UKConstituencies / England
Leigh and Atherton: MP, 2024 result & majority
Last updated: 3 Oct 2026
Current MP
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) · MP since 4 Jul 2024
2024 result
Lab Gain
Labour
Majority
8,881
21.6% of votes cast
Turnout
51.5%
41,170 of 79,978 electors
How close is it?
Leigh and Atherton was won in 2024 by Labour (Lab Gain) with a majority of 8,881 votes, 21.6% of votes cast. That ranks it 464 of 650 seats from the closest: a safe seat by 2024 margins.
Majority as a share of votes cast; ranking by 2024 majority only. This is not a forecast for the next election.
National context
UK-wide voting intention, not a local poll
As of: 2 Oct 2026 · Method: Average of the last 5 polls · Source: BMG Research, Find Out Now, More in Common, Opinium, Survation, YouGov · Constituency-level polling or MRP is only shown when published by a named pollster.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
More in North West
Closest 2024 results first
Sources: UK Parliament Members API (MPs, 2024 results), postcodes.io (nation and region).
