Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)
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It was formed from parts of the Ribble Valley, Fylde, and Lancaster and Wyre constituencies.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, with its area being split between five other constituencies, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[1][2]
The seat's only MP was Ben Wallace of the Conservative Party, former Secretary of State for Defence. He announced in 2023 that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries
Template:Maplink Wyre and Preston North was created as the sixteenth seat of the county of Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England prior to the 2010 general election. It contained the Fulwood and rural areas of Preston and many small towns and villages of Wyre.
The seat contained the Wyre towns of Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall and parts of Thornton. From Preston are added the suburban Fulwood area and the rural parishes such as Woodplumpton, Barton, Broughton, Goosnargh and Grimsargh. The electoral wards used in the creation are:
- From Preston: Cadley, College, Garrison, Greyfriars, Preston Rural East, Preston Rural North, Sharoe Green
- From Wyre: Breck, Brock, Cabus, Calder, Carleton, Catterall, Garstang, Great Eccleston, Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Staina, Tithebarn.
Abolition
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with parts distributed between five neighbouring constituencies:[1]
- Garstang and surrounding rural areas to Lancaster and Fleetwood (to be renamed Lancaster and Wyre)
- The area comprising parts of the community of Thornton to Blackpool North and Cleveleys (to be renamed Blackpool North and Fleetwood)
- Poulton-le-Fylde to the constituency of Fylde
- Rural areas to the north of Preston and central areas of Fulwood to Ribble Valley
- Outer areas of Fulwood to Preston
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | Ben Wallace | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joanne Ainscough | 14,808 | 28.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Potter | 4,463 | 8.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Norbury | 1,729 | 3.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Ragozzino | 335 | 0.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 16,781 | 31.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,924 | 70.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michelle Heaton-Bentley | 18,438 | 35.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Potter | 2,551 | 4.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Norbury | 973 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,246 | 23.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,646 | 72.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ben Whittingham | 12,377 | 24.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kate Walsh | 6,577 | 13.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Potter | 2,712 | 5.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Anne Power | 1,699 | 3.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,151 | 28.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 49,893 | 70.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Danny Gallagher | 11,033 | 21.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cat Smith | 10,932 | 21.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nigel Cecil | 2,466 | 4.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 15,844 | 30.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 51,308 | 72.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
References
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External links
- Wyre and Preston North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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