Riding profile

Runcorn and Helsby

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Runcorn and Helsby: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Runcorn and Helsby, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 35-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 32% for Labour, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Sarah Pochin

Sits with Reform UK

Since
2025-05-01
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.9
P(close race)
98%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 35.2%
  • Labour 32.3%
  • Conservative 11.6%
  • Green 11.5%
  • Lib Dems 6.7%
  • Other 2.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereRuncorn and Helsby 35.2%32.3%11.6%11.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +9.9 21.7% +10.6 18.9% −7.3 11.8% −0.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
34.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-29.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Mike Amesbury Elected Labour 22,358 52.9
Jason Moorcroft Reform UK 7,662 18.1
Jade Marsden Conservative 6,756 16.0
Chris Copeman Green 2,715 6.4
Chris Rowe Lib Dems 2,149 5.1
Danny Clarke Other 479 1.1
Paul Murphy Other 116 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
93,517
Median age
43
Employment rate
68.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029