Boundaries
One of the few truly safe Conservative seats in North West England, this constituency contains pleasing rural areas, and small market towns (of which Clitheroe is the largest). The Conservatives actually lost the seat in the 1990s in a by-election during a period of mid-term unpopularity to the Liberal Democrats, who have a respectable presence on the local council, but it has since returned safely to the Conservative fold. Labour can usually have only one ward in their favour here: Edisford and Low Moor.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire in the run-up to the United Kingdom general election, 2010 the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Wyre and Preston North. This creation caused major changes to neighbouring seats, including Ribble Valley.
This seat incorporated electoral wards from the south of the River Ribble for the first time. This brought a substantial urban element to the largely farming and rural mix of the existing seat.
The entire district of Ribble Valley is attached to ten wards from South Ribble for the creation of this new seat.
- Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North, Bamber Bridge West, Coupe Green and Gregson Lane, Farington East, Farington West, Lostock Hall, Samlesbury and Walton, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale
Read more about this topic: Ribble Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)
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