Makerfield

Current MP

(In reverse chronological order, as far as the 2024 general election.)

Name	Date	Description	Party
Andy Burnham	Jun 18, 2026	By-election	Labour
(None)	May 18, 2026	Resigned as MP.	(n/a)
Josh Simons	Jul 4, 2024	2024 election.	Labour

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projection	Projected result	Description
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2026	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 46%; Lab: 35%
More in Common April 2026	Safe Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 46%; Lab: 21%; Green: 11%; LD: 11%; Cons: 10%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026	Safe Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 56%; Lab: 27%
More in Common January 2026	Safe Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 53%; Lab: 18%; LD: 13%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025	Likely Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 55%; Lab: 34%
YouGov September 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 40%; Lab: 26%; Green: 10%; LD: 10%
More in Common September 2025	Safe Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 47%; Lab: 22%; LD: 15%
More in Common July 2025	Safe Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 48%; Lab: 23%; LD: 14%; Cons: 10%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025	Likely Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 49%; Lab: 27%; Cons: 11%
YouGov June 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 40%; Lab: 31%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 39%; Lab: 29%; Cons: 15%
More in Common April 2025	Likely Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 42%; Lab: 21%; LD: 15%; Cons: 12%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025	Likely Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 43%; Lab: 25%; Cons: 11%
Focaldata Jan 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 37%; Ref: 37%; Cons: 12%
More in Common Dec 2024	Safe Ref	Victory chances: Ref: 100%

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 9231 (20.29%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Burnham	Labour and Co-operative Party	24927	54.8%
Rob Kenyon	Reform UK	15696	34.5%
Rebecca Shepherd	Restore Britain	3111	6.8%
Michael Winstanley	Conservative and Unionist Party	997	2.2%
Sarah Wakefield	Green Party	308	0.7%
Jake Austin	Liberal Democrats	163	0.4%
Count Binface	Count Binface Party	95	0.2%
Howling Laud Hope	The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	45	0.1%
John Dyer	Independent	37	0.1%
Peter Ward	Rejoin EU	35	0.1%
Dan Clarke	Libertarian Party	18	0.0%
Ed Gemmell	Climate Party	18	0.0%
Rob Pownall	Independent	18	0.0%
Paul Gould	Independent	8	0.0%

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 5399 (13.40%)
Turnout: 52.53%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Josh Simons	Labour Party	18202	45.2%
Rob Kenyon	Reform UK	12803	31.8%
Simon Finkelstein	Conservative and Unionist Party	4379	10.9%
John Charles Skipworth	Liberal Democrats	2735	6.8%
Maria Deery	Green Party	1776	4.4%
Thomas Bryer	English Democrats	368	0.9%

(See the About page for more information about the nature of these results.)

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 4955 (10.97%)
Turnout: 59%