Constituency profile

Sevenoaks

South East · County constituency

Laura Trott MP
Sitting MP

Laura Trott

Conservative

First elected December 2019Shadow: Shadow Secretary of State for Education

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South East
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
54.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +2.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +3.6pp
vs Reform UK 30.3%
SouthernBrexit-marginal

About the Sevenoaks constituency

Sevenoaks is a county constituency in the South East. The sitting MP is Laura Trott (Conservative), first elected in December 2019. At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won with 36.7% to 25.8% for the Liberal Democrats, a majority of 5,440 votes on a 67.7% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 33.9% and Reform UK on 30.3%, a margin of 3.6 points.

Who lives in Sevenoaks? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
54.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
37.6%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
15.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
71.8%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
26.6%
UK average ~36%
Median age
44.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
25.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
24.6%
UK average ~28%

How did Sevenoaks 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

Con hold · majority 5,440 votes (10.9pp) · turnout 67.7%

Current projection

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

Map of Sevenoaks

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)

Sevenoaks within Sevenoaks and Dartford

Sevenoaks crosses council boundaries: Sevenoaks (92%), Dartford (8%). None of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Sevenoaks
57 LSOAs
92%
Dartford
5 LSOAs
8%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
26 Mar 2026Halstead Knockholt & Badgers Mount
Sevenoaks
Con HOLDCon 44% Ref 30% LD 21%
6 Mar 2026Hextable
Sevenoaks
Con GAIN from IndCon 39% Ref 26% LD 24%

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
Brasted, Chevening and SundridgeConservative 37.7%vs Lib Dem 26.7%2023 Lib Dem 50.3%vs Conservative 49.7%-37.2%
Crockenhill and Well HillConservative 33.0%vs Reform 24.2%2023 Independent 86.7%vs Conservative 13.3%-37.0%
Dunton Green and RiverheadConservative 35.4%vs Lib Dem 26.7%2023 Conservative 45.5%vs Lib Dem 30.3%-38.3%
EynsfordConservative 34.8%vs Lib Dem 24.6%2023 Green 63.7%vs Conservative 36.3%-40.3%
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South DarenthConservative 36.4%vs Lib Dem 25.2%2023 Conservative 62.1%vs Lib Dem 20.3%-32.6%
Fawkham and West KingsdownConservative 39.8%vs Lib Dem 22.7%2023 Conservative 69.0%vs Green 17.4%-31.4%
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers MountConservative 41.3%vs Lib Dem 24.0%2023 Conservative 66.3%vs Lib Dem 33.7%-34.8%
HextableConservative 28.6%vs Lib Dem 23.6%2023 Independent 81.7%vs Conservative 18.3%-24.1%
KemsingConservative 39.9%vs Lib Dem 24.6%2023 Conservative 57.2%vs Green 22.2%-47.8%
Otford and ShorehamConservative 40.0%vs Lib Dem 25.7%2023 Conservative 55.5%vs Lib Dem 32.9%-40.8%
Seal and WealdConservative 36.6%vs Lib Dem 27.4%2023 Conservative 55.3%vs Lib Dem 26.1%-46.3%
Sevenoaks EasternLib Dem 37.5%vs Conservative 24.8%2023 Lib Dem 80.0%vs Conservative 20.1%-38.9%
Sevenoaks KippingtonConservative 36.0%vs Lib Dem 28.0%2023 Lib Dem 52.2%vs Conservative 45.3%-44.6%
Sevenoaks NorthernLib Dem 34.0%vs Conservative 32.1%2023 Lib Dem 66.0%vs Conservative 30.2%-37.7%
Sevenoaks Town and St John'sConservative 34.4%vs Lib Dem 29.8%2023 Lib Dem 56.5%vs Conservative 43.5%-42.6%
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley VillageConservative 37.6%vs Lib Dem 22.7%2023 Conservative 63.9%vs Labour 28.6%-31.9%
Swanley St Mary'sConservative 33.9%vs Lib Dem 23.1%2023 Conservative 63.4%vs Labour 36.6%-19.7%
Swanley White OakConservative 33.0%vs Reform 24.7%2023 Conservative 60.0%vs Labour 27.2%-21.4%
Westerham and Crockham HillConservative 37.1%vs Lib Dem 24.6%2023 Conservative 57.5%vs Lib Dem 28.8%-34.7%
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & HawleyConservative 47.3%vs Lib Dem 22.3%2023 Conservative 69.2%vs Labour 24.6%-33.3%

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Sevenoaks 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 holdMichael Fallon13.2%56.8%21.4%3.6% UKIP-5.0%17,51571.0%
2015Con holdMichael Fallon12.9%56.9%7.9%17.9% UKIP4.5%-19,56169.7%-1.3
2017Con holdMichael Fallon20.9%63.7%8.4%3.7% UKIP3.3%-21,91771.6%+1.9
2019notionalConservative winnerLaura Trott 2019 MP, pre-review boundary13.5%61.7%19.4%-3.4%2.0%21,79369.9%-1.7
2024Con holdLaura Trott13.6%36.7%25.8%18.7% Ref4.1%1.0%5,44067.7%-2.2

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

Constituencies most like Sevenoaks

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Sevenoaks. 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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