UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Makerfield
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 33,119 | 6,942 | 3,743 | 1,210 |
| Votes gained | +287 | -7,772 | -1,354 | -496 |
| Share of votes | 73.6% | 15.4% | 8.3% | 2.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 49.2% | 10.3% | 5.6% | 1.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +13.2% | -11.7% | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.2% | -10.3% | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| Total votes: | 45,014 | |
| Electorate: | 67,358 | |
| Turnout: | 66.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 12.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Ince, Newton (Lancashire), Westhoughton, Wigan 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Brexit | Green | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Brexit | Green | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 18,202 | 4,379 | 2,735 | 12,803 | 1,776 | 368 | ||||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 19,954 | 15,214 | 2,108 | 5,817 | 1,166 | 0 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 28,245 | 14,703 | 1,322 | 2,663 | 0 | |||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 23,208 | 8,752 | 1,639 | 10,053 | 1,136 | 0 | ||||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 20,700 | 8,210 | 7,082 | 7,779 | 0 | |||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,494 | 4,345 | 3,789 | 4,952 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 23,879 | 6,129 | 3,990 | 858 | 0 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 33,119 | 6,942 | 3,743 | 1,210 | 0 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 32,832 | 14,714 | 5,097 | 1,706 | 0 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 30,190 | 14,632 | 8,838 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 25,114 | 14,238 | 11,633 | 0 | ||||||