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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
North West
76,517 electors
Active Seat

Makerfield

Current MP
Josh Simons
Josh Simons

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
59.0%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Labour Josh Simons Hold
Majority 5,399
Turnout 52.5% ↓7.1pp
Total Votes 40,263
Winner Swing ↑0.1pp
✓ Josh Simons
Labour
18,202 45.2%
↓0.1pp
Robert Kenyon
Reform UK
12,803 31.8%
↑18.7pp
Simon Finkelstein
Conservative
4,379 10.9%
↓23.4pp
John Skipworth
Liberal Democrats
2,735 6.8%
↑2.0pp
Maria Deery
Green Party
1,776 4.4%
↑1.8pp
Thomas Bryer
—
368 0.9%
—
Labour Yvonne Fovargue Hold
Majority 4,740
Turnout 59.7% ↓3.5pp
Total Votes 44,259
Winner Swing ↓15.1pp
✓ Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
19,954 45.1%
↓15.1pp
Nick King
Conservative
15,214 34.4%
↑3.1pp
Ross Wright
—
5,817 13.1%
—
John Skipworth
Liberal Democrats
2,108 4.8%
↑2.0pp
Sheila Shaw
Green Party
1,166 2.6%
—
Labour Yvonne Fovargue Hold
Majority 13,542
Turnout 63.2% ↑2.9pp
Total Votes 46,933
Winner Swing ↑8.4pp
✓ Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
28,245 60.2%
↑8.4pp
Adam Carney
Conservative
14,703 31.3%
↑11.8pp
Bob Brierley
—
2,663 5.7%
—
John Skipworth
Liberal Democrats
1,322 2.8%
↓0.8pp
Labour Yvonne Fovargue Hold
Majority 13,155
Turnout 60.3% ↑1.0pp
Total Votes 44,788
Winner Swing ↑4.5pp
✓ Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
23,208 51.8%
↑4.5pp
Andrew Collinson
—
10,053 22.5%
—
Zehra Zaidi
Conservative
8,752 19.5%
↑0.8pp
John Skipworth
Liberal Democrats
1,639 3.7%
↓12.5pp
Philip Mitchell
Green Party
1,136 2.5%
—
Labour Yvonne Fovargue Hold
Majority 12,490
Turnout 59.3%
Total Votes 43,771
✓ Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
20,700 47.3%
↓14.8pp
Itrat Ali
Conservative
8,210 18.8%
↑5.2pp
David Crowther
Liberal Democrats
7,082 16.2%
↑4.8pp
Bob Brierley
—
3,424 7.8%
—
Ken Haslam
—
3,229 7.4%
↑4.1pp
John Mather
—
1,126 2.6%
—

Turnout Trend

59.3%
'10
60.3%
'15
63.2%
'17
59.7%
'19
52.5%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
65 and over
20.9% ▲4.4pp
50 to 64
20.8%
0 to 17
20.1%
35 to 49
18.8%
25 to 34
12.4%
18 to 24
7.1%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
96.7%
Asian or Asian British
1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.0%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.7%
Other
0.5%
📊 Age
65 and over
20.9%
45 to 64
20.8%
Under 18
20.1%
18 to 29
19.4%
30 to 44
18.8%
⛪ Religion
Christian
65.3%
No religion
28.6%
Not answered
4.5%
Muslim
0.8%
Other religion
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Jewish
0.0%
Sikh
0.0%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
98.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.7%
Asian or Asian British
0.7%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.4%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
📊 Age
45 to 64
26.8%
Under 18
21.5%
30 to 44
21.1%
65 and over
16.5%
18 to 29
14.2%
⛪ Religion
Christian
80.1%
No religion
13.7%
Religion not stated
5.3%
Muslim
0.4%
Other religion
0.2%
Buddhist
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Sikh
0.0%
Jewish
0.0%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Yvonne Fovargue Labour 2010-05-06 2024-05-30
Sir Ian McCartney Labour 1987-06-11 2010-05-06
Michael McGuire Labour 1964-10-15 1987-06-11