Riding profile

York Outer

UK constituency — England · Mixed · yorkshire and the humber

The question

York Outer: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Labour

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.6
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 27.0%
  • Reform UK 24.4%
  • Conservative 22.6%
  • Lib Dems 13.4%
  • Green 9.3%
  • Other 2.9%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Conservative Lib Dems
HereYork Outer 27.0%24.4%22.6%13.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.8% +5.2 25.4% −0.9 19.3% +3.2 11.4% +2.0

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

Editorial read

York Outer, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 18-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 27% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Mr Luke Charters

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
18.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-15.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Luke Charters Elected Labour 23,161 45.3
Julian Sturdy Conservative 13,770 26.9
John Crispin-Bailey Reform UK 5,912 11.6
Andrew Hollyer Lib Dems 5,496 10.8
Michael Kearney Green 2,212 4.3
David Eadington Other 260 0.5
Keith Hayden Other 141 0.3
Hal Mayne Other 88 0.2
Darren Borrows Other 66 0.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
93,817
Median age
47
Employment rate
82.9%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029