Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Pendle and Clitheroe
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Pendle and Clitheroe in North West England
CountyLancashire
Electorate76,941 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsNelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJonathan Hinder (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromPendle, Ribble Valley

Pendle and Clitheroe is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Since its creation, it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following (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.[2]

The seat replaced the current constituency of Pendle, excluding the community of Brierfield (transferred to Burnley), extending northwards into the Ribble Valley constituency to include the town of Clitheroe.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
2024 Jonathan Hinder Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Pendle and Clitheroe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Hinder 16,129 34.5 +1.4
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 15,227 32.6 −24.3
Reform UK Victoria Fletcher 8,171 17.5 New
Independent Zulfikar Ali Khan 3,108 6.6 New
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer 2,039 4.4 −2.9
Green Lex Kristan 1,421 3.0 +0.9
Workers Party Syed Muarif Hashmi 336 0.7 New
Rejoin EU Christopher Thompson 190 0.4 New
Independent Tony Johnson 133 0.3 New
Majority 902 1.9
Turnout 46,754 59.3 −3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.9

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  5. ^ "Pendle and Clitheroe Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  • Pendle and Clitheroe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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