Riding profile

Sefton Central

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Sefton Central: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Sefton Central, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 39-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 36% vote share, against 26% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Bill Esterson

Sits with Labour

Since
2010-05-06
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
8.4
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.4%
  • Reform UK 26.0%
  • Green 14.5%
  • Conservative 12.9%
  • Lib Dems 7.6%
  • Other 2.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereSefton Central 36.4%26.0%14.5%12.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +14.7 25.3% +0.7 11.8% +2.7 18.9% −5.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
38.5 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-30.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Bill Esterson Elected Labour 26,772 56.4
Marcus Bleasdale Conservative 8,490 17.9
Nagender Chindam Reform UK 5,767 12.2
Kieran Dams Green 3,294 6.9
Gareth Lloyd-Johnson Lib Dems 2,630 5.5
Ralph James Other 496 1.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
91,809
Median age
50
Employment rate
77.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029