Monday, November 2, 2026
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Stoke-on-Trent South

Westminster constituency · England · West Midlands

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 77% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.9 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 98%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 30.1%
  • Conservative 28.2%
  • Labour 26.9%
  • Green 6.0%
  • Other 5.2%
  • Lib Dems 3.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
Stoke-on-Trent South 30.1%28.2%26.9%6.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 22.3%+7.9 20.0%+8.2 26.5%+0.4 9.7%−3.7

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

Local profile

Population94,651
Median age43
Employment rate74.0%

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

Current member

Dr Allison Gardner · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 1.5 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 1.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Allison Gardner Elected Labour 14,221 34.7
Jack Brereton Conservative 13,594 33.2
Michael Baily Reform UK 8,851 21.6
Alec Sandiford Lib Dems 1,577 3.9
Asif Mehmood Other 1,372 3.4
Peggy Wiseman Green 1,207 2.9
Carla Parrish Other 120 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