Riding profile

Henley and Thame

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Henley and Thame: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Henley and Thame, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 12-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 37% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Freddie van Mierlo

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
9.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 36.7%
  • Conservative 26.8%
  • Reform UK 19.9%
  • Green 8.2%
  • Labour 6.0%
  • Other 2.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
HereHenley and Thame 36.7%26.8%19.9%8.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +25.0 18.9% +7.9 25.3% −5.5 11.8% −3.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
11.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Freddie Van Mierlo Elected Lib Dems 23,904 45.0
Caroline Newton Conservative 17,637 33.2
Peter Shields Reform UK 5,213 9.8
Nanda Manley-Browne Labour 3,574 6.7
Jo Robb Green 2,008 3.8
Maryse Pomlett Other 515 1.0
David Carpin Other 306 0.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
96,737
Median age
46
Employment rate
76.7%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029