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

Portsmouth South

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 13.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.7%
  • Reform UK 23.1%
  • Green 12.8%
  • Conservative 12.5%
  • Lib Dems 11.6%
  • Other 3.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
Portsmouth South 36.7%23.1%12.8%12.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+12.4 23.1% 10.4%+2.4 20.4%−8.0

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

Local profile

Population107,571
Median age33
Employment rate75.6%

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

Current member

Stephen Morgan · Labour

In office since June 8, 2017. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 33.8 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 13.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Stephen Morgan Elected Labour 18,857 48.4
Mark Zimmer Reform UK 5,702 14.6
Signe Biddle Conservative 5,643 14.5
Charlie Murphy Lib Dems 4,886 12.6
Elliott Lee Green 3,107 8.0
Jacob Short Other 733 1.9

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