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Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a 76% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.5 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 90%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 30.8%
  • SNP 29.0%
  • Reform UK 18.3%
  • Conservative 10.0%
  • Green 4.9%
  • Lib Dems 4.4%
  • Other 2.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour SNP Reform UK Conservative
Hamilton and Clyde Valley 30.8%29.0%18.3%10.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+4.3 2.8%+26.2 22.3%−4.0 20.0%−10.1

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

Local profile

Employment rate72.2%

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

Current member

Imogen Walker · Labour

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

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 22.5 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 2.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Imogen Walker Elected Labour 21,020 50.0
Ross Clark SNP 11,548 27.4
Richard Nelson Conservative 4,589 10.9
Lisa Judge Reform UK 3,299 7.8
Kyle Burns Lib Dems 1,511 3.6
Christopher Ho Other 117 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