Riding profile
Vale of Glamorgan
The question
Vale of Glamorgan: who wins this toss-up?
Editorial read
Vale of Glamorgan, a mixed constituency in Wales, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 25% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.
Sitting member
Kanishka Narayan
Sits with Labour
Current forecast
Conservative
Toss-up
- Probability
- 97%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 1.4
- P(close race)
- 99%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereVale of Glamorgan | 25.4% | 24.1% | 18.7% | 12.4% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 18.9% +6.5 | 25.3% −1.2 | 21.7% −3.0 | 11.8% +0.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanishka Narayan Elected | Labour | 17,740 | 38.7 | — |
| Alun Cairns | Conservative | 13,524 | 29.5 | — |
| Toby Rhodes-Matthews | Reform UK | 6,973 | 15.2 | — |
| Ian Johnson | Plaid Cymru | 3,245 | 7.1 | — |
| Lynden Mack | Green | 1,881 | 4.1 | — |
| Steven Rajam | Lib Dems | 1,612 | 3.5 | — |
| Stuart Field | Other | 669 | 1.5 | — |
| Steven Sluman | Other | 182 | 0.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029