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Stockton West

Westminster constituency · England · North East

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 10%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 37.3%
  • Labour 28.8%
  • Reform UK 22.6%
  • Green 5.9%
  • Other 2.9%
  • Lib Dems 2.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Labour Reform UK Green
Stockton West 37.3%28.8%22.6%5.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+17.3 26.5%+2.3 22.3%+0.3 9.7%−3.7

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

Local profile

Population92,633
Median age44
Employment rate82.7%

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

Current member

Matt Vickers · Conservative

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

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 4.4 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 8.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Matt Vickers Elected Conservative 20,372 41.9
Joe Dancey Labour 18,233 37.5
Steve Matthews Reform UK 6,833 14.0
Anna-Maria Toms Green 1,477 3.0
Nigel Boddy Lib Dems 1,203 2.5
Mohammed Zaroof Other 263 0.5
Niko Omilana Other 106 0.2
Vivek Chhabra Other 106 0.2
Monty Brack Other 45 0.1

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