Blackpool North and Fleetwood.
Labour Party MP Lorraine Beavers holds the seat on 40.0% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
1 Jun 2026
Beavers has built a clear rebel record on welfare. She voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at second reading, committee stage, and third reading in July 2025 -- one of a minority of Labour MPs to oppose the government's welfare reforms at every stage. She also backed an amendment that would have protected disabled people with fluctuating conditions during the government's PIP review. Her voting profile deviates sharply from the Labour average on disability benefits (67% versus the party's 8%) and benefit cuts. In January 2026 she broke with Labour again, voting against regulations expanding the Public Order Act to criminalise infrastructure interference -- placing her on the civil liberties side of that argument.
Beyond those rebel votes, she is a highly engaged MP. At 90% participation she votes above the Commons average, and at 98.3% party alignment she is otherwise a reliable Labour voice. Her speeches concentrate on economy and jobs, social care, environment, and local government -- 79 contributions across 51 debates since July 2024. In the Commons she has raised a constituent's campaign over the 28-day limit for unduly lenient sentence reviews, challenged a £700m government contract decision affecting Blackpool workers, and championed a local jobs fair.
Local news coverage across 117 articles in the past 90 days is broadly neutral in tone, with economy and jobs the dominant issue. She sits on no select committees. Her rebel pattern on welfare is the clearest signal in her record: she has consistently prioritised disability protection over party loyalty on that specific issue, while largely voting with the government on everything else.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorsholme(2 seats) | Cooper · Galley | 2,069 | Blackpool Lab | May 2023 |
| Bispham | Joel McKevitt | 436 | Blackpool Lab | Nov 2024 |
| Bourne(3 seats) | Swatton · Higginson · Wells | 1,767 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Carleton(2 seats) | Walker · Fielding | 1,421 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Cleveleys Park(2 seats) | Amos · Rendell | 1,404 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Ingthorpe(2 seats) | Farrell · Bamborough | 1,440 | Blackpool Lab | May 2023 |
| Jubilee(2 seats) | Fail · Martin | 1,142 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Marsh Mill | James Crawford | 567 | Wyre Con | Nov 2024 |
| Mount(2 seats) | Stephenson · Stirzaker | 1,043 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Norbreck(2 seats) | Ellison · Sloman | 1,366 | Blackpool Lab | May 2023 |
| Park | Alice Jones | 534 | Wyre Con | May 2025 |
| Pharos(2 seats) | Moliner · Duffy | 820 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Pheasants Wood | Andrea Dawn Kay | 437 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Rossall(3 seats) | Meekins · Raynor · Thewlis | 1,497 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Stanah(2 seats) | Minto · Livesey | 1,445 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Victoria Norcross(2 seats) | Baxter · Vincent | 1,327 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Warren(2 seats) | Stephenson · Blair | 1,055 | Wyre Con | Jun 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Blackpool (33,227), with Fleetwood (24,373) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 94,496.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 33,227 | city |
| Fleetwood | 24,373 | town |
| Thornton (Wyre) | 18,666 | town |
| Cleveleys | 12,454 | town |
| Carleton | 3,922 | village |
| Rural & dispersed | 1,854 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 49.7% | 57.1% | -13% |
| Owner-occupied | 69.5% | 63.1% | +10% |
| Private rented | 21.2% | 20.0% | +6% |
| Social rented | 9.3% | 16.8% | -45% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £161m |
| Taxpayers | 47,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,200 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £3,450 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Wyre and Blackpool. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine BeaversWON | Lab | 16,744 | 40.0 |
| Paul Maynard | Con | 12,097 | 28.9 |
| Dan Barker | Ref | 9,913 | 23.7 |
| Bill Greene | LD | 1,318 | 3.1 |
| Tina Rothery | Grn | 1,269 | 3.0 |
| James Rust | Ind | 174 | 0.4 |
| Gita Gordon | Ind | 148 | 0.3 |
| Jan Cresswell | Ind | 147 | 0.3 |
Turnout 41,810
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo