People from Ashton-under-Lyne

Angela Rayner is a British politician and trade unionist who has been Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2025, and as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from July 2024 until her resignation in September 2025. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as part of Labour's soft left.

British politician (born 1943)

English former media personality and sex offender

British marxist-Leninist

British watchmaker (1749-1829)

British journalist and writer (1892-1979)

English musician and author

Australian outlaw

English archivist and historian (1865–1943)

British priest, journalist, editor and biographer (1930-1994)

Canadian photographer (1849–1925)

British chemist (1834-1906)

English journalist and broadcaster

British politician (born 1950)