Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Blackpool North and Cleveleys in Lancashire for the 2010 general election
Outline map
Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Population83,391 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate62,697 (December 2018)[2]
Major settlementsBlackpool, Layton
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentPaul Maynard (Conservative)
Created fromBlackpool North and Fleetwood

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

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 will revert to being named Blackpool North and Fleetwood, to be first contested at the next 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

Map
Map of present boundaries

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 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.

The twin Wyre communities of Thornton and Cleveleys are now split between two constituencies. Cleveleys is the closer of the two to the Blackpool border, and encroaches on near neighbour Poulton-le-Fylde, which moves to Wyre and Preston North.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[5] Party
2010 Paul Maynard Conservative

Elections

Blackpool North and Cleveleys Election Results.

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 22,364 57.6 +8.2
Labour Chris Webb 13,768 35.5 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Sue Close 1,494 3.9 +2.1
Green Duncan Royle 735 1.9 +1.0
Independent Neil Holden 443 1.1 New
Majority 8,596 22.1 +17.2
Turnout 38,804 60.9 -3.2
Conservative hold Swing +8.6
General election 2017: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 20,255 49.4 +5.0
Labour Chris Webb 18,232 44.5 +8.5
UKIP Paul White 1,392 3.4 -11.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Close 747 1.8 -0.6
Green Duncan Royle 381 0.9 -1.4
Majority 2,023 4.9 -3.5
Turnout 41,007 64.1 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing -1.8

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Blackpool North and Cleveleys
General election 2015: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 17,508 44.4 +2.6
Labour Samuel Rushworth 14,168 36.0 -0.5
UKIP Simon Noble 5,823 14.8 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Close 948 2.4 -10.9
Green John Warnock 889 2.3 New
Northern James Walsh 57 0.1 New
Majority 3,340 8.4 +3.1
Turnout 39,393 63.1 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General election 2010: Blackpool North and Cleveleys[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Maynard 16,964 41.8 +4.5
Labour Penny Martin 14,814 36.5 -9.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene 5,400 13.3 -0.4
UKIP Roy Hopwood 1,659 4.1 +0.7
BNP James Clayton 1,556 3.8 New
Monster Raving Loony Tony Davies 198 0.5 New
Majority 2,150 5.3 N/A
Turnout 40,591 61.6 +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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