Makerfield: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)) has been the MP for Makerfield since 18 June 2026. On 4 July 2024 Josh Simons (Labour) won 18,202 votes, 45.2% of the valid vote; Robert Kenyon (Reform UK) came second with 12,803. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 52.5% (40,263 of 76,641); the winning margin was 5,399 votes. Josh Simons won the seat in 2024; Andy Burnham has held it since 18 June 2026.
Key figures
What the figures show
2,825 business sites were registered in Makerfield in March 2026 (2,760 a year before), and employed 24,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £199,950 and half for less. That is up 60% on £125,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 90th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,243 recorded sales.
Makerfield counted 43,820 households on Census day 2021; 24.8% of adults were retired and 21.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
About 105,500 people live in Makerfield: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 105,450. 21,987 were aged 65 or over and 18,673 were under 16.
In 2024/25, 22.7% of children under 16 in Makerfield (4,237) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 19.3% in 2024/25, from 17.8% in 2021/22.
Residents of Makerfield earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,664 for workplace jobs and £38,761 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £34,659. The residents' figure ranks 291st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 76.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.9 points. The economically inactive share was 21.0%.
In September 2026, 3.0% of 16 to 64 year olds in Makerfield were claimants (1,970 people). A year earlier the count was 1,905.
MP
Andy Burnham, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Makerfield since 18 June 2026
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andy Burnham on this site
In Parliament
The 2 most recent spoken contributions by Andy Burnham in Hansard, on 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 321 spoken contributions by Andy Burnham since 4 July 2024.
I agree—they do. That is why we are going deeper than just thinking about how we help people in their 20s or late teens into work; we need to rethink how we support young people in the 21st century in Portsmouth and elsewhere.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I am aware of the high levels of concern among those who served in the SAS, and the right hon. Gentleman has spoken to that.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Simons | Labour | 18,202 | 45.2% | −0.1 |
| Robert Kenyon | Reform UK | 12,803 | 31.8% | +18.7 |
| Simon Finkelstein | Conservative | 4,379 | 10.9% | −23.4 |
| John Skipworth | Liberal Democrat | 2,735 | 6.8% | +2.0 |
| Maria Deery | Green Party | 1,776 | 4.4% | +1.8 |
| Thomas Bryer | English Democrats | 368 | 0.9% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2026 | By-election | Labour 54.8% | Reform UK 34.5% | 9,231 | 58.7% |
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 45.2% | Reform UK 31.8% | 5,399 | 52.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 45.3% | Conservative 34.3% | 4,955 | 59.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Makerfield lies within Wigan.
- Wigan E08000010
Who has power over Makerfield
Every body that makes decisions for Makerfield, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Makerfield this page: Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Makerfield?
UK Parliament lists Andy Burnham, Labour (Co-op), as the Member of Parliament for Makerfield since 18 June 2026.
What was the 2024 general election result in Makerfield?
Josh Simons (Labour) won with 18,202 votes, a majority of 5,399, on a turnout of 52.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Makerfield?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,970 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Makerfield?
The median price paid was £199,950 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Makerfield?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,761 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Makerfield live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,237 (22.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Makerfield?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,450 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.