Blackpool North and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |
|---|---|
| Former 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 |
| 1997–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Wyre, Blackpool North |
| Replaced by | Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Lancaster and Fleetwood |
Blackpool North and Fleetwood was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1997 to 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[1] Its boundaries will be similar to those of the 1997-2010 version and will largely replace Blackpool North and Cleveleys.
Boundaries 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.
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.
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.
Blackpool is a Unitary Authority but does not have enough electors to create two valid constituencies on its own without using electoral wards from Lancashire.
Proposed edit
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be 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 will comprise the majority of, and replace, the constituency of Blackpool North and Cleveleys, extending northwards to include the town of Fleetwood from Lancaster and Fleetwood (to be abolished). It will also be expanded to include the whole of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation, together with the village of Carleton, currently part of Wyre and Preston North (also to be 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lorraine Beavers[4] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene[5] | ||||
| SDP | Jeannine Cresswell[6] | ||||
| 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)
- ^ "Fleetwood's Labour councillor Lorraine Beavers selected as prospective parliamentary candidate for Blackpool North and Fleetwood". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "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.