Leigh and Atherton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leigh and Atherton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] Since 2024, it has been represented by Jo Platt of the Labour Party, who had been MP for the predecessor seat of Leigh from 2017 to 2019.
| Leigh and Atherton | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Location within 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 |
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
The seat covers the bulk of, and replaces, the Leigh constituency, with the town of Atherton being added from Bolton West.[4]
The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan:
- Astley (part), Atherton North, Atherton South & Lilford, Golborne & Lowton West, Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Leigh South, Leigh West (part), Lowton East, Tyldesley & Mosley Common (part), and Hindley Green (part).[4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jo Platt | Labour Co-op | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/A | |
| 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[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
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