Leigh and Atherton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leigh and Atherton
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Leigh and Atherton constituency.svg
Boundary of Leigh and Atherton in 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)
SeatsOne
Created from Leigh & Bolton West

Leigh and Atherton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed 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 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

Leigh and Atherton (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat will cover the bulk of, and replace, the Leigh constituency, with the town of Atherton being added from Bolton West. [6]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [7] [8] the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Jo Platt Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leigh and Atherton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jo Platt 19,971 48.5 +5.3
Reform UK George Woodward11,09026.9+21.1
Conservative Michael Winstanley6,48315.7−28.1
Green Amelia Jones1,6534+3.7
Liberal Democrats Stuart Thomas1,5973.9−0.7
English Democrat Craig Buckley3760.9+0.9
Majority8,88121.6−
Turnout 41,17051.6%−6.4%
Registered electors 79,978
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. ↑ "The Electoral Calculus' profile of Leigh and Atherton". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  6. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Leigh and Atherton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. ↑ LGBCE. "Wigan | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ↑ "The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  9. ↑ "UK General Election - Results 4th July 2024". Wigan Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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