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  UK Parliament - Lancaster & Fleetwood
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Lancaster & Fleetwood
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie May 16, 2010 11:11pm
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Description
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The two constituencies from which this new seat has been created are represented by different parties. Lancaster and Wyre is Conservative, having been won from Labour in 2005, while Blackpool North and Fleetwood has been Labour since 1997. Due to these boundary changes, there will be no sitting MP at the coming election, meaning the people of Lancaster and Fleetwood will be sending somebody new to Westminster.
This new seat comprises most of the wards from the old Lancaster and Wyre seat, five wards from the old Blackpool North and Fleetwood seat and a part-ward from Morecambe and Lunesdale.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

This new Lancashire constituency combines the historic town of Lancaster with the coastal town of Fleetwood, as well some other small rural towns and villages.

Lancaster University is a major local employer, with over 2,000 staff. The university is vital for the areas economy with a current annual income of just under 150 million pounds. There is also the significant economic contribution made by the university's 17,000 students, many of whom live in the constituency.

The town of Fleetwood has profited from an increase in tourism in recent years after massive regeneration of the promenade and market areas.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 16,496 (42.43%)
C 13,068 (33.61%)
LD 6,081 (15.64%)
Green 2,278 (5.86%)
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NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/07/2015
NameCat Smith Votes17,643 (42.27%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin1,265 (+3.03%)
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LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Eric Ollerenshaw 2 1 ----
Leaning Call: Eric Ollerenshaw (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Eric Ollerenshaw (100.00%)

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Name Eric Ollerenshaw Clive Grunshaw Stuart Langhorn Gina Dowding Frederick McGlade Debra Kent Keith Riley
PartyConservative Labour Liberal Democrats Green UK Independence British National Independent
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Uncertified Votes 15,404 (36.07%) 15,071 (35.29%) 8,167 (19.13%) 1,888 (4.42%) 1,020 (2.39%) 938 (2.20%) 213 (0.50%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -333 (-0.78%) -7,237 (-16.95%) -13,516 (-31.65%) -14,384 (-33.69%) -14,466 (-33.88%) -15,191 (-35.58%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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