If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to [54] After November 1875 the palatinate consisted only of the Court of Chancery and the Chancellor's right to appoint justices of the peace and other local officers. HP10 9TY. Evidence was also provided at the public hearing in Preston that Greyfriars and Sharoe Green were of a fundamentally different character to urban Preston. I welcome this move., Burnley Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle said: The Boundary Commissions original proposals did not fulfil their brief. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. New proposals will be drawn up over the summer and published this Autumn for a final consultation before the final plans for England are published by the end of next year for the 2015 General Election. [42] This placed the administration of justice in the county under control of the duke and he appointed his own justices to hear pleas of the Crown and all other common law pleas. However, the suggested Burnley and Bacup constituency attracted some opposition especially the move to divide the borough of Rossendale. Lancashire Life reflects life across Lancashire - not the county council area, the whole county (we sometimes take a peep over the borders too, mainly to prove that the grass is greener . Something of an own goal for the reporter there. The commission says that the move addresses concerns expressed about their original proposal to place Whalley in the Hyndburn constituency. I told her, as patiently as I could she was from Yorkshire, bless her and asked how on earth she hadnt known that. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. [8] The duchy also benefits from the legal concept of bona vacantia within county palatine, whereby it has the right to property for which the legal owner cannot be found. And the beginning of the confusion. As the parishes covered relatively large areas, they were further divided into townships that were more similar in size to parishes in counties in the south of England. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. This is how the final version of the proposals affects different parts of Lancashire and how they compare to what was previously suggested: It is now proposed that the four existing constituencies remain in their current form, with the exception of some realignment to ensure that they follow new council ward boundaries put in place since the last parliamentary boundary review. Conservative Jake Berry, the former Northern Powerhouse cabinet minister, is the incumbent MP for Rossendale and Darwen and would appear to be the obvious favourite to win the seat at this stage given his comfortable majority vote win in the 2019 general election. It brought a raft of new local authorities into being and helped scores of aspiring young bureaucrats find careers. Only for them to retreat through the county back to Scotland from Derby in Derbyshire and ultimately being defeated at the Battle of Culloden the following year. Over all the changes, there are a total of 841 new local authority wards. [43], On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the administrative county was abolished, as were the county boroughs. But following the act, 22 towns were incorporated up to 1862 as the county became more populous due to the continuing industrial revolution. The most important thing is that communities feel their ties are reflected appropriately.. The borders around the Manchester area were particularly complicated, with narrow protrusions of the administrative county between the county boroughs Lees urban district formed a detached part of the administrative county, between Oldham county borough and the West Riding of Yorkshire. A Jacobites battle took place at the Battle of Preston in 1715, while in 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie marched his Jacobites through Lancashire and gained supporters from Manchester along the way. [38] In 1182 Lancaster recorded as a separate shire,[39] with a note stating "because there was no place for it in Northumberland". 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It will see the seat take in the Stacksteads, Facit and Shawforth, Irwell, Healey and Whitworth, and Greenslough wards. The commission said: We acknowledge that it could be considered that the constituencies might not best reflect local ties, in particular not including Clitheroe in a constituency with the remainder of the Ribble Valley. Blackburn has lost no areas to any other constituency. It was previously proposed that parts of the Preston City Council patch that currently sit within the Wyre and Preston North parliamentary area should become part of the Preston seat. