Riding profile
Leigh and Atherton
The question
Leigh and Atherton: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?
Editorial read
Leigh and Atherton, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 22-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 39% vote share, against 29% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Jo Platt
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Reform UK
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 12.0
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Reform UK | Labour | Conservative | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereLeigh and Atherton | 39.5% | 29.4% | 12.0% | 9.8% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 25.3% +14.1 | 21.7% +7.7 | 18.9% −6.9 | 11.8% −2.1 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Platt Elected | Labour | 19,971 | 48.5 | — |
| George Woodward | Reform UK | 11,090 | 26.9 | — |
| Michael Winstanley | Conservative | 6,483 | 15.8 | — |
| Amelia Jones | Green | 1,653 | 4.0 | — |
| Stuart Thomas | Lib Dems | 1,597 | 3.9 | — |
| Craig Buckley | Other | 376 | 0.9 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029