Riding profile

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north east

The question

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: will Labour lose this seat to Conservative?

Editorial read

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 1-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 37% vote share, against 23% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Luke Myer

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
15.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 36.6%
  • Labour 23.2%
  • Reform UK 20.5%
  • Lib Dems 7.9%
  • Green 6.7%
  • Other 4.8%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Labour Reform UK Lib Dems
HereMiddlesbrough South and East Cleveland 36.6%23.2%20.5%7.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +17.7 21.7% +1.6 25.3% −4.8 11.6% −3.8

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
0.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+14.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Luke Myer Elected Labour 16,468 43.3
Simon Clarke Conservative 16,254 42.7
Jemma Joy Lib Dems 2,032 5.3
Rod Liddle Other 1,835 4.8
Rowan McLaughlin Green 1,446 3.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
93,356
Median age
45
Employment rate
69.0%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029