Labour Target Seats

Below are lists of Labour target seats showing which constituencies can be most easily won from an opposing party relative to the latest elections.

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Labour Target Seats 2025

Below is the list of Labour target seats for the 2025 general election. The list is ordered from the smallest to the largest swing needed for the seat to change hands.

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(order by percentage majority)

Rank		Region	Majority	Swing Needed
1.	Bury North	North West	105	0.11%
2.	Kensington	London	150	0.17%
3.	Bury South	North West	402	0.40%
4.	Bolton North East	North West	378	0.43%
5.	High Peak	East Midlands	590	0.54%
6.	Gedling	East Midlands	679	0.68%
7.	Heywood and Middleton	North West	663	0.70%
8.	Blyth Valley	North East	712	0.87%
9.	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	670	1.04%
10.	Chipping Barnet	London	1,212	1.05%
11.	Delyn	Wales	865	1.13%
12.	Durham North West	North East	1,144	1.20%
13.	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	1,262	1.30%
14.	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Scotland	1,243	1.32%
15.	Bridgend	Wales	1,157	1.37%
16.	Dewsbury	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,561	1.38%
17.	Warrington South	North West	2,010	1.62%
18.	Clwyd South	Wales	1,239	1.71%
19.	Burnley	North West	1,352	1.73%
20.	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	1,640	1.90%
21.	Wolverhampton South West	West Midlands	1,661	2.02%
22.	Leigh	North West	1,965	2.09%
23.	Keighley	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,218	2.11%
24.	West Bromwich East	West Midlands	1,593	2.21%
25.	Vale of Clwyd	Wales	1,827	2.45%
26.	Ynys Mon	Wales	1,968	2.69%
27.	Peterborough	East of England	2,580	2.70%
28.	Derby North	East Midlands	2,540	2.70%
29.	Stroud	South West	3,840	2.91%
30.	Wrexham	Wales	2,131	3.18%
31.	Aberconwy	Wales	2,034	3.19%
32.	Pudsey	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,517	3.24%
33.	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	3,562	3.25%
34.	East Lothian	Scotland	3,886	3.32%
35.	Lincoln	East Midlands	3,514	3.47%
36.	Hyndburn	North West	2,951	3.48%
37.	Hastings and Rye	South East	4,043	3.72%
38.	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,358	3.73%
39.	Glasgow North East	Scotland	2,548	3.76%
40.	Darlington	North East	3,294	3.79%
41.	Watford	East of England	4,433	3.82%
42.	Hendon	London	4,230	3.84%
43.	Wycombe	South East	4,214	3.85%
44.	Truro and Falmouth	South West	4,561	3.85%
45.	Don Valley	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,630	3.99%
46.	Reading West	South East	4,117	4.08%
47.	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and the Humber	5,103	4.19%
48.	Southport	North West	4,147	4.30%
49.	Redcar	North East	3,527	4.32%
50.	Southampton Itchen	South East	4,498	4.74%
51.	Arfon	Wales	2,781	4.78%
52.	Stockton South	North East	5,260	4.80%
53.	Broxtowe	East Midlands	5,331	4.82%
54.	Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Scotland	5,230	4.86%
55.	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and the Humber	5,774	5.00%
56.	Milton Keynes North	South East	6,255	5.00%
57.	Workington	North West	4,176	5.02%
58.	Norwich North	East of England	4,738	5.12%
59.	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	5,646	5.25%
60.	Milton Keynes South	South East	6,944	5.42%
61.	Sedgefield	North East	4,513	5.43%
62.	West Bromwich West	West Midlands	3,799	5.51%
63.	Ipswich	East of England	5,479	5.53%
64.	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	6,139	5.61%
65.	Blackpool South	North West	3,690	5.63%
66.	Northampton South	East Midlands	4,697	5.75%
67.	Bolsover	East Midlands	5,299	5.77%
68.	Shipley	Yorkshire and the Humber	6,242	5.78%
69.	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Scotland	5,624	5.83%
70.	Midlothian	Scotland	5,705	5.92%
71.	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	4,080	5.95%
72.	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Wales	5,062	5.97%
73.	Barrow and Furness	North West	5,789	6.29%
74.	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	7,643	6.32%
75.	Cities of London and Westminster	London	5,425	6.35%
76.	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and the Humber	6,318	6.49%
77.	Swindon South	South West	6,625	6.53%
78.	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	5,201	6.54%
79.	Loughborough	East Midlands	7,169	6.56%
