{{short description|UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox UK constituency main |name = Makerfield |parliament = uk |year = 1983 |abolished = |type = County |previous = [[Ince (UK Parliament constituency)|Ince]], [[Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigan]], [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]], [[Westhoughton (UK Parliament constituency)|Westhoughton]]<ref name="ElectionWeb83">{{cite web|title='Makerfield', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83390.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> |next = |electorate = 76,517 (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-north-west/#lg_makerfield-bc-76517 |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> |mp = ''Vacant'' |party = |region = England |county = [[Greater Manchester]] |towns = Wigan (part), Hindley and Ashton-in-Makerfield |european = North West England |elects_howmany = One |image2=[[File:North West England - Makerfield constituency.svg|215px|alt=Map of constituency]]|caption2=Boundary of Makerfield in North West England}}
'''Makerfield''' ({{IPAc-en|'|m|eɪ|k|ər|f|iː|l|d|}}) is a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]]{{refn|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).|name= n}} in [[Greater Manchester]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]. It has been represented by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MPs since its creation in 1983.
The seat is currently vacant, and most recently held by [[Josh Simons]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] Party from the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] until his resignation on 18 May 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Hundreds of Chiltern |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/three-hundreds-of-chiltern--3 |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> On 14 May 2026, Simons announced that he would [[Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom|stand down]] to trigger [[2026 Makerfield by-election|a by-election]] in order for [[Andy Burnham]] to stand for election to the House of Commons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour MP to stand down to allow Burnham run for byelection amid leadership row |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/labour-mp-to-stand-down-to-allow-burnham-run-for-byelection-amid-leadership-row |website=The Guardian |date=14 May 2026 |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
==History== This seat was formed in 1983 from parts of the [[Ince (UK Parliament constituency)|Ince]], [[Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigan]], [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Leigh]], [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] and [[Westhoughton (UK Parliament constituency)|Westhoughton]] constituencies.
==Constituency profile== Makerfield is considered one of the [[Safe seat|safest Labour seat]]s in the country, in terms of length of tenure by the party. The Labour Party held the predecessor seat of Ince from 1906 until 1983 when the current constituency was created.<ref>[http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/157/157655_mccartney_makes_it_a_century.html Manchester Evening News: "McCartney makes it a century"]</ref> In 2010 the constituency, of the 650 nationally, polled the 105th-highest share of the vote for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].
Labour's majority fell significantly in 2019 as with many "[[Red wall (British politics)|Red Wall]]" seats, however it did not fall to the Conservatives, unlike neighbouring [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Leigh]]. In 2024, there was little increase in Labour's share of the vote or majority, instead there was a significant increase in Reform UK's vote share, pushing the Conservatives into third place. In 2015, Reform's predecessor, [[UKIP]], also came second, however Labour's majority was over 13,000, compared to over 5,000 over Reform in 2024.
There is no town called Makerfield itself; instead, the name refers to the suffix of 'in-Makerfield' of the towns [[Ashton-in-Makerfield]] and [[Ince-in-Makerfield]], though since 2010 the latter has been part of the Wigan constituency. The seat comprises mostly working-class residential suburbs south of Wigan and to the west of [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]]. Deprivation is lower than that of neighbouring towns, and home ownership is higher, with a mostly skilled working-class population and a lower-than-average proportion of ethnic minorities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Makerfield |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/391.stm |url-status=live |publisher=BBC News |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723194351/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/391.stm |archive-date=23 July 2004}}</ref> There is some semi-rural land towards the west of the constituency where it borders [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], and green buffers separating the constituent towns and villages. The area was formerly noted for coal-mining. There remains a small amount of light industry – though not as much as in Wigan – but residential land-use is increasing as the towns continue to grow. The area is also home to [[Winstanley College]], one of the highest-performing sixth-form colleges in the country, which has around 1800 students enrolled.{{cn|date=May 2026|reason=can't use Wikipedia as a reference.}}
== Boundaries == {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=220|frame-height=220|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}} '''1983–1997''': The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Abram, Ashton-Golborne, Bryn, Lightshaw, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worsley Mesnes.
'''1997–2010''': The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Abram, Ashton-Golborne, Bryn, Ince, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worsley Mesnes.
'''2010–2024''': The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Abram, Ashton, Bryn, Hindley, Hindley Green, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worsley Mesnes.
