Lancaster and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Lancaster and Fleetwood was a constituencyTemplate:Refn created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished, with the majority being included in the re-established constituency of Lancaster and Wyre, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. Fleetwood moves to the re-established Blackpool North and Fleetwood seat.

History

Creation

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission created a new Wyre and Preston North constituency, contested first at the 2010 general election, which split the previous linking of Lancaster and Wyre. As a consequence, Lancaster and the coastal town of Fleetwood were attached for parliamentary purposes.

Summary of results

In 2010 the winning candidate was Eric Ollerenshaw, a Conservative. He lost in the 2015 general election to Labour's Cat Smith. The 2015 result gave the seat the 16th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. Ollerenshaw attempted to regain the seat at the 2017 general election but Smith won again, significantly increasing her majority to over 6,500. At the 2019 general election, Smith's majority declined to 2,380.

Boundaries

Template:Maplink The new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood was subject to public consultation following the decision to create a new seat in Lancashire in the run-up to the 2010 general election, which caused major consequential changes to the central and southern parts of the county. During the consultation process, the Wyre ward of Cabus was moved from Lancaster and Fleetwood to Wyre and Preston North.

The seat contained the following electoral wards:

• Bulk, Castle, Duke's, Ellel, John O'Gaunt, Lower Lune Valley, Marsh, Scotforth East, Scotforth West and University in the City of Lancaster
• Mount, Park, Pharos, Pilling, Preesall, Rossall, Warren and Wyresdale in the borough of Wyre

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2010	Eric Ollerenshaw	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2015	Cat Smith	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Lancaster and Fleetwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Louise Thistlethwaite	18,804	41.6
		Peter Jackson	2,018	4.5
		Leanne Murray	1,817	4.0
		Caroline Jackson	1,396	3.1
Majority			2,380	5.2
Turnout			45,219	64.5
	hold		Swing	−4.7

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General election 2017: Lancaster and Fleetwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Eric Ollerenshaw	18,681	40.6
		Robin Long	1,170	2.5
		Rebecca Novell	796	1.7
Majority			6,661	14.5
Turnout			45,989	68.7
	hold		Swing	+5.7

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General election 2015: Lancaster and Fleetwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Eric Ollerenshaw	16,378	39.2
		Matthew Atkins	4,060	9.7
		Chris Coates	2,093	5.0
		Robin Long	1,390	3.3
		Harold Elletson	174	0.4
Majority			1,265	3.1
Turnout			41,738	68.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+1.9

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General election 2010: Lancaster and Fleetwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Clive Grunshaw	15,071	35.3
		Stuart Langhorn	8,167	19.1
		Gina Dowding	1,888	4.4
		Fred McGlade	1,020	2.4
		Debra Kent	938	2.2
		Keith Riley	213	0.5
Majority			333	0.8
Turnout			42,701	61.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+4.8

See also

• parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

External links

• Lancaster and Fleetwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK