Constituency view

Makerfield

North West, England

Labour Hold · 2026 by-election

By-electionAndy Burnham won the 2026 by-election (Labour Hold). See the campaign, candidates and full result on the by-election page.

Current MP

Current representation

Andy Burnham

Labour

By-election

18 June 2026

Labour Hold

Majority9,231

Turnout58.7%

Electorate77,462

Candidates14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Burnham	Labour	24,927	54.8%
Rob Kenyon	Reform UK	15,696	34.5%
Rebecca Lee Shepherd	Restore Britain	3,111	6.8%
Michael William Winstanley	Conservative	997	2.2%
Sarah Elizabeth Wakefield	Green Party	308	0.7%
Jake Austin	Liberal Democrat	163	0.4%
Count Binface	Count Binface Party	95	0.2%
Howling Laud Hope	Official Monster Raving Loony Party	45	0.1%
John Alfred Dyer	Independent	37	0.1%
Peter Mark Ward	Rejoin EU	35	0.1%
Ed Gemmell	Climate Party	18	0.0%
Robert Neil Pownall	Independent	18	0.0%
Dan Clarke	Libertarian Party	18	0.0%
Paul Richard Gould	Independent	8	0.0%

45,476 valid votes. Shares are of valid votes. Source: UK Parliament, retrieved 21 August 2026.

2024 general election

Majority5,399

Turnout52.5%

Electorate76,641

Valid votes40,263

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,202 - 45.2%

Reform12,803 - 31.8%

Conservative4,379 - 10.9%

Lib Dem2,735 - 6.8%

Green1,776 - 4.4%

Other368 - 0.9%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£232,259,275

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,203 total benefits bill per resident · 2% below average

Makerfield: £2,203
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 265 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£232,259,275	269/575
Change over 2 years	+19.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£38,664	+21.0%

Universal Credit£113,358,223
£1,075 per resident · 10,425 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,367 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£64,861,077
£615 per resident · 8,776 claimants (+16.9% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,063 · 35% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,407
Disability Living Allowance£17,897,784
£170 per resident · 2,933 claimants
Housing Benefit£15,318,133
£145 per resident · 1,933 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£11,923,200
£113 per resident · 1,910 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,900,859
£84 per resident · 2,055 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 96.7%White British 94.5%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 98.1%White British 96.8%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 99.0%White British 98.0%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.4%White British N/AAsian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Makerfield (2021)

UK 95.8%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 2.1%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Makerfield (2011)

UK 97.5%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 1.7%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Makerfield (2001)

UK 98.3%Other EU 0.4%Other countries 1.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Makerfield (1991)

UK 98.6%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Makerfield	National	Difference	Rank
% White	96.7%	83.0%	+13.6pp	131/650
% White British	94.5%	74.4%	+20.1pp	57/632
% Asian	1.2%	8.6%	-7.4pp	549/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.7%	3.7%	-3.0pp	425/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.0%	2.7%	-1.6pp	542/650
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.5pp	472/650
% UK-born	95.8%	84.0%	+11.8pp	47/650
% Non-UK-born	4.2%	16.0%	-11.8pp	604/650
% Other EU-born	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9pp	577/650
% Other countries-born	2.1%	10.1%	-7.9pp	590/650
% Christian	65.3%	46.7%	+18.6pp	5/575
% Muslim	0.8%	6.3%	-5.5pp	380/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4pp	466/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	551/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	562/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	478/575
% Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3pp	558/575
% No religion	28.6%	37.0%	-8.4pp	496/575
% Religion not stated	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5pp	567/575
% Has any religion	66.9%	57.0%	+9.9pp	68/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Makerfield

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.