Next UK Home Secretary in 2026?: result and scorecard
Resolved No next Home Secretary in 2026. One day before close Polymarket priced that outcome at 0.4%; a week before, 91.5%. $168K traded in total.
Result
Price 1 day before
Price 7 days before
Volume
UKLabourStarmerPoliticsAndy Burnham
Final prices by outcome
| Outcome | Result |
|---|---|
| No next Home Secretary in 2026 | WON |
| Yvette Cooper | LOST |
| Wes Streeting | LOST |
| John Healey | LOST |
| Ed Miliband | LOST |
| Mike Tapp | LOST |
| Angela Rayner | LOST |
| Pat McFadden | LOST |
| David Lammy | LOST |
| Stephen Kinnock | LOST |
| Dan Jarvis | LOST |
| Jess Phillips | LOST |
| Person D | LOST |
| Person E | LOST |
| Person F | LOST |
| Person G | LOST |
| Person H | LOST |
| Person I | LOST |
| Person J | LOST |
| Person K | LOST |
| Person L | LOST |
| Person M | LOST |
| Person N | LOST |
| Person O | LOST |
| Person P | LOST |
| Person Q | LOST |
| Person R | LOST |
| Person S | LOST |
| Person T | LOST |
| Person U | LOST |
| Person V | LOST |
| Person W | LOST |
| Person X | LOST |
| Person Y | LOST |
| Person Z | LOST |
| Other | LOST |
Price history to resolution
Scorecard
Resolution rules
This market will resolve to the individual who is officially appointed as the next Home Secretary of the United Kingdom by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. To count for resolution, the individual must be officially appointed by the United Kingdom Monarch. Any interim or caretaker Home Secretary will not count toward the resolution of this market. If no such Home Secretary is appointed, or Shabana Mahmood is re-appointed as Home Secretary, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “No next Home Secretary in 2026”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the Government of the United Kingdom; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Frequently asked questions
- How did "Next UK Home Secretary in 2026?" resolve?
- It resolved No next Home Secretary in 2026 around December 31, 2026.
- What did the market predict?
- Polymarket priced the winning outcome at 0.4% one day before close, 91.5% one week before and – one month before.
- How much was traded?
- $168K across 36 outcomes.
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