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Orpington

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.2 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 35.7%
  • Reform UK 25.5%
  • Labour 20.0%
  • Lib Dems 9.0%
  • Green 7.1%
  • Other 2.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Reform UK Labour Lib Dems
Orpington 35.7%25.5%20.0%9.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+15.7 22.3%+3.2 26.5%−6.4 9.9%−0.9

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

Local profile

Population98,217
Median age42
Employment rate88.5%

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

Current member

Gareth Bacon · Conservative

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 11.1 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 10.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Gareth Bacon Elected Conservative 17,504 38.0
Ju Owens Labour 12,386 26.9
Mark James Reform UK 8,896 19.3
Graeme Casey Lib Dems 4,728 10.3
Seamus McCauley Green 2,319 5.0
John Bright Other 240 0.5

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