List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

The ceremonial county of Lancashire, which includes the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool, is divided into sixteen Parliamentary constituencies - eight Borough constituencies and eight County constituencies.

Constituencies

      † Conservative       ‡ Labour       ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Blackburn BC 73,251 12,760   Kate Hollern   Bob Eastwood
Blackpool North and Cleveleys BC 62,468 3,340   Paul Maynard   Samuel Rushworth
Blackpool South BC 57,411 2,585   Gordon Marsden   Peter Anthony
Burnley BC 64,477 3,244   Julie Cooper   Gordon Birtwistle
Chorley CC 74,679 4,530   Lindsay Hoyle   Rob Loughenbury
Fylde CC 65,679 13,224   Mark Menzies   Jed Sullivan
Hyndburn BC 68,341 4,400   Graham Jones   Kevin Horkin
Lancaster and Fleetwood CC 62,616 1,265   Cat Smith   Eric Ollerenshaw
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC 67,169 4,590   David Morris   Amina Lone
Pendle BC 64,573 5,453   Andrew Stephenson   Azhar Ali]
Preston BC 59,981 12,067   Mark Hendrick   Richard Holden
Ribble Valley CC 77,379 13,606   Nigel Evans   David Hinder
Rossendale and Darwen BC 84,011 5,654   Jake Berry   Will Straw
South Ribble CC 76,489 5,945   Seema Kennedy   Veronica Bennett
West Lancashire CC 70,906 8,360   Rosie Cooper   Paul Greenall
Wyre and Preston North CC 70,629 14,151   Ben Wallace   Ben Whittingham

2010 Boundary changes

Before the United Kingdom general election, 2010, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that the county be divided into 16 constituencies, with a new constituency of Wyre and Preston North CC and boundaries altered and seats renamed to fit.

NameBoundaries before 2010
  1. Blackburn BC
  2. Blackpool North and Fleetwood BC
  3. Blackpool South BC
  4. Burnley BC
  5. Chorley CC
  6. Fylde CC
  7. Hyndburn BC
  8. Lancaster and Wyre CC
  9. Morecambe and Lunesdale CC
  10. Pendle BC
  11. Preston BC
  12. Ribble Valley CC
  13. Rossendale and Darwen BC
  14. South Ribble CC
  15. West Lancashire CC
NameBoundaries since 2010
  1. Blackburn BC
  2. Blackpool North and Cleveleys BC
  3. Blackpool South BC
  4. Burnley BC
  5. Chorley CC
  6. Fylde CC
  7. Hyndburn BC
  8. Lancaster and Fleetwood CC
  9. Morecambe and Lunesdale CC
  10. Pendle BC
  11. Preston BC
  12. Ribble Valley CC
  13. Rossendale and Darwen BC
  14. South Ribble CC
  15. West Lancashire CC
  16. Wyre and Preston North CC

Results

2005 2010 2015

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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