Blackpool North and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Blackpool North and Fleetwood in Lancashire for the 2005 general election | |
 Location of Lancashire within England | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Lancaster and Fleetwood |
| 1997–2010 | |
| Created from | Wyre, Blackpool North |
| Replaced by | Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Lancaster and Fleetwood |
Blackpool North and Fleetwood is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was recreated in 2024 following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Its boundaries are similar to those of the 1997–2010 constituency and largely replace Blackpool North and Cleveleys.[1]
Boundaries[edit]
The so-called "Golden Mile" of Blackpool and the fishing port of Fleetwood were paired in this seat. Those against the move at the time tried to argue that Fleetwood was a genteel place that had little, if anything, in common with its noisy neighbour to the south; then, as now, the Boundary Commission disagreed with the idea that Blackpool was a "den of vice", as one local Fleetwood newspaper claimed.
1997-2010[edit]
The Borough of Blackpool wards of Anchorsholme, Bispham, Claremont, Greenlands, Ingthorpe, Norbreck, and Warbreck, and the Borough of Wyre wards of Bailey, Bourne, Cleveleys Park, Jubilee, Mount, Park, Pharos, Rossall, Victoria, and Warren. This seat was abolished for the 2010 general election, when Fleetwood was linked with Lancaster to create a new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood. Meanwhile, the town of Thornton Cleveleys was split to create Blackpool North and Cleveleys.
2024-present[edit]
Blackpool is a unitary authority area but does not have enough electors to create two valid constituencies on its own without using electoral wards from other districts of Lancashire.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Blackpool wards of: Anchorsholme; Bispham; Greenlands; Ingthorpe; Norbreck.
- The District of Wyre wards of: Bourne; Carleton; Cleveleys Park; Jubilee; Marsh Mill; Mount; Park; Pharos; Pheasant's Wood; Rossall; Stanah; Victoria & Norcross; Warren.[2]
The constituency comprises the majority of, and replaces, the abolished constituency of Blackpool North and Cleveleys, extending northwards to include the town of Fleetwood from Lancaster and Fleetwood (also abolished). It was also expanded to include the whole of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation, together with the village of Carleton, formerly part of Wyre and Preston North (also abolished).
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Joan Humble | Labour | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Dan Barker | ||||
| Labour | Lorraine Beavers | ||||
| SDP | Jeannine Cresswell | ||||
| Independent | Gita Gordon | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Maynard | ||||
| Green | Tina Rothery | ||||
| Monster Raving Loony | James Rust | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Humble | 20,620 | 47.6 | –3.2 | |
| Conservative | Gavin Williamson | 15,558 | 35.9 | –1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Bate | 5,533 | 12.8 | +3.1 | |
| UKIP | Roy Hopwood | 1,579 | 3.6 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 5,062 | 11.7 | –1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,290 | 57.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | –0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Humble | 21,610 | 50.8 | –1.3 | |
| Conservative | Alan Vincent | 15,889 | 37.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Bate | 4,132 | 9.7 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | Colin Porter | 950 | 2.2 | New | |
| Majority | 5,721 | 13.5 | –3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,581 | 57.2 | –14.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | –1.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Humble | 28,051 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Elletson | 19,105 | 35.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Beverley Hill | 4,600 | 8.6 | ||
| Referendum | Roy Hopwood | 1,704 | 3.2 | ||
| BNP | Jon Ellis | 288 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,946 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 53,748 | 71.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
