Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Staffordshire Moorlands

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 74% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.8 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 98%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 32.4%
  • Conservative 31.2%
  • Labour 22.8%
  • Green 8.3%
  • Lib Dems 3.1%
  • Other 1.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
Staffordshire Moorlands 32.4%31.2%22.8%8.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 23.1%+9.3 20.4%+10.8 24.3%−1.5 10.4%−2.1

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

Local profile

Population85,262
Median age49
Employment rate74.8%

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

Current member

Dame Karen Bradley · Conservative

In office since May 6, 2010. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 2.7 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 1.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Karen Bradley Elected Conservative 15,310 35.4
Alastair Watson Labour 14,135 32.6
Dave Poole Reform UK 10,065 23.2
Helen Stead Green 2,293 5.3
Graham Oakes Lib Dems 1,499 3.5

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