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

Lancaster and Wyre

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 5.6 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 45%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 33.1%
  • Reform UK 27.5%
  • Conservative 19.2%
  • Green 15.1%
  • Lib Dems 3.1%
  • Other 1.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Lancaster and Wyre 33.1%27.5%19.2%15.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+8.9 23.1%+4.5 20.4%−1.3 10.4%+4.7

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

Local profile

Population99,203
Median age39
Employment rate85.2%

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

Current member

Cat Smith · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 21.5 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 5.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Cat Smith Elected Labour 19,315 44.9
Peter Cartridge Conservative 10,062 23.4
Nigel Alderson Reform UK 6,866 16.0
Jack Lenox Green 5,236 12.2
Matt Severn Lib Dems 1,529 3.6

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