Monday, November 2, 2026
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Bury South

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 12.7 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 37.2%
  • Reform UK 24.5%
  • Conservative 20.1%
  • Green 9.1%
  • Other 5.5%
  • Lib Dems 3.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Bury South 37.2%24.5%20.1%9.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+10.7 22.3%+2.2 20.0% 9.7%−0.5

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

Local profile

Population107,760
Median age37
Employment rate64.6%

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

Current member

Christian Wakeford · Labour

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 22.2 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 12.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Christian Wakeford Elected Labour 19,247 45.6
Arnie Saunders Conservative 9,886 23.4
Jeff Armstrong Reform UK 6,865 16.3
Michael Welton Green 2,715 6.4
Andrew Page Lib Dems 1,796 4.3
Sameera Ashraf Other 1,023 2.4
Michael Elston Other 277 0.7
Stephen Morris Other 224 0.5
Dan Ross Other 181 0.4

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