Who is the MP for Leigh and Atherton?
Jo Platt MP · Labour (Co-op)
Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)) is the Member of Parliament for Leigh and Atherton, and has been in the House of Commons since 4 July 2024.
2024 General Election in Leigh and Atherton
Result: Lab Gain. Turnout was 51.5% (41,170 votes from 79,978 electors). The majority was 8,881, or 21.6% of votes cast.
Current committees
- Modernisation Committee, since 9 September 2024
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, since 21 October 2024
Jo Platt on parliament.uk
Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.
- How they have voted
- What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
- Written questions they have asked
- Register of Members' Financial Interests
- Contact details
- Leigh and Atherton constituency page
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