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? [13], The remains of Roman forts exist at Burscough, Manchester,[14] Lancaster,[15] Over Burrow,[16] Ribchester,[17] Kirkham[18] and Castleshaw. This configuration would result in a larger proportion of the South Ribble wards and electors being included within the named constituency than the existing pattern, the commission said. However, we still want people to tell us what they think of this latest map before we submit our final recommendations to Parliament next year. The emblem of the historic county of Lancashire is the Red Rose of the English royal House of Lancaster, and in 2008 the Flag of Lancashire became recognised by the Flag Institute. Something went wrong, please try again later. But the constituency will make large gains from the Preston seat as well as the Wyre and Preston North constituency, which has been earmarked for abolition. Lancashire contains green belt interspersed throughout the county, covering much of the southern districts and towns throughout the Ribble Valley, West Lancashire, and The Fylde coastal plains to prevent convergence with the nearby Merseyside and Greater Manchester conurbations. The electorate within each constituency also currently varies widely due to population changes since the last time the results of a boundary review were implemented at the 2010 General Election. write on page 252: The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873, section 16(9). "Lancashire" occurs in the Paston Letters in 1464. In Lancashire, the constituency will include the following wards - Overton, Heysham South, Heysham Central, Heysham North, Harbour, Westgate, Skerton West, Poulton, Bare, Torrisholme, Bolton & Slyne, Halton-with-Aughton, Kellet, Carnforth & Millhead, Warton, and Silverdale. Their inclusion is necessary to ensure the constituency is within the permitted electorate range. Hyndburn will also lose Haslingden to the new constituency with the Worsley and Greenfield wards moving over. contact the editor here. The shape of Yorkshire is simple: roughly a square, pulled down a little in its lower left-hand corner. To the north, Hyndburn will gain the Billington area, gaining the Whalley & Painter Wood and Billington & Lango wards. The initial proposals were to extend the existing Southport seat across the county boundary into its rural hinterland within Lancashire, the commission said. This will come as a real worry to Labour given that the seat is held by Conservative heavyweight, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. To take part in the consultation, view the Boundary Commission website here. [62] (2) This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 for any purpose set out in regulation 4 (1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 ( 2 ). (1) This Order may be cited as the Greater Manchester and Lancashire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Mr Berry said: I shall be consulting extensively with my constituents on these proposed changes.. The Ribble Valley constituency could be set to lose the Whalley & Painter Wood, Billington & Lango, and East Whalley, Read & Simonstone wards to Hyndburn under the proposals. Lancashire, like many northern counties fell prey to Scottish Raids from King David I of Scotland with the Battle of Clitheroe in 1138, to Robert the Bruce with the Great Raid of 1322, reaching as far south as Chorley. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The Boundary Commission says "it has been necessary to propose a constituency which crosses the county boundary between Cumbria and Lancashire" in order to create constituencies with equal numbers, given the more sparsely populated areas of northern Lancashire and southern Cumbria. [12] Lancashire became the preferred designation, as a syncope of Lancastershire. A special team of assessors for the North-West are now considering the responses to two consultations held for 12 weeks last year and another four this year, paying special attention to East Lancashires near-universal opposition to the plans. The current six district councils and Cumbria County Council will be replaced by two new unitary authorities. Its important every vote across the country carries equal weight. You can sign up for free daily updates with the LancsLive newsletter here. Mr Evans said he was "very disappointed", adding: "These are major changes which carve up communities in the Ribble Valley and I do hope that the commission looks again.". The alternative is Mr Wallace stands for election in another part of the country or steps back from politics; both of which would be a shock at this stage. A consultation ends on 5 December, followed by final recommendations in 2023. Change the image. The Speaker is not usually opposed in general elections due to their impartial role in politics, meaning the true impact of the change is not likely to be felt until Mr Hoyle no longer occupies the role of Speaker. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the administrative boundaries of every local authority in England. Tim Bowden, secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, said it did its best to consider "different factors", including geographical features, schools, local bus routes and GP surgeries, when redrawing the boundaries. The River Mersey, and further east, its tributary the River Tame,[24] was considered the border with Mercia. The urbanised southern part largely became part of two metropolitan counties, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.