Riding profile
Newark
The question
Newark: who wins this toss-up?
Editorial read
Newark, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 7-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 32% vote share, against 29% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.
Sitting member
Robert Jenrick
Sits with Reform UK
Current forecast
Conservative
Toss-up
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 3.2
- P(close race)
- 100%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereNewark | 32.2% | 29.1% | 19.0% | 8.5% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 18.9% +13.3 | 25.3% +3.7 | 21.7% −2.6 | 11.8% −3.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jenrick Elected | Conservative | 20,968 | 39.2 | — |
| Saj Ahmad | Labour | 17,396 | 32.5 | — |
| Robert Palmer | Reform UK | 8,280 | 15.5 | — |
| David Watts | Lib Dems | 3,026 | 5.7 | — |
| Michael Ackroyd | Green | 2,345 | 4.4 | — |
| Adrian Amer | Other | 809 | 1.5 | — |
| Lyn Galbraith | Other | 329 | 0.6 | — |
| Matthew Darrington | Other | 156 | 0.3 | — |
| Collan Siddique | Other | 150 | 0.3 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029