Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
| Pendle and Clitheroe | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Pendle and Clitheroe in North West England | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Major settlements | Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Jonathan Hinder (Labour Party) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Pendle, 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 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.[1]
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.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jonathan Hinder | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | 59.0 | -3.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ "Pendle and Clitheroe Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- Pendle and Clitheroe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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