Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pendle and Clitheroe
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Pendle and Clitheroe constituency.svg
Boundary of Pendle and Clitheroe in North West England
County Lancashire
Electorate 76,941 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Jonathan Hinder (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Pendle, Ribble Valley

Pendle and Clitheroe is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Since its creation in 2024, it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.

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Boundaries

Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat replaced the former constituency of Pendle, excluding the community of Brierfield (transferred to Burnley), extending northwards into the Ribble Valley constituency to include the town of Clitheroe. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] Party
2024 Jonathan Hinder Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Pendle and Clitheroe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Hinder 16,129 34.5 +1.4
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 15,22732.6―24.3
Reform UK Victoria Fletcher8,17117.5N/A
Independent Zulfikar Ali Khan3,1086.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer2,0394.4―2.9
Green Lex Kristan1,4213.0+0.9
Workers Party Syed Muarif Hashmi3360.7N/A
Rejoin EU Christopher Thompson1900.4N/A
Independent Tony Johnson1330.3N/A
Majority9021.9
Turnout 46,75459.3−3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.9

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  3. ↑ "New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  5. ↑ "Pendle and Clitheroe Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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