Riding profile
Dundee Central
The question
Dundee Central: a safe seat for the SNP?
Editorial read
Dundee Central, a mixed constituency in Scotland, elected a member with the SNP in the previous cycle, with a 2-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the SNP ahead at 41% vote share, against 20% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Chris Law
Sits with SNP
Current forecast
SNP
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 21.8
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| SNP | Labour | Reform UK | Conservative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereDundee Central | 40.8% | 20.0% | 12.7% | 8.5% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 2.5% +38.3 | 21.7% −1.6 | 25.3% −12.7 | 18.9% −10.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Law Elected | SNP | 15,544 | 40.0 | — |
| Richard McCready | Labour | 14,869 | 38.3 | — |
| Daniel Coleman | Lib Dems | 2,402 | 6.2 | — |
| Vicky McCann | Reform UK | 2,363 | 6.1 | — |
| Emma Farquhar | Conservative | 1,569 | 4.0 | — |
| Alan Ross | Other | 813 | 2.1 | — |
| Jim McFarlane | Other | 600 | 1.5 | — |
| Susan Ettle | Other | 357 | 0.9 | — |
| Raymond Mennie | Other | 192 | 0.5 | — |
| Niko Omilana | Other | 139 | 0.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029