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Glasgow East

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 12%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 34.1%
  • Labour 26.2%
  • Reform UK 16.7%
  • Green 11.8%
  • Conservative 4.6%
  • Lib Dems 3.3%
  • Other 3.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Green
Glasgow East 34.1%26.2%16.7%11.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.8%+31.3 26.5%−0.3 22.3%−5.5 9.7%+2.2

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

Local profile

Employment rate63.5%

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

Current member

John Grady · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 10.7 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 8.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
John Grady Elected Labour 15,543 43.9
David Linden SNP 11,759 33.2
Amy Kettyles Green 2,727 7.7
Donnie McLeod Reform UK 2,371 6.7
Thomas Kerr Conservative 1,707 4.8
Matthew Clark Lib Dems 872 2.5
Liam McLaughlan Other 466 1.3

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