Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Wolverhampton West

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 34.4%
  • Conservative 23.5%
  • Reform UK 22.2%
  • Green 9.0%
  • Other 7.2%
  • Lib Dems 3.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
Wolverhampton West 34.4%23.5%22.2%9.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+10.1 20.4%+3.1 23.1%−0.8 10.4%−1.4

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

Local profile

Population113,748
Median age40
Employment rate76.9%

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

Current member

Warinder Juss · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 18.0 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 10.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Warinder Juss Elected Labour 19,331 44.3
Mike Newton Conservative 11,463 26.3
Don Brookes Reform UK 6,078 13.9
Andrea Cantrill Green 2,550 5.8
Celia Hibbert Other 1,395 3.2
Phillip Howells Lib Dems 1,376 3.2
Zahid Shah Other 888 2.0
Vikas Chopra Other 576 1.3

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