Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
53°53′53″N 2°48′45″W / 53.898°N 2.8126°W / 53.898; -2.8126
Lancaster and Wyre | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Lancaster and Wyre in North West England | |
County | Lancashire |
Electorate | 74,992 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Cat Smith (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lancaster and Fleetwood, Wyre and Preston North |
1997–2010 | |
Created from | Lancaster and Wyre |
Replaced by | Lancaster and Fleetwood, Wyre and Preston North |
Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Cat Smith of Labour Party. The seat was originally established in 1997 but was replaced by Lancaster and Fleetwood in 2010.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[2] Its boundaries are similar to those of the 1997-2010 version and replace the Lancaster and Fleetwood.
History
This seat was originally created for the 1997 general election and was abolished at the 2010 general election. It was a marginal seat between the Labour and Conservative parties throughout its existence, and was the only seat gained by the Conservatives in the North West in the 2005 general election.
Boundaries
1997-2010
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The City of Lancaster wards of Bulk, Castle, Caton, Ellel, John O'Gaunt, Scotforth East, and Scotforth West, and the Borough of Wyre wards of Breck, Brock, Calder, Carleton, Catterall, Duchy, Garstang, Hambleton, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Pilling, Preesall, Staina, Tithebarn, and Wyresdale.
The Boundary Commission for England's proposals for parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire were completed in 2006. They proposed to split this seat into two.[3] As a result, Lancaster was attached to another part of Wyre borough, over the River Wyre to the fishing port of Fleetwood. The new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood represents the first time the two places have been linked for parliamentary reasons for many years.
The other seat was the new Wyre and Preston North.[3] This seat had never been created before, and the bringing together of Garstang, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and the Fulwood and northern rural areas of Preston was unprecedented.
From general election of 2024
Further to 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 City of Lancaster wards of: Bulk; Castle; Ellel; John O'Gaunt; Marsh; Scotforth East; Scotforth West; Skerton East; Skerton West; University & Scotforth Rural.
- The District of Wyre wards of: Brock with Catterall; Calder; Garstang; Great Eccleston; Hambleton & Stalmine; Pilling; Preesall; Wyresdale.[4]
The constituency replaces Lancaster and Fleetwood - excluding the town of Fleetwood. It has been expanded to include the community of Skerton, transferred from Morecambe and Lunesdale, together with Garstang and surrounding rural areas, previously part of the Wyre and Preston North constituency (now abolished).
Further to a local government boundary review that was carried out in the City of Lancaster and came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The City of Lancaster wards of: Bowerham; Bulk; Castle; Ellel; John O'Gaunt; Marsh; Scale Hall; Scotforth East; Scotforth West; Skerton (most); University.
- The District of Wyre wards of: Brock with Catterall; Calder; Garstang; Great Eccleston; Hambleton & Stalmine; Pilling; Preesall; Wyresdale.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Hilton Dawson | Labour | |
2005 | Ben Wallace | Conservative | |
2010 | constituency abolished: see Lancaster and Fleetwood and Wyre and Preston North | ||
2024 | Cat Smith | Labour |
Ben Wallace was selected to represent the Conservatives at the 2010 election in the successor seat of Wyre and Preston North.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cat Smith | 19,315 | 44.9 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Cartridge | 10,062 | 23.4 | −24.6 | |
Reform UK | Nigel Alderson | 6,866 | 16.0 | +14.2 | |
Green | Jack Lenox | 5,236 | 12.2 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matt Severn | 1,529 | 3.6 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 9,253 | 21.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,008 | 58.0 | −8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 74,760 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Wallace | 22,266 | 42.8 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Anne Sacks | 18,095 | 34.8 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Langhorn | 8,453 | 16.2 | +5.9 | |
Green | Jon Barry | 2,278 | 4.4 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | John Mander | 969 | 1.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 4,171 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,061 | 64.5 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hilton Dawson | 22,556 | 43.1 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Steve Barclay | 22,075 | 42.2 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Scott | 5,383 | 10.3 | −1.2 | |
Green | John Whitelegg | 1,595 | 3.0 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | John Whittaker | 741 | 1.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 481 | 0.9 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 52,350 | 65.9 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hilton Dawson | 25,173 | 42.8 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Keith Mans | 23,878 | 40.6 | −11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Humberstone | 6,802 | 11.5 | −2.4 | |
Referendum | Vivien Ivell | 1,516 | 2.6 | New | |
Green | Jon Barry | 795 | 1.3 | New | |
UKIP | John Whittaker | 698 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,295 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 58,862 | 74.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Boundary Commission For England: Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). London: The Stationery Office.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Lancaster | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "The Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ^ "General Election candidates". www.lancaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Lancaster and Wyre results". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 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.
External links
- Lancaster and Wyre UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Lancaster and Wyre UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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