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

Hove and Portslade

Westminster constituency · England · South East

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 21.9 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 41.5%
  • Green 19.6%
  • Reform UK 15.1%
  • Conservative 12.1%
  • Other 5.9%
  • Lib Dems 5.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Reform UK Conservative
Hove and Portslade 41.5%19.6%15.1%12.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+17.2 10.4%+9.2 23.1%−7.9 20.4%−8.4

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

Local profile

Population101,839
Median age41
Employment rate75.5%

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

Current member

Peter Kyle · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 38.1 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 21.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kyle Elected Labour 27,209 52.4
Sophie Broadbent Green 7,418 14.3
Carline Deal Conservative 6,630 12.8
Martin Hess Reform UK 4,558 8.8
Tanushka Marah Other 3,048 5.9
Michael Wang Lib Dems 3,046 5.9

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