Monday, November 2, 2026
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Bootle

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 36.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 57.4%
  • Reform UK 21.4%
  • Green 11.6%
  • Conservative 3.5%
  • Other 3.2%
  • Lib Dems 2.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
Bootle 57.4%21.4%11.6%3.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+30.9 22.3%−0.9 9.7%+1.9 20.0%−16.5

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

Local profile

Population101,709
Median age40
Employment rate67.2%

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

Current member

Peter Dowd · Labour

In office since May 7, 2015. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 56.5 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 36.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Dowd Elected Labour 26,729 68.8
Darren Burns Reform UK 4,746 12.2
Neil Doolin Green 3,904 10.0
Rowena Bass Conservative 1,674 4.3
John Gibson Lib Dems 1,301 3.4
Ian Smith Other 526 1.4

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