Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency|name=Pendle and Clitheroe|parliament=uk|year=2024|abolished=
|type=Borough
|elects_howmany=One
|next=
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=18 July 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|mp=Jonathan Hinder|party=Labour
|region=England
|county=Lancashire
|towns=Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick|previous=Pendle, Ribble Valley|image2=File:North West England - Pendle and Clitheroe constituency.svg|caption2=Boundary of Pendle and Clitheroe in North West England}}Pendle and Clitheroe is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Since its creation in 2024, it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}}
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Pendle wards of: Barnoldswick; Barrowford & Pendleside; Boulsworth & Foulridge; Bradley; Earby & Coates; Fence & Higham; Marsden & Southfield; Vivary Bridge; Waterside & Horsfield; Whitefield & Walverden.
- The Borough of Ribble Valley wards of: Chatburn; East Whalley, Read & Simonstone; Edisford & Low Moor; Littlemoor; Primrose; Sabden; St. Mary’s; Salthill; Whalley & Painter Wood; Wiswell & Barrow.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}
The seat replaced the former constituency of Pendle, excluding the community of Brierfield (transferred to Burnley), extending northwards into the Ribble Valley constituency to include the town of Clitheroe.{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Pendle+and+Clitheroe |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|p|1|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2024 | Labour |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Pendle and Clitheroe{{Cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001422 |title=Pendle and Clitheroe Results |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Hinder
|votes = 16,129
|percentage = 34.5
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Stephenson
|votes = 15,227
|percentage = 32.6
|change = -24.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Victoria Fletcher
|votes = 8,171
|percentage = 17.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Zulfikar Ali Khan
|votes = 3,108
|percentage = 6.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Anna Fryer
|votes = 2,039
|percentage = 4.4
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Lex Kristan
|votes = 1,421
|percentage = 3.0
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Workers Party of Britain
|candidate = Syed Muarif Hashmi
|votes = 336
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rejoin EU
|candidate = Christopher Thompson
|votes = 190
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tony Johnson
|votes = 133
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 902
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 46,754
|percentage = 59.3
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +12.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168619.html Pendle and Clitheroe UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in North West England}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024