Blackpool North and Fleetwood: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Blackpool North and Fleetwood is represented in the House of Commons by Lorraine Beavers (Labour). Lorraine Beavers took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,744 votes (40.0%), ahead of Paul Maynard (Conservative) on 12,097. 41,810 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,339, 57.0% of those registered. The majority was 4,647.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Blackpool North and Fleetwood apart: the 25th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,010 a year), and the 29th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (31.2%).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £165,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £120,000. It ranks 40th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,517 sales were registered in the period, against 1,747 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Blackpool North and Fleetwood accounted for 27,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,625 local units for March 2026.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 68.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.6 points. 28.9% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 97,700; the estimate for 2014 was 95,207. There were more residents aged 65 and over (26,382) than children under 16 (15,076).
Residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,010 for workplace jobs and £34,872 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,830. The residents' figure ranks 138th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,432 children in Blackpool North and Fleetwood were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.8% in 2021/22 to 23.2% in 2024/25.
Blackpool North and Fleetwood counted 43,949 households on Census day 2021; 31.2% of adults were retired and 23.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,090 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.7%. A year earlier the count was 1,870.
MP
Lorraine Beavers, Labour
- MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lorraine Beavers on this site
In Parliament
What Lorraine Beavers said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 July 2026 to 20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 100 spoken contributions by Lorraine Beavers since 4 July 2024.
Blackpool Victoria hospital desperately needs more money, because the ICB’s funding for hospital trusts does not account for the 20 million tourists or the complexity of care required.
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I stood on a manifesto that promised the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation.
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I thank the Foreign Secretary for his action today, demonstrating British leadership on a global stage; I hope he agrees that it is long overdue. Settlement expansion is a project driven by the Israeli state.
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Thank you for your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I also thank all hon. Members who have spoken and intervened, and the Minister for her response.
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I apologise for naming Surrey. The wider enforcement framework must change. Regulators need clear powers to suspend operators quickly, stronger tests of operators’ competence and the ability to consider the cumulative impact of sites on communities.
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Read from the Hansard API on 24 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Beavers | Labour | 16,744 | 40.0% | +4.4 |
| Paul Maynard | Conservative | 12,097 | 28.9% | −26.9 |
| Dan Barker | Reform UK | 9,913 | 23.7% | +22.0 |
| Bill Greene | Liberal Democrat | 1,318 | 3.2% | −0.9 |
| Tina Rothery | Green Party | 1,269 | 3.0% | +1.1 |
| James Rust | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 174 | 0.4% | |
| Gita Gordon | Independent | 148 | 0.4% | |
| Jan Cresswell | Social Democratic Party | 147 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.1% | Conservative 28.9% | 4,647 | 57.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.8% | Labour 35.6% | 10,119 | 66.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Blackpool North and Fleetwood covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Every body that makes decisions for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood this page: Lorraine Beavers (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
Lorraine Beavers (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
The House of Commons Library records 16,744 votes for Lorraine Beavers of Labour and a majority of 4,647; 57.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,090, 3.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
£165,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,872 (April 2025).
How many children in Blackpool North and Fleetwood live in low income families?
4,432 children under 16, 29.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Blackpool North and Fleetwood?
97,700 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.