Leigh and Atherton
ConstituencyThe middle of the North West. About 115,655 people in 53 square kilometres.
MP for Leigh and Atherton
Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP since
They won by 8,881 votes on a 51.5% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Leigh and Atherton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo PlattElected | Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,971 | 48.5% |
| George Woodward | Reform UK | 11,090 | 26.9% |
| Michael Winstanley | Conservative | 6,483 | 15.7% |
| Amelia Jones | Green Party | 1,653 | 4.0% |
| Stuart Thomas | Liberal Democrat | 1,597 | 3.9% |
| Craig Buckley | English Democrats | 376 | 0.9% |
- Electorate
- 79,978
- Turnout
- 51.5%
- Majority
- 8,881 (21.6%)
- Valid votes
- 41,170
- Rejected ballots
- 147
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Leigh and Atherton compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Leigh and Atherton?
Leigh and Atherton had 108,182 usual residents at the census.
Leigh and Atherton is the 166th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Wigan
Most of Leigh and Atherton lies in Wigan. These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Leigh and Atherton itself. See Wigan
Leigh and Atherton in brief
The winner in Leigh and Atherton had a majority of 21.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Leigh and Atherton at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.5%.
Leigh and Atherton had 108,182 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Leigh and Atherton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.