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Coordinates: 53°50′42″N 2°12′14″W / 53.845°N 2.204°W / 53.845; -2.204

Pendle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Pendle in Lancashire.
Location of Lancashire within England.
County	Lancashire
Electorate	66,735 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Nelson and Colne
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Pendle is a borough 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.

Contents

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Proposed changes
2 Members of Parliament
3 Elections
4 See also
5 Notes and references

Boundaries

The major urban centres in Pendle are Nelson and Colne, with smaller towns like Barnoldswick and Earby added since boundary changes in the 1970s brought them into this area of Lancashire from Yorkshire. It is a key marginal with the Conservative lead over Labour being similar to the national lead in the 2010 General Election.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire in the run-up to the United Kingdom general election, 2010 the Boundary Commission for England decided to make only minor changes to the seats in East Lancashire. The new Pendle constituency contains only those wards within the district boundary, meaning the district council area is co-terminous with the parliamentary boundary.

Proposed changes

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for England propose dividing the Pendle constituency into two separate seats.

'Burnley North and Nelson' would incorporate almost all the Pendle council area, including Colne, Trawden and Barrowsford, in addition to Burnley town centre.

A re-drawn 'Ribble Valley' constituency would move Barnoldswick and Earby into a seat with Clitheroe, Slaidburn, Samlesbury and Bamber Bridge ^[2].

Members of Parliament

	Member ^[3]	Party
1983	John Lee	Conservative
1992	Gordon Prentice	Labour
2010	Andrew Stephenson	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Pendle ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Stephenson	17,512	38.9	+7.1
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	13,927	30.9	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Afzal Anwar	9,095	20.2	-3.0
	BNP	James Jackman	2,894	6.4	+0.2
	UKIP	Graham Cannon	1,476	3.3	+1.5
	Christian	Richard Masih	141	0.3	+0.3
Majority			3,585	8.0
Turnout			45,045	67.8	+4.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Pendle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	15,250	37.1	-7.5
	Conservative	Jane Ellison	13,070	31.8	-2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Shazad Anwar	9,528	23.2	+9.4
	BNP	Tom Boocock	2,547	6.2	+1.2
	UKIP	Graham Cannon	737	1.8	-1.0
Majority			2,180	5.3
Turnout			41,132	63.4	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7

General Election 2001: Pendle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	17,729	44.6	-8.7
	Conservative	Rasjid Skinner	13,454	33.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	David Whipp	5,479	13.8	+2.2
	BNP	Chris Jackson	1,976	5.0	N/A
	UKIP	Graham Cannon	1,094	2.8	N/A
Majority			4,275	10.7
Turnout			39,732	63.2	-11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Pendle^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	25,059	53.3	+9.1
	Conservative	John Midgley	14,235	30.3	−10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Greaves	5,460	11.6	−3.4
	Referendum Party	Damian Hockney	2,281	4.8	N/A
Majority			10,824	23.0	+19.0
Turnout			47,035	74.6	−8.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.6

General Election 1992: Pendle^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	23,497	44.2	+8.9
	Conservative	John Lee	21,384	40.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alan P. Davies	7,976	15.0	−9.3
	Anti-Federalist League	Mrs Val M. Thome	263	0.5	+0.5
Majority			2,113	4.0	−1.1
Turnout			53,120	82.9	+1.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.5

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
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)^{[self-published source?]}^{[better source needed]}
^ Pendle UKPOLLING
^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/199.htm
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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Conservative (22)	Altrincham and Sale West Blackpool North and Cleveleys Bury North Carlisle City of Chester Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Eddisbury Fylde Lancaster and Fleetwood Macclesfield Morecambe and Lunesdale Pendle Penrith and The Border Ribble Valley Rossendale and Darwen South Ribble Tatton Warrington South Weaver Vale Wirral West Wyre and Preston North

Liberal Democrats (6)	Burnley Cheadle Hazel Grove Manchester Withington Southport Westmorland and Lonsdale

North West England European constituency: Conservative (3) Labour (2) UKIP (1) Liberal Democrats (1) BNP (1)

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Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)

Boundaries

Proposed changes

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

Notes and references

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