This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Heywood and Middleton North for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Apr 2026
A marginal seat — won by just 663 votes (1.4%) in 2019.
There is currently no recent parliamentary activity on record for Chris Clarkson, the Conservative MP for Heywood and Middleton. No votes, speeches, or committee work are captured in the available data for the current period, making it impossible to point to any specific recent actions in the Commons.
Clarkson has held the Heywood and Middleton seat since the 2019 general election, when the Conservatives gained it from Labour. Beyond that electoral context, the data available here offers no voting participation rate, no party alignment figure, and no speech record from which to build a picture of his parliamentary pattern or policy priorities.
Con took this seat from Lab after 4 consecutive elections.
Former Member of Parliament
Chris Clarkson
Conservative and Unionist PartyChris Clarkson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Heywood and Middleton, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
A marginal seat — won by just 663 votes (1.4%) in 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 20,453 | 43.1% | |
Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon Heywood and Middleton By-election | Lab | 19,790 | 41.7% |
| Ind | 3,952 | 8.3% | |
| LD | 2,073 | 4.4% | |
| Green | 1,220 | 2.6% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2015 GEWon Heywood and Middleton By-election | Lab | 26,578 | 53.3% |
Won 2019 GE | Con | 18,961 | 38.0% |
| Ind | 3,239 | 6.5% | |
| LD | 1,087 | 2.2% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon Heywood and Middleton By-election | Lab | 20,926 | 43.1% |
| Ind | 15,627 | 32.2% | |
| Con | 9,268 | 19.1% | |
| LD | 1,607 | 3.3% | |
| Green | 1,110 | 2.3% |
2014-10-09 Heywood and Middleton By-election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Lab | 11,633 | 40.9% |
| Ind | 11,016 | 38.7% | |
| Con | 3,496 | 12.3% | |
| LD | 1,457 | 5.1% | |
| Green | 870 | 3.1% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 18,499 | 40.1% | |
| Con | 12,528 | 27.2% | |
Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GE | LD | 10,474 | 22.7% |
| Ind | 3,239 | 7.0% | |
| Ind | 1,215 | 2.6% | |
| Ind | 170 | 0.4% |
Timeline
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