Constituency profile

Stevenage

East of England · County constituency

Kevin Bonavia MP
Sitting MP

Kevin Bonavia

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East of England
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
57.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +5.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +2.2pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
SouthernLeave-leaning

About the Stevenage constituency

Stevenage is a county constituency in the East of England. The sitting MP is Kevin Bonavia (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 41.4% to 25.9% for the Conservatives, a majority of 6,618 votes on a 60.2% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 33.6% and Labour on 31.4%, a margin of 2.2 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Stevenage? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
57.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
31.1%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
16.5%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
58.6%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
39.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
39.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
31.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Stevenage 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 6,618 votes (15.5pp) · turnout 60.2%

Current projection

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

Map of Stevenage

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)

Stevenage within Stevenage and North Hertfordshire and 1 other council

Stevenage crosses council boundaries: Stevenage (90%), North Hertfordshire (8%), East Hertfordshire (2%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Stevenage
54 LSOAs
90%View projection ›
North Hertfordshire
5 LSOAs
8%
East Hertfordshire
1 LSOAs
2%

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
Aston, Datchworth & WalkernConservative 35.7%vs Labour 35.5%2023 Conservative 57.6%vs Labour 17.9%-38.0%
Bandley Hill & PoplarsLabour 41.6%vs Conservative 25.6%May 2026 Reform 40.3%vs Labour 21.7%
Labour→Reform
+20.7pp
-
BedwellLabour 46.9%vs Conservative 20.6%May 2026 Labour 34.6%vs Reform 32.5%
Labour share
-12.3pp
-
ChellsLabour 39.7%vs Conservative 22.3%May 2026 Lib Dem 35.3%vs Reform 32.8%
Labour→Lib Dem
+25.8pp
-
Codicote & KimptonConservative 36.0%vs Labour 32.3%2024 Conservative 49.2%vs Labour 26.8%--
KnebworthConservative 35.1%vs Labour 25.6%2024 Lib Dem 48.8%vs Conservative 34.5%--
LongmeadowLabour 39.5%vs Conservative 30.5%May 2026 Reform 37.3%vs Conservative 23.9%
Labour→Reform
+21.2pp
-
ManorLabour 33.1%vs Conservative 22.9%May 2026 Lib Dem 42.0%vs Reform 32.4%
Labour→Lib Dem
+24.0pp
-
Martins WoodLabour 42.7%vs Conservative 22.5%May 2026 Reform 41.9%vs Labour 23.1%
Labour→Reform
+21.5pp
-
Old TownLabour 45.5%vs Conservative 26.4%May 2026 Labour 30.4%vs Others 29.1%
Labour share
-15.1pp
-
RoebuckLabour 43.8%vs Conservative 25.4%May 2026 Reform 38.0%vs Labour 23.2%
Labour→Reform
+19.9pp
-
ShephallLabour 45.8%vs Conservative 22.5%May 2026 Reform 39.4%vs Labour 29.7%
Labour→Reform
+18.4pp
-
St NicholasLabour 46.0%vs Conservative 22.9%May 2026 Labour 32.8%vs Reform 32.2%
Labour share
-13.2pp
-
Symonds GreenLabour 47.6%vs Conservative 24.2%May 2026 Reform 39.3%vs Labour 20.2%
Labour→Reform
+24.5pp
-
WoodfieldLabour 37.6%vs Conservative 31.7%May 2026 Reform 31.9%vs Conservative 25.8%
Labour→Reform
+15.8pp
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Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Stevenage 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 LabStephen McPartland33.4%41.4%16.6%4.5% UKIP-4.1%3,57864.8%
2015Con holdStephen McPartland34.2%44.5%3.3%14.4% UKIP2.9%0.7%4,95567.7%+2.9
2017Con holdStephen McPartland43.4%50.3%4.1%-2.2%-3,38669.7%+2.0
2019notionalConservative winnerStephen McPartland 2019 MP, pre-review boundary35.2%53.1%8.7%-3.1%-8,56267.8%-1.9
2024Lab gain from ConKevin Bonavia41.4%25.9%8.1%17.9% Ref6.2%0.3%6,61860.2%-7.6

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

Constituencies most like Stevenage

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

What would change this seat?

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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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