Riding profile

Wigan

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Wigan: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
3.4
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 35.7%
  • Labour 32.3%
  • Other 9.6%
  • Conservative 8.9%
  • Green 7.7%
  • Lib Dems 5.5%

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 Labour Other Conservative
HereWigan 35.7%32.3%9.6%8.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +10.4 21.8% +10.5 5.0% +4.5 19.3% −10.4

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

Editorial read

Wigan, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 23-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 36% vote share, against 32% for Labour, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Lisa Nandy

Sits with Labour

Since
2010-05-06
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
23.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-19.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Lisa Nandy Elected Labour 19,401 47.4
Andy Dawber Reform UK 9,852 24.1
Henry Mitson Conservative 4,310 10.5
Maureen O'Bern Other 3,522 8.6
Brian Crombie-Fisher Lib Dems 1,692 4.1
Jane Leicester Green 1,629 4.0
Jan Cunliffe Other 406 1.0
The Zok Other 87 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,304
Median age
41
Employment rate
71.6%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029