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

Cardiff North

Westminster constituency · Wales

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.4 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 8%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 27.6%
  • Conservative 18.5%
  • Plaid Cymru 17.7%
  • Reform UK 16.8%
  • Green 10.5%
  • Lib Dems 6.1%
  • Other 2.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Conservative Plaid Cymru Reform UK
Cardiff North 27.6%18.5%17.7%16.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 24.3%+3.3 20.4%−1.9 1.3%+16.4 23.1%−6.3

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

Local profile

Population94,983
Median age40
Employment rate72.7%

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

Current member

Anna McMorrin · Labour

In office since June 8, 2017. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 23.6 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 8.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Anna McMorrin Elected Labour 20,849 43.9
Joel Williams Conservative 9,642 20.3
Lawrence Gwynn Reform UK 5,985 12.6
Malcolm Phillips Plaid Cymru 4,669 9.8
Irfan Latif Lib Dems 3,168 6.7
Meg Shepherd-Foster Green 3,160 6.7

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