Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)

Wyre was a parliamentary constituency in the Wyre district of Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then partially replaced by the new constituency of Lancaster and Wyre.

Wyre
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyLancashire
1983–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced byLancaster and Wyre
Created fromFylde North

Boundaries

The Borough of Wyre wards of Bailey, Bourne, Breck, Carleton, Cleveleys Park, Hambleton, Hardhorn, High Cross, Jubilee, Mount, Norcross, Park, Pharos, Preesall, Rossall, Staina, Tithebarn, Victoria, and Warren.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[1]Party
1983Sir Walter CleggConservative
1987Keith MansConservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1983: Wyre[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Clegg 26,559 56.4 N/A
SDP Iain Murdoch 11,748 25.0 N/A
Labour William Goldsmith 8,743 18.6 N/A
Majority 14,811 31.4 N/A
Turnout 47,050 71.4 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Wyre[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Mans 26,800 53.1 −3.3
SDP Iain Murdoch 12,139 24.0 −1.0
Labour Paul Ainscough 10,725 21.2 +2.6
Green Arthur Brown 874 1.7 N/A
Majority 14,661 29.1
Turnout 50,538 75.4 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Wyre[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Mans 29,449 54.6 +1.6
Labour David Borrow 17,785 33.0 +11.8
Liberal Democrats John Ault 6,420 11.9 −12.1
Natural Law Roger Perry 260 0.5 N/A
Majority 11,664 21.6 −7.4
Turnout 53,914 79.5 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing −5.1

See also

Notes and references
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  2. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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