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

Stretford and Urmston

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 21.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 40.5%
  • Reform UK 19.5%
  • Green 13.2%
  • Conservative 13.0%
  • Other 9.4%
  • Lib Dems 3.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
Stretford and Urmston 40.5%19.5%13.2%13.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+16.3 23.1%−3.5 10.4%+2.8 20.4%−7.4

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

Local profile

Population102,594
Median age39
Employment rate81.5%

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

Current member

Andrew Western · Labour

In office since December 15, 2022. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 35.1 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 21.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Andrew Western Elected Labour 22,642 49.2
Mark Cornes Conservative 6,492 14.1
Charlotte Faulkner Reform UK 5,485 11.9
Khalila Chaudry Other 4,461 9.7
Daniel Jerrome Green 4,398 9.6
Mark Clayton Lib Dems 2,216 4.8
Jim Newell Other 308 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