'''2024–present''': Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] which came into effect for 2024 general election, the boundaries of the constituency were expanded slightly by adding small areas (as they existed on 1 December 2020) of the Atherleigh ward (part of polling district LCA) and the Leigh West ward (polling district LDA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}</ref>
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Wigan {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/wigan |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1372/contents/made}}</ref> the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan from the 2024 general election:
* Abram; Ashton-in-Makerfield South; Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North; Hindley; Hindley Green (nearly all); Leigh West (small part); Orrell; Winstanley; Worsley Mesnes; and very small parts of Golborne & Lowton West, and Ince.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details – Makerfield |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Makerfield |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref> Makerfield consists of the western and central section of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It comprises the wards to the south and to the west of [[Wigan]] and to the west of [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|m|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> !Party |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] | [[Michael McGuire (Member of Parliament)|Michael McGuire]] | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] | [[Ian McCartney]] | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] | [[Yvonne Fovargue]] | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |- | style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |[[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] |[[Josh Simons]] |[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |- | colspan="2" |''[[2026 Makerfield by-election|2026]]'' | colspan="2" |''Vacant'' |}
== Elections == [[File:Mak Election Results.png|thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1983–2024]]
=== Elections in the 2020s === <!-- this section is transcluded on 2026 Makerfield by-election -->{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 Makerfield by-election]]<ref name="SOPN26">{{cite web |title=Statement of persons nominated: Makerfield Constituency |work=Wigan Council |url=https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Voting-and-Elections/2026/Makerfield/Statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-Poll-Makerfield-2026.pdf |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)|candidate=Jake Austin|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Count Binface Party|candidate=[[Count Binface]]|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour and Co-operative Party|candidate=[[Andy Burnham]]|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (UK)|candidate=Dan Clarke|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=John Dyer|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Climate Party|candidate=Ed Gemmell|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Paul Gould|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Official Monster Raving Loony Party|candidate=[[Howling Laud Hope]]|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Robert Kenyon|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Robert Pownall|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Restore Britain|candidate=Rebecca Shepherd|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rejoin EU|candidate=Peter Ward{{efn|Using the description ''Rejoin EU Bring In PR''}}|votes=|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sarah Wakefield|votes=|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Winstanley|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box majority| |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=76,641 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
<section begin="Makerfield results 2024"/> {{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Makerfield<ref name="BBC24">{{cite news |title=Makerfield - General Election 2024 results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001350 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UK General Election Results|url=https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/Voting-and-Elections/Results/UK-Parliamentary-General-Election-4-July-2024.aspx|publisher=Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council}}</ref>|}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK) |candidate=[[Josh Simons]] |votes=18,202 |percentage=45.2 |change=−0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Reform UK |candidate=Robert Kenyon |votes=12,803 |percentage=31.8 |change=+18.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Simon Finkelstein |votes=4,379 |percentage=10.9 |change=−23.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=John Skipworth |votes=2,735 |percentage=6.8 |change=+2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Green Party of England and Wales |candidate=Maria Deery |votes=1,776 |percentage=4.4 |change=+1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=English Democrats |candidate=Thomas Bryer |votes=368 |percentage=0.9 |change=''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,399 |percentage = 13.4 |change = +2.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 40,263 |percentage = 52.5 |change = −6.2 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=76,641 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −9.4 }} {{Election box end}}<section end="Makerfield results 2024" />
=== Elections in the 2010s ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=[[UK Parliament]]}}</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- | {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 20,432 ||align=right| 45.3 |- | {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] ||align=right| 15,477 ||align=right| 34.3 |- | {{party color cell|Brexit Party}} | [[Brexit Party]] ||align=right| 5,902 ||align=right| 13.1 |- | {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 2,161 ||align=right| 4.8 |- | {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}} | [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] ||align=right| 1,166 ||align=right| 2.6 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2"|'''Turnout''' |align=right|45,138 |align=right|59.0 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|76,517 |}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Makerfield<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Voting-and-Elections/Statement-as-to-Persons-Nominated-Makerfield.pdf|title=Statement of persons nominated 2019}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Yvonne Fovargue]] |votes = 19,954 |percentage = 45.1 |change = −15.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Nick King |votes = 15,214 |percentage = 34.4 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Brexit Party |candidate = Ross Wright |votes = 5,817 |percentage = 13.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = John Skipworth |votes = 2,108 |percentage = 4.8 |change = +2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Sheila Shaw |votes = 1,166 |percentage = 2.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,740 |percentage = 10.7 |change = −18.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,259 |percentage = 59.7 |change = −4.