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

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 59% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.7 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 98%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 27.4%
  • Labour 27.2%
  • Other 22.2%
  • Conservative 10.5%
  • Green 9.6%
  • Lib Dems 2.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Labour Other Conservative
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton 27.4%27.2%22.2%10.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+4.4 24.3%+3.0 5.0%+17.2 20.4%−9.9

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

Local profile

Population113,083
Median age35
Employment rate65.9%

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

Current member

Jim McMahon · Labour

In office since December 3, 2015. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 5.0 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 1.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Jim McMahon Elected Labour 13,232 34.3
Zaffar Iqbal Other 8,256 21.4
David Silbiger Reform UK 6,848 17.8
Horatio Lovering Conservative 4,066 10.5
Raja Miah Other 2,470 6.4
Samsuzzaman Syed Green 1,857 4.8
Hannah Kitching Lib Dems 1,271 3.3
Tony Wilson Other 573 1.5

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