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Lancaster and Wyre

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Cat Smith
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,760
Turnout
57.5%
Majority
9,253

Where is Lancaster and Wyre?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Lancaster and Wyre Preston Fylde Blackpool North and Fleetwood Morecambe and Lunesdale South Ribble Ribble Valley Blackpool South Southport Chorley Blackburn West Lancashire Wigan Hyndburn Rossendale and Darwen Bolton West Westmorland and Lonsdale Sefton Central Bolton North East Pendle and Clitheroe Bury North Burnley Barrow and Furness Heywood and Middleton North Rochdale Calder Valley Skipton and Ripon Oldham East and Saddleworth Keighley and Ilkley Halifax Shipley Colne Valley Bradford West Bradford South Huddersfield Richmond and Northallerton England
Lancaster and Wyre

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Lancaster and Wyre is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Cat Smith (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Cat Smith MP

Labour

Represents Lancaster and Wyre in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
9,253
Turnout
57.5%
Full candidate result (5 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Cat SmithElectedLabour19,31544.9%3.1%
Peter CartridgeConservative10,06223.4%-24.6%
Nigel AldersonReform UK6,86616.0%14.2%
Jack LenoxGreen Party5,23612.2%7.7%
Matt SevernLiberal Democrat1,5293.6%-0.4%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Lancaster and Wyre, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population100,770
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1717.2% · 17,360 people
18 to 2416.2% · 16,352 people
25 to 3410.8% · 10,850 people
35 to 4916.5% · 16,579 people
50 to 6418.8% · 18,970 people
65 and over20.5% · 20,659 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

39,165 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners67.0% · 26,244 households
Private renters20.2% · 7,913 households
Social renters11.5% · 4,499 households
Other tenure1.3% · 509 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

39,164 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.4% · 12,298 households
Families with dependent children24.1% · 9,440 households
Other single-family households38.1% · 14,906 households
Other household types6.4% · 2,520 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

96,831 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.5% · 7,277 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.6% · 11,245 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9% · 78,309 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency352
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency334
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency320
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency251
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency221
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency213
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency155
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency137
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded89
Total awarded£4,824,347

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Stay connected

Positive Futures Well-Being Services CIO

£19,712

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Positive Futures Well-Being Services CIO - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Moving Together (chair based exercise)

Adullam Programme

£4,200

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver chair-based fitness sessions for adults from low-income families and with a disability or long-term health conditions. Two weekly 60 minutes sessions, one for men and one for women, will take place over 12 months. Funds will cover instructor costs, additional staff costs, equipment, refreshments and promotion.

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University

University of Lancaster

£111,971

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026

Untitled Project Grants Application

Lancaster Bid Ltd

£99,500

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Untitled Project Grants Application - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026

Lancashire Music Association

Grant to individual

£29,950

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Lancashire Music Association - Music - National Lottery Project Grants

84 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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