Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leigh
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Leigh in Greater Manchester
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Location of Greater Manchester within England
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 77,001 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Leigh, Astley, Tyldesley, Lowton, Golborne
18852024
SeatsOne
Created from South West Lancashire
Replaced by Leigh and Atherton

Leigh was a constituency [n 1] in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Contents

From 2019 to 2024, Leigh was held by James Grundy of the Conservative Party. Before this, the seat was represented by Andy Burnham of the Labour Party, who served as the MP from 2001, and Shadow Home Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet until October 2016. [n 2] Burnham stood down following his victory at the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, and was succeeded by the Labour and Co-operative Party's Jo Platt who was MP from 2017 to 2019. Burnham, who was re-elected as Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2021 with an increased majority, still resides in the Leigh constituency.

The constituency was abolished as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. With the addition of the town of Atherton, it was reformed as Leigh and Atherton , and was first contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

Constituency profile

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Leigh in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83
Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Leigh was a marginal seat in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and on the border with Warrington, with virtually all wards held by the Labour Party at local level, although also containing the more Conservative-inclined area of Lowton East. In line with the wider borough of Wigan it voted by a majority to Leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, but has slightly lower levels of deprivation than the town of Wigan itself, [3] and is mostly made of skilled working-class families in residential areas, with some light industry, all factors in the swing towards the Conservatives in 2019. Leigh, Tyldesley and Golborne are former mill and mining towns undergoing urban regeneration. Pennington Flash in between Lowton and Leigh is an important local nature reserve and area of natural regeneration in a former mining area.

Boundaries

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester in 2009, the Boundary Commission for England recommended alterations to constituencies in the Wigan area. The electoral wards used in the altered Leigh constituency were:

History

The constituency was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a result of the South West Lancashire constituency being divided into eight single member seats. Between 1922 and December 2019, candidates belonging to the Labour Party had continuously served the seat, which for the political party made it one of their longest held constituencies. One recent Labour incumbent was Andy Burnham, Shadow Home Secretary from September 2015 to October 2016.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] Party
1885 Caleb Wright Liberal
1895 C. P. Scott Liberal
1906 Sir John Brunner Liberal
January 1910 Peter Raffan Liberal
1922 Henry Twist Labour
1923 John Tinker Labour
1945 Harold Boardman Labour
1979 Lawrence Cunliffe Labour
2001 Andy Burnham Labour
2017 Jo Platt Labour Co-op
2019 James Grundy Conservative
2024 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Grundy 21,266 45.3 +9.5
Labour Co-op Jo Platt 19,30141.1―15.1
Brexit Party James Melly3,1616.7New
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton2,2524.8+2.8
Independent Ann O'Bern5511.2New
UKIP Leon Peters4480.9―5.0
Majority1,9654.2N/A
Turnout 46,97960.9―0.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.3

The 2019 result saw the largest 2017 majority for a party overturned in the country. [6] It also saw the largest fall in the UKIP vote share. [6]

