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UK Parliament - Makerfield

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Parents

> United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Makerfield

Office

Parliament

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm

Polls Open

May 06, 2010 - 01:00am

Polls Close

May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm

Term Start

May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm

Term End

May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

RBH May 09, 2010 11:54am

Data Sources

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Description

BBC Profile:
Makerfield was created in 1983. Current MP Ian McCartney, who is standing down at the election, won a majority of 18,149 in 2005, with a 0.1% swing to Labour from the Conservatives.

At the election, boundary changes have moved the historic heart of the constituency, Ince-in-Makerfield, into neighbouring Wigan, while the seat has gained wards from Leigh. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Makerfield lies on the strip of land between Liverpool and Manchester. The largest town in the seat is Ashton-in-Makerfield, which sits amid small towns and villages spread across the Lancashire coalfield.

The seat is something of a demographic anomaly with virtually no members of ethnic minorities. The number of one-parent families is well below the national average and the percentage of manual workers is disproportionately high.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 22,913 (62.06%)
C 5,010 (13.57%)
LD 4,215 (11.42%)
Others 3,990 (10.81%)
UKIP 790 (2.14%)