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Makerfield

Josh Simons is the Labour MP for Makerfield, and has been an MP since 4th July 2024.

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Economy§

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ATMs: total

TotalPay-to-useFree-to-useFree-to-use: 40Pay-to-use: 15Total: 57
Relative ratings:
  • Free-to-use: ★★
  • Total: ★★
As of June 2025. Source data: LINK ATMs by Parliamentary Constituency (Link)

Broadband: average download speeds

177.9 Mb/s

Speeds actually being received based on the mean average

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: below universal service obligation

0%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: gigabit availability

90%

Premises capable of receiving speeds of 1 gigabit per second

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: receiving over 30 Mbps

86.9%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: receiving under 10 Mbps

2.6%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: superfast availability - at least 30 Mbps

98.9%

Lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

High-value homes sold

Price paid over £1.5 million

2018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 02025 (31st July): 0
As of 31st July 2025. Source data: Price Paid Data (HM Land Registry, OGL3)

House prices

200020102020£0£100,000£200,000Dec 1995: £42,500Dec 1996: £43,850Dec 1997: £45,000Dec 1998: £45,950Dec 1999: £49,950Dec 2000: £51,950Dec 2001: £54,950Dec 2002: £59,995Dec 2003: £82,000Dec 2004: £95,000Dec 2005: £105,000Dec 2006: £115,000Dec 2007: £124,200Dec 2008: £121,000Dec 2009: £115,000Dec 2010: £117,500Dec 2011: £114,500Dec 2012: £110,000Dec 2013: £117,375Dec 2014: £122,000Dec 2015: £124,995Dec 2016: £126,500Dec 2017: £130,000Dec 2018: £133,000Dec 2019: £140,000Dec 2020: £145,000Dec 2021: £160,000Dec 2022: £175,000Dec 2023: £180,000Sep 2024: £181,995
As of September 2024. Source data: House prices (ONS Housing Analysis Team)

Total income: median

£26,200

Relative rating: ★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Total tax amount

£207,000,000

Relative rating: ★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Unemployment

201620182020202220240%10%5%Mar 2014: 3%Jun 2014: 2.6%Sep 2014: 2.3%Dec 2014: 2%Mar 2015: 2.2%Jun 2015: 2%Sep 2015: 2.1%Dec 2015: 2.1%Mar 2016: 2.3%Jun 2016: 2.1%Sep 2016: 2.1%Dec 2016: 2.1%Mar 2017: 2.2%Jun 2017: 2.1%Sep 2017: 2.1%Dec 2017: 2%Mar 2018: 2.2%Jun 2018: 2.3%Sep 2018: 2.6%Dec 2018: 2.7%Mar 2019: 3%Jun 2019: 2.9%Sep 2019: 2.9%Dec 2019: 3%Mar 2020: 3.3%Jun 2020: 6.1%Sep 2020: 6.1%Dec 2020: 5.7%Mar 2021: 5.8%Jun 2021: 4.9%Sep 2021: 4.4%Dec 2021: 3.9%Mar 2022: 3.6%Jun 2022: 3.2%Sep 2022: 3.1%Dec 2022: 3%Mar 2023: 3.2%Jun 2023: 3%Sep 2023: 2.9%Dec 2023: 3%Mar 2024: 3.1%Jun 2024: 3%Sep 2024: 3.2%Dec 2024: 3.1%Mar 2025: 3.2%
As of March 2025. Source data: Claimant count by sex and age (NOMIS)

Energy§

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Central heating

No central heatingOtherTwo or more typesTank or bottled gas onlyOil onlyElectric onlyMains gas onlyMains gas only: 85.9%Electric only: 3.5%Oil only: 0.2%Tank or bottled gas only: 0.3%Two or more types: 8.2%Other: 1.1%No central heating: 0.8%
As of 2023. Source data: Central heating (House of Commons Library)

Domestic solar: capacity

5.6 MW

Relative rating: ★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Domestic solar: installations

1,686

Relative rating: ★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Fuel poverty

