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Ashton-under-Lyne

Every general election in Ashton-under-Lyne since 1918. Latest: Angela Rayner, Labour, majority 6,791.

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Member of Parliament

Angela Rayner

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,791

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Angela Rayner Elected sitting MPLabour15,57543.9%
Robert BarrowcliffeReform UK8,78424.8%
Lizzie HackingConservative4,37512.3%
Aroma HassanWorkers Party of Britain2,8358.0%
Lee HuntbachGreen2,4817.0%
Dominic HardwickLiberal Democrats1,4114.0%
Valid votes35,461
Majority6,79119.2%

Lab hold Turnout 49.9% of 71,002 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1922: 42.4%Labour, 1923: 28.8%Labour, 1924: 32.8%Labour, 1929: 44.5%Labour, 1931: 37.1%Labour, 1935: 50.2%Labour, 1945: 56.4%Labour, 1950: 50.6%Labour, 1951: 52.1%Labour, 1955: 52.0%Labour, 1959: 52.8%Labour, 1964: 54.5%Labour, 1966: 58.7%Labour, 1970: 54.5%Labour, February 1974: 48.4%Labour, October 1974: 53.9%Labour, 1979: 54.7%Labour, 1983: 49.7%Labour, 1987: 51.8%Labour, 1992: 56.6%Labour, 1997: 67.5%Labour, 2001: 62.5%Labour, 2005: 57.4%Labour, 2010: 48.4%Labour, 2015: 49.8%Labour, 2017: 60.4%Labour, 2019: 48.1%Labour, 2024: 43.9%Conservative, 1918: 58.3%Conservative, 1922: 57.6%Conservative, 1923: 36.2%Conservative, 1924: 39.5%Conservative, 1929: 33.0%Conservative, 1931: 52.4%Conservative, 1935: 49.8%Conservative, 1945: 43.6%Conservative, 1950: 48.3%Conservative, 1951: 48.0%Conservative, 1955: 48.1%Conservative, 1959: 47.2%Conservative, 1964: 45.5%Conservative, 1966: 41.3%Conservative, 1970: 45.5%Conservative, February 1974: 30.9%Conservative, October 1974: 29.3%Conservative, 1979: 36.0%Conservative, 1983: 31.5%Conservative, 1987: 30.3%Conservative, 1992: 31.4%Conservative, 1997: 18.9%Conservative, 2001: 19.1%Conservative, 2005: 19.6%Conservative, 2010: 24.8%Conservative, 2015: 22.1%Conservative, 2017: 32.0%Conservative, 2019: 37.0%Conservative, 2024: 12.3%Liberal, 1923: 35.1%Liberal, 1924: 27.7%Liberal, 1929: 22.6%Liberal, 1931: 9.0%Liberal, February 1974: 20.7%Liberal, October 1974: 16.9%Liberal, 1979: 8.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.0%Others, 1918: 41.7%Others, 1979: 1.1%Others, 1983: 1.0%Others, 1992: 2.8%Others, 1997: 3.8%Others, 2001: 6.6%Others, 2005: 9.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 17.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 21.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.7%
Vote share in Ashton-under-Lyne at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Oth Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Ashton-under-Lyne lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Ashton-under-Lyne (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Angela RaynerRef6,79119.249.9%Lab hold
2019Lab Angela RaynerCon4,26311.156.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Angela RaynerCon11,29528.458.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Angela RaynerCon10,75627.656.9%Lab hold
2010Lab David HeyesCon9,09423.756.8%Lab hold
2005LabCon13,95237.751.6%
2001LabCon15,51843.449.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon22,96548.665.4%
1992LabCon10,93525.273.9%Lab hold
1987LabCon9,28621.574.0%Lab hold
1983LabCon7,69718.270.9%
1979LabCon8,37918.776.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon10,72724.672.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8,30117.579.4%
1970LabCon3,9549.071.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,33217.473.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,1079.177.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,7525.681.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,9653.980.8%
1951LabCon1,6844.186.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon9242.286.4%
1945LabCon3,39412.878.6%
1935LabCon1140.481.0%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab4,57815.385.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,40711.585.9%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,5206.788.3%Con hold
1923ConLib2391.185.3%Con hold
1922ConLab3,17215.283.3%Con hold
1918ConOth2,92716.668.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne?

Angela Rayner (Labour) won Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,791.

Which parties have won Ashton-under-Lyne?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 24, Conservative 5.

Which region is Ashton-under-Lyne in?

Ashton-under-Lyne is in North West.

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