Lancaster and Wyre

Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since its recreation in 2024 by Cat Smith of Labour Party. The seat was originally established in 1997 but was replaced by Lancaster and Fleetwood from 2010 to 2024.

History

This seat was originally created for the 1997 general election and was abolished at the 2010 general election. It was a marginal seat between the Labour and Conservative parties throughout its existence, and was the only seat gained by the Conservatives in the North West in the 2005 general election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. Its boundaries are similar to those of the 1997–2010 version. The seat was won in 2024 for Labour by Cat Smith, who had been MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood from 2015 to 2024.

The City of Lancaster wards of Bulk, Castle, Caton, Ellel, John O'Gaunt, Scotforth East, and Scotforth West, and the Borough of Wyre wards of Breck, Brock, Calder, Carleton, Catterall, Duchy, Garstang, Hambleton, Hardhorn, High Cross, Norcross, Pilling, Preesall, Staina, Tithebarn, and Wyresdale.
The Boundary Commission for England's proposals for parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire were completed in 2006. They proposed to split this seat into two. As a result, Lancaster was attached to another part of Wyre borough, over the River Wyre to the fishing port of Fleetwood. The new seat of Lancaster and Fleetwood represents the first time the two places have been linked for parliamentary reasons for many years.
The other seat was the new Wyre and Preston North. This seat had never been created before, and the bringing together of Garstang, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and the Fulwood and northern rural areas of Preston was unprecedented.

Following to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the re-established constituency was composed of the following electoral wards:

The City of Lancaster wards of Bowerham, Bulk, Castle, Ellel, John O'Gaunt, Marsh, Scale Hall, Scotforth East, Scotforth West, Skerton, and University.
The Borough of Wyre wards of Brock with Catterall, Calder, Garstang, Great Eccleston, Hambleton & Stalmine, Pilling, Preesall, and Wyresdale.

The constituency replaces Lancaster and Fleetwood – excluding the town of Fleetwood. It has been expanded to include the community of Skerton, transferred from Morecambe and Lunesdale, together with Garstang and surrounding rural areas, previously part of the Wyre and Preston North constituency.

Ben Wallace was selected to represent the Conservatives at the 2010 election in the successor seat of Wyre and Preston North.