Riding profile

Smethwick

UK constituency — England · Urban · west midlands

The question

Smethwick: a safe seat for Labour?

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
8.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 35.4%
  • Reform UK 27.2%
  • Conservative 11.2%
  • Other 11.1%
  • Green 11.0%
  • Lib Dems 3.9%

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

Labour Reform UK Conservative Other
HereSmethwick 35.4%27.2%11.2%11.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.8% +13.5 25.4% +1.8 19.3% −8.2 5.0% +6.1

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

Editorial read

Smethwick, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 35% vote share, against 27% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Gurinder Singh Josan

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
31.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-23.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gurinder Josan Elected Labour 16,858 48.0
Pete Durnell Reform UK 5,670 16.1
Kate Fairhurst Conservative 4,546 12.9
Roderick MacRorie Green 2,741 7.8
Nahim Rubani Other 2,449 7.0
Jay Anandou Other 1,322 3.8
Oliver Patrick Lib Dems 1,018 2.9
Christopher Graham Other 348 1.0
Ravaldeep Bath Other 163 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
115,641
Median age
36
Employment rate
71.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029