Wyre and Preston North is a

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represented in the

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of the

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. Created in the most recent fifth periodic review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, it elects one

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(MP) by the

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voting system. It was formed of parts of the

Ribble Valley Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clitheroe. ...

, Fylde and Lancaster and Wyre constituencies. The current MP is Ben Wallace of the

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who is currently

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Boundaries

It was created as the sixteenth seat of the county of

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by the

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prior to the 2010 general election. It contains the Fulwood and rural areas of Preston and many small towns and villages of Wyre. The seat of Wyre and Preston North contains the Wyre towns of

Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation ...

Garstang Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster. In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,268; ...

, St Michael's On Wyre,

Catterall Catterall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wyre, Lancashire, England. Historically in the Amounderness Hundred, it is situated on the A6 between Lancaster and Preston, a short distance from the town of Garstang, and Myerscou ...

and parts of Thornton. From Preston are added the suburban Fulwood area and the rural parishes such as Woodplumpton, Barton, Broughton, Goosnargh and Grimsargh. The electoral wards used in the creation are: *From Preston: Cadley, College, Garrison, Greyfriars,

Preston Rural East Preston Rural East is an electoral ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is in the eastern and northeastern part of the city near the M55 motorway moving out towards Sherwood and Grimsargh. The population of the ward at the ...

Preston Rural North Preston Rural North is an electoral ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is the largest by area in the city, containing the smaller and smallest villages from the northern areas of Preston, from Woodplumpton bordering the ...

Sharoe Green Sharoe Green () is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban Di ...

*From Wyre: Breck, Brock, Cabus, Calder, Carleton, Catterall,

Great Eccleston Great Eccleston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire, situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde. The village lies to the south of the River Wyre and the A586 road, approximately upstream from the port of Fleetw ...

, Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Staina, Tithebarn.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wyre And Preston North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of the City of Preston Politics of Wyre Parliamentary constituencies in North West England Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

See also

References