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Makerfield

Constituency

The middle of the North West. About 105,679 people in 57 square kilometres.

MP for Makerfield

Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP since , after a by-election

At the general election on 4 July 2024, Josh Simons (Labour) won Makerfield by 5,399 votes on a 52.5% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Makerfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
13.4%
Joint 307th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
52.5%
Joint 103rd lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
103,142
270th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Makerfield at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Josh SimonsElectedLabour18,20245.2%
Robert KenyonReform UK12,80331.8%
Simon FinkelsteinConservative4,37910.9%
John SkipworthLiberal Democrat2,7356.8%
Maria DeeryGreen Party1,7764.4%
Thomas BryerEnglish Democrats3680.9%
Electorate
76,641
Turnout
52.5%
Majority
5,399 (13.4%)
Valid votes
40,263
Rejected ballots
135

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Makerfield compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

MakerfieldMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Makerfield is 13.4%.
13.4%joint 307th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Makerfield is 52.5%.
52.5%joint 103rd lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Makerfield is 103,142.
103,142270th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Makerfield is 48.0%.
48%joint 292nd most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Makerfield?

Makerfield had 103,142 usual residents at the census.

Makerfield is the 270th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

Most of Makerfield lies in Wigan. These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Makerfield itself. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Makerfield in brief

The winner in Makerfield had a majority of 13.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Makerfield at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 52.5%.

Makerfield had 103,142 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Makerfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.