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

York Outer

Westminster constituency · England · Yorkshire and the Humber

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.4 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 4%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 32.4%
  • Conservative 23.9%
  • Reform UK 21.6%
  • Lib Dems 9.7%
  • Green 8.8%
  • Other 3.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Conservative Reform UK Lib Dems
York Outer 32.4%23.9%21.6%9.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+8.2 20.4%+3.5 23.1%−1.5 10.3%−0.6

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

Local profile

Population93,817
Median age47
Employment rate82.9%

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

Current member

Mr Luke Charters · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 18.4 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 8.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Luke Charters Elected Labour 23,161 45.3
Julian Sturdy Conservative 13,770 26.9
John Crispin-Bailey Reform UK 5,912 11.6
Andrew Hollyer Lib Dems 5,496 10.8
Michael Kearney Green 2,212 4.3
David Eadington Other 260 0.5
Keith Hayden Other 141 0.3
Hal Mayne Other 88 0.2
Darren Borrows Other 66 0.1

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