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]
Blackpool North and Cleveleys | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire |
Population | 83,391 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 62,697 (December 2018)[2] |
Major settlements | Blackpool, Layton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Paul Maynard (Conservative) |
Created from | Blackpool North and Fleetwood |
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]
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]
The seat was created by the Boundary Commission for England following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire.
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.
From the Next UK general election the seat will return to a modified version of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, covering the following electoral wards:
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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2010 | Paul Maynard | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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