Riding profile

Knowsley

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Knowsley: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Knowsley, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 51-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 46% vote share, against 26% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Anneliese Midgley

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
17.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 46.3%
  • Reform UK 26.1%
  • Green 14.1%
  • Lib Dems 6.0%
  • Conservative 4.6%
  • Other 2.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Lib Dems
HereKnowsley 46.3%26.1%14.1%6.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +24.6 25.3% +0.8 11.8% +2.3 11.6% −5.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
50.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-33.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Anneliese Midgley Elected Labour 24,243 67.3
Alexander Hitchmough Reform UK 5,924 16.4
Graham Wickens Green 2,772 7.7
Sherrie McDaid Conservative 1,496 4.2
Kate Tipton Lib Dems 1,232 3.4
Graham Padden Other 245 0.7
Patricia Jameson Other 135 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
95,466
Median age
38
Employment rate
67.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029