Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Morecambe and Lunesdale | |
---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons |
|
Boundary of Morecambe and Lunesdale in Lancashire.
|
|
Location of Lancashire within England.
|
|
County | Lancashire |
Electorate | 69,254 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth and Skerton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of parliament | David Morris (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Lonsdale |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Morecambe and Lunesdale is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by David Morris, a Conservative.[n 2]
Contents
Constituency profile
Since 1979 the constituency has been a bellwether and includes the seaside town and many villages as well as the north bank of the City of Lancaster, which is largely Skerton. This seat brings together northern semi-rural reaches of Lancashire bisected by the M6, including seaside Silverdale and Carnforth south of the Cumbria border, the seaside resort of Morecambe and the nuclear power station/ferry port village of Heysham which provides a direct east-west service to Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. Separating Morecambe from Lancaster is a narrow belt of parkland, houses and the White Lund industrial estate.[2]
Boundaries
The constituency was formerly Morecambe and Lonsdale and gained a new name and adjusted boundaries in 1983. Before 1950, Morecambe was in the Lancaster constituency. For the General Election of that year, sections of the constituency removed to be united with the former county of Westmorland in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. For the 1983 election the electoral wards used in the creation of the new seat were:
- Alexandra, Arkholme, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Halton-with-Aughton, Harbour, Heysham Central, Heysham North, Kellet, Overton, Parks, Poulton, Silverdale, Slyne-with-Hest, Torrisholme, Victoria and Walton[3]
In boundary changes in the 2000s, only minor adjustments were made. Parliament approved the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies recommendations in respect of this area, enacting only minor boundary alterations. The constituency has City of Lancaster electoral wards:
- Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Halton-with-Aughton, Harbour, Heysham Central, Heysham North, Heysham South, Kellet, Overton, Poulton, Silverdale, Skerton East, Skerton West, Slyne-with-Hest, Torrisholme, Upper Lune Valley, Warton and Westgate.
History
Once a safe Conservative seat, Morecambe followed its neighbour and fellow seaside town, Blackpool, by voting Labour in the 1997 General Election. The results in the general elections of 1997, 2001 and 2005 had remarkably similar majorities with virtually no swing to the Conservatives. The Conservatives gained the seat at the 2010 General Election with an above average swing.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | constituency created as "Morecambe and Lonsdale" | ||
1950 | Ian Fraser | Conservative | |
1958 by-election | Basil de Ferranti | Conservative | |
1964 | Alfred Hall-Davis | Conservative | |
1979 | Mark Lennox-Boyd | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency renamed as "Morecambe and Lunesdale" after boundary changes | ||
1983 | Mark Lennox-Boyd | Conservative | |
1997 | Geraldine Smith | Labour | |
2010 | David Morris | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Morris | 19,691 | 45.5 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Amina Lone | 15,101 | 34.9 | -4.6 | |
UKIP | Steven Ogden | 5,358 | 12.4 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Severn | 1,612 | 3.7 | -9.6 | |
Green | Phil Chandler | 1,395 | 3.2 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Michael Dawson | 85 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 4,590 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 43,242 | 65.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Morris | 18,035 | 41.5 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Geraldine Smith | 17,169 | 39.5 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Les Jones | 5,791 | 13.3 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Nigel Brown | 1,843 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Green | Chris Coates | 598 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 866 | 2.0 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,436 | 62.1 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | −6.9 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geraldine Smith | 20,331 | 48.8 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | James Airey | 15,563 | 37.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex Stone | 5,741 | 13.8 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 4,768 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,635 | 61.4 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geraldine Smith | 20,646 | 49.6 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | David Nuttall | 15,554 | 37.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Cotton | 3,817 | 9.2 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Greg Beaman | 935 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Green | Cherith Adams | 703 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,092 | 12.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,655 | 61.1 | −11.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geraldine Smith | 24,061 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 18,096 | 36.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | June Greenwell | 5,614 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Referendum | Ian Ogilvie | 1,313 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Natural Law | David Walne | 165 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,965 | 12.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,249 | 72.3 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 22,507 | 50.9 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Ms Jean E. Yates | 10,998 | 24.9 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony J. Saville | 9,584 | 21.7 | −3.2 | |
Morecambe Bay Independent | Mark A. Turner | 916 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Richard M. Marriott | 205 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,509 | 26.0 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,210 | 78.3 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 22, 327 | 52.7 | −3.9 | |
Social Democratic | June Greenwell | 10,542 | 24.9 | −0.3 | |
Labour | David Smith | 9, 535 | 22.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 11,785 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,404 | 76.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 21,968 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | Tom Clare | 9,774 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Abbott C. Bryning | 6,882 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Independent | I. Woods | 208 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,194 | 27.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,832 | 72.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Morecambe and Lonsdale election results, 1950-79
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Morecambe and Lunsdale UKPolling
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.