
Alexander Cunliffe Lib Dems 1,316 3.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
129,441
Median age
34
Employment rate
70.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029