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Coatbridge and Bellshill

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a 98% chance of winning, with an average lead of 5.4 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 45%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 35.0%
  • Labour 29.7%
  • Reform UK 18.1%
  • Green 7.3%
  • Conservative 3.7%
  • Other 3.5%
  • Lib Dems 2.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Green
Coatbridge and Bellshill 35.0%29.7%18.1%7.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.8%+32.2 26.5%+3.2 22.3%−4.1 9.7%−2.4

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

Local profile

Employment rate80.7%

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

Current member

Frank McNally · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 16.4 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 5.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Frank McNally Elected Labour 19,291 49.8
Steven Bonnar SNP 12,947 33.4
Fiona McRae Reform UK 2,601 6.7
Christina Sandhu Conservative 1,382 3.6
Patrick McAleer Green 1,229 3.2
Emma Farthing Lib Dems 671 1.7
Leo Lanahan Other 429 1.1
Drew Gilchrist Other 181 0.5

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