Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2010 and 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lancaster and Wyre | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Lancaster and Wyre in North West England | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 74,992 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Cat Smith (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Lancaster and Fleetwood, Wyre and Preston North |
| 1997–2010 | |
| Created from | Lancaster and Wyre |
| Replaced by | Lancaster and Fleetwood, Wyre and Preston North |
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Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Cat Smith of Labour Party. The seat was originally established in 1997 but was replaced by Lancaster and Fleetwood in 2010.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[2] Its boundaries are similar to those of the 1997–2010 version and replace the Lancaster and Fleetwood.
This seat was originally created for the 1997 general election and was abolished at the 2010 general election. It was a marginal seat between the Labour and Conservative parties throughout its existence, and was the only seat gained by the Conservatives in the North West in the 2005 general election.
1997–2010
Map of boundaries from 1997 until 2010
Map of boundaries from 2024
The City of Lancaster wards of Bulk, Castle, Caton, Ellel, John O'Gaunt, Scotforth East, and Scotforth West, and the Borough of Wyre wards of Breck, Brock, Calder, Carleton, Catterall, Duchy, Garstang, Hambleton, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Pilling, Preesall, Staina, Tithebarn, and Wyresdale.
The Boundary Commission for England's proposals for parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire were completed in 2006. They proposed to split this seat into two.[3] As a result, Lancaster was attached to another part of Wyre borough, over the River Wyre to the fishing port of Fleetwood. The new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood represents the first time the two places have been linked for parliamentary reasons for many years.
The other seat was the new Wyre and Preston North.[3] This seat had never been created before, and the bringing together of Garstang, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and the Fulwood and northern rural areas of Preston was unprecedented.
From general election of 2024
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Lancaster wards of: Bulk; Castle; Ellel; John O'Gaunt; Marsh; Scotforth East; Scotforth West; Skerton East; Skerton West; University & Scotforth Rural.
- The District of Wyre wards of: Brock with Catterall; Calder; Garstang; Great Eccleston; Hambleton & Stalmine; Pilling; Preesall; Wyresdale.[4]
The constituency replaces Lancaster and Fleetwood – excluding the town of Fleetwood. It has been expanded to include the community of Skerton, transferred from Morecambe and Lunesdale, together with Garstang and surrounding rural areas, previously part of the Wyre and Preston North constituency (now abolished).
Further to a local government boundary review that was carried out in the City of Lancaster and came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The City of Lancaster wards of: Bowerham; Bulk; Castle; Ellel; John O'Gaunt; Marsh; Scale Hall; Scotforth East; Scotforth West; Skerton (most); University.
- The District of Wyre wards of: Brock with Catterall; Calder; Garstang; Great Eccleston; Hambleton & Stalmine; Pilling; Preesall; Wyresdale.
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hilton Dawson | Labour | |
| 2005 | Ben Wallace | Conservative | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Lancaster and Fleetwood and Wyre and Preston North | ||
| 2024 | Cat Smith | Labour | |
Ben Wallace was selected to represent the Conservatives at the 2010 election in the successor seat of Wyre and Preston North.
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cat Smith | 19,315 | 44.9 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter Cartridge | 10,062 | 23.4 | −24.6 | |
| Reform UK | Nigel Alderson | 6,866 | 16.0 | +14.2 | |
| Green | Jack Lenox | 5,236 | 12.2 | +7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Severn | 1,529 | 3.6 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 9,253 | 21.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,008 | 58.0 | −8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,760 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Wallace | 22,266 | 42.8 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Anne Sacks | 18,095 | 34.8 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Langhorn | 8,453 | 16.2 | +5.9 | |
| Green | Jon Barry | 2,278 | 4.4 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | John Mander | 969 | 1.9 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 4,171 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 52,061 | 64.5 | −1.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hilton Dawson | 22,556 | 43.1 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Steve Barclay | 22,075 | 42.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Scott | 5,383 | 10.3 | −1.2 | |
| Green | John Whitelegg | 1,595 | 3.0 | +1.7 | |
| UKIP | John Whittaker | 741 | 1.4 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 481 | 0.9 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 52,350 | 65.9 | −8.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hilton Dawson | 25,173 | 42.8 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Keith Mans | 23,878 | 40.6 | −11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Humberstone | 6,802 | 11.5 | −2.4 | |
| Referendum | Vivien Ivell | 1,516 | 2.6 | New | |
| Green | Jon Barry | 795 | 1.3 | New | |
| UKIP | John Whittaker | 698 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,295 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 58,862 | 74.8 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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