England · Constituency
Makerfield
Represented by Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op))
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Your member of parliament
Andy Burnham
Labour (Co-op)Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
by-election of 18 June 2026
The by-election
This seat has voted since the general election. Andy Burnham was returned at the by-election of 18 June 2026.
Majority
9,231
20.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.7%
45,476 of 77,462 on the register.
Candidates
14
45,476 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy BurnhamElected | Labour | 24,927 | 54.8% |
| Rob Kenyon | Reform UK | 15,696 | 34.5% |
| Rebecca Lee Shepherd | Restore Britain | 3,111 | 6.8% |
| Michael William Winstanley | Conservative | 997 | 2.2% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Wakefield | Green Party | 308 | 0.7% |
| Jake Austin | Liberal Democrat | 163 | 0.4% |
| Count Binface | Count Binface Party | 95 | 0.2% |
| Howling Laud Hope | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 45 | 0.1% |
| John Alfred Dyer | Independent | 37 | 0.1% |
| Peter Mark Ward | Rejoin EU | 35 | 0.1% |
| Dan Clarke | Libertarian Party | 18 | 0.0% |
| Ed Gemmell | Climate Party | 18 | 0.0% |
| Robert Neil Pownall | Independent | 18 | 0.0% |
| Paul Richard Gould | Independent | 8 | 0.0% |
2024 general election
And at the general election
Majority
5,399
13.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.5%
40,263 of 76,641 on the register.
Candidates
6
40,263 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SimonsElected | Labour | 18,202 | 45.2% |
| Robert Kenyon | Reform UK | 12,803 | 31.8% |
| Simon Finkelstein | Conservative | 4,379 | 10.9% |
| John Skipworth | Liberal Democrat | 2,735 | 6.8% |
| Maria Deery | Green Party | 1,776 | 4.4% |
| Thomas Bryer | English Democrats | 368 | 0.9% |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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