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 edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Blackburn BC71,23418,304 Kate Hollern Claire Gill†
Blackpool North and Cleveleys BC63,6928,596 Paul Maynard Chris Webb‡
Blackpool South BC57,6907,607 (2024) Chris Webb David Jones†
Burnley BC64,3451,352 Antony Higginbotham Julie Cooper
Chorley CC78,17717,392 Lindsay Hoyle (The Speaker) Mark Brexit-Smith (Independent)
Fylde CC66,84716,611 Mark Menzies
(elected as Conservative)
 Martin Mitchell‡
Hyndburn BC70,8422,961 Sara Britcliffe Graham Jones
Lancaster and Fleetwood CC70,0592,380 Cat Smith Louise Thistlethwaite†
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC67,3976,354 David Morris Lizzi Collinge‡
Pendle BC65,2926,186 Andrew Stephenson Azhar Ali‡
Preston BC59,67212,146 Mark Hendrick Michele Scott†
Ribble Valley CC79,24718,439 Nigel Evans Giles Bridge‡
Rossendale and Darwen BC72,7709,522 Jake Berry Alyson Barnes‡
South Ribble CC75,35111,199 Katherine Fletcher Kim Snape‡
West Lancashire CC73,3478,336 Ashley Dalton Mike Prendergast†
Wyre and Preston North CC74,77516,781 Ben Wallace Joanne Ainscough‡

2010 boundary changes edit

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase Lancashire's representation from 15 to 16 constituencies, with the creation of Wyre and Preston North CC. Lancaster and Wyre was reconfigured and became Lancaster and Fleetwood, and Blackpool North and Fleetwood became Blackpool North and Cleveleys. Other changes were made to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  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
Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire
  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
Proposed Revised constituencies in Lancashire

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission proposed that Lancashire be combined with Cumbria as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the existing seat of Morecambe and Lunesdale extending into southern Cumbria to create a cross-county boundary constituency. Wyre and Preston North would be abolished, with its contents being distributed to five neighbouring constituencies. As a consequence, Lancaster and Fleetwood, and Blackpool North and Cleveleys would revert back to the previous names of Lancaster and Wyre, and Blackpool North and Fleetwood respectively. Other proposed changes include the expansion of Pendle to become Pendle and Clitheroe.[4] Four wards in the borough of West Lancashire would be included in the Merseyside constituency of Southport.[5][6]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Blackburn with Darwen

Containing electoral wards from Blackpool

Containing electoral wards from Burnley

Containing electoral wards from Chorley

Containing electoral wards from Fylde

Containing electoral wards from Hyndburn

Containing electoral wards from Lancaster

Containing electoral wards from Pendle

  • Burnley (part)

Containing electoral wards from Preston

Containing electoral wards from Ribble Valley

  • Pendle and Clitheroe (part)
  • Ribble Valley (part)

Containing electoral wards from Rossendale

  • Hyndburn (part)
  • Rossendale and Darwen (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Ribble

  • Ribble Valley (part)
  • South Ribble (part)

Containing electoral wards from West Lancashire

Containing electoral wards from Wyre

  • Blackpool North and Fleetwood (part)
  • Fylde (part)
  • Lancaster and Wyre (part)

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Lancashire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative331,24846.2% 1.2%11 3
Labour270,73337.8% 10.4%4 4
Liberal Democrats37,2685.2% 1.5%00
Greens19,7072.8% 1.5%00
Brexit16,1882.3%new00
Others141,3235.7% 3.9%1 1
Total716,467100.016

1Includes The Speaker, Lyndsay Hoyle, standing in Chorley

Percentage votes edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative48.246.345.034.236.435.038.739.345.046.2
Labour29.434.438.949.246.741.435.237.848.237.8
Liberal Democrat121.918.915.212.713.317.018.14.83.75.2
Green Party-*****0.62.71.32.8
UKIP---***.814.31.5*
Brexit Party---------2.3
The Speaker2---------3.7
Other0.50.30.93.93.66.53.61.20.32.0

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

2Standing in Chorley, unopposed by the 3 main parties.

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative1313922398811
Labour3371313126884
Liberal Democrat10000001000
The Speaker2---------1
Total16161615151516161616

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

2Lindsay Hoyle

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit

1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 edit

Lancashire area edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal-Labour  Liberal Unionist

Constituency1885861886868789909218929395189598001900000203041906Jan 10Dec 10131517
AccringtonGraftonHodgeLeeseBaker
Barrow-in-FurnessD. DuncanCaineJ. DuncanCayzerC. Duncan
BlackburnPeelHornbyBarclayNorman
CoddingtonSnowden
BlackpoolStanleyRidleyWorsley-TaylorAshley
BurnleyRylandsSlaggBalfourStanhopeMitchellMaddisonArbuthnotMorrell
ChorleyFeildenLindsayHibbert
ClitheroeKay-ShuttleworthShackletonSmith
DarwenGascoyne-CecilHuntingtonJ. RutherfordHindleRutherford
LancasterMartonWilliamsonFosterHelme
N LonsdaleAinslieSmithR. CavendishHaddock
OrmskirkForwoodStanley
PrestonHanburyKerrMacphersonStanley
TomlinsonCoxTobinBroughton
RossendaleS. CavendishMadenMatherHarcourtMaden

