Pendle constituency was created in 1983 and has the same boundaries as Pendle Borough Council.  About 90,000 people live here in a scattering of towns and villages each with their own distinctive character.

A relatively undiscovered part of the Northern hill country, Pendle is a place of contrasts - beautiful countryside, industrial heritage, modern facilities and brooding moors.  The Leeds and Liverpool Canal snakes through the major towns, once a focal point of the industrial age but now a quiet and often beautiful waterway with footpaths, locks and reservoirs just waiting to be explored. To the north is the Yorkshire Dales National Park. To the West, the Forest of Bowland - an area of outstanding natural beauty. To the east lies Boulsworth Hill and beyond it, Haworth - famed as the home of the Bronte sisters. To the south lies Burnley, home of the Clarets. Now promoted to the Premier League.