Riding profile

Lowestoft

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

Lowestoft: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Lowestoft, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Jess Asato

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
9.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.8%
  • Conservative 25.8%
  • Labour 20.9%
  • Green 12.2%
  • Lib Dems 5.0%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereLowestoft 34.8%25.8%20.9%12.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +9.5 18.9% +6.9 21.7% −0.8 11.8% +0.4

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
4.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+4.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Jess Asato Elected Labour 14,464 34.6
Peter Aldous Conservative 12,448 29.8
June Mummery Reform UK 10,328 24.7
Toby Hammond Green 3,095 7.4
Adam Robertson Lib Dems 1,489 3.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
94,722
Median age
47
Employment rate
88.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029