Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England has created the new constituency of Lancaster & Fleetwood. Combining parts of the previous Blackpool North and Lancaster & Wyre Constituencies.

The electoral wards which are used to create the new seat come from the City of Lancaster and the borough of Wyre. From Lancaster: Bulk, Castle, Duke’s, Ellel, John O’Gaunt, Lower Lune Valley, Scotforth East, Scotforth West and University wards .From Wyre: Mount Part, Pharos, Pilling, Preesall, Rossall, Warren and Wyresdale wards.

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Because it is a completely new parlimentary seat it has no sitting MP.(The area is currently split between Joan Humble MP & Ben Wallace MP. Niether of whom are contesting the new seat.) This makes the result at the next election hard to predict.

At the local election in May 2007 the number of councillors returned was evenly split between Green, Labour & Conservative party’s.

(Green 12 / Lab 12 / Con 11 )

This uncertianty over the result makes Lancaster & Fleetwood the North West seat most likely to see a strong Green vote and has consequently been chosen by the NW Green Party as its regional target seat.