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

Stafford

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 76% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.0 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 100%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 29.2%
  • Labour 27.4%
  • Conservative 26.5%
  • Green 10.2%
  • Lib Dems 3.3%
  • Other 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
Stafford 29.2%27.4%26.5%10.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+6.2 24.3%+3.2 20.4%+6.1 10.4%−0.2

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

Local profile

Population96,002
Median age44
Employment rate76.1%

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

Current member

Leigh Ingham · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 10.0 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 2.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Leigh Ingham Elected Labour 18,531 40.3
Theo Clarke Conservative 13,936 30.3
Michael Riley Reform UK 8,612 18.7
Scott Spencer Green 2,856 6.2
Peter Andras Lib Dems 1,676 3.6
Titus Anything Other 307 0.7
Craig Morton Other 91 0.2

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
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