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

Bracknell

Westminster constituency · England · South East

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a 94% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 86%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 28.6%
  • Reform UK 25.5%
  • Labour 23.2%
  • Lib Dems 9.8%
  • Green 9.2%
  • Other 3.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Reform UK Labour Lib Dems
Bracknell 28.6%25.5%23.2%9.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.4%+8.2 23.1%+2.4 24.3%−1.0 10.3%−0.5

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

Local profile

Population102,980
Median age38
Employment rate83.6%

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

Current member

Peter Swallow · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 1.8 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 3.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Swallow Elected Labour 14,783 33.7
James Sunderland Conservative 13,999 31.9
Malcolm Tullett Reform UK 7,445 17.0
Katie Mansfield Lib Dems 4,768 10.9
Emily Torode Green 2,166 4.9
Olivio Barreto Other 480 1.1
Jason Reardon Other 196 0.4

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