Monday, November 2, 2026
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Hackney South and Shoreditch

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 22.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 50.4%
  • Green 27.8%
  • Reform UK 9.5%
  • Conservative 4.7%
  • Other 3.7%
  • Lib Dems 3.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Reform UK Conservative
Hackney South and Shoreditch 50.4%27.8%9.5%4.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+23.9 9.7%+18.2 22.3%−12.8 20.0%−15.4

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

Local profile

Population114,399
Median age32
Employment rate75.4%

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

Current member

Dame Meg Hillier · Labour

In office since May 5, 2005. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 35.3 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 22.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Meg Hillier Elected Labour 24,724 59.3
Laura-Louise Fairley Green 9,987 24.0
Joanna Reeves Conservative 2,076 5.0
Theo Roos Lib Dems 1,996 4.8
Anil Bhatti Reform UK 1,601 3.8
Shahed Hussain Other 1,007 2.4
Carol Small Other 310 0.7

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