Riding profile

York Central

UK constituency — England · Urban · yorkshire and the humber

The question

York Central: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

York Central, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 44-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 38% vote share, against 23% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Rachael Maskell

Sits with Labour

Since
2015-05-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 38.2%
  • Reform UK 23.1%
  • Green 18.5%
  • Lib Dems 8.8%
  • Conservative 8.8%
  • Other 2.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Lib Dems
HereYork Central 38.2%23.1%18.5%8.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +16.5 25.3% −2.3 11.8% +6.7 11.6% −2.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
44.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-31.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Rachael Maskell Elected Labour 24,537 56.6
Richard Hudson Conservative 5,383 12.4
Lars Kramm Green 5,185 12.0
Cliff Bond Reform UK 4,721 10.9
Alan Page Lib Dems 3,051 7.0
Alisdair Lord Other 133 0.3
Roger James Other 131 0.3
Ruairi Kendall Other 98 0.2
Leo Mayne Other 84 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
110,734
Median age
32
Employment rate
77.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029