Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Stratford and Bow

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.7 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.8%
  • Green 23.1%
  • Other 15.6%
  • Reform UK 12.3%
  • Conservative 8.0%
  • Lib Dems 3.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Other Reform UK
Stratford and Bow 36.8%23.1%15.6%12.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+12.5 10.4%+12.7 5.0%+10.7 23.1%−10.8

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

Local profile

Population132,023
Median age31
Employment rate69.6%

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

Current member

Uma Kumaran · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 21.9 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 13.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Uma Kumaran Elected Labour 19,145 44.1
Joe Hudson-Small Green 7,511 17.3
Halima Khan Other 3,274 7.5
Kane Blackwell Conservative 3,114 7.2
Nizam Ali Other 2,380 5.5
Jeff Evans Reform UK 2,093 4.8
Janey Little Lib Dems 1,926 4.4
Omar Faruk Other 1,826 4.2
Fiona Lali Other 1,791 4.1
Steve Hedley Other 375 0.9

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