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Manchester Rusholme

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 11.9 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 41.5%
  • Green 29.6%
  • Reform UK 11.4%
  • Other 11.4%
  • Conservative 4.5%
  • Lib Dems 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Reform UK Other
Manchester Rusholme 41.5%29.6%11.4%11.4%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+15.0 9.7%+19.9 22.3%−10.8 5.1%+6.3

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

Local profile

Population115,981
Median age25
Employment rate68.1%

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

Current member

Afzal Khan · Labour

In office since June 8, 2017. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 28.4 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 11.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Afzal Khan Elected Labour 15,054 51.8
Thirza Asanga-Rae Green 6,819 23.5
Mohhamed Bilal Other 3,660 12.6
Alexandra Marsanu Conservative 1,678 5.8
Joel McGuigan Reform UK 1,313 4.5
Faraz Bhatti Other 342 1.2
Peter Clifford Other 167 0.6

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