Riding profile
Whitehaven and Workington
The question
Whitehaven and Workington: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?
Editorial read
Whitehaven and Workington, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 38% vote share, against 31% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Josh MacAlister
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Reform UK
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 8.5
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Reform UK | Labour | Conservative | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereWhitehaven and Workington | 37.6% | 31.2% | 16.1% | 8.3% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 25.3% +12.3 | 21.7% +9.5 | 18.9% −2.8 | 11.8% −3.5 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh MacAlister Elected | Labour | 22,173 | 53.0 | — |
| David Surtees | Reform UK | 8,887 | 21.2 | — |
| Andrew Johnson | Conservative | 8,455 | 20.2 | — |
| Jill Perry | Green | 1,207 | 2.9 | — |
| Chris Wills | Lib Dems | 1,118 | 2.7 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029