Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Blackpool North and Fleetwood Borough constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood shown within Lancashire, and Lancashire shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Joan Humble
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Lancashire
EP constituency:	North West England

Blackpool North and Fleetwood is a 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.

Boundaries

The so-called "Golden Mile" of Blackpool and the fishing port of Fleetwood have been paired together since 1997. Those against the move at the time tried to argue that Fleetwood was a genteel place that had little, if anything, in common with the noisy neighbour to the south; then, as now, the Boundary Commission disagreed with the idea that Blackpool was a "den of vice", as one local Fleetwood newspaper would have it.

In time for the next election, this seat will be abolished. Fleetwood will link with Lancaster to create a new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood. Meanwhile, the town of Thornton Cleveleys will be split to create Blackpool North and Cleveleys.

Blackpool is a Unitary Authority but does not have enough electors to create one or two valid constituencies on its own without using electoral wards from Lancashire.

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

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