Wyre_and_Preston_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)

Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards

Not to be confused with Preston North (UK Parliament constituency).

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.

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It was formed from 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, former Secretary of State for Defence. On 15 July 2023, Wallace announced that he intended to step down as Defence Secretary at the next Cabinet reshuffle, and that he would not be seeking re-election as an MP at the next general election.[4]

Boundaries

Map of current 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

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Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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See also

References

  1. [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.
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    "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.
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    "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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    "Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
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    "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
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    UK Parliamentary elections June 2017 Wyre Borough Council
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    "Wyre & Preston North parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
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    "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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    "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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    "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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    "Wyre & Preston North". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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