2023 Review: Lancashire & Cumbria

This is a big review area! It comprises:

• Cumbria = 5.3
• Blackpool +
• Blackburn +
• Lancashire = 15.2
• Bolton +
• Wigan +
• Salford = 8.3
• Bury = 2.0
• Rochdale +
• Tameside +
• Oldham = 6.8

The total entitlement is 37.6 seats, but there are only 37 seats available! This works out at an average seat size of 74,500. Some of the voters could be given to a neighbouring area, but things are complicated enough as it is…

• Carlisle 75,868 – includes Brampton
• Mid Cumberland 74,053 – includes Keswick, Dalston and Alston
• Whitehaven & Workington 75,067
• Barrow 75,012 – includes Cartmel
• Kendal & Penrith 74,898

• Morecambe & Lunesdale 76,040 – includes Sedbergh
• Lancaster 74,992 – includes Skerton
• Blackpool 76,071
• NW Fylde 75,396 – includes Thornton
• S Fylde 75,114 – includes Poulton
• Preston 72,946
• Ribble Valley 73,619 – includes Fulwood
• Pendle & Clitheroe 70,577
• Burnley 75,436 – includes Brierfield
• Blackburn 76,323
• Hyndburn 71,370 – includes Whalley
• Rossendale & Darwen 71,904 – includes Adlington
• S Ribble 73,270 – includes Farington
• W Lancashire* 73,652
• Chorley 74,868 – includes Eccleston
• Wigan* 75,607
• Makerfield 75,069 – includes Lowton
• Leigh 76,747 – includes Hindley
• Salford 72,047 – includes Broughton
• Eccles 75,826 – includes Swinton
• Irwell (Farnworth & Walkden) 76,199
• Bolton W* 73,149
• Bolton NE 76,808
• Littleborough & Saddleworth 72,903 – includes Shaw and Lees
• Heywood & Middleton 72,746
• Rochdale & Bacup 73,186 – includes Whitworth and Norden
• Oldham 73,975
• Medlock (Chadderton, Failsworth & Droylsden) 75,790
• Ashton & Denton 70,763
• Stalybridge & Hyde* 73,028
• Bury N 75,652
• Bury S 76,935 – includes Little Lever

* unchanged