Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Makerfield in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
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| County | Greater Manchester |
| Electorate | 74,856 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Yvonne Fovargue (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Ince, Wigan, Newton and Westhoughton |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°31′26″N 2°40′34″W / 53.524°N 2.676°W
Makerfield /ˈmækərfiːld/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yvonne Fovargue of the Labour Party.
This seat was formed in 1983 mostly from the Ince and Wigan seats however with some of the Leigh seat.
Makerfield is on some calculations, particularly a historical measure based on the period of time since a previous party served the area, the safest Labour seat in the country — with its predecessor constituencies, it has been held by Labour since the Parliamentary Labour Party was formed in 1906. In 2010 the constituency, of the 650 nationally, polled the 105th highest share of the vote for the Labour Party.
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