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Makerfield

Every general election in Makerfield since 1983. Latest: Josh Simons, Labour, majority 5,399.

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Member of Parliament

Josh Simons

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,399

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Josh Simons ElectedLabour18,20245.2%
Robert KenyonReform UK12,80331.8%
Simon FinkelsteinConservative4,37910.9%
John SkipworthLiberal Democrats2,7356.8%
Maria DeeryGreen1,7764.4%
Thomas BryerEnglish Democrats3680.9%
Valid votes40,263
Majority5,39913.4%

Lab hold Turnout 52.5% of 76,641 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour, 1983: 49.3%Labour, 1987: 56.3%Labour, 1992: 60.4%Labour, 1997: 73.6%Labour, 2001: 68.5%Labour, 2005: 63.2%Labour, 2010: 47.3%Labour, 2015: 51.8%Labour, 2017: 60.2%Labour, 2019: 45.1%Labour, 2024: 45.2%Conservative, 1983: 27.9%Conservative, 1987: 27.3%Conservative, 1992: 27.1%Conservative, 1997: 15.4%Conservative, 2001: 17.6%Conservative, 2005: 12.2%Conservative, 2010: 18.8%Conservative, 2015: 19.5%Conservative, 2017: 31.3%Conservative, 2019: 34.4%Conservative, 2024: 10.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 10.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.5%Reform UK, 2024: 31.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 22.5%Others, 1992: 3.1%Others, 1997: 2.7%Others, 2001: 2.5%Others, 2005: 13.9%
Vote share in Makerfield at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance Ref UKIP Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

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

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 Josh SimonsRef5,39913.452.5%Lab hold
2019Lab Yvonne FovargueCon4,74010.759.7%Lab hold
2017Lab Yvonne FovargueCon13,54228.963.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Yvonne FovargueUKIP13,15529.460.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Yvonne FovargueCon12,49028.559.3%Lab hold
2005LabOth17,54249.351.5%
2001LabCon17,75050.950.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon26,17758.266.8%
1992LabCon18,11833.376.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon15,55829.075.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon10,87621.372.9%

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 Makerfield?

Josh Simons (Labour) won Makerfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,399.

Which parties have won Makerfield?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 11.

Which region is Makerfield in?

Makerfield is in North West.

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