Monday, November 2, 2026
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Blackburn

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives another party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 17.5 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Other 40.1%
  • Labour 22.0%
  • Reform UK 20.8%
  • Conservative 8.2%
  • Green 7.5%
  • Lib Dems 1.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Other Labour Reform UK Conservative
Blackburn 40.1%22.0%20.8%8.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 5.1%+34.9 26.5%−4.4 22.3%−1.5 20.0%−11.9

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

Local profile

Population113,580
Median age34
Employment rate59.8%

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

Current member

Mr Adnan Hussain · Independent

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

Previous election (2024)

Another party won by 19.8 points.

Our current projection: another party ahead by 17.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Adnan Hussain Elected Other 10,518 27.1
Kate Hollern Labour 10,386 26.7
Craig Murray Other 7,105 18.3
Tommy Temperley Reform UK 4,844 12.5
Jamie McGowan Conservative 3,474 8.9
Denise Morgan Green 1,416 3.6
Adam Waller-Slack Lib Dems 689 1.8
Tiger Patel Other 369 1.0
Natasha Shah Other 86 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. 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