Blackpool North And Fleetwood (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°51′47″N 2°54′50″W / 53.863°N 2.914°W / 53.863; -2.914
| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |
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| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Blackpool North and Fleetwood in Lancashire for the 2005 general election. |
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Location of Lancashire within England. |
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| County | Lancashire |
| 1997 (1997)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Lancaster and Fleetwood |
| Created from | Wyre, Blackpool North |
Blackpool North and Fleetwood was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1997 to 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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