Riding profile
Peterborough
The question
Peterborough: who wins this toss-up?
Editorial read
Peterborough, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 0-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 26% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.
Sitting member
Andrew Pakes
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Conservative
Toss-up
- Probability
- 67%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 0.2
- P(close race)
- 100%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Reform UK | Conservative | Labour | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerePeterborough | 26.0% | 25.9% | 19.5% | 11.6% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 25.3% +0.6 | 18.9% +7.1 | 21.7% −2.1 | 11.8% −0.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Pakes Elected | Labour | 13,418 | 32.0 | — |
| Paul Bristow | Conservative | 13,300 | 31.8 | — |
| Sue Morris | Reform UK | 5,379 | 12.8 | — |
| Amjad Hussain | Other | 5,051 | 12.1 | — |
| Nicola Day | Green | 2,542 | 6.1 | — |
| Nick Sandford | Lib Dems | 1,746 | 4.2 | — |
| Tom Rogers | Other | 225 | 0.5 | — |
| Zahid Khan | Other | 211 | 0.5 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
Around the region
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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