80.	Worcester	West Midlands	6,758	6.64%
81.	Glasgow South West	Scotland	4,900	6.65%
82.	Copeland	North West	5,842	6.87%
83.	Pendle	North West	6,186	6.96%
84.	Northampton North	East Midlands	5,507	6.96%
85.	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	6,354	7.01%
86.	Worthing East and Shoreham	South East	7,474	7.03%
87.	Motherwell and Wishaw	Scotland	6,268	7.06%
88.	Glasgow East	Scotland	5,566	7.23%
89.	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and the Humber	7,210	7.28%
90.	Ashfield	East Midlands	7,260	7.41%
91.	Uxbridge and Ruislip South	London	7,210	7.48%
92.	Glasgow North	Scotland	5,601	7.74%
93.	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	6,286	7.83%
94.	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	8,508	7.87%
95.	Glasgow Central	Scotland	6,474	8.07%
96.	Harrow East	London	8,170	8.25%
97.	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	7,446	8.32%
98.	Crawley	South East	8,360	8.38%
99.	Clwyd West	Wales	6,747	8.39%
100.	Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)	Scotland	2,438	8.42%
101.	Corby	East Midlands	10,268	8.49%
102.	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and the Humber	6,451	8.54%
103.	Camborne and Redruth	South West	8,700	8.64%
104.	Colchester	East of England	9,423	8.83%
105.	Bishop Auckland	North East	7,962	8.89%
106.	Bournemouth East	South West	8,806	8.94%
107.	Stevenage	East of England	8,562	8.98%
108.	Bolton West	North West	8,855	8.98%
109.	York Outer	Yorkshire and the Humber	9,985	9.02%
110.	Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South	Wales	7,745	9.20%
111.	Inverclyde	Scotland	7,512	9.41%
112.	Glasgow South	Scotland	9,005	9.49%
113.	Shrewsbury and Atcham	West Midlands	11,217	9.50%
114.	Gloucester	South West	10,277	9.56%
115.	Carlisle	North West	8,319	9.70%
116.	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	9,522	9.75%
117.	Finchley and Golders Green	London	10,815	9.81%
118.	Monmouth	Wales	9,982	9.94%
119.	Macclesfield	North West	10,711	9.94%
120.	Dunfermline and Fife West	Scotland	10,699	10.00%
121.	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and the Humber	10,270	10.33%
122.	Croydon South	London	12,339	10.39%
123.	South Ribble	North West	11,199	10.41%
124.	Glasgow North West	Scotland	8,359	10.52%
125.	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	10,955	10.52%
126.	Dunbartonshire West	Scotland	9,553	10.58%
127.	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	12,808	10.79%
128.	Morley and Outwood	Yorkshire and the Humber	11,267	10.85%
129.	Erewash	East Midlands	10,606	10.86%
130.	Edinburgh East	Scotland	10,417	10.89%
131.	Thanet South	South East	10,587	10.97%
132.	Bournemouth West	South West	10,150	11.04%
133.	Blackpool North and Cleveleys	North West	8,596	11.08%
134.	Great Grimsby	Yorkshire and the Humber	7,331	11.08%
135.	Ceredigion	Wales	8,891	11.08%
136.	Kingswood	South West	11,220	11.38%
137.	Hexham	North East	10,549	11.43%
138.	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Scotland	13,322	11.82%
139.	Lanark and Hamilton East	Scotland	11,507	11.91%
140.	Bromley and Chislehurst	London	10,891	11.95%
141.	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	11,902	11.98%
142.	Thurrock	East of England	11,482	12.09%
143.	Dover	South East	12,278	12.11%
144.	Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East	North East	11,626	12.16%
145.	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	10,679	12.39%
146.	Livingston	Scotland	13,702	12.55%
147.	Telford	West Midlands	10,941	12.77%
148.	Basingstoke	South East	14,198	12.97%
149.	Linlithgow and Falkirk East	Scotland	15,034	13.01%
150.	Somerset North East	South West	14,729	13.08%
151.	Derbyshire North East	East Midlands	12,876	13.08%
152.	Rugby	West Midlands	13,447	13.23%
153.	Rochford and Southend East	East of England	12,286	13.31%
154.	Chelsea and Fulham	London	12,473	13.32%
155.	Banbury	South East	16,813	13.36%
156.	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Wales	7,317	13.43%
157.	Worthing West	South East	14,823	13.56%
158.	Wimbledon	London	7,830	13.58%
159.	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	14,013	13.78%
160.	Stafford	West Midlands	14,377	14.05%
161.	Beckenham	London	14,258	14.10%
162.	Somerset North	South West	17,536	14.13%
163.	Glenrothes	Scotland	11,757	14.15%
164.	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Scotland	12,976	14.20%
