England · Constituency
Makerfield
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Your member of parliament
Andy Burnham
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Makerfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,399 votes, or 13.4 points. A swing of 6.7 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 306 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 344.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.4 points, which is larger than 306 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
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%
-7.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
40,263 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SimonsElected | Labour | 18,202 | 45.2% | +11.5 |
| Robert Kenyon | Reform UK | 12,803 | 31.8% | +17.5 |
| Simon Finkelstein | Conservative | 4,379 | 10.9% | -12.8 |
| John Skipworth | Liberal Democrat | 2,735 | 6.8% | -5.4 |
| Maria Deery | Green Party | 1,776 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
| Thomas Bryer | English Democrats | 368 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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