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Wigan

Every general election in Wigan since 1918. Latest: Lisa Nandy, Labour, majority 9,549.

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Member of Parliament

Lisa Nandy

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 9,549

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Lisa Nandy Elected sitting MPLabour19,40147.4%
Andy DawberReform UK9,85224.1%
Henry MitsonConservative4,31010.5%
Maureen O'BernIndependent3,5228.6%
Brian Crombie-FisherLiberal Democrats1,6924.1%
Jane LeicesterGreen1,6294.0%
Jan CunliffeIndependent4061.0%
The ZokIndependent870.2%
Valid votes40,899
Majority9,54923.4%

Lab hold Turnout 52.7% of 77,538 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 48.0%Labour, 1922: 56.5%Labour, 1923: 57.6%Labour, 1924: 57.6%Labour, 1929: 58.5%Labour, 1931: 51.1%Labour, 1935: 61.3%Labour, 1945: 68.2%Labour, 1950: 62.5%Labour, 1951: 66.9%Labour, 1955: 64.4%Labour, 1959: 66.3%Labour, 1964: 69.4%Labour, 1966: 72.8%Labour, 1970: 67.5%Labour, February 1974: 71.3%Labour, October 1974: 65.8%Labour, 1979: 59.8%Labour, 1983: 54.6%Labour, 1987: 61.5%Labour, 1992: 63.0%Labour, 1997: 68.6%Labour, 2001: 61.7%Labour, 2005: 55.1%Labour, 2010: 48.5%Labour, 2015: 52.2%Labour, 2017: 62.2%Labour, 2019: 46.7%Labour, 2024: 47.4%Conservative, 1918: 43.0%Conservative, 1922: 43.5%Conservative, 1923: 42.4%Conservative, 1924: 42.4%Conservative, 1929: 38.7%Conservative, 1931: 48.9%Conservative, 1935: 38.7%Conservative, 1945: 31.8%Conservative, 1950: 30.0%Conservative, 1951: 33.1%Conservative, 1955: 32.2%Conservative, 1959: 31.6%Conservative, 1964: 28.2%Conservative, 1966: 25.0%Conservative, 1970: 30.9%Conservative, February 1974: 28.7%Conservative, October 1974: 21.1%Conservative, 1979: 30.1%Conservative, 1983: 22.5%Conservative, 1987: 24.5%Conservative, 1992: 23.6%Conservative, 1997: 16.9%Conservative, 2001: 20.8%Conservative, 2005: 20.8%Conservative, 2010: 24.7%Conservative, 2015: 20.7%Conservative, 2017: 28.5%Conservative, 2019: 31.8%Conservative, 2024: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.0%Liberal, 1918: 9.0%Liberal, 1950: 5.1%Liberal, October 1974: 13.2%Liberal, 1979: 9.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 5.8%Reform UK, 2024: 24.1%
Vote share in Wigan at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance Lib UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Wigan 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 Lisa NandyRef9,54923.452.7%Lab hold
2019Lab Lisa NandyCon6,72814.959.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Lisa NandyCon16,02733.763.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Lisa NandyCon14,23631.459.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Lisa NandyCon10,48723.858.5%Lab hold
2005LabCon11,76734.353.3%
2001LabCon13,74340.952.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon22,64351.767.7%
1992LabCon21,84239.476.2%Lab hold
1987LabCon20,46237.176.6%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance17,30531.674.9%
1979LabCon12,99529.774.1%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon18,82744.774.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon18,20242.675.8%
1970LabCon15,22036.572.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon18,87847.876.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon16,99241.279.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon16,04934.783.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon14,87232.280.3%
1951LabCon17,45233.887.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon17,01332.589.3%
1945LabCon16,72636.380.4%
1935LabCon10,30422.681.7%Lab hold
1931LabCon1,0182.284.2%Lab hold
1929LabCon9,31819.986.9%Lab hold
1924LabCon5,34415.187.9%Lab hold
1923LabCon5,18615.285.0%Lab hold
1922LabCon4,64313.188.9%Lab hold
1918LabCon1,3304.969.4%

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 Wigan?

Lisa Nandy (Labour) won Wigan at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,549.

Which parties have won Wigan?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 29.

Which region is Wigan in?

Wigan is in North West.

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