Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Birmingham Yardley

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a 55% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.6 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 97%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 25.3%
  • Reform UK 24.6%
  • Other 22.1%
  • Green 9.9%
  • Conservative 9.9%
  • Lib Dems 7.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Other Green
Birmingham Yardley 25.3%24.6%22.1%9.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+1.0 23.1%+1.6 5.0%+17.2 10.4%−0.5

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

Local profile

Population114,295
Median age33
Employment rate65.2%

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

Current member

Jess Phillips · Labour

In office since May 7, 2015. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 1.9 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 1.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Jess Phillips Elected Labour 11,275 31.2
Jody McIntyre Other 10,582 29.3
Nora Kamberi Reform UK 5,061 14.0
Roger Harmer Lib Dems 3,634 10.1
Yvonne Clements Conservative 3,634 10.1
Roxanne Green Green 1,958 5.4

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