10.6%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2025 (2023 data) Table 4 (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Households off the gas grid

20162018202020220%1%2%3%2015: 2.8%2016: 2.3%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.3%2019: 2%2020: 2.4%2021: 2.4%2022: 1.9%2023: 1.8%
As of 2023. Source data: Households off the gas grid (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Environment§

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Access to green space

Partial-combinedCombinedNeighbourhood standardLocal standardDoorstep standardAll green space with rights of wayAll green spaceAll green space: 96%All green space with rights of way: 99.3%Doorstep standard: 15.1%Local standard: 12.7%Neighbourhood standard: 37.6%Combined: 4.2%Partial-combined: 18%
Relative ratings:
  • All green space: ★★★★★
  • All green space with rights of way: ★★★★★
  • Doorstep standard: ★★★
  • Local standard: ★★★★
  • Neighbourhood standard: ★★★★
  • Combined: ★★★
  • Partial-combined: ★★★
As of 13th May 2025. Source data: Access to green space in England, (DEFRA)

Ancient woodland

0.2%

Relative rating: ★★

As of May 2024. Source data: Ancient woodland, Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGLv3)

Climate change: hottest day projections

0.78°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (summer) projections

-4.9%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (winter) projections

6%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: temperature projections

0.75°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: wettest 5 days projections

1.9%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Countryside and Rights of Way

0.8%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2024. Source data: CRoW Act 2000 - Section 15 Land, Natural England/Defra (OGLv3)

Green belt: percentage

54.2%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Green belt: total

3,090 hectares

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2022

2,657 hr

Relative rating: ★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2023

9,294.2 hr

Relative rating: ★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2024

7,614.8 hr

Relative rating: ★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2022

877

Relative rating:

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2023

1,520

Relative rating:

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2024

1,176

Relative rating: ★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Tree canopy cover

Proportion of constituency

12%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Tree canopy cover

Neighbourhoods with less than 10% tree canopy

50%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Health§

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Dentists

Private dentistsNHS/HSC/PHS dentistsAll dentistsAll dentists: 9NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: 9Private dentists: 0
Relative ratings:
  • All dentists:
  • NHS/HSC/PHS dentists:
  • Private dentists:
As of 6th May 2025. Source data: General Dental Practices (NHS England), Dental Practices and Patient Registrations (PHS Dental Care Team), Dentist and Surgery List (Business Services Organisation)

GP practices/branches

22
As of 1st July 2025. Source data: GP Practices and Branches (NHS England), GP Practice contact details and list sizes (PHS Dental Care Team), GP practice list sizes (Business Services Organisation)

Health-related social security

10.9%

Relative rating: ★★

As of 2025. Source data: Working-age population in receipt of health-related social security (JRF / DWP)

Life expectancy

79.1 years

Relative rating:

As of 2022. Source data: Life expectancy at birth 2022 (ONS)

Opticians

9

Relative rating:

As of 27th May 2025. Source data: Optical sites (NHS England)

Society§

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Child poverty

32.6%

Relative rating: ★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Child poverty: children affected by two-child limit

9%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Commemorative plaques

0
As of 29th May 2025. Source data: OpenPlaques (© Open Plaques, Public Domain).

Crime: all

201820202022010,0005,0002017: 9,5792018: 8,5492019: 4,3392020: 522021: 392022: 392023: 612024: 28
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: anti-social behaviour

20182020202201,0002,0003,0002017: 2,4042018: 1,8192019: 8692020: 102021: 72022: 32023: 142024: 3
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: bicycle theft

20182020202202040602017: 552018: 592019: 342020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: burglary

20182020202201,0005002017: 9022018: 6772019: 3462020: 12021: 02022: 22023: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: criminal damage and arson

20182020202201,0002,0002017: 1,1462018: 1,0072019: 5242020: 22021: 12022: 32023: 112024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: drugs

20182020202201002002017: 852018: 1102019: 572020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 12024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: other

