# Lancaster and Wyre

The north of the North West. About 100,860 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 408 square kilometres.

Cat Smith has been the Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre since July 2024. They won by 9,253 votes on a 57.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001318. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Cat Smith has been the Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre since July 2024.
They won by 9,253 votes on a 57.5% turnout.

MP: [Cat Smith](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4436) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Lancaster and Wyre

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cat Smith (elected) | Labour | 19,315 | 44.9% |
| Peter Cartridge | Conservative | 10,062 | 23.4% |
| Nigel Alderson | Reform UK | 6,866 | 16.0% |
| Jack Lenox | Green Party | 5,236 | 12.2% |
| Matt Severn | Liberal Democrat | 1,529 | 3.6% |

Electorate 74,760. Turnout 57.5%. Majority 9,253 (21.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3572

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 21.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Lancaster and Wyre had a majority of 21.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 188th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Lancaster and Wyre at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 228th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 96,820** (2021). Lancaster and Wyre had 96,820 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 201st least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in Lancaster and Wyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001318) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 65% of people in Lancaster and Wyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001318) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wyre, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lancaster and Wyre.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001318) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wyre, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lancaster and Wyre.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001318) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lancaster and Wyre had 96,820 usual residents at the census.

## How Lancaster and Wyre compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Lancaster and Wyre | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 21.5% | joint 188th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.5% | joint 228th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 96,820 | 201st least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 65% | joint 230th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Lancaster and Wyre?

Lancaster and Wyre had 96,820 usual residents at the census.
Lancaster and Wyre is the 201st least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Wyre

Most of Lancaster and Wyre lies in Wyre. These figures are published for the whole of Wyre, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Lancaster and Wyre itself. [See Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre)

- **Average house price: £188,833** (August 2026). Wyre’s average house price was £188,833 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,048** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wyre earned a median of £38,048 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 161st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Wyre costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Wyre has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 124th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lancaster and Wyre in brief

The winner in Lancaster and Wyre had a majority of 21.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Lancaster and Wyre at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.5%.
Lancaster and Wyre had 96,820 usual residents at the census.
About 65% of people in Lancaster and Wyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001318
- Council: [Wyre †](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 408 km²
- People, mid-2024: 100,860*
- Wards: 19
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 54
- Output areas: 303

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley), [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale), [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fylde)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [The Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/the-wrekin), [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury), [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/selby), [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury), [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire), [North East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hampshire).

## Latest updates for Lancaster and Wyre

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001318

## How to cite

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