Riding profile

Walthamstow

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Walthamstow: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Walthamstow, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 39-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 41% vote share, against 31% for the Green Party, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Ms Stella Creasy

Sits with Labour

Since
2010-05-06
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 41.3%
  • Green 31.1%
  • Reform UK 11.1%
  • Other 6.7%
  • Lib Dems 5.9%
  • Conservative 3.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Green Reform UK Other
HereWalthamstow 41.3%31.1%11.1%6.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +19.6 11.8% +19.3 25.3% −14.2 4.8% +1.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
39.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-31.5 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Stella Creasy Elected Labour 27,172 59.5
Rosalind Rowlands Green 9,176 20.1
Sanjana Karnani Conservative 2,353 5.2
Martin Lonergan Reform UK 1,836 4.0
Rebecca Taylor Lib Dems 1,736 3.8
Imran Arshad Other 1,535 3.4
Mohammed Ashfaq Other 914 2.0
Nancy Taaffe Other 561 1.2
Dan Edelstyn Other 288 0.6
Ruth Rawlins Other 97 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
121,662
Median age
35
Employment rate
81.5%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029