Riding profile

Winchester

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Winchester: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Winchester, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 24-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 42% vote share, against 23% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Dr Danny Chambers

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
19.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 42.1%
  • Conservative 22.9%
  • Reform UK 18.3%
  • Green 8.4%
  • Labour 6.3%
  • Other 1.8%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
HereWinchester 42.1%22.9%18.3%8.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +30.5 18.9% +4.0 25.3% −7.0 11.8% −3.4

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
24.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-4.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Danny Chambers Elected Lib Dems 29,939 52.5
Flick Drummond Conservative 16,118 28.2
Sean Whelan Reform UK 4,797 8.4
Hannah Dawson Labour 3,023 5.3
Lorraine Estelle Green 2,740 4.8
Andrew Davis Other 146 0.3
Chris Barfoot Other 142 0.3
Kevin D'Cruze Other 127 0.2
Andy Liming Other 44 0.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,517
Median age
43
Employment rate
75.3%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029