Fylde.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Andrew Snowden holds the seat on 33.2% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
1 Jun 2026
Fylde's Conservative MP carries unresolved baggage from before he entered Parliament. In April 2024 -- before his election -- The Times reported that Snowden had demanded campaign funds to pay "bad people," allegations that drew further coverage in The Independent and proved deeply damaging to his reputation. Since arriving at Westminster in July 2024 he has focused much of his visible energy on BAE Systems Warton, the major defence employer in his constituency, pressing ministers to order new Typhoon jets domestically rather than export aircraft Britain does not itself buy. On assisted dying, he broke with the majority of his Conservative colleagues to back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Second Reading in November 2024.
Snowden votes with Conservative colleagues 99.5% of the time, making him one of the more loyalist members of the opposition benches. His participation rate of 72% sits below the Commons average. His 166 contributions across 117 debates skew heavily toward economy and jobs, local government, defence and fiscal policy -- a pattern consistent with his BAE Systems advocacy. He scores strongly on pro-business and tough-on-crime stances, and consistently backs Lords scrutiny of legislation, siding with the upper chamber against the government across multiple ping-pong votes on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill.
He holds no select committee seats, limiting his formal scrutiny role. The pre-election sleaze allegations remain the most prominent coverage attached to his name, though recent local reporting is broadly neutral, clustering around economy, crime and community issues. No voting record predates his 2024 election, so the current parliament provides the only baseline available.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansdell Fairhaven(2 seats) | Dixon · Redcliffe | 1,374 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Ashton(3 seats) | Taylor · Nash · Goodman | 1,549 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Breck(2 seats) | Preston · Marinel | 934 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Carnegie(2 seats) | Little · Fazackerley | 1,361 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Freckleton Village(2 seats) | Griffiths · Threlfall | 1,295 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Hardhorn With High Cross(3 seats) | Berry · Bridge · Nicholls | 3,011 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Heyhouses(3 seats) | Gaunt · Settle · Willder | 2,078 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Kilgrimol | Karen Roberta Harrison | 340 | Fylde Con | Dec 2024 |
| Kilnhouse(3 seats) | Gardner · Buckley · Henshaw | 2,360 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Kirkham(3 seats) | Buckley · Collins · Hodgson | 2,828 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Lytham East(2 seats) | Farrington · Bamforth | 1,635 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Lytham West(2 seats) | Redfearn · Anthony | 1,546 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Medlar With Wesham(2 seats) | Ledger · Bickerstaffe | 648 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Park(2 seats) | Withers · Morris | 1,464 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Rural East Fylde(2 seats) | Evans · Collins | 1,174 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Rural North Fylde(2 seats) | Lee · Hayhurst | 1,189 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Staining | Jayne Anne Nixon | 360 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
| Tithebarn(2 seats) | Birch · McKay | 1,178 | Wyre Con | May 2023 |
| Warton | Bobby Rigby | 351 | Fylde Con | Oct 2024 |
| Wrea Green With Westby(2 seats) | Andrews · Kirkham | 1,264 | Fylde Con | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Lytham St Anne's (42,660), with Poulton-le-Fylde (11,064) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,795.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Lytham St Anne's | 42,660 | large town |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 11,064 | town |
| Kirkham | 7,884 | town |
| Blackpool | 7,118 | city |
| Rural & dispersed | 6,420 | town |
| Warton (Fylde) | 4,666 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 51.9% | 57.1% | -9% |
| Owner-occupied | 73.5% | 63.1% | +16% |
| Private rented | 18.8% | 20.0% | -6% |
| Social rented | 7.7% | 16.8% | -54% |
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 | £346m |
| Taxpayers | 56,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,890 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £6,210 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Fylde and Wyre. 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.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew SnowdenWON | Con | 15,917 | 33.2 |
| Tom Calver | Lab | 15,356 | 32.0 |
| Brook Wimbury | Ref | 8,295 | 17.3 |
| Anne Aitken | Ind | 4,513 | 9.4 |
| Mark Jewell | LD | 2,120 | 4.4 |
| Brenden Wilkinson | Grn | 1,560 | 3.3 |
| Cheryl Morrison | Ind | 199 | 0.4 |
Turnout 47,960
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mark Menzies | Con | 60.9 |
| 2017 | Mark Menzies | Con | 58.8 |
| 2015 | Mark Menzies | Con | 49.1 |
| 2010 | Menzies, Mark | Con | 52.3 |
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