Riding profile

Tamworth

UK constituency — England · Mixed · west midlands

The question

Tamworth: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Tamworth, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 3-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 38% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Sarah Edwards

Sits with Labour

Since
2023-10-19
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 37.8%
  • Conservative 26.2%
  • Labour 19.6%
  • Green 8.3%
  • Lib Dems 5.3%
  • Other 2.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereTamworth 37.8%26.2%19.6%8.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +12.5 18.9% +7.3 21.7% −2.1 11.8% −3.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
3.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+8.5 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sarah Edwards Elected Labour 15,338 35.0
Eddie Hughes Conservative 13,956 31.9
Ian Cooper Reform UK 11,004 25.1
Susan Howarth Green 1,579 3.6
Jed Marson Lib Dems 1,451 3.3
Robert Bilcliff Other 290 0.7
Adam Goodfellow Other 170 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
101,524
Median age
42
Employment rate
77.0%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029