Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)

Andrew Stephenson MP. Constituency. Pendle. Address as. . Party. Conservative. Contact Details. Parliamentary. Parliamentary career* Current Government Post. Post. Date. * Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons). Jul 2018 Pendle Hill has a notorious reputation for being a place where twelve accused witches lived in the 17th century. These twelve supposed witches were accused of murdering ten people. They figured prominently in what is known as the witch trials. Pendle Hillâ™s history will not be complete without mentioning the alleged witches who lived in the area. The story of the Pendle witches is a great example of well-documented allegation of witchcraft. Until today, the hill continues to be associated with witchcraft. Every Halloween, a large number of visitors climb up the hill wanting to experience the supernatural. Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the . It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Boundaries. Pendle mainly compromises the towns of Nelson and ,with smaller towns like and Earby added since boundary changes in the 1970s brought them into this area of Lancashire from Yorkshire.It is mostly favourable to Labour although the Conservatives have won the seat in good years for them. Confirmed candidates for Pendle at the next UK general election: * Labour Party: (incumbent) * Conservative Party: Andrew Stephenson * Liberal Democrats: Afzal Anwar * UK Independence Party: Dorothy Baxter. ee also. Pendle (UK Parliament constituency) at AllExperts (204 words). Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Pendle mainly comprimises the towns of Nelson and Colne,with smaller towns like Barnoldswick and Earby added since boundary changes in the 1970s brought them into this area of Lancashire from Yorkshire.It is mostly favourable to Labour although the Tories have won the seat in good years for them. The new Pendle constituency will contain only those wards within the district boundary, meaning the district council area is co-terminous Pendle (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections - Elections in The 1990s General Election 1997 Pendle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gordon Prentice 25,059 53.3 +9.1 Conservative John Midgley 14,235 30.3 −10.0 Liberal Democrat Tony Greaves 5,460 11.6 −3.4 Referendum Party Damian Hockney 2,281 4.8 N/A Majority 10,824 23.0 +19.0 Turnout 47,035 74.6 −8.4 Labour hold Swing +. 9.6 General Election 1992 Pendle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gordon Prentice 23,497 44.2 +8.9 Conservative John Lee 21,384 40.3 −0.1 Liberal Democrat Alan P Davies 7,976 15.0 −9.3 Anti-Federalist League Mrs V