Riding profile

Romford

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Romford: who wins this toss-up?

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Romford, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 3-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 29% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Andrew Rosindell

Sits with Reform UK

Since
2001-06-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.2
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 31.0%
  • Conservative 28.8%
  • Labour 18.9%
  • Green 9.0%
  • Lib Dems 8.2%
  • Other 3.8%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereRomford 31.0%28.8%18.9%9.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +5.7 18.9% +9.9 21.7% −2.7 11.8% −2.8

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
3.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Andrew Rosindell Elected Conservative 15,339 34.8
Andrew Achilleos Labour 13,876 31.5
Philip Hyde Reform UK 9,624 21.9
David Hughes Green 2,220 5.0
Thomas Clarke Lib Dems 1,895 4.3
Zhafaran Qayum Other 898 2.0
Colin Birch Other 195 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
109,443
Median age
38
Employment rate
76.0%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029