Riding profile

Stevenage

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east of england

The question

Stevenage: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Stevenage, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 29% vote share, against 27% for Labour, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Kevin Bonavia

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.3
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 29.4%
  • Labour 26.5%
  • Conservative 21.5%
  • Green 11.3%
  • Lib Dems 8.9%
  • Other 2.1%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereStevenage 29.4%26.5%21.5%11.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +4.1 21.7% +4.9 18.9% +2.6 11.8% −0.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
15.5 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Kevin Bonavia Elected Labour 17,698 41.4
Alex Clarkson Conservative 11,080 25.9
Peter Hopper Reform UK 7,667 17.9
Lisa Nash Lib Dems 3,467 8.1
Paul Dawson Green 2,655 6.2
Joshua Smith Other 148 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
100,366
Median age
39
Employment rate
77.0%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029