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Blackpool South

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a 56% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.1 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 95%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.7%
  • Reform UK 36.3%
  • Conservative 13.5%
  • Green 6.8%
  • Other 3.5%
  • Lib Dems 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Blackpool South 36.7%36.3%13.5%6.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+10.2 22.3%+14.0 20.0%−6.5 9.7%−2.9

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

Local profile

Population110,074
Median age41
Employment rate69.1%

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

Current member

Chris Webb · Labour

In office since May 2, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 19.5 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 2.1 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Chris Webb Elected Labour 16,916 48.1
Mark Butcher Reform UK 10,068 28.6
Zak Khan Conservative 5,504 15.6
Ben Thomas Green 1,207 3.4
Andrew Cregan Lib Dems 1,041 3.0
Stephen Black Other 261 0.7
Kim Knight Other 183 0.5

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