Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)

Lancaster and Wyre 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

This seat was created in 1997 and is set to be abolished in time for the next election. Currently, Lancaster & Wyre contains the City of Lancaster and most of the Wyre Borough.

If the proposals are accepted, this seat will be split into two parts. Lancaster will move to another part of Wyre, over the River Wyre to the fishing port of Fleetwood. The new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood would be the first time the two places have been linked for such reasons for many years.

The other seat would be the brand new Wyre and Preston North . This seat has never been created before, and the bringing together of Garstang, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and the Fulwood area of Preston is unprecedented.

Members of Parliament

• 1997 — 2005: Hilton Dawson, Labour
• 2005 — present: Ben Wallace, Conservative

The seat of Lancaster and Wyre was created in time for the 1997 election. There have only been two Members of Parliament for this seat.

Election results

General Election 2005: Lancaster and Wyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Wallace	22,266	42.8	+0.6
	Labour	Anne Sacks	18,095	34.8	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Langhorn	8,453	16.2	+5.9
	Green	Jon Barry	2,278	4.4	+1.4
	UKIP	John Mander	969	1.9	+0.5
Majority			4,171	8.0
Turnout			52,061	64.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 2001: Lancaster and Wyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilton Dawson	22,556	43.1	+0.3
	Conservative	Steve Barclay	22,075	42.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Scott	5,383	10.3	−1.3
	Green	John Whitelegg	1,595	3.0	+1.7
	UKIP	John Whittaker	741	1.4	+0.2
Majority			481	0.9
Turnout			52,350	65.9	−8.9
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire