Blackpool North and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Blackpool North and Fleetwood Borough constituency |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Joan Humble | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joan Humble | 20,620 | 47.6 | -3.2 | |
| Conservative | Gavin Williamson | 15,558 | 35.9 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Bate | 5,533 | 12.8 | +3.1 | |
| UK Independence | Roy Hopwood | 1,579 | 3.6 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 5,062 | 11.7 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,290 | 57.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Blackpool North & Fleetwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joan Humble | 21,610 | 50.8 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Alan Vincent | 15,889 | 37.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Bate | 4,132 | 9.7 | +1.1 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Porter | 950 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,721 | 13.5 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 42,581 | 57.2 | -14.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joan Humble | 28,051 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Elletson | 19,105 | 35.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Beverley Hill | 4,600 | 8.6 | ||
| Referendum Party | Roy Hopwood | 1,704 | 3.2 | ||
| British National | Jon Ellis | 288 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,946 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 53,748 | 71.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
