Riding profile

North West Cambridgeshire

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

North West Cambridgeshire: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

North West Cambridgeshire, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 0-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 30% vote share, against 28% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Sam Carling

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.3
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 30.3%
  • Conservative 27.9%
  • Labour 20.5%
  • Green 11.7%
  • Lib Dems 8.3%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereNorth West Cambridgeshire 30.3%27.9%20.5%11.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +4.9 18.9% +9.0 21.7% −1.1 11.8% −0.1

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
0.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sam Carling Elected Labour 14,785 33.3
Shailesh Vara Conservative 14,746 33.2
James Sidlow Reform UK 8,741 19.7
Bridget Smith Lib Dems 3,192 7.2
Elliot Tong Green 2,960 6.7

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
116,431
Median age
38
Employment rate
74.2%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029