[61]. There will be additions through the Bamber Bridge and Farington areas. READ MORE: Man's beloved dog refused to leave riverbank after he was washed out to sea. The revised proposal would retain the Burnley constituency along its current lines, but also include the two Pendle district wards of Brierfield East & Clover Hill and Brierfield West & Reedley. Politically the indications suggest we would have maintained a Conservative majority at the 2019 General Election with these additional wards, so adding them to Blackpool South wouldnt suggest any fear to the Conservative party.. In Lancashire, one constituency has been earmarked for abolition, with voters set to say goodbye to the Wyre and Preston North seat. Nurses walk out again in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions - Do you support them? This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. [31][32][33] South of the Ribble was surveyed as six hundreds: Blackburn, Derby, Leyland, Newton, Salford and Warrington. An initial proposal would have seen the existing Burnley constituency extend to the south to draw in five wards from the Rossendale borough and incorporate the town of Bacup. The day was designed to preserve the integrity of the county amid confusing and frankly unnecessary changes to local government. To keep updated, follow LancsLive on Facebook and @LiveLancs on Twitter. The independent body has published its initial proposals to redraw constituencies across the country to ensure that they are more equally balanced in terms of voter numbers. In a demonstration of the knock-on nature of boundary change proposals and the divergent reactions that they can prompt in a county as diverse as Lancashire, where local identities are often staunchly defended Sir Lindsay Hoyle, MP for Chorley, welcomed the fact that his constituency looks set to remain largely unchanged. Blackburn has gained the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen ward, with it previously being part of the soon to be abolished Rossendale and Darwen seat that is largely being replaced by the new West Pennine Moors constituency. As a result, the plans for the patch remain unchanged and it is still proposed that Fleetwood leaves the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency created in 2010 and joins Cleveleys, Thornton and five wards from the Blackpool Council area to form a new Blackpool North and Fleetwood patch, in a return to the moniker given to a similar seat which existed between 1997 and 2010. Back to Local History Videos Home page. At the time when the Romans arrived in England, much of northern England was inhabited by the Brigantes, though the Cumbrian highland area was inhabited by the Carvetii, who were possibly a tribe within the larger Brigantes group. This started with small scale experiments, for example in the automation of weaving. The Lonsdale Hundred was created sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, certainly by 1168. "It would be better to keep the whole local authority area together," he added. To the west, the entirety of the Lea & Larches and Ingol & Cottam wards have joined the seat having previously been in the Fylde constituency. Mr Stephenson said he was "disappointed" that the revised plan took Brierfield and Reedley out of the Pendle constituency. The commission said that its revised proposals meant that some part of Ribble Valley would have to be included in a constituency with another local authority and that it had opted for Pendle because of its similar rural character, which made it a more suitable match for the Ribble Valley wards than either Hyndburn or Burnley. However, the commission said that it received a large number of objections contending that there are no community ties between these areas and Accrington. Each hundred was sub-divided into parishes. Background. Ms Cooper said: "I am delighted that the West Lancashire constituency remains unchanged. In March 2005, under the Courts Act 2003, the power to appoint magistrates in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside transferred to the Ministry of Justice.[63]. A first-of-its-kind constituency has been created crossing the boundaries of Lancashire and Cumbria. And while it did not alter the county boundaries, it seems to have played havoc with the mental map of Lancashire in the minds of people all over the country. The Act was designed to create a two-tier system of local government which would reflect the changes in the country since the previous boundary changes in the late 19th century. Read all the latest news from Lancashire County Council on our news pages. Lancashire takes its name from the city of Lancaster, whose name means 'Roman fort on the River Lune',[10] combining the name of the river with the Old English cster, which derived from the Roman word for a fort or camp. In 1461 Edward IV decreed that the county palatine should become part of the Duchy of Lancaster and from 1471 the offices of Chancellor of the Duchy and Chancellor of the Palatinate were held by the same person. Everything and nothing. We'll send your message to email address. Outside of the administration of the hundreds were the boroughs. [50][51] Lonsdale was further partitioned into Lonsdale North, which was the detached part north of Morecambe Bay (also known as Furness), and Lonsdale South. But in order to bring it into the required size range, it is proposed to include the Wyre wards of Tithebarn, Breck, and Hardhorn with High Cross thus bringing the whole of Poulton into the Fylde constituency. He also appointed a Chancellor and established a Chancery to issue the writs required for the administration of the Palatinate. The northern detached part of the old county palatine, consisting of Furness and Cartmell was 25 miles in length, 23 miles in breadth and was separated from the main portion of Lancashire by Morecambe Bay and the Kendal district of Westmorland. Does Lancashire still exist? Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. And while it did not alter the county boundaries, it seems to have played havoc with the mental map of Lancashire in the minds of people all over the country. Place-name evidence suggests that previous district included areas within the River Lune's watershed, not included in the new hundred.[35]. The county boroughs also had many boundary extensions. Joining the constituency to the north is Fulwood through the wards of Cadley, Greyfriars, Sharoe Green, and Garrison, that were previously part of the Wyre and Preston North seat. I am delighted that the Boundary Commission have listened to the views of local residents and changed their plans to move areas such as Adlington and Anderton, Brinscall, Wheelton and Withnell to a newly proposed West Pennine Moors constituency. Lancashire is a county of England, in the northwest of the country. The key is community ties and local links are maintained. [27] However, by the time of the Domesday survey, most of his lands are recorded to be under the king's control. Maps of early Lancashire; Map of mid-Lancashire, c. 400. [57], In 1889, the administrative county of Lancashire was created, covering the historical county except for the county boroughs such as Blackburn, Burnley, Barrow-in-Furness, Preston, Wigan, Liverpool and Manchester. In 1998 Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen became independent of the county as unitary authorities, but remained in Lancashire for ceremonial purposes, including the provision of fire, rescue and policing. The wards of Worsley and Greenfield will be moved over. It would be a move more closely-aligned to the borders of the South Ribble Borough Council area, giving most voters the same council and MP in name. In Lancaster, it has been slightly expanded north of the River Lune to include the Skerton East ward. Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act there were relatively few boroughs in the county. The proposals which would split Burnley, Accrington and Rawtenstall in half when voters next go to the polls in 2015 were branded a nonsense when they were revealed last September. This is our final consultation and I encourage you to participate in the 2023 Boundary Review.. "The constituency is wholly contained within these two authorities.". Residents, MPs and political parties were first asked for their views during the summer of 2021 and then got a second opportunity to have their say earlier this year, including at 32 public hearings held across the country one of which was staged in Preston. Assistant commissioners visited the area and concluded that the Whalley and Clitheroe areas were similar in nature, with a shared rural character and particularly good transport and communication links. It is proposed to keep it within the local authority boundaries which makes sense. "I supported the boundary commission's initial proposals which kept all of Pendle together and am therefore surprised and disappointed.". Under the plans, the Rossendale and Darwen constituency would gain all of the Blackburn South and Lower Darwen ward. Two Conservative MPs whose. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? While there may not be as many as there once were, there are four: Liverpool, Everton and the Manchesters United and City. Andrew Stephenson, MP for Pendle, said he was "surprised" the area was split. We now believe we are close to the best map of constituencies that can be achieved under the rules we are working to. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Before his death in 1377, the king also granted the palatine powers to his son. And in a first of its kind move, a constituency has been earmarked to float across the borders of Lancashire and Cumbria through the new Morecambe and South Lakeland seat. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Lancashire had a long history of supplying wool to skilled weavers in Europe and southern England, as well as having many cottager weavers itself by the 18th century. This proposed seat did not have common ties and community links and common sense has prevailed, leaving the Chorley constituency intact, Sir Lindsay said. The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873, sections 17(2) and 18(2). [41] Thomas was executed as a rebel and replaced by his younger brother Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster. I love our West Lancs areas and am sad to see them go to Southport, but uniting Farington in one constituency makes sense for Leyland and I have loved Charnock Richard since I was a child, so am happy to work for them in the future.. Is it Hogmanay or mahogany? She didnt last long. Major shake up of parliamentary boundaries proposed for Lancaster and Morecambe The existing Lancaster and Fleetwood and Morecambe and Lunesdale constituencies would change under the proposals - with Morecambe being grouped together with parts of South