Pendle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Pendle in Lancashire
Outline map
Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Electorate66,735 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsBarnoldswick, Colne, Nelson
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAndrew Stephenson (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromNelson and Colne, Skipton and Clitheroe[2]

Pendle is a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative.[n 2] The constituency was newly created for the 1983 general election, being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne constituency.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will expand it into the Borough of Ribble Valley, including the town of Clitheroe. As a consequence, it will be renamed Pendle and Clitheroe, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

Since its formation in 1983, the Pendle constituency has been coterminous with the borough of the same name; however the constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1997, due to local government boundary changes in the 1980s.[clarification needed]

The major urban centres in Pendle are Nelson and Colne, with smaller towns Barnoldswick and Earby added to existing ones such as Higham and Pendleside and Craven, since boundary changes in the 1970s that brought them into Pendle Borough, Lancashire from Yorkshire.

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies calling for slight changes in the run-up to the 2010 general election, since which Pendle has the same electoral wards as the Borough:

Constituency profile

Although in 1992 this was not a bellwether, this is a key marginal with the Conservative lead over Labour being similar to the national lead in the 2010 general election. In terms of the local economy, unemployment[5] is lower than the regional average, artisan creations, tourism, manufacturing, transport, food processing, the public sector and agriculture are large sectors.[6]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
1983 John Lee Conservative
1992 Gordon Prentice Labour
2010 Andrew Stephenson Conservative

Elections

Pendle election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Pendle[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 24,076 54.2 +5.2
Labour Azhar Ali 17,890 40.2 ―6.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Lishman 1,548 3.5 +1.4
Green Clare Hales 678 1.5 +0.4
Independent John Richardson 268 0.6 New
Majority 6,186 14.0 +12.2
Turnout 44,460 68.1 ―0.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
General election 2017: Pendle[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 21,986 49.0 +1.8
Labour Wayne Blackburn 20,707 46.2 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Lishman 941 2.1 ―1.2
BNP Brian Parker 718 1.6 New
Green Ian Barnett 502 1.1 ―1.2
Majority 1,279 2.8 ―8.5
Turnout 44,854 69.0 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing ―4.8

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Pendle
General election 2015: Pendle[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 20,978 47.2 +8.3
Labour Azhar Ali 15,525 34.9 +4.0
UKIP Michael Waddington 5,415 12.2 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Roach 1,487 3.3 ―16.9
Green Laura Fisk 1,043 2.3 New
Majority 5,453 12.3 +4.3
Turnout 44,448 68.7 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.15
General election 2010: Pendle[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 17,512 38.9 +7.1
Labour Gordon Prentice 13,927 30.9 ―6.2
Liberal Democrats Afzal Anwar 9,095 20.2 ―3.0
BNP James Jackman 2,894 6.4 +0.2
UKIP Graham Cannon 1,476 3.3 +1.5
Christian Richard Masih 141 0.3 New
Majority 3,585 8.0 N/A
Turnout 45,045 67.8 +4.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Pendle[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 15,250 37.1 ―7.5
Conservative Jane Ellison 13,070 31.8 ―2.1
Liberal Democrats Shazad Anwar 9,528 23.2 +9.4
BNP Thomas Boocock 2,547 6.2 +1.2
UKIP Graham Cannon 737 1.8 ―1.0
Majority 2,180 5.3 ―5.4
Turnout 41,132 63.4 +0.2
Labour hold Swing ―2.7
General election 2001: Pendle[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 17,729 44.6 ―8.7
Conservative Rasjid Skinner 13,454 33.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrats David Whipp 5,479 13.8 +2.2
BNP Chris Jackson 1,976 5.0 New
UKIP Graham Cannon 1,094 2.8 New
Majority 4,275 10.7 ―12.3
Turnout 39,732 63.2 ―11.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Pendle[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 25,059 53.3 +9.1
Conservative John Midgley 14,235 30.3 ―10.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Greaves 5,460 11.6 ―3.4
Referendum Damian Hockney 2,281 4.8 New
Majority 10,824 23.0 +19.1
Turnout 47,035 74.6 ―8.3
Labour hold Swing +9.6
General election 1992: Pendle[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 23,497 44.2 +8.9
Conservative John Lee 21,384 40.3 ―0.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies 7,976 15.0 ―9.3
Anti-Federalist League Valerie Thome 263 0.5 New
Majority 2,113 3.9 N/A
Turnout 53,120 82.9 +1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lee 21,009 40.4 ―3.8
Labour Sylvia Renilson 18,370 35.3 +3.0
Liberal Gordon Lishman 12,662 24.3 +0.8
Majority 2,639 5.1 ―6.8
Turnout 52,041 81.8 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing ―3.4
General election 1983: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lee 22,739 44.2
Labour George Rodgers 16,604 32.3
Liberal Gordon Lishman 12,056 23.5
Majority 6,135 11.9
Turnout 51,399 79.7
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county 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. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "'Pendle', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  6. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  8. ^ "Pendle Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Election results - General Election 2017". Pendle Borough Council. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Pendle". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Pendle [Archive]". www.politicsresources.net. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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