Riding profile

Hertford and Stortford

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

Hertford and Stortford: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Hertford and Stortford, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 25% vote share, against 25% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Josh Dean

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Toss-up

Probability
97%
Mean margin (pts)
0.4
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 25.4%
  • Reform UK 25.1%
  • Labour 24.2%
  • Green 14.2%
  • Lib Dems 8.5%
  • Other 2.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Reform UK Labour Green
HereHertford and Stortford 25.4%25.1%24.2%14.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +6.5 25.3% −0.2 21.7% +2.5 11.8% +2.4

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
8.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-8.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Joshua Robert Abraham Dean Elected Labour 20,808 38.5
Julie Marson Conservative 16,060 29.7
John Burmicz Reform UK 8,325 15.4
Nick Cox Green 4,373 8.1
Helen Rosemary Campbell Lib Dems 4,167 7.7
Jane Fowler Other 139 0.3
Barry Hensall Other 137 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
107,107
Median age
41
Employment rate
81.6%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029