Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Birmingham Perry Barr

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives another party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 7.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 12%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Other 32.9%
  • Labour 25.8%
  • Reform UK 16.8%
  • Conservative 10.8%
  • Green 10.4%
  • Lib Dems 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Other Labour Reform UK Conservative
Birmingham Perry Barr 32.9%25.8%16.8%10.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 5.0%+27.9 24.3%+1.6 23.1%−6.3 20.4%−9.6

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

Local profile

Population122,861
Median age33
Employment rate60.3%

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

Current member

Ayoub Khan · Independent

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Another party won by 3.9 points.

Our current projection: another party ahead by 7.1 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Ayoub Khan Elected Other 13,303 35.5
Khalid Mahmood Labour 12,796 34.1
Garry Hickton Conservative 4,227 11.3
Akshay Khuttan Reform UK 2,446 6.5
Kefentse Dennis Green 2,440 6.5
Sabah Hamed Lib Dems 1,302 3.5
Niko Omilana Other 509 1.4
Shangara Singh Other 453 1.2

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