Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Makerfield County constituency |
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| Makerfield shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Ian McCartney |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
Makerfield consists of the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. It includes Ince-in-Makerfield and Ashton-in-Makerfield. It comprises mostly the areas to the south of the main town of Wigan.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended alterations to the existing constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan area. The electoral wards used in the altered Makerfield constituency are:
These changes move Ince-in-Makerfield to Wigan.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1987: Michael McGuire, Labour
- 1987 — present: Ian McCartney, Labour
[edit] Election results
Makerfield is, and has historically been, one of the safest Labour seats in the country. With its predecessor constituencies, it has been held by Labour since the Parliamentary Labour Party was formed in 1906.
| General Election 2005: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian McCartney | 22,494 | 63.2 | -5.3 | |
| Conservative | Kulveer Ranger | 4,345 | 12.2 | -5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Beswick | 3,789 | 10.6 | -0.8 | |
| Community Action | Peter Franzen | 2,769 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| British National | Dennis Shambley | 1,221 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| UK Independence | Gregory Atherton | 962 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 18,149 | 51.0 | |||
| Turnout | 35,580 | 51.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian McCartney | 23,879 | 68.5 | -5.1 | |
| Conservative | Jane Brooks | 6,129 | 17.6 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Crowther | 3,990 | 11.4 | +3.1 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Malcolm Jones | 858 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,750 | 50.9 | |||
| Turnout | 34,856 | 50.9 | -15.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
↑ Manchester Evening News: "McCartney makes it a century"
