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Wigan
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Photograph shows Wigan. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Lisa Nandy
LabourLabour won Wigan at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,549 votes, or 23.3 points. A swing of 11.7 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 164.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.3 points, which is larger than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 9,549 votes.
Majority
9,549
23.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.7%
-7.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,899 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa NandyElected | Labour | 19,401 | 47.4% | +13.7 |
| Andy Dawber | Reform UK | 9,852 | 24.1% | +9.8 |
| Henry Mitson | Conservative | 4,310 | 10.5% | -13.2 |
| Maureen O'Bern | Independent | 3,522 | 8.6% | +6.6 |
| Brian Crombie-Fisher | Liberal Democrat | 1,692 | 4.1% | -8.1 |
| Jane Leicester | Green Party | 1,629 | 4.0% | -2.4 |
| Jan Cunliffe | Independent | 406 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
| The Zok | Independent | 87 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
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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