Below are lists of Labour marginal seats showing which constituencies won in the latest elections can be most easily lost.
Below is the Labour defence list consisting of Labour held marginal seats for the 2024 general election. These marginal constituencies are ordered from the smallest to the largest swing to be defeated by the largest opposition party.
View Labour target seats for the next general election.
(order by percentage majority)
Rank | Constituency | Region | Majority | Swing to Defeat | |
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1. | Warrington South | North West | 65 | 0.06% | |
2. | Coventry North West | West Midlands | 208 | 0.22% | |
3. | Kensington and Bayswater | London | 390 | 0.36% | |
4. | Alyn and Deeside | Wales | 411 | 0.39% | |
5. | Wirral West | North West | 455 | 0.41% | |
6. | Beckenham and Penge | London | 631 | 0.52% | |
7. | Heywood and Middleton North | North West | 680 | 0.80% | |
8. | Dagenham and Rainham | London | 706 | 0.80% | |
9. | Coventry South | West Midlands | 808 | 0.86% | |
10. | Sheffield Hallam | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,108 | 0.92% | |
11. | Warwick and Leamington | West Midlands | 1,169 | 1.12% | |
12. | Bedford | East of England | 1,113 | 1.19% | |
13. | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,082 | 1.31% | |
14. | Doncaster Central | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,271 | 1.38% | |
15. | Rawmarsh and Conisbrough | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,257 | 1.55% | |
16. | Chesterfield | East Midlands | 1,451 | 1.61% | |
17. | Oldham East and Saddleworth | North West | 1,499 | 1.62% | |
18. | Warrington North | North West | 1,513 | 1.63% | |
19. | Canterbury | South East | 2,160 | 1.89% | |
20. | Halifax | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,902 | 1.99% | |
21. | Newport West and Islwyn | Wales | 2,001 | 2.06% | |
22. | Cramlington and Killingworth | North East | 2,157 | 2.24% | |
23. | Doncaster North | Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,070 | 2.58% | |
24. | Nottingham North and Kimberley | East Midlands | 2,490 | 2.89% | |
25. | Gower | Wales | 3,181 | 2.93% | |
26. | Leeds East | Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,723 | 3.06% | |
27. | Leeds West and Pudsey | Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,963 | 3.09% | |
28. | Wolverhampton South East | West Midlands | 2,373 | 3.10% | |
29. | Tynemouth | North East | 3,512 | 3.26% | |
30. | Bradford South | Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,729 | 3.34% | |
31. | Croydon East | London | 3,413 | 3.37% | |
32. | Sunderland Central | North East | 2,964 | 3.41% | |
33. | Stalybridge and Hyde | North West | 2,946 | 3.48% | |
34. | Houghton and Sunderland South | North East | 3,271 | 3.65% | |
35. | Hull East | Yorkshire and the Humber | 2,495 | 3.67% | |
36. | Rotherham | Yorkshire and the Humber | 3,297 | 3.79% | |
37. | Putney | London | 4,416 | 3.98% | |
38. | Birmingham Erdington | West Midlands | 3,305 | 3.98% | |
39. | Worsley and Eccles | North West | 3,961 | 4.00% | |
40. | Normanton and Hemsworth | Yorkshire and the Humber | 3,520 | 4.06% | |
41. | Llanelli | Wales | 3,793 | 4.32% | |
42. | Hartlepool | North East | 3,595 | 4.38% | |
43. | Barnsley North | Yorkshire and the Humber | 4,002 | 4.50% | |
44. | Durham, City of | North East | 4,657 | 4.54% | |
45. | Blaydon and Consett | North East | 4,285 | 4.56% | |
46. | Stockton North | North East | 3,972 | 4.61% | |
47. | Washington and Gateshead South | North East | 3,938 | 4.61% | |
48. | Durham North | North East | 4,424 | 4.63% | |
49. | Torfaen | Wales | 4,110 | 4.72% | |
50. | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | South West | 5,122 | 5.20% | |
51. | Battersea | London | 6,026 | 5.49% | |
52. | Makerfield | North West | 4,955 | 5.49% | |
53. | Sheffield South East | Yorkshire and the Humber | 5,214 | 5.56% | |
54. | Bristol North East | South West | 5,464 | 5.59% | |
