Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pendle
Borough constituency

Pendle shown within Lancashire, and Lancashire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Gordon Prentice
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Lancashire
EP constituency: North West England

Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Boundaries

Pendle mainly compromises the towns of Nelson and Colne,with smaller towns like Barnoldswick and Earby added since boundary changes in the 1970s brought them into this area of Lancashire from Yorkshire.It is mostly favourable to Labour although the Conservatives have won the seat in good years for them.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England decided to make only minor changes to the seats in East Lancashire. The new Pendle constituency will contain only those wards within the district boundary, meaning the district council area is co-terminous with the parliamentary boundary.

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2005: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 15,250 37.1 -7.5
Conservative Jane Ellison 13,070 31.8 -2.1
Liberal Democrat Shazad Anwar 9,528 23.2 +9.4
British National Tom Boocock 2,547 6.2 +1.2
UK Independence Graham Cannon 737 1.8 -1.0
Majority 2,180 5.3
Turnout 41,132 63.4 +0.2
Labour hold Swing -2.7
General Election 2001: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 17,729 44.6 -8.7
Conservative Rasjid Skinner 13,454 33.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrat David Whipp 5,479 13.8 +2.2
British National Chris Jackson 1,976 5.0 N/A
UK Independence Graham Cannon 1,094 2.8 N/A
Majority 4,275 10.7
Turnout 39,732 63.2 -11.4
Labour hold Swing

Candidates for the next general election

Confirmed candidates for Pendle at the next UK general election:

See also

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Constituencies in North West England
Labour
Ashton-under-Lyne · Barrow and Furness · Birkenhead · Blackburn · Blackpool North and Fleetwood · Blackpool South · Bolton North East · Bolton South East · Bolton West · Bootle · Burnley · Bury North · Bury South · Carlisle · Chorley · City of Chester · Copeland · Crosby · Denton and Reddish · Eccles · Ellesmere Port and Neston · Halton · Heywood and Middleton · Hyndburn · Knowsley North and Sefton East · Knowsley South · Leigh · Liverpool Garston · Liverpool Riverside · Liverpool Walton · Liverpool Wavertree · Liverpool West Derby · Makerfield · Manchester Blackley · Manchester Central · Manchester Gorton · Morecambe and Lunesdale · Oldham East and Saddleworth · Oldham West and Royton · Pendle · Preston · Rossendale and Darwen · Salford · South Ribble · St Helens North · St Helens South · Stalybridge and Hyde · Stockport · Stretford and Urmston · Wallasey · Warrington North · Warrington South · Weaver Vale · West Lancashire · Wigan · Wirral South · Wirral West · Workington · Worsley · Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) · Labour (3) · Liberal Democrats (1) · UKIP (1)
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