Riding profile

Newcastle-under-Lyme

UK constituency — England · Mixed · west midlands

The question

Newcastle-under-Lyme: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Newcastle-under-Lyme, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 25% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Adam Jogee

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.9%
  • Labour 25.3%
  • Conservative 22.5%
  • Green 9.5%
  • Lib Dems 6.5%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereNewcastle-under-Lyme 34.9%25.3%22.5%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +9.6 21.7% +3.6 18.9% +3.6 11.8% −2.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
12.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Adam Jogee Elected Labour 15,992 40.4
Simon Tagg Conservative 10,923 27.6
Neill Walker Reform UK 8,865 22.4
Nigel Jones Lib Dems 1,987 5.0
Jennifer Hibell Green 1,851 4.7

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
94,605
Median age
41
Employment rate
67.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029