Wyre and Preston North
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Wyre and Preston North in Lancashire
Outline map
Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Electorate71,612 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsThornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall, Fulwood
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentBen Wallace (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRibble Valley,
Lancaster and Wyre

Wyre and Preston North is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in the most recent fifth periodic review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

It was formed of parts of the Ribble Valley, Fylde and Lancaster and Wyre constituencies.

The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[2][3]

The current MP is Ben Wallace of the Conservative Party who is currently Secretary of State for Defence. On 15 July 2023, Wallace announced that he intended to resign as Secretary of State for Defence at the next Cabinet reshuffle, and that he would not be seeking re-election as an MP at the next general election.[4]

Boundaries

It was created as the sixteenth seat of the county of Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England prior to the 2010 general election. It contains the Fulwood and rural areas of Preston and many small towns and villages of Wyre.

The seat of Wyre and Preston North contains 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:

Proposed abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with parts distributed between five neighbouring constituencies:[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[5] Party
2010 Ben Wallace Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wyre and Preston North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Wallace 31,589 59.7 +1.4
Labour Joanne Ainscough 14,808 28.0 ―7.0
Liberal Democrats John Potter 4,463 8.4 +3.6
Green Ruth Norbury 1,729 3.3 +1.5
Independent David Ragozzino 335 0.6 New
Majority 16,781 31.7 +8.4
Turnout 52,924 70.4 ―2.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
General election 2017: Wyre and Preston North[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Wallace 30,684 58.3 +5.1
Labour Michelle Heaton-Bentley 18,438 35.0 +10.2
Liberal Democrats John Potter 2,551 4.8 ―0.6
Green Ruth Norbury 973 1.8 ―1.6
Majority 12,246 23.3 ―5.1
Turnout 52,646 72.8 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: Wyre and Preston North[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Wallace 26,528 53.2 +0.8
Labour Ben Whittingham 12,377 24.8 +3.5
UKIP Kate Walsh 6,577 13.2 +8.4
Liberal Democrats John Potter 2,712 5.4 ―16.1
Green Anne Power 1,699 3.4 New
Majority 14,151 28.4 ―2.5
Turnout 49,893 70.6 ―1.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Wyre and Preston North[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Wallace 26,877 52.4 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher 11,033 21.5 +5.4
Labour Cat Smith 10,932 21.3 –5.9
UKIP Nigel Cecil 2,466 4.8 +2.7
Majority 15,844 30.9
Turnout 51,308 72.1 +8.8
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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. 1 2 "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. "Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  6. "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
  7. UK Parliamentary elections June 2017 Wyre Borough Council
  8. "Wyre & Preston North parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  9. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  11. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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