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Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°54′11″N 2°46′19″W / 53.903°N 2.772°W / 53.903; -2.772
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Wyre and Preston North
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Wyre and Preston North in Lancashire
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Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Electorate71,612 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsThornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall, Fulwood
20102024
SeatsOne
Created fromRibble Valley,
Lancaster and Wyre
Replaced byBlackpool North and Fleetwood, Lancaster and Wyre

Wyre and Preston North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

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

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, with its area being split between five other constituencies, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2][3]

The seat's only MP was Ben Wallace of the Conservative Party, former Secretary of State for Defence. He announced in 2023 that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.[4]

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010-2024

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

The seat contained 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:

Abolition

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with parts distributed between five neighbouring constituencies:[2]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[5] Party
2010 Ben Wallace Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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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