Monday, November 2, 2026
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Worsley and Eccles

Westminster constituency · England · North West

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 39.6%
  • Reform UK 29.0%
  • Conservative 13.5%
  • Green 9.6%
  • Other 4.5%
  • Lib Dems 3.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Worsley and Eccles 39.6%29.0%13.5%9.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+13.1 22.3%+6.7 20.0%−6.6 9.7%

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

Local profile

Population107,900
Median age39
Employment rate73.3%

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

Current member

Michael Wheeler · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 26.1 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 10.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Michael Wheeler Elected Labour 20,277 47.7
Craig Birtwistle Reform UK 9,186 21.6
Bradley Mitchell Conservative 6,791 16.0
David Jones Green 3,283 7.7
Jemma De Vincenzo Lib Dems 1,851 4.4
Nas Barghouti Other 466 1.1
Danny Moloney Other 448 1.1
Sally Griffiths Other 241 0.6

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