Pendle and Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)

Pendle and Clitheroe is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Since its creation in 2024, it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.

Pendle and Clitheroe
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Pendle and Clitheroe in North West England
County	Lancashire
Electorate	76,941 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Jonathan Hinder (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Pendle, Ribble Valley

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Pendle wards of: Barnoldswick; Barrowford & Pendleside; Boulsworth & Foulridge; Bradley; Earby & Coates; Fence & Higham; Marsden & Southfield; Vivary Bridge; Waterside & Horsfield; Whitefield & Walverden.
• The Borough of Ribble Valley wards of: Chatburn; East Whalley, Read & Simonstone; Edisford & Low Moor; Littlemoor; Primrose; Sabden; St. Mary’s; Salthill; Whalley & Painter Wood; Wiswell & Barrow.^[2]

The seat replaced the former constituency of Pendle, excluding the community of Brierfield (transferred to Burnley), extending northwards into the Ribble Valley constituency to include the town of Clitheroe.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[4]	Party
	2024	Jonathan Hinder	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Pendle and Clitheroe^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Hinder	16,129	34.5	+1.4
	Conservative	Andrew Stephenson	15,227	32.6	−24.3
	Reform UK	Victoria Fletcher	8,171	17.5	N/A
	Independent	Zulfikar Ali Khan	3,108	6.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Fryer	2,039	4.4	−2.9
	Green	Lex Kristan	1,421	3.0	+0.9
	Workers Party	Syed Muarif Hashmi	336	0.7	N/A
	Rejoin EU	Christopher Thompson	190	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Tony Johnson	133	0.3	N/A
Majority			902	1.9
Turnout			46,754	59.3	−3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+12.9

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
3. "New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
5. "Pendle and Clitheroe Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

• Pendle and Clitheroe UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK