Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
| name = Wyre
| type = County
| year = 1983
| abolished = 1997
| elects_howmany = One
| previous = Fylde North
| next = Lancaster and Wyre
|region = England
|county = Lancashire
}}
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Wyre was a parliamentary constituency in the Wyre district of Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then partially replaced by the new constituency of Lancaster and Wyre.
Boundaries
The Borough of Wyre wards of Bailey, Bourne, Breck, Carleton, Cleveleys Park, Hambleton, Hardhorn, High Cross, Jubilee, Mount, Norcross, Park, Pharos, Preesall, Rossall, Staina, Tithebarn, Victoria, and Warren.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|w|5|date=March 2012}} | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1983 | Sir Walter Clegg | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1987 | Keith Mans | Conservative |
| | | 1997
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Wyre{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Clegg
|votes = 26,559
|percentage = 56.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Iain Murdoch
|votes = 11,748
|percentage = 25.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Goldsmith
|votes = 8,743
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,811
|percentage = 31.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,050
|percentage = 71.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Wyre{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Mans
|votes = 26,800
|percentage = 53.1
|change = −3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Iain Murdoch
|votes = 12,139
|percentage = 24.0
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Ainscough
|votes = 10,725
|percentage = 21.2
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Brown
|votes = 874
|percentage = 1.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,661
|percentage = 29.1
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,538
|percentage = 75.4
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −1.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Wyre{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2010-12-06}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Mans
|votes = 29,449
|percentage = 54.6
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Borrow
|votes = 17,785
|percentage = 33.0
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Ault
|votes = 6,420
|percentage = 11.9
|change = −12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Roger Perry
|votes = 260
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,664
|percentage = 21.6
|change = −7.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,914
|percentage = 79.5
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −5.1
}}
{{Election box end}}