Thursday, October 15, 2026
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West Tyrone

Westminster constituency · Northern Ireland

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Sinn Féin a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 35.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Other 7.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Other Conservative Labour Lib Dems
West Tyrone 7.5%0.4%0.2%0.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 5.0%+2.5 20.4%−20.0 24.3%−24.1 10.3%−10.1

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

Current member

Órfhlaith Begley · Sinn Féin

In office since May 3, 2018. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Sinn Féin won by 36.4 points.

Our current projection: Sinn Féin ahead by 35.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Órfhlaith Begley Elected Sinn Féin 22,711 52.0
Tom Buchanan DUP 6,794 15.6
Daniel McCrossan SDLP 5,821 13.3
Matthew Bell UUP 2,683 6.1
Stevan Patterson TUV 2,530 5.8
Stephen Donnelly Alliance 2,287 5.2
Leza Houston Aontú 778 1.8
Stephen Lynch Conservative 91 0.2

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