Riding profile

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

UK constituency — England · Urban · yorkshire and the humber

The question

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Labour

Toss-up

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 31.9%
  • Reform UK 29.2%
  • Green 11.9%
  • Conservative 11.6%
  • Lib Dems 9.8%
  • Other 5.3%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham 31.9%29.2%11.9%11.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.8% +10.1 25.4% +3.8 10.8% +1.1 19.3% −7.7

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

Editorial read

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 28-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 32% vote share, against 29% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Dame Diana Johnson

Sits with Labour

Since
2005-05-05
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
27.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-25.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Diana Johnson Elected Labour 18,480 48.3
Martin Baker Reform UK 7,801 20.4
Callum Procter Conservative 4,897 12.8
Craig Woolmer Lib Dems 3,246 8.5
Kerry Harrison Green 2,322 6.1
Ahmet Cinalp Other 720 1.9
Rowan Halstead Other 339 0.9
Mike Whale Other 262 0.7
Pauline Peachey Other 161 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
117,518
Median age
36
Employment rate
69.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029