Thursday, October 15, 2026
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St Helens North

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.7 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 41.4%
  • Reform UK 31.7%
  • Green 10.4%
  • Conservative 10.0%
  • Lib Dems 3.7%
  • Other 2.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
St Helens North 41.4%31.7%10.4%10.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+17.1 23.1%+8.7 10.4% 20.4%−10.4

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

Local profile

Population100,983
Median age42
Employment rate78.2%

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

Current member

David Baines · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 30.1 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 9.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
David Baines Elected Labour 21,284 52.6
Malcolm Webster Reform UK 9,115 22.5
Jayne Rear Conservative 4,507 11.1
Daniel Thomas Green 3,495 8.6
Pat Moloney Lib Dems 1,799 4.4
Joe Greenhalgh Other 274 0.7

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