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

Cannock Chase

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 11.9 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 37.1%
  • Conservative 24.8%
  • Labour 23.3%
  • Green 8.7%
  • Other 2.9%
  • Lib Dems 2.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
Cannock Chase 37.1%24.8%23.3%8.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+14.0 20.4%+4.4 24.3%−0.9 10.4%−1.7

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

Local profile

Population101,140
Median age42
Employment rate82.5%

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

Current member

Josh Newbury · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 7.3 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 11.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Josh Newbury Elected Labour 15,671 36.5
Amanda Milling Conservative 12,546 29.2
Paul Allen Reform UK 11,570 26.9
Andrea Muckley Green 2,137 5.0
Elizabeth Jewkes Lib Dems 1,029 2.4

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