Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Luton North

Westminster constituency · England · East of England

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 7.9 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 29.4%
  • Reform UK 21.5%
  • Conservative 17.4%
  • Other 16.4%
  • Green 9.8%
  • Lib Dems 5.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Other
Luton North 29.4%21.5%17.4%16.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+5.2 23.1%−1.6 20.4%−3.1 5.0%+11.4

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

Local profile

Population115,600
Median age36
Employment rate65.6%

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

Current member

Sarah Owen · Labour

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 16.2 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 7.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Sarah Owen Elected Labour 14,677 37.9
Jilleane Brown Conservative 7,167 18.5
James Fletcher Reform UK 4,666 12.0
Toqueer Shah Other 4,393 11.3
Waheed Akbar Other 3,914 10.1
Ejel Khan Green 1,940 5.0
Sean Prendergast Lib Dems 1,890 4.9
Paul Trathen Other 98 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