Riding profile

Huddersfield

UK constituency — England · Urban · yorkshire and the humber

The question

Huddersfield: will Labour lose this seat to Green?

Editorial read

Huddersfield, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 11-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Green Party ahead at 36% vote share, against 24% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Harpreet Uppal

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Green

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Green 36.2%
  • Labour 24.3%
  • Reform UK 21.8%
  • Conservative 12.0%
  • Lib Dems 4.3%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Green Labour Reform UK Conservative
HereHuddersfield 36.2%24.3%21.8%12.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.8% +24.4 21.7% +2.7 25.3% −3.5 18.9% −6.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
11.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+1.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Harpreet Uppal Elected Labour 15,101 37.6 —
Andrew Cooper Green 10,568 26.3 —
Tony McGrath Conservative 6,559 16.3 —
Susan Laird Reform UK 6,196 15.4 —
Jan Dobrucki Lib Dems 1,741 4.3 —

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
114,278
Median age
37
Employment rate
71.4%

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

Around the region

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Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029