Riding profile

Newbury

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Newbury: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Newbury, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 33% vote share, against 29% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Mr Lee Dillon

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
3.9
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 32.7%
  • Conservative 28.8%
  • Reform UK 20.6%
  • Green 9.6%
  • Labour 6.2%
  • Other 1.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
HereNewbury 32.7%28.8%20.6%9.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +21.1 18.9% +9.9 25.3% −4.7 11.8% −2.2

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
4.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Lee Dillon Elected Lib Dems 19,645 40.1
Laura Farris Conservative 17,268 35.3
Douglas Terry Reform UK 5,357 10.9
Liz Bell Labour 3,662 7.5
Steve Masters Green 2,714 5.5
Earl Jesse Other 153 0.3
Gary Johnson Other 131 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
97,983
Median age
42
Employment rate
84.3%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029