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Blackpool South is a constituency in Lancashire, England which has been represented by Chris Webb of the Labour Party since a 2024 by-election.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.
- 650 (as of 2023)
- United Kingdom
Until 1945, the area was represented by just one constituency, named Blackpool. This was replaced by the new Blackpool North and Blackpool South constituencies. Blackpool North became Blackpool North and Cleveleys for the 2010 general election, when Conservative Paul Maynard became MP.
- 145,007 (2020 estimate)
- North West
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Blackpool South is a British constituency [3] in Lancashire which is currently vacant. It was represented in the House of Commons from 2019 until 2024 by Scott Benton. He was elected as a Conservative. After he had the Conservative Party whip suspended in April 2023 he sat as an independent. [4] . Benton resigned [5] in March 2024.
Blackpool North and Cleveleys is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Paul Maynard, a Conservative.
Election history. Blackpool South is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat is currently vacant, and was last held by Scott Benton (Independent) between 12 December 2019 to 25 March 2024.
