Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Glasgow South

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 14.4 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 35.0%
  • Labour 20.5%
  • Green 17.9%
  • Reform UK 13.9%
  • Lib Dems 4.3%
  • Conservative 4.3%
  • Other 3.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Green Reform UK
Glasgow South 35.0%20.5%17.9%13.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.9%+32.1 24.3%−3.7 10.4%+7.5 23.1%−9.2

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

Local profile

Employment rate74.4%

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

Current member

Gordon McKee · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 9.8 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 14.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Gordon McKee Elected Labour 17,696 41.8
Stewart McDonald SNP 13,542 32.0
Niall Christie Green 5,554 13.1
Danny Raja Reform UK 1,736 4.1
Haroun Malik Conservative 1,617 3.8
Peter McLaughlin Lib Dems 1,316 3.1
Brian Smith Other 473 1.1
Dhruva Kumar Other 444 1.1

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