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Eltham and Chislehurst

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 12.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.5%
  • Conservative 23.2%
  • Reform UK 22.4%
  • Green 9.5%
  • Lib Dems 4.3%
  • Other 3.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
Eltham and Chislehurst 36.5%23.2%22.4%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+10.0 20.0%+3.2 22.3%+0.1 9.7%−0.1

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

Local profile

Population111,055
Median age39
Employment rate70.8%

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

Current member

Clive Efford · Labour

In office since May 1, 1997. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 18.5 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 12.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Clive Efford Elected Labour 20,069 44.0
Charlie Davis Conservative 11,640 25.5
Mark George Simpson Reform UK 7,428 16.3
Sam Gabriel Green 3,079 6.8
Ulysse Abbate Lib Dems 2,423 5.3
Sean Ellis Stewart Other 356 0.8
Arnold Tarling Other 307 0.7
Christian Hacking Other 173 0.4
John Courtneidge Other 91 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