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

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 19.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 48.5%
  • Green 28.7%
  • Reform UK 9.4%
  • Conservative 5.5%
  • Lib Dems 4.1%
  • Other 3.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Reform UK Conservative
Hackney South and Shoreditch 48.5%28.7%9.4%5.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+24.2 10.4%+18.3 23.1%−13.7 20.4%−14.9

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

Local profile

Population114,399
Median age32
Employment rate75.4%

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

Current member

Dame Meg Hillier · Labour

In office since May 5, 2005. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 35.3 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 19.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Meg Hillier Elected Labour 24,724 59.3
Laura-Louise Fairley Green 9,987 24.0
Joanna Reeves Conservative 2,076 5.0
Theo Roos Lib Dems 1,996 4.8
Anil Bhatti Reform UK 1,601 3.8
Shahed Hussain Other 1,007 2.4
Carol Small Other 310 0.7

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

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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