The placeConstituency · Unknown · 2010 boundaries

Heywood and Middleton.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Chris Clarkson holds the seat.

Member of ParliamentChris Clarkson · Conservative and Unionist Party
Boundary set2010
ONS codeE14000747
Electorate · 2024
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Chris Clarkson lost the Heywood and Middleton seat at the 2024 general election, which explains the absent voting and speech data -- he is no longer a sitting MP, and this briefing covers a period in which he holds no parliamentary role.

His record during his 2019--2024 tenure was that of a steady, low-profile backbencher. He voted consistently with the Conservative party line and held no significant committee positions. No notable rebel votes were recorded across his time in the Commons, and his speech activity did not generate a distinctive topical footprint in the available data.

The single news item linked to his constituency -- an NHS online referral tool for post-menopausal bleeding checks -- does not reference Clarkson and reflects local health service activity rather than any MP intervention. Beyond The Vote holds no speech, committee, or voting data for the current parliamentary term, because he is not part of it. Constituents in Heywood and Middleton should note that the seat is now held by a different MP following the July 2024 election.

§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2010 boundaries

2019 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Chris ClarksonWONCon20,45343.1
Liz McInnesLab19,79041.7
Colin LambertInd3,9528.3
Anthony SmithLD2,0734.4
Nigel Ainsworth-BarnesGrn1,2202.6

Turnout 47,488

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2017Liz McInnesLab53.3
2015Liz McInnesLab43.1
2014McInnes, LizLab40.9
2010Dobbin, JimLab40.1
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BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2010 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission