Who is the MP for Makerfield?

Josh Simons (Labour) is the MP for Makerfield. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Makerfield at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Makerfield was won by Labour with 45.2% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 31.8%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Makerfield?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 46.4% and Labour on 24.9% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Makerfield in?

Makerfield sits within Wigan council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Wigan covers most or all of the Makerfield area.

What is the demographic profile of Makerfield?

Makerfield is in North West. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 64.9% in 2016). Around 24.7% of residents have a degree, a median age of 44, and 72.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Makerfield?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Makerfield, Labour won with 45.2% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Makerfield in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Makerfield: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Makerfield

North West · Borough constituency · Wigan borough

Sitting MP

Josh Simons

Labour

First elected July 2024resignation on 14 May 2026By-election 18 June 2026

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North West

Borough constituency, Wigan council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

64.9% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +13.0pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +21.5pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profileBy-election seat

Who lives in Makerfield? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

64.9%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

24.7%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

21.0%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

72.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

26.9%

UK average ~36%

Median age

43.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

24.9%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

27.4%

UK average ~28%

By-election in progress

Makerfield by-election: Thursday 18 June 2026

Josh Simons MP - resignation on 14 May 2026.

See the full by-election tracker ›

How did Makerfield vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

By-election warning: the projection below is what would happen at a general election today. It does not forecast the Makerfield by-election on Thursday 18 June 2026, which has different turnout, candidates, and tactical dynamics. See the full by-election tracker ›

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 5,399 votes (13.4pp) · turnout 52.5%

Current projection

GE projection at the current 7-poll average — not a by-election forecast

Map of Makerfield

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Makerfield within Wigan

The Westminster constituency of Makerfield sits entirely within Wigan Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Wigan 62 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Makerfield at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Makerfield at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Yvonne Fovargue	47.3%	18.8%	16.2%	-	-	17.8%	12,490	59.3%
2015	Lab hold	Yvonne Fovargue	51.8%	19.5%	3.7%	22.4% UKIP	2.5%	-	13,155	60.3%
2017	Lab hold	Yvonne Fovargue	60.2%	31.3%	2.8%	-	-	5.7%	13,542	63.2%
2019notional	Labour winner	Yvonne Fovargue 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	45.3%	34.3%	4.8%	-	2.6%	13.0%	4,955	59.0%
2024	Lab hold	Josh Simons	45.2%	10.9%	6.8%	31.8% Ref	4.4%	0.9%	5,399	52.5%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Makerfield

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Makerfield. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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