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

Birmingham Edgbaston

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 15.3 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.0%
  • Conservative 20.0%
  • Reform UK 19.8%
  • Green 11.1%
  • Other 7.9%
  • Lib Dems 4.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
Birmingham Edgbaston 36.0%20.0%19.8%11.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+11.7 20.4%−0.5 23.1%−3.3 10.4%+0.7

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

Local profile

Population108,160
Median age35
Employment rate65.8%

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

Current member

Preet Kaur Gill · Labour

In office since June 8, 2017. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 22.4 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 15.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Preet Gill Elected Labour 16,599 44.4
Ashvir Sangha Conservative 8,231 22.0
Joshua Mathews Reform UK 4,363 11.7
Ammar Waraich Other 3,336 8.9
Nicola Payne Green 2,797 7.5
Colin Green Lib Dems 2,102 5.6

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