Blackpool South (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackpool South
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Blackpool South in Lancashire
Location of Lancashire within England
County	Lancashire
Population	81,266 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	56,850 (December 2018)[2]
Major settlements	Blackpool (part)
Current constituency
Created	1945
Member of Parliament	Vacant
Number of members	One
Created from	Blackpool

Blackpool South is a British constituency^[3] in Lancashire which is currently vacant. It was represented in the House of Commons from 2019 until 2024 by Scott Benton. He was elected as a Conservative. After he had the Conservative Party whip suspended in April 2023 he sat as an independent. ^[4] Benton resigned^[5] in March 2024. This caused a by-election.^[6]

1. ↑ "Blackpool South: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
2. ↑ England Parliamentary electorates Boundary Commission for England
3. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
4. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
5. ↑ Cowburn, Ashley (2024-03-25). "PM faces new by-election nightmare as suspended Tory MP announces resignation". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
6. ↑ "Former Tory MP Scott Benton resigns from parliament, triggering by-election". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-03-25.