55. | Newport East | Wales | 5,239 | 5.64% | |
56. | Portsmouth South | South East | 5,363 | 5.65% | |
57. | Ashton-under-Lyne | North West | 4,689 | 5.67% | |
58. | Chester North and Neston | North West | 6,391 | 5.93% | |
59. | Runcorn and Helsby | North West | 5,779 | 5.97% | |
60. | Bristol North West | South West | 7,235 | 6.19% | |
61. | Leicester East | East Midlands | 5,999 | 6.22% | |
62. | Barnsley South | Yorkshire and the Humber | 4,720 | 6.29% | |
63. | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North East | 6,823 | 6.30% | |
64. | Leicester West | East Midlands | 4,882 | 6.32% | |
65. | Hull North and Cottingham | Yorkshire and the Humber | 5,922 | 6.59% | |
66. | Luton South and Bedfordshire South | East of England | 6,066 | 6.73% | |
67. | Southampton Test | South East | 6,213 | 6.90% | |
68. | Cardiff North | Wales | 7,579 | 6.93% | |
69. | Gateshead Central and Whickham | North East | 5,911 | 7.03% | |
70. | Derby South | East Midlands | 6,019 | 7.09% | |
71. | Blyth and Ashington | North East | 6,118 | 7.12% | |
72. | Wigan | North West | 6,728 | 7.47% | |
73. | Huddersfield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 7,441 | 7.54% | |
74. | Caerphilly | Wales | 6,901 | 7.66% | |
75. | Lancashire West | North West | 8,336 | 7.91% | |
76. | Feltham and Heston | London | 6,993 | 7.97% | |
77. | Reading Central | South East | 8,351 | 8.10% | |
78. | Cambridge | East of England | 8,099 | 8.14% | |
79. | Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven | South East | 8,280 | 8.38% | |
80. | Birmingham Edgbaston | West Midlands | 7,691 | 8.43% | |
81. | Coventry East | West Midlands | 7,288 | 8.54% | |
82. | Enfield North | London | 8,853 | 8.71% | |
83. | Ilford North | London | 9,030 | 8.72% | |
84. | Sefton Central | North West | 10,414 | 9.12% | |
85. | South Shields | North East | 8,365 | 9.13% | |
86. | Harrow West | London | 9,098 | 9.14% | |
87. | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | London | 8,515 | 9.28% | |
88. | Bristol South | South West | 9,077 | 9.40% | |
89. | Neath and Swansea East | Wales | 8,451 | 9.43% | |
90. | Rochdale | North West | 8,109 | 9.64% | |
91. | Pontypridd | Wales | 8,798 | 9.65% | |
92. | Brent West | London | 9,431 | 9.74% | |
93. | Luton North | East of England | 8,740 | 9.80% | |
94. | Easington | North East | 7,852 | 9.85% | |
95. | Cardiff West | Wales | 10,546 | 10.15% | |
96. | Hammersmith and Chiswick | London | 10,823 | 10.16% | |
97. | Edinburgh South | Scotland | 10,795 | 10.18% | |
98. | Hayes and Harlington | London | 9,261 | 10.53% | |
99. | Brentford and Isleworth | London | 11,369 | 11.01% | |
100. | Nottingham South | East Midlands | 10,041 | 11.13% | |
101. | Exeter | South West | 10,988 | 11.30% | |
102. | Swansea West | Wales | 10,037 | 11.35% | |
103. | Wythenshawe and Sale East | North West | 10,396 | 11.61% | |
104. | Hampstead and Highgate | London | 13,400 | 11.68% | |
105. | Cardiff South and Penarth | Wales | 11,851 | 11.76% | |
106. | Birmingham Selly Oak | West Midlands | 11,645 | 12.04% | |
107. | Ealing North | London | 11,908 | 12.21% | |
108. | Tooting | London | 14,307 | 12.23% | |
109. | Norwich South | East of England | 12,583 | 12.26% | |
110. | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton | North West | 11,127 | 12.41% | |
111. | Bolton South and Walkden | North West | 10,929 | 12.42% | |
112. | Jarrow and Gateshead East | North East | 10,317 | 12.74% | |
113. | St Helens North | North West | 12,209 | 12.84% | |
114. | Stockport | North West | 12,012 | 13.05% | |
115. | Ealing Central and Acton | London | 14,133 | 13.34% | |
116. | Sheffield Heeley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 12,220 | 13.37% | |
117. | Smethwick | West Midlands | 10,974 | 13.39% | |
118. | Edmonton and Winchmore Hill | London | 13,067 | 13.54% | |
119. | Preston | North West | 11,850 | 13.74% | |
120. | York Central | Yorkshire and the Humber | 14,342 | 14.31% | |
