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

Calder Valley

Westminster constituency · England · Yorkshire and the Humber

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.1 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 33.6%
  • Reform UK 24.3%
  • Conservative 23.0%
  • Green 11.3%
  • Lib Dems 4.4%
  • Other 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Calder Valley 33.6%24.3%23.0%11.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+9.4 23.1%+1.3 20.4%+2.6 10.4%+0.9

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

Local profile

Population98,777
Median age46
Employment rate75.4%

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

Current member

Josh Fenton-Glynn · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 18.1 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 9.1 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Josh Fenton-Glynn Elected Labour 22,046 44.4
Vanessa Lee Conservative 13,055 26.3
Donald Walmsley Reform UK 7,644 15.4
Kieran Turner Green 3,701 7.5
Donal O'Hanlon Lib Dems 2,587 5.2
James Vasey Other 404 0.8
Jim McNeill Other 171 0.3

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