Maidenhead · England
Too close to call in Maidenhead
Current lean: Conservatives
The Conservatives are slightly ahead in this constituency but the gap is inside our margin of uncertainty or error — we can only describe this as a lean, not make a recommendation.
We encourage you to check here again as polling, candidates and local evidence develop and a general election approaches.
Changed from “No realistic route to centre-right victory at present” on 3 September 2026.
Con–Reform gap: 6.2 points — inside the 7-point too-close-to-call band.
Why this result?
- The Conservatives are fractionally ahead — by 6.2 points over Reform UK — but that is inside our margin of uncertainty or error, so treat this as a lean rather than a firm recommendation.
- The Conservatives and Reform UK are 6.2 points apart — inside our model’s 7-point margin of uncertainty or error.
- the Liberal Democrats currently lead in this seat; the centre-right picture may be clarified as new evidence and information arrives.
- Reform UK did not stand in this constituency in 2024, so its projection here is estimated from the national picture and is less reliable.
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