165.	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	14,563	14.20%
166.	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	11,271	14.23%
167.	Halesowen and Rowley Regis	West Midlands	12,074	14.26%
168.	Aylesbury	South East	17,373	14.34%
169.	Nuneaton	West Midlands	13,144	14.54%
170.	Plymouth Moor View	South West	12,897	14.58%
171.	Swindon North	South West	16,171	14.67%
172.	Dundee West	Scotland	12,259	14.74%
173.	St Austell and Newquay	South West	16,526	14.81%
174.	Stourbridge	West Midlands	13,571	14.85%
175.	Burton	West Midlands	14,496	14.87%
176.	Elmet and Rothwell	Yorkshire and the Humber	17,353	14.90%
177.	Harborough	East Midlands	17,278	15.07%
178.	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	13,103	15.15%
179.	Devon Central	South West	17,721	15.26%
180.	Sherwood	East Midlands	16,186	15.35%
181.	Weston-Super-Mare	South West	17,121	15.39%
182.	Forest of Dean	South West	15,869	15.41%
183.	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	16,394	15.49%
184.	Southend West	East of England	14,459	15.53%
185.	Derbyshire Mid	East Midlands	15,385	15.59%
186.	Dudley North	West Midlands	11,533	15.72%
187.	Wyre and Preston North	North West	16,781	15.85%
188.	Isle of Wight	South East	23,737	15.94%
189.	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	15,207	15.96%
190.	Congleton	North West	18,561	16.22%
191.	Harlow	East of England	14,063	16.22%
192.	Woking	South East	17,569	16.29%
193.	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	19,620	16.32%
194.	Walsall North	West Midlands	11,965	16.37%
195.	Gravesham	South East	15,581	16.38%
196.	Huntingdon	East of England	19,383	16.39%
197.	Hertfordshire North East	East of England	18,189	16.44%
198.	Rochester and Strood	South East	17,072	16.44%
199.	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	15,119	16.45%
200.	Mansfield	East Midlands	16,306	16.55%
201.	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	17,352	16.64%
202.	Ribble Valley	North West	18,439	16.68%
203.	Dorset South	South West	17,153	16.80%
204.	Cambridgeshire South East	East of England	21,695	16.85%
205.	Kettering	East Midlands	16,765	16.98%
206.	Norfolk South	East of England	21,275	17.02%
207.	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	18,270	17.14%
208.	Portsmouth North	South East	15,780	17.19%
209.	Brighton Pavilion	South East	19,940	17.19%
210.	Reigate	South East	18,310	17.22%
211.	Ayrshire North and Arran	Scotland	16,674	17.31%
212.	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	17,381	17.38%
213.	Eddisbury	North West	18,443	17.41%
214.	Aldershot	South East	16,698	17.42%
215.	Bedfordshire South West	East of England	18,583	17.43%
216.	Waveney	East of England	18,002	17.60%
217.	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	20,533	17.61%
218.	Berwick-upon-Tweed	North East	14,835	17.61%
219.	Sussex Mid	South East	22,237	17.72%
220.	Dartford	South East	19,160	17.73%
221.	Tatton	North West	17,387	17.75%
222.	Wantage	South East	23,904	17.79%
223.	Fylde	North West	16,611	17.80%
224.	Thanet North	South East	17,189	17.84%
225.	Selby and Ainsty	Yorkshire and the Humber	20,137	17.85%
226.	Wellingborough	East Midlands	18,540	17.86%
227.	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	21,337	18.08%
228.	Totnes	South West	18,891	18.10%
229.	Derbyshire South	East Midlands	19,335	18.11%
230.	Epsom and Ewell	South East	21,593	18.16%
231.	Redditch	West Midlands	16,036	18.20%
232.	Bracknell	South East	19,829	18.24%
233.	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	19,272	18.42%
234.	Hitchin and Harpenden	East of England	17,760	18.46%
235.	Amber Valley	East Midlands	16,886	18.53%
236.	Spelthorne	South East	18,393	18.58%
237.	Bedfordshire North East	East of England	24,283	18.67%
238.	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	16,428	18.82%
239.	Hertfordshire South West	East of England	23,099	18.87%
240.	Newton Abbot	South West	19,861	18.90%
241.	Chelmsford	East of England	21,639	18.94%
242.	Romford	London	17,893	18.94%
243.	Poole	South West	19,116	18.95%
244.	Leicestershire North West	East Midlands	20,400	18.95%
245.	Bedfordshire Mid	East of England	24,664	19.06%
246.	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	10,449	19.08%
247.	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and the Humber	20,448	19.10%
248.	Wrekin, The	West Midlands	18,726	19.15%
249.	Salisbury	South West	20,605	19.17%
250.	Sutton and Cheam	London	18,035	19.18%

