Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)
Wyre and Preston North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
| Wyre and Preston North | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Wyre and Preston North in Lancashire | |
 Location of Lancashire within England | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 71,612 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall, Fulwood |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ribble Valley, Lancaster and Wyre |
| Replaced by | Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Lancaster and Wyre |
It was formed from parts of the Ribble Valley, Fylde, and Lancaster and Wyre constituencies.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, with its area being split between five other constituencies, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2][3]
The seat's only MP was Ben Wallace of the Conservative Party, former Secretary of State for Defence. He announced in 2023 that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.[4]
Boundaries
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Wyre and Preston North was created as the sixteenth seat of the county of Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England prior to the 2010 general election. It contained the Fulwood and rural areas of Preston and many small towns and villages of Wyre.
The seat contained the Wyre towns of Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall and parts of Thornton. From Preston are added the suburban Fulwood area and the rural parishes such as Woodplumpton, Barton, Broughton, Goosnargh and Grimsargh. The electoral wards used in the creation are:
- From Preston: Cadley, College, Garrison, Greyfriars, Preston Rural East, Preston Rural North, Sharoe Green
- From Wyre: Breck, Brock, Cabus, Calder, Carleton, Catterall, Garstang, Great Eccleston, Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Staina, Tithebarn.
Abolition
editFurther to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with parts distributed between five neighbouring constituencies:[2]
- Garstang and surrounding rural areas to Lancaster and Fleetwood (to be renamed Lancaster and Wyre)
- The area comprising parts of the community of Thornton to Blackpool North and Cleveleys (to be renamed Blackpool North and Fleetwood)
- Poulton-le-Fylde to the constituency of Fylde
- Rural areas to the north of Preston and central areas of Fulwood to Ribble Valley
- Outer areas of Fulwood to Preston
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ben Wallace | Conservative | |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Wallace | 31,589 | 59.7 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Joanne Ainscough | 14,808 | 28.0 | ―7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 4,463 | 8.4 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Ruth Norbury | 1,729 | 3.3 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | David Ragozzino | 335 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 16,781 | 31.7 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 52,924 | 70.4 | ―2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Wallace | 30,684 | 58.3 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Michelle Heaton-Bentley | 18,438 | 35.0 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 2,551 | 4.8 | ―0.6 | |
| Green | Ruth Norbury | 973 | 1.8 | ―1.6 | |
| Majority | 12,246 | 23.3 | ―5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 52,646 | 72.8 | +2.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Wallace | 26,528 | 53.2 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Ben Whittingham | 12,377 | 24.8 | +3.5 | |
| UKIP | Kate Walsh | 6,577 | 13.2 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 2,712 | 5.4 | ―16.1 | |
| Green | Anne Power | 1,699 | 3.4 | New | |
| Majority | 14,151 | 28.4 | ―2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,893 | 70.6 | ―1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Wallace | 26,877 | 52.4 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Gallagher | 11,033 | 21.5 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | Cat Smith | 10,932 | 21.3 | ―5.9 | |
| UKIP | Nigel Cecil | 2,466 | 4.8 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 15,844 | 30.9 | |||
| Turnout | 51,308 | 72.1 | +8.8 | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
- ^ UK Parliamentary elections June 2017 Wyre Borough Council
- ^ "Wyre & Preston North parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
edit- Wyre and Preston North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK