Constituency profile

Gloucester

South West · Borough constituency · Gloucester borough

Alex McIntyre MP
Sitting MP

Alex McIntyre

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South West
Borough constituency, Gloucester council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
58.8% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +6.9pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +2.7pp
Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)
SouthernLeave-leaningWorking-class profile

About the Gloucester constituency

Gloucester is a borough constituency in the South West. The sitting MP is Alex McIntyre (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 36.0% to 28.5% for the Conservatives, a majority of 3,431 votes on a 57.5% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 29.1% and Labour on 26.4%, a margin of 2.7 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Gloucester? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
58.8%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
26.9%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
18.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
61.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
37.4%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.4
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
32.9%
UK average ~28%

How did Gloucester vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 3,431 votes (7.5pp) · turnout 57.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Gloucester

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Gloucester within Gloucester

Gloucester sits entirely within Gloucester Council. Gloucester was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Gloucester
72 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
AbbeydaleConservative 34.4%vs Labour 31.3%2024 Conservative 46.4%vs Labour 27.8%--
AbbeymeadConservative 34.4%vs Labour 28.4%2024 Conservative 45.4%vs Lib Dem 35.1%--
BarnwoodLabour 30.4%vs Conservative 29.7%2024 Lib Dem 41.4%vs Conservative 20.9%--
Barton and TredworthLabour 38.7%vs Conservative 28.7%2024 Conservative 33.2%vs Lib Dem 23.5%--
Coney HillLabour 45.5%vs Conservative 23.5%2024 Labour 43.3%vs Independent 36.1%--
GrangeLabour 32.9%vs Conservative 30.6%2024 Conservative 38.0%vs Labour 34.2%--
HucclecoteLabour 31.5%vs Conservative 25.9%2024 Lib Dem 67.8%vs Conservative 17.7%--
Kingsholm and WottonLabour 34.5%vs Conservative 24.3%2024 Lib Dem 59.7%vs Labour 24.4%--
KingswayLabour 40.8%vs Conservative 25.9%2024 Labour 52.7%vs Conservative 26.4%-27.1%
Matson, Robinswood and White CityLabour 40.9%vs Conservative 24.5%2024 Independent 45.6%vs Labour 37.0%--
MorelandLabour 45.3%vs Conservative 25.5%2024 Labour 54.6%vs Conservative 27.5%--
PodsmeadLabour 35.9%vs Conservative 26.3%2024 Lib Dem 45.4%vs Labour 30.6%--
Quedgeley FieldcourtLabour 33.8%vs Conservative 29.9%2024 Conservative 43.7%vs Labour 31.3%--
Quedgeley Severn ValeLabour 34.9%vs Conservative 28.4%2024 Lib Dem 34.9%vs Conservative 29.6%--
TuffleyLabour 36.3%vs Conservative 32.8%2024 Lib Dem 36.1%vs Conservative 31.9%--
WestgateLabour 34.8%vs Conservative 29.5%2024 Lib Dem 36.0%vs Conservative 30.7%--

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Gloucester at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Gloucester at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con gain from LabRichard Graham35.2%39.9%19.2%3.6% UKIP1.0%1.1%2,42064.0%
2015Con holdRichard Graham31.5%45.3%5.4%14.3% UKIP2.8%0.7%7,25163.4%-0.6
2017Con holdRichard Graham40.1%50.3%5.0%2.8% UKIP1.4%0.4%5,52065.2%+1.8
2019notionalConservative winnerRichard Graham 2019 MP, pre-review boundary35.2%54.6%7.7%-2.5%-9,88066.6%+1.4
2024Lab gain from ConAlex McIntyre36.1%28.5%10.4%16.0% Ref5.0%4.0%3,43157.5%-9.1

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Gloucester

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Gloucester. Politics shown for context.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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