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

North East Cambridgeshire

Westminster constituency · England · East of England

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 51% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.5 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 99%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.3%
  • Conservative 34.2%
  • Labour 13.1%
  • Green 7.9%
  • Lib Dems 5.7%
  • Other 4.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
North East Cambridgeshire 34.3%34.2%13.1%7.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+11.2 20.4%+13.8 24.3%−11.1 10.4%−2.5

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

Local profile

Population103,035
Median age45
Employment rate78.3%

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

Current member

Steve Barclay · Conservative

In office since May 6, 2010. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 18.4 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 1.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Steve Barclay Elected Conservative 16,246 41.5
Chris Thornhill Reform UK 9,057 23.1
Javeria Hussain Labour 8,008 20.4
David Chalmers Lib Dems 2,716 6.9
Andrew Crawford Green 2,001 5.1
David Patrick Other 958 2.5
Clayton Payne Other 190 0.5

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