Coordinates: 53°31′26″N 2°40′34″W / 53.524°N 2.676°W
| 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.
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. [1]
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Boundaries
Makerfield consists of the western and central section of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. It comprises the wards to the south and to the west of Wigan and to the north of Leigh.
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 the Ince-in-Makerfield ward to the Wigan constituency.
Members of Parliament
The former Labour Party Chair, Ian McCartney, has represented the seat since the 1987 general election. He has announced he will stand down at the next general election due to ill health.
| 1983 | Michael McGuire | Labour | |
| 1987 | Ian McCartney | Labour |
Election results
Elections of the 2000s
| 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 Democrat | Trevor Beswick | 3,789 | 10.6 | -0.8 | |
| Community Action | Peter Franzen | 2,769 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| BNP | Dennis Shambley | 1,221 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Gregory Atherton | 962 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| 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 Democrat | 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 | ||||
Elections of the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian McCartney | 33,119 | 73.28 | ||
| Conservative | M Winstanley | 6,942 | 15.42 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | B Hubbard | 3,743 | 8.32 | ||
| Referendum Party | A Seed | 1,210 | 2.69 | ||
| General Election 1992: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian McCartney | 32,832 | 60.41 | ||
| Conservative | D M Dickson | 14,714 | 27.07 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | S T Jeffers | 5,097 | 9.38 | ||
| Liberal | S Cairns | 1,309 | 2.41 | ||
| Natural Law | C Davies | 397 | 0.73 | ||
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Elections in 1980s
| General Election 1987: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian McCartney | 30,190 | 56.26 | ||
| Conservative | L A Robertson | 14,632 | 27.27 | ||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | B Hewer | 8,838 | 16.47 | ||
| General Election 1983: Makerfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | M McGuire | 25,114 | 49.26 | ||
| Conservative | E Hay | 14,238 | 27.93 | ||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | R Grayson | 11,633 | 22.82 | ||
See also
Notes
^ Manchester Evening News: "McCartney makes it a century"
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