Blackpool North and Cleveleys (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Blackpool North and Cleveleys in Lancashirefor the 2010 general election
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Location of Lancashire within England
County Lancashire
Population83,391 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 62,697 (December 2018) [2]
Major settlements Blackpool, Layton
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Created from Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Blackpool North and Cleveleys was a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Paul Maynard, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes, with four Borough of Blackpool wards being transferred to an expanded Blackpool South. To compensate, the constituency will take in the rest of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation, as well as the town of Fleetwood to the north. As a consequence, the constituency reverted to Blackpool North and Fleetwood for the 2024 general election. [3]

Constituency profile

The seat covers residential suburbs of the seaside town of Blackpool, and the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation further north. Residents are slightly less wealthy than the UK average. [4]

History

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

Boundaries

Blackpool North and Cleveleys (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

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 2010 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.

From the 2024 general election the seat will return to a modified version of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, covering the following electoral wards:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [5] Party
2010 Paul Maynard Conservative

Elections

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Blackpool North and Cleveleys Election Results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Blackpool North and Cleveleys [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 22,364 57.6 +8.2
Labour Chris Webb 13,76835.5−9.0
Liberal Democrats Sue Close1,4943.9+2.1
Green Duncan Royle7351.9+1.0
Independent Neil Holden4431.1New
Majority 8,59622.1+17.2
Turnout 38,80460.9−3.2
Conservative hold Swing +8.6
General election 2017: Blackpool North and Cleveleys [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 20,255 49.4 +5.0
Labour Chris Webb 18,23244.5+8.5
UKIP Paul White1,3923.4−11.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Close7471.8−0.6
Green Duncan Royle3810.9−1.4
Majority 2,0234.9−3.5
Turnout 41,00764.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.8
General election 2015: Blackpool North and Cleveleys [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 17,508 44.4 +2.6
Labour Sam Rushworth 14,16836.0−0.5
UKIP Simon Noble5,82314.8+10.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Close9482.4−10.9
Green John Warnock8892.3New
Northern James Walsh570.1New
Majority 3,3408.4+3.1
Turnout 39,39363.1+1.5
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General election 2010: Blackpool North and Cleveleys [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 16,964 41.8 +4.5
Labour Penny Martin14,81436.5−9.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene5,40013.3−0.4
UKIP Roy Hopwood1,6594.1+0.7
BNP James Clayton1,5563.8New
Monster Raving Loony Tony Davies1980.5New
Majority 2,1505.3N/A
Turnout 40,59161.6+4.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.9

See also

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. England Parliamentary electorates Boundary Commission for England
  3. "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.
  4. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Blackpool+North+and+Cleveleys
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  6. "Blackpool North & Cleveleys Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "General Election Candidates Announced". Blackpool Gazette . Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. "Blackpool North & Cleveleys". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. Election 2010 - Blackpool North & Cleveleys BBC News

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