Makerfield lies within the Wigan borough in Greater Manchester and covers a group of former industrial and mining communities south and east of Wigan. The constituency includes towns and neighbourhoods connected by major road and rail corridors and separated in places by open land and former colliery sites. Settlement is predominantly urban and suburban, with a mixture of older terraces, post-war estates and later housing. Local centres serve individual communities rather than one single town dominating the seat. The area is closely tied to Wigan and the wider Greater Manchester and Merseyside travel networks. Overall, the constituency reflects the urbanised former coalfield landscape of western Greater Manchester.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Makerfield, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population105,450
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West
Age profile
0 to 1720.1% · 21,187 people
18 to 247.1% · 7,446 people
25 to 3412.4% · 13,062 people
35 to 4918.8% · 19,866 people
50 to 6420.8% · 21,902 people
65 and over20.9% · 21,987 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
43,818 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners72.4% · 31,742 households
Private renters13.5% · 5,929 households
Social renters13.6% · 5,956 households
Other tenure0.4% · 191 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
43,819 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.5% · 12,501 households
Families with dependent children28.5% · 12,490 households
Other single-family households40.6% · 17,792 households
Other household types2.4% · 1,036 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
103,158 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.2% · 9,489 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.7% · 11,017 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1% · 82,652 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 16 March 2027
Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all
Signatures in this constituency329
Signatures nationally112,140
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded40
Total awarded£585,453
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
Safe Space Project Wigan
THE GIRLS CLUB LIFE CIC
£19,530
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
THE GIRLS CLUB LIFE CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
Angling for wellbeing
Woodland Xperiences CIC
£8,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Woodland Xperiences CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026
As You Like It & Macbeth UK Summer Tour
The Handlebards CIO
£30,961
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
As You Like It & Macbeth UK Summer Tour - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 13 April 2026
Changing Room Improvements for Women's Cricket Team
Spring View Cricket and Bowling Club Limited
£11,357
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will fund the upgrade and modernisation of changing room facilities to ensure they are fully fit for purpose for the successful launch of a new Women's Cricket Team. This will include fit out costs including labour, materials and items.
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026
Creating Community Social Spaces For All
Wigan Cosmos Football Club
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Wigan Cosmos Football Club - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
35 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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