Wigan: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Lisa Nandy (Labour) is the MP for Wigan, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Lisa Nandy (Labour) 19,401 votes and Andy Dawber (Reform UK) 9,852, a majority of 9,549. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 52.7% (40,899 of 77,538).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Wigan has the 22nd highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (32.1%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 67.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.7 points. The economically inactive share was 32.1%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £185,000 and half for less. That is up 50% on £123,000 ten years before. It ranks 69th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,149 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 45,932 households, 1,733.5 people per square kilometre, 21.1% of workers based at home, 23.0% of adults retired.
Residents of Wigan earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,635 for workplace jobs and £35,802 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £32,491. The residents' figure ranks 178th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 109,200 people live in Wigan: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 109,162. 20,745 were aged 65 or over and 20,158 were under 16.
3,815 business sites were registered in Wigan in March 2026 (3,780 a year before), and employed 48,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 5,347 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 26.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 23.3% in 2024/25, from 21.6% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 4.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Wigan were claimants (2,790 people). A year earlier the count was 2,735.
MP
Lisa Nandy, Labour
- MP for Wigan since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lisa Nandy on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Lisa Nandy's latest words in Parliament, from 8 September 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 570 spoken contributions by Lisa Nandy since 4 July 2024.
I will try in the short time available to give comprehensive answers to those questions, but I will of course make myself available to all Members of the House to discuss this matter in further detail should they wish to do so. First, the shadow Minister, the hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2026 (S.I., 2026, No. 1075). The order was laid before the House on 12 October.
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Yes, of course; it would be a privilege to meet them. I have had the honour of getting to know some of these families—both bereaved families and families of survivors whose children have been harmed because of the lack of action in this space—and I gave them a commitment that I …
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I thank my hon. Friend for that point. I think the views of his constituents in Harlow are probably mirrored in every constituency across the country.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Nandy | Labour | 19,401 | 47.4% | +0.7 |
| Andy Dawber | Reform UK | 9,852 | 24.1% | +10.9 |
| Henry Mitson | Conservative | 4,310 | 10.5% | −21.2 |
| Maureen O'Bern | Independent | 3,522 | 8.6% | |
| Brian Crombie-Fisher | Liberal Democrat | 1,692 | 4.1% | −1.3 |
| Jane Leicester | Green Party | 1,629 | 4.0% | +1.1 |
| Jan Cunliffe | Independent | 406 | 1.0% | |
| The Zok | Independent | 87 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 47.4% | Reform UK 24.1% | 9,549 | 52.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.7% | Conservative 31.8% | 6,728 | 59.6% |
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
Wigan lies within Wigan.
- Wigan E08000010
Who has power over Wigan
Every body that makes decisions for Wigan, 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
- Wigan this page: Lisa Nandy (Labour) 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 Wigan?
UK Parliament lists Lisa Nandy, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Wigan since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wigan?
Lisa Nandy (Labour) won with 19,401 votes, a majority of 9,549, on a turnout of 52.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wigan?
4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,790 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wigan?
The median price paid was £185,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wigan?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,802 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wigan live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,347 (26.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wigan?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 109,162 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.