Riding profile

Stockton West

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north east

The question

Stockton West: a safe seat for the Conservatives?

Editorial read

Stockton West, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 4-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 36% vote share, against 28% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Matt Vickers

Sits with Conservative

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
8.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 36.3%
  • Reform UK 27.6%
  • Labour 21.7%
  • Green 7.3%
  • Lib Dems 4.4%
  • Other 2.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Reform UK Labour Green
HereStockton West 36.3%27.6%21.7%7.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +17.4 25.3% +2.2 21.7% +0.1 11.8% −4.5

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
4.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+4.5 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Matt Vickers Elected Conservative 20,372 41.9
Joe Dancey Labour 18,233 37.5
Steve Matthews Reform UK 6,833 14.1
Anna-Maria Toms Green 1,477 3.0
Nigel Boddy Lib Dems 1,203 2.5
Mohammed Zaroof Other 263 0.5
Niko Omilana Other 106 0.2
Vivek Chhabra Other 106 0.2
Monty Brack Other 45 0.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
92,633
Median age
44
Employment rate
82.7%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029