Riding profile

Stoke-on-Trent Central

UK constituency — England · Urban · west midlands

The question

Stoke-on-Trent Central: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Stoke-on-Trent Central, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 18-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 37% vote share, against 26% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Gareth Snell

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 37.1%
  • Labour 25.5%
  • Conservative 13.8%
  • Green 9.3%
  • Other 7.7%
  • Lib Dems 6.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereStoke-on-Trent Central 37.1%25.5%13.8%9.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +11.8 21.7% +3.9 18.9% −5.1 11.8% −2.5

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
18.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-5.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gareth Snell Elected Labour 14,950 42.4
Luke Shenton Reform UK 8,541 24.2
Chandra Kanneganti Conservative 6,221 17.6
Navid Kaleem Other 2,281 6.5
Adam Colclough Green 1,703 4.8
Laura McCarthy Lib Dems 999 2.8
Andy Poleshaw Other 315 0.9
AliRom Alirom Other 279 0.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
113,822
Median age
36
Employment rate
81.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029