Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°46′05″N 2°22′55″W / 53.768°N 2.382°W

Hyndburn
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hyndburn in Lancashire.
Location of Lancashire within England.
County	Lancashire
Electorate	69,617 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Accrington, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle, and Rishton in Hyndburn, and Haslingden in Rossendale
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Graham Jones (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Accrington and Clitheroe
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Hyndburn is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Graham Jones of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

History and profile

The seat was created in 1983, from parts of the former seats of Accrington and Clitheroe. In its ambit is much terraced (freehold) owner occupied housing^[2] and surrounding villages, that may have helped to win the constituency for a Conservative in 1983 (by 21 votes) and in 1987; Labour won it in 1992, and chose an new candidate for 2010, Graham Jones, who was elected.^[3]

Boundaries

A mostly Labour-inclined seat^{[n 3]}, based around the East Lancashire town of Accrington, it also includes Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle, and Rishton in Hyndburn, and Haslingden in Rossendale.

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission made minor alterations to the existing Hyndburn constituency. Two Haslingden wards from Rossendale district were added to the constituency. The Commission rejected a proposal to rename the constituency "Hyndburn and Haslingden", following the Assistant Commissioner's view that;

It is obviously right that constituency names should as far as possible reflect the geography and character of the constituency but equally they should be as succinct as reasonably possible^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[5]	Party
	1983	Ken Hargreaves	Conservative
	1992	Greg Pope	Labour
	2010	Graham Jones	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Hyndburn^[6][7] - Electorate 68,341

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Jones	18,076	42.1	+1.1
	Conservative	Kevin Horkin	13,676	31.9	-2.0
	UKIP	Janet Brown	9,154	21.3	+17.9
	Green	Kerry Gormley	1,122	2.6	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Firth	859	2.0	-9.8
Majority			4,400	10.3
Turnout				62.8	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Hyndburn^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Jones	17,531	41.1	−4.6
	Conservative	Karen Buckley	14,441	33.8	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Rankine	5,033	11.8	−2.6
	BNP	Andrew Eccles	2,137	5.0	−1.2
	UKIP	Granville Barker	1,481	3.5	+1.6
	Christian Peoples	Kevin Logan	795	1.9	N/A
	Green	Kerry Gormley	463	1.1	N/A
	English Democrat	Chris Reid	413	1.0	N/A
	Independent	Craig Hall	378	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,090	7.2
Turnout			42,672	63.5	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Hyndburn^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Greg Pope	18,136	46.0	−8.7
	Conservative	James Mawdsley	12,549	31.8	−1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Greene	5,577	14.1	+4.5
	BNP	Christian Jackson	2,444	6.2	N/A
	UKIP	John Whittaker	743	1.9	−0.7
Majority			5,587	14.2
Turnout			39,449	58.8	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.7

General Election 2001: Hyndburn^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Greg Pope	20,900	54.7	−0.9
	Conservative	Peter Britcliffe	12,681	33.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Greene	3,680	9.6	+1.0
	UKIP	John Tomlin	982	2.6	N/A
Majority			8,219	21.5
Turnout			38,243	57.5	−14.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Hyndburn^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Greg Pope	26,831	55.6	+8.7
	Conservative	Peter Britcliffe	15,383	31.9	−11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Les Jones	4,141	8.6	−1.3
	Referendum	Philip Congdon	1,627	2.4	N/A
	Independent Anti-Corruption in Government (IAC)	James Brown	290	0.4	N/A
Majority			11,548	23.7
Turnout			48,272	72.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

General Election 1992: Hyndburn^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Greg Pope	23,042	46.9	+7.1
	Conservative	Ken Hargreaves	21,082	42.9	−1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Yvonne Stars	4,886	9.9	−5.3
	Natural Law	Stephen John Whittle	150	0.3	N/A
Majority			1,960	4.0	−0.6
Turnout			49,160	83.9	+3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Hyndburn^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ken Hargreaves	21,606	44.4	+2.2
	Labour	Keva Christopher Coombes	19,386	39.8	−2.4
	Social Democratic	John Stark	7,423	15.2	+0.6
	Green	Frank Smith	297	0.6	+0.0
Majority			2,220	4.6
Turnout			48,712	80.5	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

General Election 1983: Hyndburn^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ken Hargreaves	19,405	42.2	N/A
	Labour	Arthur Davidson	19,384	42.2	N/A
	Social Democratic	John Bridgen	6,716	14.6	N/A
	Ecology	Frank Smith	266	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Paul Gateson	169	0.4	N/A
Majority			21	0.1	N/A
Turnout			45,940	77.4	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. In local elections to date

References

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4. Commissioners Report, accessed 16 January 2006 Archived February 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
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