Riding profile

North East Hertfordshire

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

North East Hertfordshire: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
1.9
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 28.4%
  • Conservative 26.5%
  • Labour 19.3%
  • Lib Dems 12.7%
  • Green 11.5%
  • Other 1.2%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Lib Dems
HereNorth East Hertfordshire 28.4%26.5%19.3%12.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +3.0 19.3% +7.2 21.8% −2.5 11.4% +1.3

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

Editorial read

North East Hertfordshire, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 4-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 28% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Chris Hinchliff

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
3.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Chris Hinchliff Elected Labour 18,358 35.0
Nikki Da Costa Conservative 16,435 31.3
Steve Adelantado Reform UK 8,462 16.1
Ruth Brown Lib Dems 5,463 10.4
Vicky Burt Green 3,802 7.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
103,451
Median age
43
Employment rate
83.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029