Riding profile

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
3.1
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 28.0%
  • Other 24.8%
  • Labour 24.7%
  • Conservative 9.5%
  • Green 8.7%
  • Lib Dems 4.0%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Other Labour Conservative
HereOldham West, Chadderton and Royton 28.0%24.8%24.7%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +2.7 5.0% +19.8 21.8% +2.9 19.3% −9.8

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Editorial read

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 28% vote share, against 25% for another party, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Jim McMahon

Sits with Labour

Since
2015-12-03
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
5.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Jim McMahon Elected Labour 13,232 34.3
Zaffar Iqbal Other 8,256 21.4
David Silbiger Reform UK 6,848 17.8
Horatio Lovering Conservative 4,066 10.5
Raja Miah Other 2,470 6.4
Samsuzzaman Syed Green 1,857 4.8
Hannah Kitching Lib Dems 1,271 3.3
Tony Wilson Other 573 1.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
113,083
Median age
35
Employment rate
65.9%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029