Riding profile

Jarrow and Gateshead East

UK constituency — England · Urban · north east

The question

Jarrow and Gateshead East: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Jarrow and Gateshead East, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 24-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 37% vote share, against 32% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Kate Osborne

Sits with Labour

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 36.8%
  • Labour 31.6%
  • Green 12.6%
  • Lib Dems 8.4%
  • Conservative 6.9%
  • Other 3.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Green Lib Dems
HereJarrow and Gateshead East 36.8%31.6%12.6%8.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +11.5 21.7% +10.0 11.8% +0.7 11.6% −3.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
24.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-17.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Kate Osborne Elected Labour 18,856 51.3
Lynda Alexander Reform UK 9,892 26.9
Jack Gebhard Conservative 3,354 9.1
Nic Cook Green 2,384 6.5
Jamie Rickelton Lib Dems 1,740 4.7
Mark Conway Other 502 1.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
94,456
Median age
42
Employment rate
69.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029