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Leigh and Atherton
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Your member of parliament
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Leigh and Atherton at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,881 votes, or 21.6 points. A swing of 10.8 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 463 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 187.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 21.6 points, which is larger than 463 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 8,881 votes.
Majority
8,881
21.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.5%
-8.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
41,170 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo PlattElected | Labour | 19,971 | 48.5% | +14.8 |
| George Woodward | Reform UK | 11,090 | 26.9% | +12.6 |
| Michael Winstanley | Conservative | 6,483 | 15.7% | -8.0 |
| Amelia Jones | Green Party | 1,653 | 4.0% | -2.4 |
| Stuart Thomas | Liberal Democrat | 1,597 | 3.9% | -8.3 |
| Craig Buckley | English Democrats | 376 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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