121. | Southgate and Wood Green | London | 15,414 | 14.62% | |
122. | Slough | South East | 13,347 | 14.65% | |
123. | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | North East | 11,141 | 14.82% | |
124. | Erith and Thamesmead | London | 12,988 | 15.07% | |
125. | Hove and Portslade | South East | 17,044 | 15.11% | |
126. | Aberafan Maesteg | Wales | 13,457 | 15.15% | |
127. | Dewsbury and Batley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 14,009 | 15.19% | |
128. | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | Yorkshire and the Humber | 12,591 | 15.37% | |
129. | Mitcham and Morden | London | 15,879 | 15.38% | |
130. | Blackley and Middleton South | North West | 11,558 | 15.39% | |
131. | Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | Wales | 12,969 | 15.40% | |
132. | Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare | Wales | 13,410 | 15.55% | |
133. | Birmingham Yardley | West Midlands | 13,141 | 15.68% | |
134. | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | West Midlands | 12,951 | 15.68% | |
135. | Hornsey and Friern Barnet | London | 16,607 | 15.81% | |
136. | Leeds South | Yorkshire and the Humber | 13,886 | 16.05% | |
137. | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough | North West | 14,577 | 16.12% | |
138. | Greenwich and Woolwich | London | 15,283 | 16.14% | |
139. | Bristol Central | South West | 16,696 | 16.23% | |
140. | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | North East | 15,731 | 16.34% | |
141. | Stretford and Urmston | North West | 16,417 | 16.40% | |
142. | Leeds North East | Yorkshire and the Humber | 17,089 | 16.92% | |
143. | Barking | London | 13,993 | 17.06% | |
144. | Salford | North West | 14,248 | 17.06% | |
145. | Oxford East | South East | 15,959 | 17.50% | |
146. | Bristol East | South West | 19,393 | 17.54% | |
147. | Clapham and Brixton Hill | London | 17,291 | 17.78% | |
148. | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | North East | 17,793 | 17.81% | |
149. | Ealing Southall | London | 18,266 | 17.91% | |
150. | Cardiff East | Wales | 17,079 | 18.25% | |
151. | St Helens South and Whiston | North West | 16,720 | 18.42% | |
152. | Islington South and Finsbury | London | 19,458 | 18.66% | |
153. | Wallasey | North West | 19,422 | 18.87% | |
154. | Streatham and Croydon North | London | 20,038 | 19.53% | |
155. | Brent East | London | 17,756 | 20.17% | |
156. | Rhondda and Ogmore | Wales | 17,377 | 20.42% | |
157. | Bradford East | Yorkshire and the Humber | 17,761 | 20.64% | |
158. | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | London | 19,225 | 20.70% | |
159. | Queen's Park and Maida Vale | London | 18,874 | 21.07% | |
160. | Nottingham East | East Midlands | 18,942 | 21.14% | |
161. | Blackburn | North West | 18,616 | 21.33% | |
162. | Lewisham East | London | 19,979 | 21.33% | |
163. | Poplar and Limehouse | London | 22,047 | 21.34% | |
164. | Leyton and Wanstead | London | 21,121 | 21.61% | |
165. | Ilford South | London | 20,409 | 22.01% | |
166. | Manchester Central | North West | 17,970 | 22.20% | |
167. | Birkenhead | North West | 22,993 | 22.21% | |
168. | Croydon West | London | 20,090 | 22.60% | |
169. | Leeds Central and Headingley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 19,879 | 22.76% | |
170. | Widnes and Halewood | North West | 21,542 | 22.82% | |
171. | Leicester South | East Midlands | 22,023 | 23.18% | |
172. | Birmingham Perry Barr | West Midlands | 22,325 | 23.79% | |
173. | Dulwich and West Norwood | London | 24,963 | 23.88% | |
174. | Gorton and Denton | North West | 22,175 | 24.19% | |
175. | Islington North | London | 26,188 | 24.34% | |
176. | Manchester Withington | North West | 25,297 | 25.40% | |
177. | Holborn and St Pancras | London | 22,766 | 25.45% | |
178. | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley | West Midlands | 26,507 | 25.62% | |
179. | Lewisham West and Dulwich East | London | 23,823 | 25.77% | |