20182020202201002003002017: 2542018: 2412019: 1192020: 12021: 02022: 22023: 12024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: possession of weapons

20182020202202040602017: 282018: 512019: 342020: 12021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: public order

20182020202201,0005002017: 7302018: 7652019: 3722020: 22021: 32022: 42023: 72024: 3
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: robbery

20182020202202040602017: 492018: 492019: 332020: 02021: 02022: 12023: 12024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: shoplifting

20182020202201002003002017: 1952018: 2402019: 1472020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: theft from the person

20182020202201020302017: 262018: 162019: 22020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: vehicle

20182020202201,0005002017: 8592018: 7212019: 3442020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 32024: 2
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: violence and sexual offences

20182020202201,0002,0003,0002017: 2,3312018: 2,2992019: 1,2142020: 302021: 222022: 202023: 132024: 13
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

EU referendum

65.9%

Percentage that voted Leave

As of 2024. Source data: EU referendum estimates for 2024 boundaries

Fish and chip shops

4
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Foodbanks

1
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: Food banks (Give Food).

Gambling premises

Pool BettingFamily Entertainment CentreCasino 2005CasinoBingoBetting ShopAdult Gaming CentreTotalTotal: 9Adult Gaming Centre: 0Betting Shop: 9Bingo: 0Casino: 0Casino 2005: 0Family Entertainment Centre: 0Pool Betting: 0
Source data: the register of gambling premises (© Gambling Commission).

General Election (notional): 12 December 2019

Lab
Source data: Notional General Election 2019 (Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News).

General Election: 4 July 2024

Lab
Source data: 2024 election results (Open Innovations).

Heritage at Risk: all

2

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: archaeology

0

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: building or structure

2

Relative rating: ★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: conservation area

0

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: place of worship

0

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Higher education: entry rates for 18 year olds

2010201520200%20%40%2006: 21.6%2007: 20%2008: 22.9%2009: 26.5%2010: 25.6%2010: 25.6%2011: 25.2%2012: 28.9%2013: 27.2%2014: 30.6%2015: 31.9%2016: 30.3%2017: 29.8%2018: 34.5%2019: 29.8%2020: 32%2021: 32.4%2022: 34.9%2023: 31.3%2024: 29.7%
As of 2024. Source data: entry rates (UCAS).

Household composition

Other household typesOther single-family householdsFamilies with dependent childrenOne-personOne-person: 28.5%Families with dependent children: 28.5%Other single-family households: 40.6%Other household types: 2.4%
As of 14th October 2024. Source data: Household composition (© House of Commons Library/ONS/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency/Scotland's census OGL).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: proportions

High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1)Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5): 35.7%Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3): 37.9%High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1): 26.4%
As of 3rd June 2025. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: score

24.152

Composite score from 0 (low deprivation) to 100 (high deprivation)

As of 24th October 2023. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

MP: Left vs Right

Economy

45.617

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: Left vs Right

Culture

48.397

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: financial interests

VisitsDonationsGiftsEmploymentEmployment: £0Gifts: £2,062Donations: £54,500Visits: £0
As of 4th August 2025. Source data: Register of Interests (UK Parliament).

Memorial benches

33
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: OpenBenches (© Terence Eden and Elizabeth Eden CC-BY-SA).

Ofsted ratings: children's social care

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 18%Good: 65%Requires improvement: 18%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: early years

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 11%Good: 89%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: further education and skills

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 0%Good: 33%Requires improvement: 33%Inadequate: 33%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: state-funded schools

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 21%Good: 77%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 2%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Population: by age

