Fylde () is a constituency in Lancashire which since 2024 has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Andrew Snowden, a Conservative. It is the only Conservative seat in Lancashire after the 2024 General Election, and one of three seats held by the party in North West England overall.
Constituency profile
The Fylde constituency is located in Lancashire and covers the towns and villages between Blackpool and Preston. It is named after the Fylde, the peninsula and coastal plain on which it lies. Its largest town is Lytham St Annes, which has a population of around 43,000. Lytham St Annes was previously two separate towns, with Lytham being the older of the two and St Annes being a planned seaside resort town developed during the 1870s. Lytham is generally affluent whilst there is some deprivation in St Annes. Other settlements in the constituency include the town of Poulton-le-Fylde, the connected towns of Kirkham and Wesham and the connected villages of Freckleton and Warton. Poulton-le-Fylde is a historic market town, and Warton is the site of Warton Aerodrome and the headquarters of BAE Systems Military Air & Information, where the Eurofighter Typhoon is manufactured. House prices in the constituency are higher than the rest of North West England but lower than the national average.
In general, residents of the constituency are older, more religious and more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of the country. Levels of education and household income are similar to national averages. White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.
1983–1997: The Borough of Fylde, and the Borough of Preston ward of Preston Rural West.
1997–2010: The Borough of Fylde, the Borough of Preston wards of Ingol and Preston Rural West, and the Borough of Wyre ward of Great Eccleston.
2010–2024: The Borough of Fylde, and the City of Preston ward of Lea.
The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the 2010 United Kingdom general election, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City of Preston to the new seat of Wyre and Preston North.
2024–present: The Borough of Fylde; the Borough of Wyre wards of Breck, Hardhorn with High Cross, and Tithebarn.
:Constituency expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring in the three Borough of Wyre wards which constitute the town of Poulton-le-Fylde, transferred from the abolished constituency of Wyre and Preston North. The small part formerly in the City of Preston was transferred to a revised Preston constituency.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918–1950
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| 1918
| Wilfrid Ashley
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| 1922
| Edward Stanley
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| 1938 by-election
| Claude Lancaster
| Conservative
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| 1950
|colspan="2"| constituency split into Fylde North and Fylde South
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MPs since 1983
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