Makerfield

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Makerfield is a UK parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, historically associated with coal mining and working-class communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED
classProfile predominantly working-class
containsArea Abram NERFINISHED
Bryn NERFINISHED
Golborne (part) NERFINISHED
Hindley Green (part) NERFINISHED
Orrell (part)
Platt Bridge NERFINISHED
Winstanley (part)
containsTown Ashton-in-Makerfield NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
county Greater Manchester NERFINISHED
created 1983
currentMP Yvonne Fovargue NERFINISHED
currentMPFirstElected 2010
currentMPParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
economicHistory coal mining and related industries
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
governingLocalAuthority Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic former coalfield settlements
post-industrial communities
hasUndergone periodic boundary changes
historicalIndustry coal mining
historicCountyContext traditionally part of Lancashire area
locatedIn England
Greater Manchester
mainSettlement Ashton-in-Makerfield NERFINISHED
mapLabel Makerfield in Greater Manchester NERFINISHED
metropolitanBorough Wigan NERFINISHED
nearbyMajorCity Manchester NERFINISHED
nearbyMajorTown Wigan NERFINISHED
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
previousMP Ian McCartney NERFINISHED
Robert Stott NERFINISHED
previousMPParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
region North West England
replaced Ince (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Newton (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
representationBegan 1983 general election
safeSeatStatus generally considered a safe Labour seat
socioEconomicProfile working-class communities
traditionalPoliticalTendency Labour Party stronghold

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