Monday, November 2, 2026
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Newark

Westminster constituency · England · East Midlands

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.2 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 3%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 34.8%
  • Labour 24.8%
  • Reform UK 24.4%
  • Green 7.2%
  • Lib Dems 4.5%
  • Other 4.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Labour Reform UK Green
Newark 34.8%24.8%24.4%7.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+14.8 26.5%−1.7 22.3%+2.1 9.7%−2.5

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

Local profile

Population107,221
Median age46
Employment rate70.4%

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

Current member

Robert Jenrick · Reform UK

In office since June 5, 2014. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 6.7 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 9.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Robert Jenrick Elected Conservative 20,968 39.2
Saj Ahmad Labour 17,396 32.5
Robert Palmer Reform UK 8,280 15.5
David Watts Lib Dems 3,026 5.7
Michael Ackroyd Green 2,345 4.4
Adrian Amer Other 809 1.5
Lyn Galbraith Other 329 0.6
Matthew Darrington Other 156 0.3
Collan Siddique Other 150 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