Blackpool North and Cleveleys (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°51′47″N 2°54′50″W / 53.863°N 2.914°W

Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Blackpool North and Cleveleys in Lancashire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Lancashire within England.
County	Lancashire
Population	83,391 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	66,187 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Created from	Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Blackpool North and Cleveleys ('blakpuːl nɔrθ and kliːv'lɪz) is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Paul Maynard of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The seat was created by the Boundary Commission for England following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire.

Boundaries

The Borough of Blackpool wards of Anchorsholme, Bispham, Claremont, Greenlands, Ingthorpe, Layton, Norbreck, Park, and Warbreck, and the Borough of Wyre wards of Bourne, Cleveleys Park, Jubilee, and Victoria.

Following the review of parliamentary boundaries, the previous seat of Blackpool North and Fleetwood was abolished. The new seat connects Blackpool's northern half with Cleveleys in Wyre.

The twin Wyre communities of Thornton and Cleveleys are now split between two constituencies. Cleveleys is the closer of the two to the Blackpool border, and encroaches on near neighbour Poulton-le-Fylde, which moves to Wyre and Preston North.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	2010	Paul Maynard	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[4][5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Maynard	17,508	44.4	+2.7
	Labour	Samuel Rushworth	14,168	36.0	-0.5
	UKIP	Simon Noble	5,823	14.8	+10.7
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Close	948	2.4	-10.9
	Green	John Warnock	889	2.3	+2.3
	Northern	James Walsh	57	0.1	0.1
Majority			3,340	8.5	+3.2
Turnout			39,393	63.1	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

General Election 2010: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Maynard	16,964	41.8	+4.5
	Labour	Penny Martin	14,814	36.5	-9.2
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Greene	5,400	13.3	-0.4
	UKIP	Roy Hopwood	1,659	4.1	+0.7
	BNP	James Clayton	1,556	3.8	+3.8
	Monster Raving Loony	Tony Davies	198	0.5	+0.5
Majority			2,150	5.3
Turnout			40,591	61.6	+4.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.9

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

Notes and References

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Blackpool North and Cleveleys: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
4. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
5. "Blackpool North & Cleveleys". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. Election 2010 - Blackpool North & Cleveleys BBC News

External Links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics