Leigh (Uk Parliament Constituency)

Leigh is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Joanne Platt of the Labour Party. Prior to this, the seat had been represented by Andy Burnham of the Labour Party, from 2001 to 2017, who served as Shadow Home Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet until October 2016. Burnham stood down following his victory at the Greater Manchester mayoral election. BoundariesLeigh is a Labour safe seat within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan with virtually all wards held by the party at local level, although it does contain the more Conservative-inclined area of Lowton East. Following the review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester in 2009, the Boundary Commission for England recommended alterations to constituencies in the Wigan area. The electoral wards used in the altered Leigh constituency are: Astley, Mosley Common, Atherleigh, Golborne and Lowton West, Leigh East, Leigh South, Leigh West, Lowton East and Tyldesley all from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

Leigh is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Joanne Platt of the Labour Party. Prior to this, the seat had been represented by Andy Burnham of the Labour Party, from 2001 to 2017, who served as Shadow Home Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet until October 2016. Burnham stood down following his victory at the Greater Manchester mayoral election. BoundariesLeigh is a Labour safe seat within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan with virtually all wards held by the party at local level, although it does contain the more Conservative-inclined area of Lowton East. Following the review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester in 2009, the Boundary Commission for England recommended alterations to constituencies in the Wigan area. The electoral wards used in the altered Leigh constituency are: Astley, Mosley Common, Atherleigh, Golborne and Lowton West, Leigh East, Leigh South, Leigh West, Lowton East and Tyldesley all from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan