Riding profile

Herne Bay and Sandwich

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Herne Bay and Sandwich: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Herne Bay and Sandwich, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 32% vote share, against 29% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Sir Roger Gale

Sits with Conservative

Since
1983-06-09
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.7
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 32.1%
  • Conservative 29.5%
  • Labour 17.8%
  • Green 11.8%
  • Lib Dems 7.4%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereHerne Bay and Sandwich 32.1%29.5%17.8%11.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +6.8 18.9% +10.6 21.7% −3.8 11.8%

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
5.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Roger Gale Elected Conservative 17,243 35.3
Helen Whitehead Labour 14,744 30.2
Amelia Randall Reform UK 10,602 21.7
Thea Barrett Green 3,529 7.2
Angie Curwen Lib Dems 2,709 5.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
99,257
Median age
49
Employment rate
77.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029