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

The Wrekin

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a 77% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.9 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 97%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 29.5%
  • Reform UK 28.1%
  • Labour 21.9%
  • Green 9.5%
  • Lib Dems 8.0%
  • Other 2.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Reform UK Labour Green
The Wrekin 29.5%28.1%21.9%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.4%+9.1 23.1%+5.0 24.3%−2.3 10.4%−0.9

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

Local profile

Population110,094
Median age42
Employment rate77.2%

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

Current member

Mark Pritchard · Conservative

In office since May 5, 2005. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 1.8 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 1.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Mark Pritchard Elected Conservative 16,320 32.6
Roh Yakobi Labour 15,437 30.9
Richard Leppington Reform UK 9,920 19.8
Anthony Lowe Lib Dems 4,757 9.5
Pat McCarthy Green 3,028 6.1
Chris Shipley Other 558 1.1

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