Comments on: Blackpool South

By: Dalek

Dalek — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:10 +0000

Yes I said 1983 but ment 1997.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:25:01 +0000

In that case, Andy & Harry, as Willie Whitelaw once said. “So there you are, there it is, and there you have it!”

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:44:10 +0000

There were no boundary changes at all in the two Blackpool seats in 1983.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:23:12 +0000

Pretty sure it was in North until 1997. There was little if any boundary change in Blackpool in 1983.

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:31:48 +0000

‘Blackpool Tower was always in Blackpool North till 1983, before being transferred to South in 1997 as part of 1 of 4 wards’

In which case, which seats was it in between those years??

By: Dalek

Dalek — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:08:12 +0000

Blackpool Tower was always in Blackpool North till 1983, before being transferred to South in 1997 as part of 1 of 4 wards.

Before 1997 the boundary went along Central Pier, then it went along North Pier.

The bounday will remain the same as it is inland (not coastal wards) which are being returned to Blackpool North.

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:30:24 +0000

Has central Blackpool, including the Tower, the Pleasure Beach and the piers been in the South seat since its creation in 1945?

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:36:24 +0000

Has central Blackpool, including the Tower, the Pleasure Beach and the piers been in this seat since its creation in 1945?

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:37:15 +0000

The Lib Dems have selected Doreen Holt here

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:39:11 +0000

Thornton is now in the new seat of Wyre and Preston North.

Labour suffered in the locals for the loss of the casino to Manchester and the tourist trade (B&B, Cafes, shops etc) has really suffered in the recession. In recent times, the Tory Council has announced the building of a big snow dome in the area where the casino was planned for, the promenade has been rebuilt and smaller projects have included the redevelopment of the waterloo road shopping area.

I have already had a leaflet through my shop door from Gordon Marsden, so it is obvious this will be a hard fought seat