Thursday, October 15, 2026
B.C. votes in 9 days

Ashfield

Westminster constituency · England · East Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 27.6 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 47.5%
  • Labour 19.9%
  • Other 16.1%
  • Conservative 8.4%
  • Green 6.3%
  • Lib Dems 1.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Labour Other Conservative
Ashfield 47.5%19.9%16.1%8.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+24.4 24.3%−4.4 5.0%+11.1 20.4%−12.1

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population95,883
Median age42
Employment rate71.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Lee Anderson · Reform UK

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Reform UK won by 13.8 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 27.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Lee Anderson Elected Reform UK 17,062 42.8
Rhea Keehn Labour 11,554 29.0
Jason Zadrozny Other 6,276 15.7
Debbie Soloman Conservative 3,271 8.2
Alexander Coates Green 1,100 2.8
Daniel Holmes Lib Dems 619 1.6

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyLabour50%1.2-point gap
  2. Hertford and StortfordReform UK44%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative54%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated