Monday, November 2, 2026
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Gillingham and Rainham

Westminster constituency · England · South East

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 52% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.0 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 96%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 29.4%
  • Labour 29.2%
  • Conservative 24.6%
  • Green 8.8%
  • Lib Dems 4.3%
  • Other 3.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
Gillingham and Rainham 29.4%29.2%24.6%8.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 22.3%+7.1 26.5%+2.8 20.0%+4.5 9.7%−0.9

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

Local profile

Population103,259
Median age39
Employment rate80.2%

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

Current member

Naushabah Khan · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 9.7 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 2.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Naushabah Khan Elected Labour 15,562 37.8
Rehman Chishti Conservative 11,590 28.2
Rizvi Rawoof Reform UK 8,792 21.4
Kate Belmonte Green 2,318 5.6
Stuart Bourne Lib Dems 2,248 5.5
Peter Cook Other 344 0.8
Roger Peacock Other 175 0.4
Peter Wheeler Other 111 0.3

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