Pendle and Clitheroe

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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 in 2024, it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency is as follows (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 former 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

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Election Member[4] Party
2024 Jonathan Hinder Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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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 Victoria Fletcher 8,171 17.5 N/A
Independent Zulfikar Ali Khan 3,108 6.6 N/A
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 N/A
Rejoin EU Christopher Thompson 190 0.4 N/A
Independent Tony Johnson 133 0.3 N/A
Majority 902 1.9 N/A
Turnout 46,754 59.3 −3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.9

References

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  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.
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