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

Glasgow East

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 11.5 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 34.3%
  • Labour 22.8%
  • Reform UK 18.6%
  • Green 12.5%
  • Conservative 4.7%
  • Lib Dems 3.5%
  • Other 3.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Green
Glasgow East 34.3%22.8%18.6%12.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.9%+31.4 24.3%−1.5 23.1%−4.5 10.4%+2.1

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

Local profile

Employment rate63.5%

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

Current member

John Grady · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 10.7 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 11.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
John Grady Elected Labour 15,543 43.9
David Linden SNP 11,759 33.2
Amy Kettyles Green 2,727 7.7
Donnie McLeod Reform UK 2,371 6.7
Thomas Kerr Conservative 1,707 4.8
Matthew Clark Lib Dems 872 2.5
Liam McLaughlan Other 466 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