Riding profile
South Derbyshire
The question
South Derbyshire: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?
Editorial read
South Derbyshire, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 33% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Samantha Niblett
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Reform UK
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 8.4
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Reform UK | Conservative | Labour | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereSouth Derbyshire | 32.8% | 24.4% | 23.0% | 9.4% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 25.3% +7.5 | 18.9% +5.5 | 21.7% +1.3 | 11.8% −2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Niblett Elected | Labour | 17,734 | 38.8 | — |
| Heather Wheeler | Conservative | 13,566 | 29.7 | — |
| Job West | Reform UK | 8,979 | 19.6 | — |
| Lucy Care | Lib Dems | 2,134 | 4.7 | — |
| Aruhan Galieva | Green | 1,941 | 4.2 | — |
| Amy Wheelton | Other | 1,200 | 2.6 | — |
| Paul Liversuch | Other | 183 | 0.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029