0102030405060708001,0002,0000: 9771: 1,0032: 9763: 1,0734: 1,1385: 1,1456: 1,1497: 1,2128: 1,1869: 1,24010: 1,24011: 1,25112: 1,28113: 1,23714: 1,31115: 1,13416: 1,24417: 1,23418: 1,15619: 93820: 94721: 1,02822: 1,05523: 1,15124: 1,13725: 1,10926: 1,16227: 1,14728: 1,21029: 1,24130: 1,36831: 1,33832: 1,34533: 1,32934: 1,35835: 1,32336: 1,32537: 1,31438: 1,26239: 1,29440: 1,24841: 1,34742: 1,34043: 1,22544: 1,14745: 1,16746: 1,17047: 1,32048: 1,30849: 1,39850: 1,52951: 1,64752: 1,64553: 1,65354: 1,59055: 1,53356: 1,57157: 1,49058: 1,49159: 1,37160: 1,34461: 1,30562: 1,22863: 1,20164: 1,16065: 1,17766: 1,12167: 1,10368: 1,08069: 1,08170: 1,04371: 1,13372: 1,15773: 1,15374: 1,29275: 1,35976: 96577: 96878: 92779: 87080: 77881: 58682: 62383: 57384: 47985: 42886: 38887: 32488: 27489: 18190+: 683
Source data: Population by constituency (House of Commons Library using ONS Population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2022, NRS Search census data 2022, Table UV103 (Age by single year), NISRA 2021 Mid-year population estimates for small geographical areas within Northern Ireland)

Post offices

16
As of 27th May 2025. Source data: All branches (© Post Office).

Pubs

57
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Pupil to teacher ratio (qualified) within schools

2015202001020302010/11: 15.632011/12: 17.652012/13: 18.982013/14: 20.242014/15: 16.452015/16: 16.992016/17: 17.292017/18: 16.912018/19: 17.442019/20: 17.282020/21: 17.332021/22: 16.192022/23: 17.212023/24: 17.272024/25: 17.85
As of 9th June 2025. Source data: Pupil to teacher ratios (School workforce in England, OGL).

Sexuality

Not answered / prefer not to sayAll other sexual orientationsBisexualGay or LesbianStraight or HeterosexualStraight or Heterosexual: 92.5%Gay or Lesbian: 1.3%Bisexual: 0.8%All other sexual orientations: 0.1%Not answered / prefer not to say: 5.3%
Source data: Census 2021: Sexual orientation (ONS

Transport§

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Bus service changes

-37.3%

Change in trips per hour 2010-2023

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 28th November 2023. Source data: How Britain’s bus services have drastically declined (Friends of the Earth & University of Leeds 2023)

Bus stops

534

Relative rating: ★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Bus stops density

9.37/km²

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Cars or vans by household

No cars or vans in household %

13%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

Cars or vans by household

1 or more cars or vans in household %

87%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

EV: home charging

465

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

EV: workplace charging points

73

Relative rating: ★★★

As of January 2025. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

Rail cancellations

4.3%

Relative rating: ★★

As of March 2025. Source data: Performance at stations (ORR)

Road accidents: fatal collisions

200520102015202002462000: 32001: 52002: 22003: 12004: 22005: 32006: 52007: 52008: 32009: 52010: 12011: 22012: 32013: 02014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 12019: 52020: 22021: 22022: 12023: 1
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: serious collisions

2005201020152020020402000: 282001: 322002: 332003: 322004: 242005: 312006: 302007: 222008: 332009: 172010: 242011: 212012: 172013: 102014: 152015: 162016: 122017: 172018: 122019: 242020: 152021: 172022: 182023: 15
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: slight collisions

200520102015202002004002000: 2922001: 3112002: 2852003: 2602004: 2362005: 2252006: 2302007: 2052008: 1632009: 1392010: 1232011: 1212012: 1082013: 742014: 692015: 422016: 472017: 722018: 502019: 612020: 432021: 482022: 392023: 36
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Train stations

4

Relative rating: ★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Train stations density

0.07/km²

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Notes

Rating

Ratings are based on ranking every constituency with data and using the following percentiles:

  • ★★★★★ 80-100%
  • ★★★★ 60-80%
  • ★★★ 40-60%
  • ★★ 20-40%
  • ★ 0-20%

There are some cases where more is not better. In those cases we have flipped the ranking so that a lower relative value would receive more stars. For example, a child poverty rate of 0% would be ★★★★★.

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