2026 Makerfield by-election

18 June 2026
Makerfield constituency
Registered77,462
Turnout58.8% (Increase 6.3 pp)
 
Ref
ERR
Candidate Andy Burnham Robert Kenyon Rebecca Shepherd
Party Labour and Co-operative Party Reform UK Restore Britain
Popular vote 24,927 15,696 3,111
Percentage 54.8% 34.5% 6.8%
Boundary of the Makerfield constituency in North West England
MP before election

Josh Simons
Labour

 Elected MP

Andy Burnham
Labour and Co-operative Party

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Makerfield took place on 18 June 2026 after the resignation of Josh Simons, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party.

Simons resigned to allow Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to run for a seat in Parliament.

Burnham won the by-election with almost 25,000 votes and a majority of over 9,200 votes.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ McKiernan, Jennifer; Wheeler, Richard (19 June 2026). "Andy Burnham says his Makerfield by-election win could be turning point". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "UK Parliamentary Election for Makerfield". Wigan Council. Archived from the original on 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.


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