Estimated electorate: 77,098
Based on the updated constituency boundaries and current opinion polls, we project that the result in Leigh and Atherton will be as follows:
Based on predicted vote shares (GB): Labour: 44% | Conservative: 27% | Liberal Democrat: 11.3% | Green: 6.8% | Reform/Brexit: 6.1%
For all new seats and a full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.
The following candidates are expected to stand in the new Leigh and Atherton constituency at the next election:
There may be further candidates standing for whom data is not yet available.
Data Source: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk
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If we can recruit 11,115 members in Leigh and Atherton, we can potentially swing the seat at the next election to whichever of Labour or Conservative has the best climate policy. That's 14.4% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 19,917 members in this constituency to have a chance of swinging the seat to whichever of Labour, Conservative or Reform/Brexit has the best climate policy. That's 25.8% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 22,381 members in this constituency to be able to elect a Green MP. That's 29.0% of the electorate.