Makerfield
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Makerfield is a UK parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, historically associated with coal mining and working-class communities.
Statements (46)
| 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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