Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Makerfield /ˈmækərfiːld/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yvonne Fovargue of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Makerfield | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Makerfield in Greater Manchester | |
![]() Location of Greater Manchester within England | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Electorate | 74,856 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Wigan (part) and Ashton-in-Makerfield |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Yvonne Fovargue (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Ince, Wigan, Newton and Westhoughton[2] |
History
This seat was formed in 1983 mostly from the Ince and Wigan seats however with some of the Leigh seat.
Constituency profile
Makerfield is on some calculations, particularly a historical measure based on the period of time since a previous party served the area, the safest Labour seat in the country — with its predecessor constituencies, it has been held by Labour since the Parliamentary Labour Party was formed in 1906. In 2010 the constituency, of the 650 nationally, polled the 105th highest share of the vote for the Labour Party. However, Labour's majority fell significantly in 2019 as many similar seats in the North and Midlands were lost altogether. Most polling companies now refer to Makerfield as a Marginal seat between Labour and Conservatives.
Boundaries
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–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Abram, Ashton, Bryn, Hindley, Hindley Green, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worsley Mesnes.
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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1983 | Michael McGuire | Labour | |
1987 | Ian McCartney | Labour | |
2010 | Yvonne Fovargue | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yvonne Fovargue | 19,954 | 45.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Nick King | 15,214 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Brexit Party | Ross Wright | 5,817 | 13.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Skipworth | 2,108 | 4.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Sheila Shaw | 1,166 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 4,740 | 10.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 44,259 | 59.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yvonne Fovargue | 28,245 | 60.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Adam Carney | 14,703 | 31.3 | ![]() | |
Independent | Bob Brierley | 2,663 | 5.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Skipworth | 1,322 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 13,542 | 28.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 46,933 | 63.8 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yvonne Fovargue | 23,208 | 51.8 | +4.5 | |
UKIP | Andrew Collinson | 10,053 | 22.4 | New | |
Conservative | Syeda Zaidi | 8,752 | 19.5 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Skipworth | 1,639 | 3.7 | −12.5 | |
Green | Philip Mitchell | 1,136 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 13,155 | 29.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,788 | 60.2 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Yvonne Fovargue | 20,700 | 47.3 | −14.8 | |
Conservative | Itrat Ali | 8,210 | 18.8 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Crowther | 7,082 | 16.2 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Bob Brierley | 3,424 | 7.8 | New | |
BNP | Ken Haslam | 3,229 | 7.4 | +4.1 | |
Independent | John Mather | 1,126 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 12,490 | 28.5 | -22.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,771 | 59.4 | +9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian McCartney | 22,494 | 63.2 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Kulveer Ranger | 4,345 | 12.2 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Beswick | 3,789 | 10.6 | −0.8 | |
Community Action | Peter Franzen | 2,769 | 7.8 | New | |
BNP | Dennis Shambley | 1,221 | 3.4 | New | |
UKIP | Gregory Atherton | 962 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 18,149 | 51.0 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 35,580 | 51.5 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian McCartney | 23,879 | 68.5 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Brooks | 6,129 | 17.6 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Crowther | 3,990 | 11.4 | +3.1 | |
Socialist Alliance | Malcolm Jones | 858 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 17,750 | 50.9 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 34,856 | 50.9 | −15.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian McCartney | 33,119 | 73.3 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Michael Winstanley | 6,942 | 15.4 | −11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Hubbard | 3,743 | 8.3 | −1.1 | |
Referendum | Andrew Seed | 1,210 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 26,177 | 57.9 | +24.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,014 | 66.8 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian McCartney | 32,832 | 60.4 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Davina Dickson | 14,714 | 27.1 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jeffers | 5,097 | 9.4 | −7.1 | |
Liberal | Stella Cairns | 1,309 | 2.4 | New | |
Natural Law | Christopher Davies | 397 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 18,118 | 33.3 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,349 | 76.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian McCartney | 30,190 | 56.3 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 14,632 | 27.3 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | William Hewer | 8,838 | 16.5 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 15,558 | 29.0 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 53,660 | 75.8 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael McGuire | 25,114 | 49.3 | ||
Conservative | Edward Hay | 14,238 | 27.9 | ||
Liberal | Robin Grayson | 11,633 | 22.8 | ||
Majority | 10,876 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 50,985 | 73.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "'Makerfield', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
- "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
- "Makerfield parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Makerfield". BBC News.
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- "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Makerfield". BBC News.
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