Manchester area edit

  Conservative  Independent Labour  Labour  Liberal  Liberal-Labour  Liberal Unionist

Constituency1885861886899018921895979900190001020405190608Jan 10Dec 101112141516171818
Ashton-under-LyneAddisonWhiteleyScottAitkenStanley
BoltonBridgemanHarwoodTaylorEdge
Shepherd-CrossGillTootill
BuryJamesKenyonToulmin
EcclesEgertonRobyLeigh-ClarePollard
GortonPeacockMatherHatchHodge
HeywoodHoyleSnapeKempHoldenCawleyIllingworth
InceBlundell-Hollinshead-BlundellWoodsBlundell-Hollinshead-BlundellWalsh
LeighWrightScottBrunnerRaffan
Manchester EBalfourHorridgeSutton
Manchester NHuttonSchwann
Manchester NEFergussonClynes
Manchester NWHouldsworthChurchillJoynson-HicksKempRandles
Manchester SRoscoeCampbellPeelHaworthGlazebrookStoker
Manchester SWHamiltonBrightGallowayKelleyColefaxNeedham
MiddletonSalis-SchwabeT. FieldenHopwoodT. FieldenDuckworthE. FieldenAdkins
OldhamHibbertLeesHibbertAscroftEmmottDenniss
MacleanCheethamOswaldRuncimanChurchillBrightBarton
PrestwichBuckleyMowbrayF. CawleyO. CawleyHopkinson
Radcliffe cum FarnworthLeakeMellorTaylor
RochdalePotterRoydsHarvey
Salford NorthE. HardcastleHollandPlatt-HigginsBylesTillett
Salford SouthMatherHoworthGrovesBellocBarlow
Salford WestArmitageKnowlesAgnew
StretfordAgnewMaclureCrippsNuttall
WesthoughtonF. HardcastleStanleyWilson
WiganPowellTwistNeville

Merseyside area edit

  Conservative  Irish Nationalist  Labour  Liberal  Liberal Unionist

Constituency18851886868788921892931895959798991900020305190607Jan 1010Dec 1011151617
BootleSandysBonar Law
Liverpool AbercrombyLawrenceSeelyChalonerStanley
Liverpool E Toxtethde WormsWarrTaylorHallRankin
Liverpool EvertonWhitleyWilloxHarmood-Banner
Liverpool ExchangeBailyDuncanNevilleBighamMcArthurCherryMusprattScott
Liverpool KirkdaleBaden-PowellMacIverMcArthurKyffin-TaylorPennefather
Liverpool ScotlandO'Connor
Liverpool WaltonGibsonMattinsonStockSmith
Liverpool W DerbyHamiltonCrossLongHigginbottomW. Rutherford
Liverpool W ToxtethRoydenHouston
NewtonCrossLeghR. PilkingtonSeddonPalmer
St HelensSeton-KarrGloverSwift
SouthportG. PilkingtonCurzonNaylor-LeylandG. PilkingtonMarshall-HallAstburyDalrymple-White
WarringtonGreenallPierpontCrosfieldSmith
WidnesEdwards-MossGilliatWalker

1918 to 1950 edit

Lancashire area edit

  Coalition Liberal (1918–1922) / National Liberal (1922–1923)  Conservative  Constitutionalist  Independent  Labour  Liberal  National Labour  National Liberal (1931–1968)

Constituency19182021192219232419242428192929311931193536383940414243194546
AccringtonGrayBuxtonEdwardsSnowdenProcterScott-Elliot
Barrow-in-FurnessChadwickSomervilleBromleyWalker-SmithMonslow
BlackburnNormanJ. DuckworthGillEllistonEdwards
DeanHennHamiltonSmilesCastle
Blackpool NorthLow
Blackpool / South (1945)ParkinsonMolloyMeylerde FreceErskine-BolstRobinson
BurnleyIrvingA. HendersonCampbellBurke
ChorleyHackingKenyon
ClitheroeDaviesBrassRandall
DarwenRutherfordSandersonHindleSandersonSamuelRussellPrescott
FyldeAshleyStanleyLancaster
LancasterHunterSingletonO'NeillStricklandTomlinsonRamsbothamMaclean
LonsdaleLowtherKennedyMadenLindsayFraser
Nelson and ColneA. SmithGrahamGreenwoodThorpSilverman
OrmskirkBellBlundellRosbothamKing-HallWilson
PrestonStanleyHodgeKennedyJowittMoreingChurchillSunderlandShackleton
ShawKirkpatrickCobbSegal
RossendaleWaddingtonHalsteadWaddingtonLawCrossWalker