180. | West Ham and Beckton | London | 21,937 | 27.13% | |
181. | Sheffield Central | Yorkshire and the Humber | 20,773 | 27.28% | |
182. | Stratford and Bow | London | 26,491 | 27.96% | |
183. | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | London | 29,162 | 28.39% | |
184. | Lewisham North | London | 28,949 | 28.61% | |
185. | Liverpool Garston | North West | 28,728 | 29.26% | |
186. | Peckham | London | 26,553 | 29.80% | |
187. | Bradford West | Yorkshire and the Humber | 27,019 | 30.52% | |
188. | Liverpool Wavertree | North West | 31,926 | 31.02% | |
189. | Hackney South and Shoreditch | London | 30,141 | 31.52% | |
190. | East Ham | London | 29,863 | 31.60% | |
191. | Bethnal Green and Stepney | London | 31,655 | 31.69% | |
192. | Walthamstow | London | 30,862 | 31.93% | |
193. | Tottenham | London | 30,488 | 33.34% | |
194. | Liverpool West Derby | North West | 32,321 | 34.64% | |
195. | Manchester Rusholme | North West | 27,901 | 34.75% | |
196. | Bootle | North West | 34,556 | 35.14% | |
197. | Knowsley | North West | 32,901 | 35.44% | |
198. | Liverpool Walton | North West | 33,729 | 36.23% | |
199. | Birmingham Ladywood | West Midlands | 32,583 | 36.58% | |
200. | Liverpool Riverside | North West | 32,800 | 38.66% |
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Below is the Labour defence list consisting of Labour held marginal seats for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. These marginal constituencies are ordered from the smallest to the largest swing to be defeated by the largest opposition party.
View Labour target seats for the next Scottish Parliament election.
(order by percentage majority)
Rank | Constituency | Region | Majority | Swing to Defeat | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dumbarton | West Scotland | 1,483 | 1.93% | |
2. | Edinburgh Southern | Lothian | 4,022 | 4.44% |
View Labour target seats for the next Scottish Parliament election.
Below is the Labour defence list consisting of Labour held marginal seats for the 2026 Senedd election. These marginal constituencies are ordered from the smallest to the largest swing to be defeated by the largest opposition party.
View Labour target seats for the next Senedd election.
(order by percentage majority)
Rank | Constituency | Region | Majority | Swing to Defeat | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Wrexham | North Wales | 1,350 | 2.99% | |
2. | Vale of Glamorgan | South Wales Central | 3,270 | 3.81% | |
3. | Clwyd South | North Wales | 2,913 | 6.02% | |
4. | Newport West | South Wales East | 3,906 | 6.60% | |
5. | Bridgend | South Wales West | 4,064 | 6.90% | |
6. | Delyn | North Wales | 3,711 | 7.02% | |
7. | Gower | South Wales West | 4,795 | 7.23% | |
8. | Newport East | South Wales East | 3,584 | 7.74% | |
9. | Cardiff North | South Wales Central | 6,593 | 8.11% | |
10. | Alyn and Deeside | North Wales | 4,378 | 8.47% | |
11. | Caerphilly | South Wales East | 5,078 | 8.78% | |
12. | Llanelli | Mid and West Wales | 5,675 | 9.39% | |
13. | Neath | South Wales West | 5,221 | 9.47% | |
14. | Pontypridd | South Wales Central | 5,328 | 9.67% | |
15. | Islwyn | South Wales East | 5,239 | 10.70% | |
16. | Torfaen | South Wales East | 5,321 | 11.11% | |
17. | Rhondda | South Wales Central | 5,497 | 11.72% | |
18. | Aberavon | South Wales West | 5,745 | 12.96% | |
19. | Cardiff Central | South Wales Central | 7,640 | 13.39% | |
20. | Swansea West | South Wales West | 6,521 | 13.59% | |
21. | Cardiff South and Penarth | South Wales Central | 10,606 | 14.57% | |
22. | Cardiff West | South Wales Central | 11,211 | 15.34% | |
23. | Blaenau Gwent | South Wales East | 6,638 | 15.94% | |
24. | Ogmore | South Wales West | 8,165 | 16.67% | |
25. | Cynon Valley | South Wales Central | 7,468 | 18.20% | |
26. | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | South Wales East | 9,311 | 22.01% | |
27. | Swansea East | South Wales West | 9,700 | 22.51% |
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