Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)
| Fylde | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Fylde in Lancashire for the 2010 general election. |
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 Location of Lancashire within England. |
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| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 66,504 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Kirkham, Wesham, Lytham St Annes, Freckleton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Mark Menzies (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Fylde North and Fylde South |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Fylde North and Fylde South |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Fylde is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] History
The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 General Election, but was abolished for the 1950 General Election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 General Election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency.
The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the United Kingdom general election, 2010, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City of Preston to the new seat of Wyre and Preston North.
[edit] Boundaries
The current constituency includes the whole Borough of Fylde, plus the civil parish of Lea from the City of Preston. The constituency has three main population centres, namely Kirkham/Wesham, Lytham St Annes and Freckleton. Kirkham and Wesham are adjacent small towns with some light industrial development. Lytham and St Annes are comfortable seaside resorts, favoured by families and retired couples.
[edit] Proposed changes
As part of the nation-wide Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for England propose reshaping the Fylde seat to incorporate the town of Poulton-le-Fylde[2].
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1918–1950
| Election | Member [3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Wilfrid William Ashley | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Lord Stanley | Conservative | |
| 1938 | Claude Lancaster | Conservative | |
| 1950 | constituency split into Fylde North and Fylde South | ||
[edit] MPs since 1983
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sir Edward Gardner | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Michael Jack | Conservative | |
| 2010 | Mark Menzies | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Fylde | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Menzies | 22,826 | 52.2 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Winlow | 9,641 | 22.1 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Liam Robinson | 8,624 | 19.7 | -5.9 | |
| UKIP | Martin Bleeker | 1,945 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Green | Phillip Mitchell | 654 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 13,185 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 43,690 | 66.3 | +7.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Fylde | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Jack | 24,287 | 53.4 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | William Parbury | 11,828 | 26.0 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Winlow | 7,748 | 17.0 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Tim Akeroyd | 1,647 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 12,459 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 45,510 | 60.1 | -0.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Fylde | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Jack | 23,383 | 52.3 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | John Stockton | 13,773 | 30.8 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Begg | 6,599 | 14.8 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Lesley Brown | 982 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,610 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 44,737 | 60.9 | -12.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Fylde | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Jack | 25,443 | 48.87 | -11.3 | |
| Labour | John Garrett | 16,480 | 31.65 | +13.07 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Greene | 7,609 | 14.61 | -6.07 | |
| Referendum Party | David Britton | 2,372 | 4.56 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Terry Kerwin | 163 | 0.31 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,963 | 17.21 | |||
| Turnout | 52,069 | 72.94 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Fylde[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Jack | 30,639 | 61.4 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | N Cryer | 9,648 | 19.3 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | Ms. C Hughes | 9,382 | 18.8 | +4.5 | |
| Natural Law | PDN Leadbetter | 239 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 20,991 | 42.1 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,908 | 78.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Lancashire provisional recommendations Boundary Commission for England
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F" [self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i09.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