Manchester area edit

  Coalition Labour  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)  Conservative  Constitutionalist  Independent  Labour  Labour Independent Group  Liberal  National Government  National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency1918192021221922192319242425281929311931331935373839404244194545464849
Ashton-under-LyneStanleyde FreceHomanBellamyBroadbentSimpsonJowittRhodes
BoltonTootillRussellCunliffeBrothersHaslamCadoganJ. Jones
EdgeLawHiltonLawEntwistleLewis
BuryAinsworthChorltonFletcher
EcclesStevensBuckleBethelMortPotterCaryProctor
FarnworthBagleyGreenallRowsonStonesRowsonTomlinson
Heywood and RadcliffeIllingworthHallsEnglandJacksonPorrittWootton-DaviesWhittakerGreenwood
InceWalshMacdonaldBrown
LeighRaffanTwistTinkerBoardman
Manchester ArdwickHailwoodLowthJ. HendersonFullerJ. Henderson
Manchester BlackleyBriggsOliverBriggsOliverLees-JonesDiamond
Manchester ClaytonHopkinsonSuttonFlanaganSuttonFlanaganJaggerThorneycroft
Manchester ExchangeRandlesStocktonBarclayFieldenEckersleyHewlettLever
Manchester GortonHodgeComptonBaileyComptonBennOldfield
Manchester HulmeNallMcElweeNallLee
Manchester Moss SideHurstAckroydHurstW. DuckworthGriffiths
Manchester PlattingClynesChorltonClynesDelargy
Manchester RusholmeStokerThorpeMastermanMerrimanRadfordCundiffHutchinson
Manchester WithingtonCarterWattsSimonWattsSimonFleming
Middleton & PrestwichAdkinsStewart-SandemanGates
MossleyHopkinsonGibsonHopkinsonWoods
OldhamBartonGriggWigginsLangCrossleyDoddFairhurst
DennissToutCooperWilsonKerrHale
RochdaleLawBurgessMuirKellyJessonKellyMorgan
RoytonSugdenGormanDaviesSutcliffe
Salford NorthTillettFinburghTillettMorrisMcAdam
Salford SouthBarlowTooleRadfordTooleStourtonHardy
Salford WestAstburyHaycockAstburyHaycockAstburyEmeryRoyle
StretfordT. RobinsonRenwickCrossleyEthertonAustin
WesthoughtonWilsonDavies
WiganParkinsonFosterWilliams

Merseyside area edit

  Conservative  Irish Nationalist  Labour  Liberal  National Labour

Constituency19181919222319232419242919292931193133351935194547
BootleRoydenBurnieV. HendersonKinleyCrookshankErringtonKinley
Liverpool E ToxtethRankinJacobMondBuchan-Hepburn
Liverpool Edge HillW. RutherfordHayesH. RutherfordCritchleyClitherowIrvine
Liverpool EvertonHarmood-BannerWoodcockCaineHornbyKirby
Liverpool ExchangeScottReynoldsShuteBraddock
Liverpool FairfieldCohenBrocklebankMoody
Liverpool KirkdalePennefatherSandhamRankinKeenan
Liverpool ScotlandO'ConnorLogan
Liverpool WaltonChilcottPurbrickHaworth
Liverpool WavertreeRawH. SmithRathboneTinneNall-CainClearyShawRaikes
Liverpool West DerbyF. SmithHallC. JonesAllenFyfe
Liverpool West ToxtethHoustonGibbinsWilsonGibbins
NewtonYoungEssenhighYoung
St HelensSextonSpencerW. RobinsonShawcross
SouthportDalrymple-WhiteBrunnerDalrymple-WhiteHudson
WarringtonH. SmithCunningham-ReidDukesCunningham-ReidDukesGoldiePorter
WaterlooBuckleyBullock
WidnesWalkerA. HendersonClaytonCameronR. RobinsonPilkingtonShawcross

1950 to 1983 edit

Lancashire area edit

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency19505119515319555819596219641966681970Feb 1974Oct 1974791979
AccringtonHyndDavidson
Barrow-in-FurnessMonslowBooth
Blackburn East / Blackburn (1955)CastleStraw
BurnleyBurkeJones
Preston SouthShackletonGreenMahonGreenThorne
OrmskirkCrossSalterGloverSorefKilroy-Silk
ChorleyKenyonMonksRodgersDover
Preston NorthAmeryR. H. AtkinsHoltR. H. AtkinsR. J. Atkins
RossendaleGreenwoodBrayNobleTrippier
Nelson and ColneSilvermanWaddingtonHoyleLee
LancasterMacleanBerkeleyHenigKellett-Bowman
Morecambe and LonsdaleFraserde FerrantiHall-DavisLennox-Boyd
Blackpool NorthLowMiscampbell
Blackpool SouthRobinsonBlaker
ClitheroeFortPearsonWalderWaddington
DarwenPrescottFletcher-Cooke
Fylde NorthStanleyClegg
Fylde SouthLancasterGardner
Blackburn WestAssheton

