Blackpool South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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]
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