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

Richmond Park

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Lib Dems a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 32.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 51.7%
  • Conservative 19.7%
  • Reform UK 11.4%
  • Green 8.3%
  • Labour 6.4%
  • Other 2.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Lib Dems Conservative Reform UK Green
Richmond Park 51.7%19.7%11.4%8.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 10.3%+41.4 20.4%−0.7 23.1%−11.7 10.4%−2.1

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

Local profile

Population111,617
Median age41
Employment rate77.5%

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

Current member

Sarah Olney · Lib Dems

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

Previous election (2024)

The Lib Dems won by 32.9 points.

Our current projection: the Lib Dems ahead by 32.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Sarah Olney Elected Lib Dems 28,528 54.7
Sara Gezdari Conservative 11,373 21.8
Laura Coryton Labour 5,048 9.7
Chas Warlow Green 3,416 6.5
Michael Hearn Reform UK 3,258 6.2
Chris French Other 349 0.7
Richard Harrison Other 233 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