Back Wyre a Gogledd Preston (etholaeth seneddol) Welsh Wyre and Preston North French Collegio di Wyre and Preston North Italian 懷爾和北普雷斯頓 (英國國會選區) Chinese
| Wyre and Preston North | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:WyrePrestonNorth2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Wyre and Preston North in Lancashire | |
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:EnglandLancashire.svg) Location of Lancashire within England | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 71,612 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang, St Michael's On Wyre, Catterall, Fulwood |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ribble Valley, Lancaster and Wyre |
| Replaced by | Blackpool 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.