Leigh and Atherton (UK Parliament constituency)
Leigh and Atherton | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Leigh and Atherton in North West England | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Electorate | 76,363 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Leigh, Atherton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Jo Platt (Labour Co-op) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Leigh & Bolton West |
Leigh and Atherton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[3]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus categorises the news seat as being part of the “Somewheres” demographic, those who have socially conservative views and economically soft left views alongside strong support for Brexit. For reference, the site gives a notional result of 65% for those who voted for Brexit back in 2016. In addition to this, around 54% of the constituency is deprived, in terms of employment, income and education, which is only slightly higher than the national average of 52% deprivation, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 49.8, at least 79% of the local population owns a car, whilst 66% own a home, and the gross household income is £37,112.[4]
Boundaries
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The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Atherleigh (except part of polling district LCA); Atherton; Golborne and Lowton West; Leigh East; Leigh South; Leigh West (polling districts LDB, LDC, LDD, LDE and LDF); Lowton East; Tyldesley[5]
The seat covers the bulk of, and replace, the Leigh constituency, with the town of Atherton being added from Bolton West.[4]
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[6][7] the constituency comprised the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan for the 2024 general election:
- Astley (small part); Atherton North; Atherton South & Lilford; Golborne and Lowton West; Leigh Central & Higher Folds; Leigh South; Leigh West (most); Lowton East; Tyldesley & Mosley Common (majority); and a very small part of Hindley Green[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Jo Platt | Labour Co-op |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jo Platt | 19,971 | 48.5 | +5.3 | |
Reform UK | George Woodward | 11,090 | 26.9 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Winstanley | 6,483 | 15.7 | −28.1 | |
Green | Amelia Jones | 1,653 | 4.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 1,597 | 3.9 | −0.7 | |
English Democrat | Craig Buckley | 376 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 8,881 | 21.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,170 | 51.6 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 79,978 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | −7.9 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 19,410 | 43.8 | |
Labour | 19,117 | 43.2 | |
Brexit Party | 2,572 | 5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,031 | 4.6 | |
Others | 999 | 2.2 | |
Green | 154 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 44,283 | 58.0 | |
Electorate | 76,363 |
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Leigh and Atherton: New Boundaries 2023 Calculation". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". legislation.gov.uk. Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "Wigan". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "UK General Election - Results 4th July 2024". Wigan Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Leigh and Atherton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) MapIt UK
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