Blackpool North and Fleetwood is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, electing one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since its recreation following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for the 2024 general election the seat has been held by Lorraine Beavers of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

The constituency of Blackpool North and Fleetwood is located in Lancashire at the north-west corner of the Fylde, a peninsula on the Irish Sea coast. It contains the northern suburbs of the large seaside town of Blackpool, including Bispham, and other towns and villages to the north including Cleveleys, Thornton and Fleetwood.

The area was traditionally reliant on the fishing and tourism industries. Like many coastal towns in England, the area has experienced economic decline in recent decades. Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are considerably older, more religious, more deprived and less likely to be degree-educated. White people make up 97% of the population.

Local politics are mixed; at the most recent local council elections in 2023, Bispham, Cleveleys and Thornton elected primarily Conservative councillors whilst the seats in Fleetwood were won by Labour Party candidates. Voters in the constituency were strongly in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with an estimated 66% supporting Brexit.

The constituency comprises the majority of, and replaces, the abolished constituency of Blackpool North and Cleveleys, extending northwards to include the town of Fleetwood from Lancaster and Fleetwood (also abolished). It was also expanded to include the whole of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation, together with the village of Carleton, formerly part of Wyre and Preston North (also abolished).

Members of Parliament

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||1997 || Joan Humble ||Labour

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|2010

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||2024 || Lorraine Beavers ||Labour

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Elections

center|thumb|upright=4|Blackpool North and Fleetwood election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

  • Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

References

  • Blackpool North and Fleetwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) MapIt UK
  • Blackpool North and Fleetwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) MapIt UK