Monday, November 2, 2026
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Birmingham Erdington

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a 86% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.2 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 80%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 34.4%
  • Reform UK 31.5%
  • Conservative 13.7%
  • Green 9.5%
  • Other 8.2%
  • Lib Dems 2.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Birmingham Erdington 34.4%31.5%13.7%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+7.9 22.3%+9.3 20.0%−6.4 9.7%−0.1

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

Local profile

Population123,037
Median age36
Employment rate64.5%

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

Current member

Paulette Hamilton · Labour

In office since March 3, 2022. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 20.6 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 3.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Paulette Hamilton Elected Labour 14,774 43.3
Jack Brookes Reform UK 7,755 22.7
Steve Knee Conservative 5,402 15.8
Karen Trench Green 2,452 7.2
Shaukat Ali Other 2,250 6.6
Farzana Aslam Lib Dems 1,128 3.3
Corinthia Ward Other 376 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. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated