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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards}}
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{{Coord|53.845|-2.204|display=title|region:GB_scale:50000}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency main
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Pendle
|name = Pendle
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|map_year =
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|year = 1983
|abolished =
|abolished = 2024
|type = Borough
|type = Borough
|previous = [[Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)|Nelson and Colne]], [[Skipton (UK Parliament constituency)|Skipton]] and [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]]<ref name="ElectionWeb83">{{cite web|title='Pendle', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83456.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=13 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|previous = [[Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)|Nelson and Colne]], [[Skipton (UK Parliament constituency)|Skipton]] and [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]]<ref name="ElectionWeb83">{{cite web|title='Pendle', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83456.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=13 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|next = [[Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Pendle and Clitheroe]]
|next =
|electorate = 66,735 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|accessdate=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archivedate=6 November 2010}}</ref>
|electorate = 66,735 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archive-date=6 November 2010}}</ref>
|mp = [[Andrew Stephenson]]
|mp =
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party =
|region = England
|region = England
|county = [[Lancashire]]
|county = [[Lancashire]]
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|elects_howmany = One
|elects_howmany = One
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'''Pendle''' was a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in [[Lancashire]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} The constituency was newly created for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], being largely formed from the former [[Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)|Nelson and Colne]] constituency.


Further to the completion of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes - expanding it into the [[Ribble Valley|Borough of Ribble Valley]], including the town of Clitheroe - it will be reformed as '''[[Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Pendle and Clitheroe]]''', which was first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001422 |title=Pendle and Clitheroe Results |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
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'''Pendle''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since 2010 by [[Andrew Stephenson]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} The constituency was newly created for the 1983 general election, being largely formed from the former '''[[Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)|Nelson and Colne Constituency]]'''.


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 2010-2024}}
Since its creation in 1983 the constituency has been coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of the same name, however the constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1997 due to local government boundary changes in the 1980s.
Since its formation in 1983, the Pendle constituency has been coterminous with the borough of the same name; however the constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1997, due to local government boundary changes in the 1980s.{{Clarify|date=January 2022|reason=The 2nd half of this sentence appears to contradict the 1st half}}


The major urban centres in Pendle are [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] and [[Colne]], with smaller towns [[Barnoldswick]] and [[Earby]] added to existing ones such as [[Higham, Lancashire|Higham and Pendleside]] and [[Craven]], since boundary changes in the 1970s that brought them into Pendle Borough, [[Lancashire]] from [[Yorkshire]].
The major urban centres in Pendle are [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] and [[Colne]], with smaller towns [[Barnoldswick]] and [[Earby]] added to existing ones such as [[Higham, Lancashire|Higham and Pendleside]] and [[Craven District|Craven]], since boundary changes in the 1970s that brought them into Pendle Borough, [[Lancashire]] from [[Yorkshire]].


Parliament accepted the [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]]'s [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] calling for slight changes in the run-up to the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], since which Pendle has the same [[electoral wards]] as the [[Pendle Borough Council|Borough]]:
Parliament accepted the [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]]'s [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] calling for slight changes in the run-up to the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], since which Pendle has the same [[electoral wards]] as the [[Pendle Borough Council|Borough]]:
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==Constituency profile==
==Constituency profile==
Although in 1992 this was not a [[bellwether]], this is a key [[marginal seat|marginal]] with the Conservative lead over Labour being similar to the national lead in the 2010 general election. In terms of the local economy, unemployment<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> is lower than the regional average, artisan creations, tourism, manufacturing, transport, food processing, the public sector and agriculture are large sectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|archive-date=2003-02-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>
Although in 1992 this was not a [[bellwether]], Pendle was a key [[marginal seat|marginal]] with the Conservative lead over Labour being similar to the national lead in the 2010 general election. In terms of the local economy, unemployment<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> is lower than the regional average, artisan creations, tourism, manufacturing, transport, food processing, the public sector and agriculture are large sectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|archive-date=2003-02-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
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!Party
!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
| [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]]
| [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]]
| [[Gordon Prentice]]
| [[Gordon Prentice]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| [[Andrew Stephenson]]
| [[Andrew Stephenson]]
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==Elections==
==Elections==
[[File:Pendle election graph.png|center|thumb|750px|Pendle election results]]
[[File:Pendle election graph.png|center|thumb|750px|Pendle election results]]

===Elections in the 2010s===
===Elections in the 2010s===
{{Election box begin | title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Pendle<ref>{{cite web |title=Pendle Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000875 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Pendle<ref>{{cite news |title=Pendle Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000875 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
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|votes = 24,076
|votes = 24,076
|percentage = 54.2
|percentage = 54.2
|change = +5.1
|change = +5.2
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 17,890
|votes = 17,890
|percentage = 40.2
|percentage = 40.2
|change = -5.9
|change = ―6.0
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 268
|votes = 268
|percentage = 0.6
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.6
|change = ''New''
}}
}}

{{Election box majority
{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,186
|votes = 6,186
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|votes = 44,460
|votes = 44,460
|percentage = 68.1
|percentage = 68.1
|change = -0.9
|change = ―0.9
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Pendle<ref>{{cite web
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Pendle<ref>{{cite web
| title = Election results - General Election 2017
| title = Election results - General Election 2017
| url = http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/20084/elections/387/election_results_-_general_election_2017
| url = http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/20084/elections/387/election_results_-_general_election_2017
| publisher = [[Pendle Borough Council]]
| publisher = [[Pendle Borough Council]]
| accessdate = 8 June 2017}}</ref>
| access-date = 8 June 2017}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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|votes = 20,707
|votes = 20,707
|percentage = 46.2
|percentage = 46.2
|change = +11.2
|change = +11.3
}}
}}
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|votes = 941
|votes = 941
|percentage = 2.1
|percentage = 2.1
|change = −1.2
|change = ―1.2
}}
}}
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|votes = 718
|votes = 718
|percentage = 1.6
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +1.6
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
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|votes = 502
|votes = 502
|percentage = 1.1
|percentage = 1.1
|change = −1.2
|change = ―1.2
}}
}}

{{Election box majority
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,279
|votes = 1,279
|percentage = 2.8
|percentage = 2.8
|change = -8.5
|change = ―8.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout
{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -4.8
|swing = ―4.8
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Pendle}}

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{{see also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Pendle}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archivedate=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="2015 result">{{cite web| title = Pendle| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000875| publisher = BBC News| accessdate = 11 May 2015}}</ref>
|title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="2015 result">{{cite news| title = Pendle| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000875| publisher = BBC News| access-date = 11 May 2015}}</ref>
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Azhar Ali
|candidate = Azhar Ali
|votes = 15,525
|votes = 15,525
|percentage = 34.9
|percentage = 34.9
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|votes = 1,487
|votes = 1,487
|percentage = 3.3
|percentage = 3.3
|change = −16.8
|change = ―16.9
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 1,043
|votes = 1,043
|percentage = 2.3
|percentage = 2.3
|change = +2.3
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority
{{Election box majority
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archivedate=26 July 2013}}</ref>
|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>
}}
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|votes = 13,927
|votes = 13,927
|percentage = 30.9
|percentage = 30.9
|change = −6.2
|change = ―6.2
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 9,095
|votes = 9,095
|percentage = 20.2
|percentage = 20.2
|change = −3.0
|change = ―3.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|party = British National Party
|candidate = James D.M. Jackman
|candidate = James Jackman
|votes = 2,894
|votes = 2,894
|percentage = 6.4
|percentage = 6.4
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|votes = 141
|votes = 141
|percentage = 0.3
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.3
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,585
|votes = 3,585
|percentage = 8.0
|percentage = 8.0
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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===Elections in the 2000s===
===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
|votes = 15,250
|votes = 15,250
|percentage = 37.1
|percentage = 37.1
|change = −7.5
|change = ―7.5
}}
}}
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|votes = 13,070
|votes = 13,070
|percentage = 31.8
|percentage = 31.8
|change = −2.1
|change = ―2.1
}}
}}
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|votes = 737
|votes = 737
|percentage = 1.8
|percentage = 1.8
|change = −1.0
|change = ―1.0
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,180
|votes = 2,180
|percentage = 5.3
|percentage = 5.3
|change = -5.4
|change = ―5.4
}}
}}
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −2.7
|swing = ―2.7
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Pendle<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
|votes = 17,729
|votes = 17,729
|percentage = 44.6
|percentage = 44.6
|change = −8.7
|change = ―8.7
}}
}}
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|votes = 1,976
|votes = 1,976
|percentage = 5.0
|percentage = 5.0
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
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|votes = 1,094
|votes = 1,094
|percentage = 2.8
|percentage = 2.8
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,275
|votes = 4,275
|percentage = 10.7
|percentage = 10.7
|change = -12.3
|change = ―12.3
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,732
|votes = 39,732
|percentage = 63.2
|percentage = 63.2
|change = −11.4
|change = ―11.4
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box begin |title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Pendle<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/199.htm|title=Pendle [Archive]|website=www.politicsresources.net|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>|
{{Election box begin |title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Pendle<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/199.htm|title=Pendle [Archive]|website=www.politicsresources.net|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>|
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
|candidate = [[Gordon Prentice]]
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|votes = 14,235
|votes = 14,235
|percentage = 30.3
|percentage = 30.3
|change = −10.0
|change = ―10.0
}}
}}
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|votes = 5,460
|votes = 5,460
|percentage = 11.6
|percentage = 11.6
|change = −3.4
|change = ―3.4
}}
}}
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|votes = 2,281
|votes = 2,281
|percentage = 4.8
|percentage = 4.8
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
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|votes = 47,035
|votes = 47,035
|percentage = 74.6
|percentage = 74.6
|change = −8.4
|change = ―8.3
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}
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|votes = 21,384
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|votes = 263
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|votes = 2,113
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
|candidate = [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
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|votes = 21,009
|percentage = 40.4
|percentage = 40.4
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|votes = 2,639
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
|candidate = [[John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford|John Lee]]
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|votes = 22,739
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|percentage = 44.2
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|votes = 51,399
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire]]
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13296.html Pendle UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65668.html Pendle UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

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[[Category:Borough of Pendle]]
[[Category:Borough of Pendle]]

Latest revision as of 21:36, 13 August 2024

Pendle
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Pendle in Lancashire
Outline map
Location of Lancashire within England
CountyLancashire
Electorate66,735 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsBarnoldswick, Colne, Nelson
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromNelson and Colne, Skipton and Clitheroe[2]
Replaced byPendle and Clitheroe

Pendle was a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] The constituency was newly created for the 1983 general election, being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne constituency.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes - expanding it into the Borough of Ribble Valley, including the town of Clitheroe - it will be reformed as Pendle and Clitheroe, which was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Since its formation in 1983, the Pendle constituency has been coterminous with the borough of the same name; however the constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1997, due to local government boundary changes in the 1980s.[clarification needed]

The major urban centres in Pendle are Nelson and Colne, with smaller towns Barnoldswick and Earby added to existing ones such as Higham and Pendleside and Craven, since boundary changes in the 1970s that brought them into Pendle Borough, Lancashire from Yorkshire.

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies calling for slight changes in the run-up to the 2010 general election, since which Pendle has the same electoral wards as the Borough:

  • Barrowford; Blacko and Higherford; Boulsworth; Bradley; Brierfield; Clover Hill; Coates; Craven; Earby; Foulridge; Higham and Pendleside; Horsfield; Marsden; Old Laund Booth; Reedley; Southfield; Vivary Bridge; Walverden; Waterside; Whitefield[4]

Constituency profile

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Although in 1992 this was not a bellwether, Pendle was a key marginal with the Conservative lead over Labour being similar to the national lead in the 2010 general election. In terms of the local economy, unemployment[5] is lower than the regional average, artisan creations, tourism, manufacturing, transport, food processing, the public sector and agriculture are large sectors.[6]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[7] Party
1983 John Lee Conservative
1992 Gordon Prentice Labour
2010 Andrew Stephenson Conservative

Elections

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Pendle election results

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Pendle[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 24,076 54.2 +5.2
Labour Azhar Ali 17,890 40.2 ―6.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Lishman 1,548 3.5 +1.4
Green Clare Hales 678 1.5 +0.4
Independent John Richardson 268 0.6 New
Majority 6,186 14.0 +12.2
Turnout 44,460 68.1 ―0.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
General election 2017: Pendle[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 21,986 49.0 +1.8
Labour Wayne Blackburn 20,707 46.2 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Lishman 941 2.1 ―1.2
BNP Brian Parker 718 1.6 New
Green Ian Barnett 502 1.1 ―1.2
Majority 1,279 2.8 ―8.5
Turnout 44,854 69.0 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing ―4.8
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Pendle
General election 2015: Pendle[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 20,978 47.2 +8.3
Labour Azhar Ali 15,525 34.9 +4.0
UKIP Michael Waddington 5,415 12.2 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Roach 1,487 3.3 ―16.9
Green Laura Fisk 1,043 2.3 New
Majority 5,453 12.3 +4.3
Turnout 44,448 68.7 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.15
General election 2010: Pendle[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephenson 17,512 38.9 +7.1
Labour Gordon Prentice 13,927 30.9 ―6.2
Liberal Democrats Afzal Anwar 9,095 20.2 ―3.0
BNP James Jackman 2,894 6.4 +0.2
UKIP Graham Cannon 1,476 3.3 +1.5
Christian Richard Masih 141 0.3 New
Majority 3,585 8.0 K.A.
Turnout 45,045 67.8 +4.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Pendle[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 15,250 37.1 ―7.5
Conservative Jane Ellison 13,070 31.8 ―2.1
Liberal Democrats Shazad Anwar 9,528 23.2 +9.4
BNP Thomas Boocock 2,547 6.2 +1.2
UKIP Graham Cannon 737 1.8 ―1.0
Majority 2,180 5.3 ―5.4
Turnout 41,132 63.4 +0.2
Labour hold Swing ―2.7
General election 2001: Pendle[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 17,729 44.6 ―8.7
Conservative Rasjid Skinner 13,454 33.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrats David Whipp 5,479 13.8 +2.2
BNP Chris Jackson 1,976 5.0 New
UKIP Graham Cannon 1,094 2.8 New
Majority 4,275 10.7 ―12.3
Turnout 39,732 63.2 ―11.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Pendle[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 25,059 53.3 +9.1
Conservative John Midgley 14,235 30.3 ―10.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Greaves 5,460 11.6 ―3.4
Referendum Damian Hockney 2,281 4.8 New
Majority 10,824 23.0 +19.1
Turnout 47,035 74.6 ―8.3
Labour hold Swing +9.6
General election 1992: Pendle[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Prentice 23,497 44.2 +8.9
Conservative John Lee 21,384 40.3 ―0.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies 7,976 15.0 ―9.3
Anti-Federalist League Valerie Thome 263 0.5 New
Majority 2,113 3.9 K.A.
Turnout 53,120 82.9 +1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lee 21,009 40.4 ―3.8
Labour Sylvia Renilson 18,370 35.3 +3.0
Liberal Gordon Lishman 12,662 24.3 +0.8
Majority 2,639 5.1 ―6.8
Turnout 52,041 81.8 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing ―3.4
General election 1983: Pendle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lee 22,739 44.2
Labour George Rodgers 16,604 32.3
Liberal Gordon Lishman 12,056 23.5
Majority 6,135 11.9
Turnout 51,399 79.7
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "'Pendle', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Pendle and Clitheroe Results". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  6. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  8. ^ "Pendle Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Election results - General Election 2017". Pendle Borough Council. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Pendle". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Pendle [Archive]". www.politicsresources.net. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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