# Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)

Fylde (/faɪld/, FYLD) is a constituency in Lancashire which since 2024 has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Andrew Snowden, a Conservative. It is the only Conservative seat in Lancashire after the 2024 General Election, and one of three seats held by the party in North West England overall.

## History

The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 general election, but was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 general election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency.
The seat has been won by Conservative Party members during the entirety of its two creations.

## Boundaries

The constituency has four main population centres, namely Kirkham/Wesham, Lytham St Annes, Freckleton and Poulton-le-Fylde. Kirkham, Wesham and Freckleton are small towns with some light industrial development and have a considerable Labour vote, but Lytham and St Annes are comfortable seaside resorts, favoured by families and retired couples, and along with the more rural parts of the seat, are safely Conservative, as is the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde.
1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Fleetwood, Kirkham, Longridge, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, and Walton-le-Dale, the Rural District of Preston, and part of the Rural District of Fylde.
1945–1950: Part of the County Borough of Preston; the Municipal Borough of Fleetwood; the Urban Districts of Kirkham, Longridge, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton Cleveleys, Walton-le-Dale, and part of Fulwood; and, the Rural District of Fylde, and parts of Blackburn, and Preston.
1983–1997: The Borough of Fylde, and the Borough of Preston ward of Preston Rural West.
1997–2010: The Borough of Fylde, the Borough of Preston wards of Ingol and Preston Rural West, and the Borough of Wyre ward of Great Eccleston.
2010–2024: The Borough of Fylde, and the City of Preston ward of Lea.
The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the 2010 United Kingdom general election, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City of Preston to the new seat of Wyre and Preston North.
2024–present: The Borough of Fylde; the Borough of Wyre wards of Breck, Hardhorn with High Cross, and Tithebarn.
    Constituency expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring in the three Borough of Wyre wards which constitute the town of Poulton-le-Fylde, transferred from the abolished constituency of Wyre and Preston North. The small part formerly in the City of Preston was transferred to a revised Preston constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1918–1950

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Wilfrid Ashley | Conservative |
| 1922 | Edward Stanley | Conservative |
| 1938 by-election | Claude Lancaster | Conservative |
| 1950 | constituency split into Fylde North and Fylde South | constituency split into Fylde North and Fylde South |

### MPs since 1983

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Sir Edward Gardner | Conservative |
| 1987 | Michael Jack | Conservative |
| 2010 | Mark Menzies | Conservative |
| 2024 | Mark Menzies | Independent |
| 2024 | Andrew Snowden | Conservative |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 15,917 | 33.2 | −29.0 |
| | Labour | Tom Calver | 15,356 | 32.0 | +6.8 |
| | Reform UK | Brook Wimbury | 8,295 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Anne Aitken | 4,513 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 2,120 | 4.4 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Brenden Wilkinson | 1,560 | 3.3 | −0.2 |
| | ADF | Cheryl Morrison | 199 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,105 | 62.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Menzies | 28,432 | 60.9 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Mitchell | 11,821 | 25.3 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 3,748 | 8.0 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Gina Dowding | 1,731 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Andy Higgins | 927 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,611 | 35.6 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,659 | 69.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
General election 2017: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Menzies | 27,334 | 58.7 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Jed Sullivan | 15,529 | 33.3 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freddie Van Mierlo | 2,341 | 5.0 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Tina Rothery | 1,263 | 2.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,805 | 25.4 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,594 | 70.7 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
General election 2015: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Menzies | 21,406 | 49.1 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Jed Sullivan | 8,182 | 18.8 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul White | 5,569 | 12.8 | +8.3 |
| | Independent | Mike Hill | 5,166 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freddie van Mierlo | 1,623 | 3.7 | −18.4 |
| | Green | Bob Dennett | 1,381 | 3.2 | +1.7 |
| | Northern | Elizabeth Clarkson | 230 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,224 | 30.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,557 | 66.3 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Menzies | 22,826 | 52.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Winlow | 9,641 | 22.1 |
| | Labour | Liam Robinson | 8,624 | 19.7 |
| | UKIP | Martin Bleeker | 1,945 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Phillip Mitchell | 654 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,185 | 30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,690 | 66.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jack | 24,287 | 53.4 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | William Parbury | 11,828 | 26.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Winlow | 7,748 | 17.0 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Tim Akeroyd | 1,647 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,459 | 27.4 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,510 | 60.1 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
General election 2001: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jack | 23,383 | 52.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | John Stockton | 13,773 | 30.8 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Begg | 6,599 | 14.8 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Lesley Brown | 982 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,610 | 21.5 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,737 | 60.9 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jack | 25,443 | 48.9 |
| | Labour | John Garrett | 16,480 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William L. Greene | 7,609 | 14.6 |
| | Referendum | David J. Britton | 2,372 | 4.6 |
| | Natural Law | Terry B. Kerwin | 163 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,963 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,067 | 72.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1992: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jack | 30,639 | 61.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Cryer | 9,648 | 19.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Carol Hughes | 9,382 | 18.8 | +4.5 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Leadbetter | 239 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,991 | 42.1 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,908 | 78.5 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jack | 29,559 | 60.7 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Smith | 11,787 | 24.2 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Smith | 6,955 | 14.3 | +3.4 |
| | Restore Capital Punishment | Harold Fowler | 405 | 0.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,772 | 36.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,706 | 77.0 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Gardner | 27,879 | 62.9 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Smith | 10,777 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | David King | 4,821 | 10.9 |
| | Independent | Harold Fowler | 863 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,102 | 38.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,340 | 71.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Elections 1918–1945
### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 37,930 | 61.4 |
| | Labour | Edgar Hewitt | 22,102 | 35.8 |
| | Common Wealth | Karl Edwin Heath | 1,784 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,828 | 25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,816 | 70.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Fylde by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 38,263 | 68.4 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Mabel Tylecote | 17,648 | 31.6 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,615 | 36.8 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,911 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Stanley | 39,731 | 70.8 |
| | Labour | Thomas McNamee | 16,379 | 29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,352 | 41.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,110 | 72.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | Edward Stanley | 29,894 | 64.7 |
| | Labour | Joseph Williamson | 16,318 | 35.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,576 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,212 | 74.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,702 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |
General election 1924: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | Edward Stanley | 16,510 | 55.5 |
| | Liberal | R. Parkinson Tomlinson | 13,230 | 44.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,280 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,740 | 76.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,090 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |
General election 1922: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Wilfrid Ashley | 13,670 | 64.9 | |
| | Labour | William John Tout | 7,400 | 35.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,270 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,070 | 59.0 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||