General election 2017: Leigh [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Platt 26,347 56.2 +2.3
Conservative James Grundy 16,79335.8+13.2
UKIP Mark Bradley2,7835.9―13.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick9512.0―0.5
Majority9,55420.4―10.1
Turnout 46,87461.5+4.1
Labour hold Swing ―5.4
General election 2015: Leigh [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Burnham 24,312 53.9 +5.9
Conservative Louisa Townson10,21622.6+1.7
UKIP Les Leggett8,90319.7+16.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Winlow1,1502.5―15.7
TUSC Stephen Hall5421.2New
Majority14,09631.3+4.2
Turnout 45,12359.42.6
Labour hold Swing +2.0
General election 2010: Leigh [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Burnham 21,295 48.0 ―15.3
Conservative Shazia Awan9,28420.9+3.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Blackburn8,04918.2―2.1
BNP Gary Chadwick2,7246.1New
UKIP Mary Lavelle1,5353.5New
Independent Norman Bradbury9882.2New
Independent Terry Dainty3200.7New
Christian Ryan Hessell1370.3New
Majority12,01127.1−20.2
Turnout 44,33262.0+10.7
Labour hold Swing ―4.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Leigh [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Burnham 23,097 63.3 ―1.2
Conservative Laurance Wedderburn5,82516.0―2.2
Liberal Democrats Dave Crowther4,96213.6+0.8
Community Action Ian Franzen2,1856.0New
Legalise Cannabis Thomas Hampson4151.1New
Majority17,27247.3+1.0
Turnout 36,48450.3+0.6
Labour hold Swing +0.5
General election 2001: Leigh [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Burnham 22,783 64.5 ―4.4
Conservative Andrew Oxley6,42118.2+2.6
Liberal Democrats Ray Atkins4,52412.8+1.6
Socialist Labour William Kelly8202.3New
UKIP Chris Best7502.1New
Majority16,36246.3―7.0
Turnout 35,29849.7―16.0
Labour hold Swing ―3.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Leigh [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lawrence Cunliffe 31,652 68.9 +7.6
Conservative Edward Young7,15615.6―9.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Hough5,16311.2―1.4
Referendum Roy Constable1,9494.2New
Majority24,49653.3+17.5
Turnout 45,92065.7―9.3
Labour hold Swing +8.8
General election 1992: Leigh [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Cunliffe 32,225 61.3 +2.7
Conservative Joseph Egerton13,39825.5―0.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Bleakley6,62112.6―2.5
Natural Law Adrian Tayler3200.6New
Majority18,82735.8+3.5
Turnout 52,56475.0+0.9
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Leigh [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Cunliffe 30,064 58.6 +7.4
Conservative Louis Brown13,45826.3−0.5
SDP Steven Jones7,74315.1−6.2
Majority16,60632.3+7.7
Turnout 51,26574.1+1.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Leigh [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Cunliffe 25,477 51.2 −2.9
Conservative Paul Johnstone13,16326.8−9.7
SDP David Eccles10,46821.3New
Majority12,31424.6+7.0
Turnout 49,10872.2−4.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Leigh [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Cunliffe 27,736 54.1 −2.1
Conservative David Lawrence Shaw 18,71336.5+10.7
Liberal Michael Godwin4,7969.4−8.6
Majority9,02317.6−12.8
Turnout 51,24576.9+3.0
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Leigh [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 27,036 56.2 +5.2
Conservative Maureen Williams12,40125.8+1.2
Liberal Roy D. Pemberton8,64018.0−6.4
Majority14,63530.4+4.0
Turnout 48,07773.9−6.1
Labour hold Swing +2.0
General election February 1974: Leigh [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 26,310 51.0 −7.2
Conservative William Legge 12,66324.6−8.9
Liberal Roy D. Pemberton12,59424.4New
Majority13,64726.4−1.3
Turnout 51,56780.0+9.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Leigh [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 26,625 58.2 −10.5
Conservative James Peter McGuire15,31433.5+2.2
RatepayersJoseph Knowles3,7768.3New
Majority11,31127.7−9.6
Turnout 45,71571.0−3.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Leigh [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 29,552 68.7 +1.2
Conservative Robert R Hipkiss13,49031.3−1.2
Majority16,06237.4+2.4
Turnout 43,04274.3−3.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Leigh [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 30,102 67.5 +2.3
Conservative Neville Montague B Brown14,47832.5−2.3
Majority15,62435.0+4.6
Turnout 44,58077.6−4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Leigh [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 31,672 65.2 +2.8
Conservative William Cameron16,89734.8−2.6
Majority14,77530.4+5.6
Turnout 48,56982.4−17.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Leigh [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 30,098 62.4 −1.0
Conservative John Bryan Leck18,14237.6+1.0
Majority11,95624.8−2.0
Turnout 48,24080.0−6.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Leigh [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 33,881 63.4 −0.1
Conservative Henry Donald Moore19,58536.6+0.1
Majority14,29626.8−0.2
Turnout 53,46686.0−1.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Leigh [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 34,320 63.5 −6.3
Conservative John W Whiteley19,72036.5+6.3
Majority14,60027.0−12.6
Turnout 54,04087.4+6.4
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Leigh [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Boardman 32,447 69.8 N/A
Conservative Eric Heriot Hill14,02930.2N/A
Majority18,41839.6N/A
Turnout 46,47681.0N/A
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Tinker Unopposed N/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1931: Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Tinker 23,96552.32
Conservative Peter Eckersley 21,83747.68
Majority2,1284.64
Turnout 45,80287.38
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Leigh [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Tinker 25,635 57.0 +5.5
Unionist Claude Herbert Grundy10,94224.324.2
Liberal Thomas Hardy8,43518.7New
Majority14,69332.7+29.7
Turnout 45,01288.3+0.1
Registered electors 50,982
Labour hold Swing +14.9
General election 1924: Leigh [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Tinker 17,262 51.5 +8.5
Unionist Edwin Owen16,24748.5+21.8
Majority1,0153.09.7
Turnout 33,50988.2+1.7
Registered electors 38,010
Labour hold Swing 6.7
General election 1923: Leigh [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Tinker 13,989 43.0 2.0
Liberal Robert Burrows 9,85430.3+9.2
Unionist Herbert Metcalfe (magistrate)8,66426.77.2
Majority4,13512.7+1.6
Turnout 32,50786.53.4
Registered electors 37,597
Labour hold Swing 5.6
General election 1922: Leigh [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Twist 15,006 45.0 1.4
Unionist Herbert Metcalfe11,27933.9New
Liberal Joseph Ashworth7,01221.132.5
Majority3,72711.1N/A
Turnout 33,29789.9+23.0
Registered electors 37,050
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +15.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Leigh [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Raffan 12,892 53.6 1.6
Labour Richard Owen Jones11,14646.4New
Majority1,7467.23.2
Turnout 24,03866.920.0
Registered electors 35,912
Liberal hold Swing 1.6

