Riding profile

Tatton

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Tatton: a safe seat for the Conservatives?

Editorial read

Tatton, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 2-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 31% vote share, against 26% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Esther McVey

Sits with Conservative

Since
2017-06-08
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
5.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 31.2%
  • Reform UK 25.8%
  • Labour 22.0%
  • Lib Dems 10.4%
  • Green 9.4%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Reform UK Labour Lib Dems
HereTatton 31.2%25.8%22.0%10.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +12.3 25.3% +0.4 21.7% +0.4 11.6% −1.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
2.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+3.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Esther McVey Elected Conservative 19,956 38.4
Ryan Jude Labour 18,820 36.3
Oliver Speakman Reform UK 5,948 11.5
Jonathan Smith Lib Dems 4,614 8.9
Nigel Hennerley Green 2,571 5.0

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
99,238
Median age
47
Employment rate
88.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029