- Fylde North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 53°55′05″N 2°56′20″W / 53.918°N 2.939°W
Fylde North Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Lancashire Major settlements Fleetwood, Poulton le Fylde, Preesall, Thornton Cleveleys and the Garstang Rural District 1950–1983 Replaced by Fylde Created from Fylde Fylde North was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950, until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
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The constituency was established in 1950, with the split of the Fylde constituency. It covered the borough of Fleetwood, the urban districts of Poulton le Fylde, Preesall and Thornton Cleveleys and the Garstang Rural District. It was largely replaced by the new Fylde constituency, although Garstang was added to Lancaster instead.
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1950 Richard Stanley Conservative 1966 Sir Walter Clegg Conservative 1983 constituency abolished: see Fylde Election results
UK General Election 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Walter Clegg 35,366 60.1 4.6 Labour R. Fox 14,376 24.4 1.0 Liberal Peter Herbert 8,630 14.66 −6.4 NF K. Warbarton 481 0.8 Majority 20,990 35.7 3.6 Turnout 58,853 75.3 3.9 Conservative hold Swing 1.8 UK General Election October 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Walter Clegg 29,661 55.5 −12.9 Labour H. Berkeley 12,522 23.4 −10.2 Liberal A. Perry 11,254 21.1 Majority 17,139 32.1 −4.7 Turnout 53,437 71.4 −0.7 Conservative hold Swing −1.4 UK General Election October 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Walter Clegg 36,577 68.4 −0.4 Labour D.H. Sparks 16,919 31.6 0.4 Majority 19,658 36.8 −0.9 Turnout 53,496 72.1 2.9 Conservative hold Swing −0.4 UK General Election 1970 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Walter Clegg 33,667 68.9 15.2 Labour R.W. Hill 15,235 31.2 0 Majority 18,432 37.7 15.2 Turnout 48,902 68.3 5.1 Conservative hold Swing 7.6 References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- UK General Election results May 1979, Political Science Resources
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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