Lakeland. The Boundary Commission for England has changed the future political landscape across Lancashire - this is what it could look like in the 2023 general election if the recommendations go ahead, Don't miss out - sign up for our free daily newsletter today. Wulfric's estates remained grouped together after his death, when they were left to his brother Aelfhelm, and indeed there still seems to have been some kind of connexion in 1086, when south Lancashire was surveyed together with Cheshire by the Domesday commissioners. Read about our approach to external linking. During the earlier consultations, there were some calls for Rufford to be incorporated into the West Lancashire constituency, but at the Preston public hearing, it was argued that the four wards proposed to be shifted into Southport for parliamentary purposes made up the Northern Parishes and so should be kept together. Hyndburn would vanish with a new Darwen and Haslingden seat created, Rawtenstall would be merged with North Rochdale and Ribble Valley would be redrawn including parts of Pendle and Preston. [6][failed verification] Traditional borders are still followed by organisations such as the Lancashire FA. [1] Before the 1974 county boundary changes, Waddington fell just within the Bowland Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Southwest Lancashire in 1610. When it included Manchester and Liverpool it had a greatest length of 76 miles, and breadth of 45 miles, and an area of 1,208,154 acres. He tweeted: "Only someone who's never been to Cumbria would put Windermere in with Whitehaven and Kirkby Lonsdale in with Alston. Contact our newsdesk on lancslive@reachplc.com. May elections will bring big changes for Cumbria as from April 1, 2023, the local government in Cumbria will change. 1868 Lancashire Boundary Commission Ordnance MAP PLAN of PRESTON (BC134) 25.00 + 8.00 P&P . That would contain ten wards from the Ribble Valley borough incorporating Clitheroe and Whalley and all of the Pendle district except the two Brierfield wards, which move to the Burnley constituency. The proposals which would split. Throughout these changes, historic Lancashire still continues to be recognised as a geographical and cultural area by the British Government. Warrington and Widnes, south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border were added to the new non-metropolitan county of Cheshire. Editors' Code of Practice. The Boundary Commission report says that "although the proposed constituency still extends into the borough of Wyre, no part of the constituency now extends across the River Wyre into Fleetwood". Greyfiars, Sharoe Green, Preston Rural North and Preston Rural East would all still transfer to Ribble Valley. "If people can identify with their constituency, there is a better chance they will identify with their elected representative and that strengthens democracy.. "The number of constituencies allocated to each sub-region is determined by the combined electorate of the local authorities they contain. The current local government boundary of the Ceremonial County of Lancashire were established in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Within four months of the last report being laid by the boundary commissions for each of the four nations, the government is required to submit to the Privy Council an order that gives effect to all of their recommendations. All wrong, of course, as was the line in one story published in the wake of the death of former Preston footballer Sir Tom Finney, which said that unlike in his heyday, there are now no Lancashire clubs in the top division. West Lancashire's political map has not been changed given its population numbers were already comfortably within what is required by the Boundary Commission. 1877. It would see major changes to the parliamentary map, with England set to . 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Meanwhile, the Fishwick & Frenchwood and Ribbleton wards would have made the move into a radically redesigned Ribble Valley seat, which would also have taken the Preston Rural East and Preston Rural North wards from the Wyre and Preston and North constituency. The western wards of Chorley North East and Adlington & Anderton have been removed and placed in the new West Pennine Moors seat. Though Lancashire technically appeared on earlier world maps like Ptolemy's World Map and the Medieval Mappa Mundi based in Herefordshire . Comments relating to the Lancashire area can be made online at bcereviews.org.uk/node/6487, where constituency maps are also available to assist residents in giving feedback. Astoundingly a spokesman for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, once claimed the new boundaries go back to 1974 and it is a bit late to start changing things back now. That move negates the need to split the Blackburn South and Lower Darwen ward, as originally proposed, which attracted 150 objections. [43], The powers had been granted only for Henry's lifetime and after the duke's death in 1361 the palatinate (and title) ceased to exist. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. A Gannett Company. Huge shake-up of Central Lancashire's parliamentary boundaries proposed Major changes have been proposed to parliamentary boundaries in Central Lancashire, which would see several areas. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Even people born on this side of the Pennines and with more nous than she had are prone to misunderstandings. The north western corner of the dales will now include villages such as Ravenstonedale and Orton in Cumbria, as well as the Howgill Fells. Although the county town of Lancashire is considered to be Lancaster, the county council is seated at the city of Preston. The biggest change the feedback has prompted is the decision to scrap a suggested new seat that would have combined parts of Chorley, Rossendale and Darwen. 1. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Todays publication is the culmination of months of analysis and we have revised nearly half of our initial proposals based on what people have told us. Chorley's incumbent MP in the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. It would mean MPs Graham Jones, Andrew Stephenson and Jake Berry would have. "Its important that any changes benefit the residents of Burnley and Padiham.. [36], After Domesday, Roger's lands were returned to him and in the early 1090s Lonsdale, Cartmel and Furness were added to Roger's estates to facilitate the defence of the area south of Morecambe Bay from Scottish raiding parties, which travelled round the Cumberland coast and across the bay at low water, rather than through the mountainous regions of the Lake District. . Please report any comments that break our rules. The constituency would remain entirely within the Blackpool Council patch. This contiguous area of relatively undeveloped highland was administered by men such as Ivo de Taillebois, and a local aristocracy which still included a relatively significant amount of Anglo-Saxons. The constituency would also retain all the wards currently within the constituency that sit in the South Ribble council area, along with the Farington. He added: "Since 2010, I have worked tirelessly to champion the 32m redevelopment of Brierfield Mills. This is proposed by authors such as William Farrer to be the reason why the first Barons of Kendal used the surname "de Lancaster" despite Kendal not becoming a permanent part of the later developed county of Lancaster. Two Chorley wards would also be retained in the South Ribble constituency, but across a slightly different footprint as result of their realignment with council ward boundaries. One sections of that seat - the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen ward - will be moved to the Blackburn constituency. Comments have been closed on this article. Read about our approach to external linking. "We want to hear the views of the public to ensure that we get the new boundaries for Parliamentary constituencies right. Meanwhile, his neighbouring MP for South Ribble, Katherine Fletcher, was sanguine about the changes now proposed in her patch, which are fewer than initially planned, but would still see areas including Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Rufford and Tarleton move into the Southport constituency. Dating from 1360, this was the first time the British isles had been depicted on its own separate map. But the advent of increased imports of cotton needing processing was a trigger to innovation. (3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force . These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. It was also suggested that as the proposed Lancaster constituency would contain more of Wyre than was currently the case for Lancaster and Fleetwood stretching as far south as the Garstang and Brock with Catterall wards it should be named Lancaster and Wyre. Elsewhere in the county, proposals for the Fylde coast proved largely uncontroversial, while some changes initially suggested in Preston were reversed in response to representations. Editors' Code of Practice. The constituency is currently served by Sir Mark Hendrick MP, who has held the seat for 21 years. There was widespread agreement that the pair should be included in the same constituency with most respondents feeling that area was more closely connected to Lancaster than Morecambe. [25] It seems that from this time the area south of the Ribble became associated with Mercia. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Baby among six killed in possible cartel hit in US, Polar bear kills woman and boy in Alaska village. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The current Burnley constituency is to be massively expanded to include the Bacup area, currently part of the Rossendale and Darwen seat that has been earmarked for abolition. Mr Farron took to social media to blast the change. Previous proposals for the creation of a Burnley and Bacup constituency would be abandoned, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Across England, the number of MPs will increase from 533 to 543, with every constituency now having to have a population of between 69,724 and 77,062. A new Burnley and Bacup constituency will also take on Stacksteads, Facit and Shawforth, Irwell, Healey and Whitworth, and Greenslough. As a result, the seat has now been divided up between the Preston, Lancaster, the new Blackpool North and Fleetwood, and Ribble Valley constituencies. 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