General Election 1914–15

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:

General election December 1910: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Raffan 6,790 55.2 +15.0
Conservative William Thomas Oversby5,50744.8+9.7
Majority1,28310.4+5.3
Turnout 12,29786.9−6.7
Registered electors 14,150
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
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Greenall
General election January 1910: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Raffan 5,325 40.2 17.9
Conservative F Cuthbert Smith4,64635.16.8
Labour Thomas Greenall 3,26824.7New
Majority6795.111.1
Turnout 13,23993.6+1.3
Registered electors 14,150
Liberal hold Swing 5.6

Elections in the 1900s

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Brunner
General election 1906: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Brunner 7,175 58.1 +7.5
Conservative Donald MacMaster 5,16941.97.5
Majority2,00616.2+15.0
Turnout 12,34492.3+5.3
Registered electors 13,380
Liberal hold Swing +7.5
General election 1900: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. P. Scott 5,239 50.6 2.9
Conservative William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald5,11949.4+2.9
Majority1201.25.8
Turnout 10,35887.02.0
Registered electors 11,907
Liberal hold Swing 2.9

Elections in the 1890s

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Scott
General election 1895: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. P. Scott 5,130 53.5 −1.6
Conservative William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald4,45346.5+1.6
Majority6777.0−3.2
Turnout 9,58389.0−1.4
Registered electors 10,763
Liberal hold Swing -1.6
General election 1892: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Caleb Wright 4,899 55.1 2.7
Conservative William Charles Jones3,99544.9+2.7
Majority90410.25.4
Turnout 8,89490.4+3.7
Registered electors 9,839
Liberal hold Swing 2.7

Elections in the 1880s

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Myers
General election 1886: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Caleb Wright 4,297 57.8 −0.7
Conservative William Myers 3,13442.2+0.7
Majority1,16315.6−1.4
Turnout 7,43186.75.4
Registered electors 8,572
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
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Knowles
General election 1885: Leigh [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Caleb Wright 4,621 58.5
Conservative Lees Knowles 3,27541.5
Majority1,34617.0
Turnout 7,89692.1
Registered electors 8,572
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.

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