Riding profile

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

UK constituency — England · Urban · west midlands

The question

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.0
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 26.1%
  • Other 24.1%
  • Labour 23.8%
  • Conservative 14.7%
  • Green 8.3%
  • Lib Dems 2.8%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Other Labour Conservative
HereBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North 26.1%24.1%23.8%14.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +0.8 5.0% +19.0 21.8% +2.0 19.3% −4.7

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Editorial read

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 26% vote share, against 24% for another party, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Liam Byrne

Sits with Labour

Since
2004-07-15
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
4.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Liam Byrne Elected Labour 10,655 31.2
James Giles Other 9,089 26.6
Jamie Pullin Reform UK 6,456 18.9
Caroline Clapper Conservative 4,634 13.6
Imran Khan Green 2,360 6.9
Qasim Esak Lib Dems 942 2.8

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
123,181
Median age
33
Employment rate
61.8%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029