Manchester area edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Social Democratic

Constituency195051195152195558195960616319641966676819707273Feb 1974Oct 19747819797981
Manchester ClaytonThorneycroft
Manchester ExchangeGriffithsHatton
Droylsden / Manchester Openshaw (1955)WoodsW. WilliamsMorris
Ashton-under-LyneRhodesSheldon
EcclesProctorCarter-Jones
FarnworthTomlinsonThorntonRoper
InceBrownMcGuire
LeighBoardmanCunliffe
Manchester ArdwickL. LeverKaufman
Manchester Cheetham / Manc Central (74)H. LeverLitherland
Manchester GortonOldfieldZilliacusMarks
Salford EastHardyAllaun
Salford WestRoyleOrme
WesthoughtonDaviesPriceStott
WiganR. WilliamsFitch
Oldham WestL. HaleCampbellMeacher
RochdaleJ. HaleSchofieldMcCannC. Smith
Oldham EastFairhurstHorobinMappLamond
Manchester BlackleyDiamondJohnsonRoseEastham
Heywood and RoytonSutcliffeLeaveyBarnett
Manchester WythenshaweHillMorris
Bolton EastBoothBellE. TaylorHowarthReedYoung
Middleton and PrestwichGatesBarlowCoeHaselhurstCallaghan
Manchester Moss SideHorsbrughWattsF. TaylorHattonMorton
Bolton WestLewisHoltOakesRedmondTaylor
Bury and RadcliffeFletcherBidgoodEnsorFidlerWhite
StretfordStoreyDaviesChurchill
Manchester WithingtonCundiffCarySilvester
Constituency195051195152195558195960616319641966676819707273Feb 1974Oct 19747819797981

Merseyside area edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Social Democratic

Constituency19501951525354195557581959616419641966197071Feb 1974Oct 197479197981
Liverpool ExchangeBraddockParry
BootleKinleyMahonRoberts
HuytonWilson
Liverpool Edge HillIrvineAlton
Liv Scotland / L Sc Exchange (74)LoganAlldrittMarsdenParry
NewtonLeeEvans
St HelensShawcrossSpriggs
WarringtonMorganSummerskillT. WilliamsHoyle
WidnesMacCollOakes
Liverpool KirkdaleKeenanPannellDunn
Liverpool ToxtethBevinsCrawshaw
Liverpool WaltonThompsonHeffer
Liverpool West DerbyFyfeWoollamOgden
Liverpool GarstonRaikesBinghamFortescueLoydenThornton
CrosbyBullockPageS. Williams
Liverpool WavertreeTilneySteen
SouthportHudsonFleetwood-HeskethPercival

1983 to 2010 edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal Democrats

Constituency1983198791199219970020012005
BurnleyPikeUssher
BlackburnStraw
PrestonThorneWiseHendrick
West LancashireHindPickthall
HyndburnHargreavesPope
Blackpool SouthBlakerHawkinsMarsden
ChorleyDoverHoyle
PendleLeePrentice
Rossendale and DarwenTrippierAnderson
Blackpool North / Blackpool N & Fleetwood (1997)MiscampbellElletsonHumble
Morecambe and LunesdaleLennox-BoydSmith
South RibbleAtkinsBorrow
Lancaster / Lancaster & Wyre (1997)Kellett-BowmanDawsonWallace
FyldeGardnerJack
Ribble ValleyWaddingtonCarrEvans
WyreCleggMans

2010 to present edit

  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Liberal Democrats  Speaker

Constituency201013141520152017201923242024
BurnleyBirtwistleJ. CooperHigginbotham
BlackburnStrawHollern
PrestonHendrick
West LancashireR. CooperDalton
HyndburnJonesBritcliffe
Blackpool SouthMarsdenBentonWebb
ChorleyHoyle
Pendle / Pendle and Clitheroe (2024)Stephenson
Rossendale and DarwenBerry
Blackpool N & Cleveleys / Blackpool N & Fleetwood ('24)Maynard
Morecambe and LunesdaleMorris
South RibbleFullbrookKennedyFletcher
Lancaster & Fleetwood / Lancaster & Wyre (2024)OllerenshawSmith
FyldeMenzies
Ribble ValleyEvans
Wyre and Preston NorthWallaceN/A

See also edit

Notes edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ribble Valley Councillors call for Parliamentary boundary rethink". Lancashire Telegraph. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "New plans for revised East Lancs Parliamentary map revealed". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 711-762. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".