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Labour Target Seats for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election

Below is the list of Labour target seats for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The list is ordered from the smallest to the largest swing needed for the seat to change hands.

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(order by percentage majority)

Rank		Region	Majority	Swing Needed
1.	East Lothian	South Scotland	1,179	1.29%
2.	Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	Central Scotland	4,582	6.31%
3.	Rutherglen	Glasgow	5,166	6.44%
4.	Clydebank and Milngavie	West Scotland	5,274	7.00%
5.	Uddingston and Bellshill	Central Scotland	5,306	7.37%
6.	Glasgow Kelvin	Glasgow	5,930	8.23%
7.	Airdrie and Shotts	Central Scotland	5,468	8.56%
8.	Paisley	West Scotland	6,075	8.69%
9.	Cowdenbeath	Mid Scotland and Fife	6,013	8.80%
10.	Midlothian North and Musselburgh	Lothian	7,906	9.28%
11.	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	South Scotland	6,636	9.31%
12.	Renfrewshire North and West	West Scotland	7,307	9.57%
13.	Falkirk East	Central Scotland	7,585	9.76%
14.	Glasgow Anniesland	Glasgow	6,588	9.93%
15.	Renfrewshire South	West Scotland	7,106	10.24%
16.	Glasgow Pollok	Glasgow	7,105	10.51%
17.	Dunfermline	Mid Scotland and Fife	8,664	10.58%
18.	Clydesdale	South Scotland	8,636	10.60%
19.	East Kilbride	Central Scotland	8,672	10.64%
20.	Linlithgow	Lothian	10,105	10.78%
21.	Kirkcaldy	Mid Scotland and Fife	7,831	11.13%
22.	Greenock and Inverclyde	West Scotland	8,174	11.24%
23.	Edinburgh Central	Lothian	9,437	11.31%
24.	Motherwell and Wishaw	Central Scotland	7,813	11.44%
25.	Edinburgh Eastern	Lothian	10,117	11.71%
26.	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane	Mid Scotland and Fife	8,212	11.75%
27.	Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)	Highlands and Islands	3,441	11.86%
28.	Glasgow Provan	Glasgow	7,230	12.02%
29.	Edinburgh Northern and Leith	Lothian	11,569	12.35%
30.	Glasgow Shettleston	Glasgow	8,025	12.50%

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Labour Target Seats for the 2026 Senedd Election

Below is the list of Labour target seats for the 2026 Senedd election. The list is ordered from the smallest to the largest swing needed for the seat to change hands.

View Labour held marginal seats vulnerable at the next Senedd election.

(order by percentage majority)

Rank		Region	Majority	Swing Needed
1.	Vale of Clwyd	North Wales	366	0.70%
2.	Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South	Mid and West Wales	936	1.48%
3.	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Mid and West Wales	1,400	2.22%
4.	Monmouth	South Wales East	3,845	5.36%
5.	Clwyd West	North Wales	3,685	6.50%
6.	Aberconwy	North Wales	3,844	8.16%
7.	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Mid and West Wales	6,813	10.24%
8.	Brecon and Radnorshire	Mid and West Wales	7,761	12.27%
9.	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Mid and West Wales	7,788	16.35%
10.	Montgomeryshire	Mid and West Wales	8,437	16.88%
11.	Ynys Mon	North Wales	10,206	18.40%
12.	Arfon	North Wales	8,652	19.89%
13.	Ceredigion	Mid and West Wales	13,601	22.11%

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