Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Bangor Aberconwy

Westminster constituency · Wales

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Plaid Cymru a 56% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.8 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 97%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Plaid Cymru 23.2%
  • Reform UK 22.0%
  • Labour 21.4%
  • Conservative 19.2%
  • Green 6.7%
  • Other 3.8%
  • Lib Dems 3.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Plaid Cymru Reform UK Labour Conservative
Bangor Aberconwy 23.2%22.0%21.4%19.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 1.3%+21.9 23.1%−1.1 24.3%−2.8 20.4%−1.2

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

Local profile

Population92,628
Median age45
Employment rate70.2%

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

Current member

Claire Hughes · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 11.8 points.

Our current projection: Plaid Cymru ahead by 1.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Claire Hughes Elected Labour 14,008 33.6
Catrin Wager Plaid Cymru 9,112 21.9
Robin Millar Conservative 9,036 21.7
John Clark Reform UK 6,091 14.6
Rachael Roberts Lib Dems 1,524 3.7
Petra Haig Green 1,361 3.3
Kathrine Jones Other 424 1.0
Steve Marshall Other 104 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