WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Leigh and Atherton

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

8,881latest majority

51.5%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate79,978

Turnout51.5%

Majority8,881

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Craig BuckleyEnglish Democrats3760.9%

Stuart ThomasLiberal Democrat1,5973.9%

Amelia JonesGreen Party1,6534.0%

Michael WinstanleyConservative6,48315.7%

George WoodwardReform UK11,09026.9%

Jo PlattLabour19,97148.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 293 · 58.0% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population115,520Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1821.3%Share of population

Aged 65+18.2%Share of population

Home owners63.3%Households

Private renters18.3%Households

Social renters17.6%Households

One-person households32.3%Of households

Families with children28.3%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.