The placeConstituency · North West · Electorate 77,100 · 2023 boundaries

Fylde.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Andrew Snowden holds the seat on 33.2% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentAndrew Snowden · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsFylde · Wyre
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001242
Electorate · 2024
77.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
33.2%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +1.2pp over Lab
Settlements
13
Largest: Lytham St Anne's
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
17.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

33.2%
Con vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
20
Wards · 42 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.20 wards · 42 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ansdell Fairhaven(2 seats)Dixon · Redcliffe1,374Fylde ConMay 2023
Ashton(3 seats)Taylor · Nash · Goodman1,549Fylde ConMay 2023
Breck(2 seats)Preston · Marinel934Wyre ConMay 2023
Carnegie(2 seats)Little · Fazackerley1,361Fylde ConMay 2023
Freckleton Village(2 seats)Griffiths · Threlfall1,295Fylde ConMay 2023
Hardhorn With High Cross(3 seats)Berry · Bridge · Nicholls3,011Wyre ConMay 2023
Heyhouses(3 seats)Gaunt · Settle · Willder2,078Fylde ConMay 2023
Kilgrimol Karen Roberta Harrison340Fylde ConDec 2024
Kilnhouse(3 seats)Gardner · Buckley · Henshaw2,360Fylde ConMay 2023
Kirkham(3 seats)Buckley · Collins · Hodgson2,828Fylde ConMay 2023
Lytham East(2 seats)Farrington · Bamforth1,635Fylde ConMay 2023
Lytham West(2 seats)Redfearn · Anthony1,546Fylde ConMay 2023
Medlar With Wesham(2 seats)Ledger · Bickerstaffe648Fylde ConMay 2023
Park(2 seats)Withers · Morris1,464Fylde ConMay 2023
Rural East Fylde(2 seats)Evans · Collins1,174Fylde ConMay 2023
Rural North Fylde(2 seats)Lee · Hayhurst1,189Fylde ConMay 2023
Staining Jayne Anne Nixon360Fylde ConMay 2023
Tithebarn(2 seats)Birch · McKay1,178Wyre ConMay 2023
Warton Bobby Rigby351Fylde ConOct 2024
Wrea Green With Westby(2 seats)Andrews · Kirkham1,264Fylde ConMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.13 named places

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.

city 7,118large-town 42,660town 25,368village 21,649

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Lytham St Anne's42,660large town
Poulton-le-Fylde11,064town
Kirkham7,884town
Blackpool7,118city
Rural & dispersed6,420town
Warton (Fylde)4,666village
Showing 6 of 13·All 13 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate51.9%57.1%-9%
Owner-occupied73.5%63.1%+16%
Private rented18.8%20.0%-6%
Social rented7.7%16.8%-54%

Ethnicity.

White96.3%
Asian1.5%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.4%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£29,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£38,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,115
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
46
29 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
62.5%
Attainment 8: 44.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£346m
Taxpayers56,000
Median per taxpayer£2,890
Mean per taxpayer£6,210

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
17.6
-15% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
41% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences7.2
Anti-social behaviour3.4
Criminal damage & arson1.3
Shoplifting1.2
Other theft0.9
Public order0.9
Vehicle crime0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew SnowdenWONCon15,91733.2
Tom CalverLab15,35632.0
Brook WimburyRef8,29517.3
Anne AitkenInd4,5139.4
Mark JewellLD2,1204.4
Brenden WilkinsonGrn1,5603.3
Cheryl MorrisonInd1990.4

Turnout 47,960

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Mark MenziesCon60.9
2017Mark MenziesCon58.8
2015Mark MenziesCon49.1
2010Menzies, MarkCon52.3
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission