England · Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Represented by Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op))
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Your member of parliament
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op)Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
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%
41,170 of 79,978 on the register.
Candidates
6
41,170 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo PlattElected | Labour | 19,971 | 48.5% |
| George Woodward | Reform UK | 11,090 | 26.9% |
| Michael Winstanley | Conservative | 6,483 | 15.7% |
| Amelia Jones | Green Party | 1,653 | 4.0% |
| Stuart Thomas | Liberal Democrat | 1,597 | 3.9% |
| Craig Buckley | English Democrats | 376 | 0.9% |
Safe. A comfortable margin. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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