Fylde (constituency)

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Fylde
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Fylde in North West England
CountyLancashire
Electorate75,114 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsKirkham, Wesham, Lytham St Annes, Freckleton, Poulton-le-Fylde
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAndrew Snowden (Script error: No such module "political party".)
SeatsOne
Created fromFylde North and Fylde South
1918–1950
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromBlackpool and Darwen
Replaced byFylde North and Fylde South

Fylde (/faɪld/) is a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire which since 2024 has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4] At the district council level, most of the constituency is represented by Conservatives, with more independents elected in the rural areas in the east. At the county council, the rural east is instead represented by Reform UK. An estimated 57% of voters in Fylde supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.[4]

History

The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 general election, but was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 general election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency.

The seat has been won by Conservative Party members during the entirety of its two creations, though Labour came very close to winning the seat for the first time in 2024 on a swing of nearly 18%, but the Conservatives managed to hold on with a narrow three-figure majority.

Boundaries

The constituency has four main population centres, namely Kirkham/Wesham, Lytham St Annes, Freckleton and Poulton-le-Fylde. Kirkham, Wesham and Freckleton are small towns with some light industrial development and have a considerable Labour vote, but Lytham and St Annes are comfortable seaside resorts, favoured by families and retired couples, and along with the more rural parts of the seat, are safely Conservative, as is the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde.

1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Fleetwood, Kirkham, Longridge, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, and Walton-le-Dale, the Rural District of Preston, and part of the Rural District of Fylde.

1945–1950: Part of the County Borough of Preston; the Municipal Borough of Fleetwood; the Urban Districts of Kirkham, Longridge, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton Cleveleys, Walton-le-Dale, and part of Fulwood; and, the Rural District of Fylde, and parts of Blackburn, and Preston.[5]

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.[6]

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

Election Member[7] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1918 Wilfrid Ashley Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1922 Edward Stanley Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1938 by-election Claude Lancaster Conservative
1950 constituency split into Fylde North and Fylde South

MPs since 1983

Election Member[7] Party
rowspan= 3 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1983 Sir Edward Gardner Conservative
1987 Michael Jack
2010 Mark Menzies
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2024 Independent
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color | 2024 Andrew Snowden Conservative

Election results

File:Fylde Election Results.png
Election results 1983–2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Fylde[8]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Snowden 15,917 33.2 −29.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Calver 15,356 32.0 +6.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brook Wimbury 8,295 17.3 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Anne Aitken 4,513 9.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Jewell 2,120 4.4 −2.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brenden Wilkinson 1,560 3.3 −0.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cheryl Morrison 199 0.4 N/A
Majority 561 1.2
Turnout 48,105 62.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −17.9

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Fylde[9]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Menzies 28,432 60.9 +2.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martin Mitchell 11,821 25.3 −8.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Jewell 3,748 8.0 +3.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gina Dowding 1,731 3.7 +1.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andy Higgins 927 2.0 N/A
Majority 16,611 35.6 +10.2
Turnout 46,659 69.8 −0.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +5.1
General election 2017: Fylde[10]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Menzies 27,334 58.7 +9.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jed Sullivan 15,529 33.3 +14.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Freddie Van Mierlo 2,341 5.0 +1.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tina Rothery 1,263 2.7 −0.5
Majority 11,805 25.4 −5.0
Turnout 46,594 70.7 +4.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −2.5
General election 2015: Fylde[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Menzies 21,406 49.1 −3.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jed Sullivan 8,182 18.8 −0.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Paul White 5,569 12.8 +8.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Hill 5,166 11.9 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Freddie van Mierlo 1,623 3.7 −18.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bob Dennett 1,381 3.2 +1.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Clarkson 230 0.5 N/A
Majority 13,224 30.3 +0.2
Turnout 43,557 66.3 ±0.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 2010: Fylde[13]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Menzies 22,826 52.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bill Winlow 9,641 22.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Liam Robinson 8,624 19.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martin Bleeker 1,945 4.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Phillip Mitchell 654 1.5
Majority 13,185 30.1
Turnout 43,690 66.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Fylde[14]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Jack 24,287 53.4 +1.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". William Parbury 11,828 26.0 −4.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bill Winlow 7,748 17.0 +2.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tim Akeroyd 1,647 3.6 New
Majority 12,459 27.4 +5.9
Turnout 45,510 60.1 −0.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.9
General election 2001: Fylde[15]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Jack 23,383 52.3 +3.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Stockton 13,773 30.8 −0.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Begg 6,599 14.8 +0.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lesley Brown 982 2.2 New
Majority 9,610 21.5 +4.2
Turnout 44,737 60.9 −12.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Fylde[16]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Jack 25,443 48.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Garrett 16,480 31.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". William L. Greene 7,609 14.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". David J. Britton 2,372 4.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Terry B. Kerwin 163 0.3
Majority 8,963 17.3
Turnout 52,067 72.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1992: Fylde[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Jack 30,639 61.4 +0.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nigel Cryer 9,648 19.3 −4.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carol Hughes 9,382 18.8 +4.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Leadbetter 239 0.5 New
Majority 20,991 42.1 +5.6
Turnout 49,908 78.5 +1.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Fylde[19]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Jack 29,559 60.7 −2.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Smith 11,787 24.2 −0.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Smith 6,955 14.3 +3.4
Restore Capital Punishment Harold Fowler 405 0.8 −1.2
Majority 17,772 36.5 −1.9
Turnout 48,706 77.0 +5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1983: Fylde[20]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Gardner 27,879 62.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Smith 10,777 24.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". David King 4,821 10.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harold Fowler 863 2.0
Majority 17,102 38.6
Turnout 44,340 71.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections 1918–1945

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Claude Lancaster 37,930 61.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edgar Hewitt 22,102 35.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Karl Edwin Heath 1,784 2.9
Majority 15,828 25.6
Turnout 61,816 70.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Fylde by-election
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Claude Lancaster 38,263 68.4 −2.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mabel Tylecote 17,648 31.6 +2.4
Majority 20,615 36.8 −4.8
Turnout 55,911
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1935: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Stanley 39,731 70.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas McNamee 16,379 29.2
Majority 23,352 41.6
Turnout 56,110 72.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
General election 1931: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Fylde [21]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Stanley 29,894 64.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph Williamson 16,318 35.3
Majority 13,576 29.4
Turnout 46,212 74.9
Registered electors 61,702
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
General election 1924: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold
General election 1923: Fylde [21]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Stanley 16,510 55.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". R. Parkinson Tomlinson 13,230 44.5
Majority 3,280 11.0
Turnout 29,740 76.1
Registered electors 39,090
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
General election 1922: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Elections in the 1910s

File:Wilfrid Ashley - Bain Collection.jpg
Ashley
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918Template:Election box end 1918

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  7. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
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General election 1918: Fylde
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". William John Tout 7,400 35.1
Majority 6,270 29.8
Turnout 21,070 59.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)
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