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −9.2 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Makerfield<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000805 |title=Makerfield parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Yvonne Fovargue]] |votes = 28,245 |percentage = 60.1 |change = +8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adam Carney |votes = 14,703 |percentage = 31.3 |change = +11.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = Bob Brierley |votes = 2,663 |percentage = 5.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = John Skipworth |votes = 1,322 |percentage = 2.8 |change = −0.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,542 |percentage = 28.8 |change = −0.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 46,933 |percentage = 63.8 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −1.7 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000805| publisher=BBC News | title= Makerfield}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Yvonne Fovargue]] |votes = 23,208 |percentage = 51.8 |change = +4.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Andrew Collinson |votes = 10,053 |percentage = 22.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Syeda Zaidi |votes = 8,752 |percentage = 19.5 |change = +0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = John Skipworth |votes = 1,639 |percentage = 3.7 |change = −12.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Philip Mitchell |votes = 1,136 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,155 |percentage = 29.4 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,788 |percentage = 60.2 |change = +0.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c78.stm | work=BBC News | title=BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Makerfield}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Yvonne Fovargue]] |votes = 20,700 |percentage = 47.3 |change = −14.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Itrat Ali |votes = 8,210 |percentage = 18.8 |change = +5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Dave Crowther |votes = 7,082 |percentage = 16.2 |change = +4.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Bob Brierley |votes = 3,424 |percentage = 7.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = Ken Haslam |votes = 3,229 |percentage = 7.4 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = John Mather |votes = 1,126 |percentage = 2.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,490 |percentage = 28.5 |change = −22.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,771 |percentage = 59.4 |change = +9.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −10.0 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | |title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ian McCartney]] |votes = 22,494 |percentage = 63.2 |change = −5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Kulveer Ranger]] |votes = 4,345 |percentage = 12.2 |change = −5.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Trevor Beswick |votes = 3,789 |percentage = 10.6 |change = −0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Community Action Party |candidate = [[Peter Franzen]] |votes = 2,769 |percentage = 7.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = Dennis Shambley |votes = 1,221 |percentage = 3.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Gregory Atherton |votes = 962 |percentage = 2.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 18,149 |percentage = 51.0 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 35,580 |percentage = 51.5 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ian McCartney]] |votes = 23,879 |percentage = 68.5 |change = −5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jane Brooks |votes = 6,129 |percentage = 17.6 |change = +2.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = David Crowther |votes = 3,990 |percentage = 11.4 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Alliance (England) |candidate = Malcolm Jones |votes = 858 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 17,750 |percentage = 50.9 |change = −7.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 34,856 |percentage = 50.9 |change = −15.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | |title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ian McCartney]] |votes = 33,119 |percentage = 73.6 |change = +12.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Winstanley |votes = 6,942 |percentage = 15.4 |change = −11.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Bruce Hubbard |votes = 3,743 |percentage = 8.3 |change = −1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Referendum Party |candidate = Andrew Seed |votes = 1,210 |percentage = 2.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 26,177 |percentage = 57.9 |change = +24.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 45,014 |percentage = 66.8 |change = −9.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +12.3 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ian McCartney]] |votes = 32,832 |percentage = 60.4 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Davina Dickson |votes = 14,714 |percentage = 27.1 |change = −0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Stephen Jeffers |votes = 5,097 |percentage = 9.4 |change = −7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |candidate = Stella Cairns |votes = 1,309 |percentage = 2.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Natural Law Party |candidate = Christopher Davies |votes = 397 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 18,118 |percentage = 33.3 |change = +4.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 54,349 |percentage = 76.1 |change = +0.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +2.2 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1980s === {{Election box begin | |title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ian McCartney]] |votes = 30,190 |percentage = 56.3 |change = +7.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Laurence Robertson]] |votes = 14,632 |percentage = 27.3 |change = −0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = William Hewer |votes = 8,838 |percentage = 16.5 |change = −6.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 15,558 |percentage = 29.0 |change = +7.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 53,660 |percentage = 75.8 |change = +2.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +3.8 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Makerfield<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Michael McGuire (Member of Parliament)|Michael McGuire]] |votes = 25,114 |percentage = 49.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Edward Hay |votes = 14,238 |percentage = 27.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robin Grayson |votes = 11,633 |percentage = 22.8 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,876 |percentage = 21.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 50,985 |percentage = 73.7 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Labour Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}}
== See also == * [[Ince (UK Parliament constituency)|Ince parliamentary constituency]] * [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester]]
== Notes == {{notelist}} {{Reflist|group=n}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13215.html Makerfield UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK'' *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65645.html Makerfield UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168610.html Makerfield UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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