Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Leigh and Atherton when Jo Platt was elected.
2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.
The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Jo Platt
Labour
|
19,971 | 48.5% | 5.3% |
|
|
George Woodward
Reform UK
|
11,090 | 26.9% | 21.1% |
|
|
Michael Winstanley
Conservative
|
6,483 | 15.7% | -28.1% |
|
|
Amelia Jones
Green Party
|
1,653 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
|
|
Stuart Thomas
Liberal Democrat
|
1,597 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
|
|
Craig Buckley
English Democrats
|
376 | 0.9% | 0.9% |