Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 17.7 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 39.3%
  • Reform UK 21.1%
  • Labour 19.6%
  • Green 8.7%
  • Conservative 4.9%
  • Lib Dems 3.7%
  • Other 2.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Reform UK Labour Green
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch 39.3%21.1%19.6%8.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.9%+36.4 23.1%−1.9 24.3%−4.7 10.4%−1.7

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

Local profile

Employment rate75.8%

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

Current member

Katrina Murray · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 10.1 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 17.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Katrina Murray Elected Labour 18,513 45.2
Stuart McDonald SNP 14,369 35.1
Billy Ross Reform UK 3,167 7.7
Satbir Gill Conservative 1,939 4.7
Anne McCrossan Green 1,694 4.1
Adam Harley Lib Dems 1,294 3.2

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