Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)

Wyre and Preston North
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Wyre and Preston North in Lancashire
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Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Electorate71,612 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsThornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall, Fulwood
20102024
SeatsOne
Created fromRibble Valley,
Lancaster and Wyre
Replaced byBlackpool North and Fleetwood, Lancaster and Wyre

Wyre and Preston North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

It was formed from parts of the Ribble Valley, Fylde, and Lancaster and Wyre constituencies.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, with its area being split between five other constituencies, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2][3]

The seat's only MP was Ben Wallace of the Conservative Party, former Secretary of State for Defence. He announced in 2023 that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.[4]

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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