Blackpool North was a
borough constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
It was created for the
1945 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1945.
Africa
* 1945 South-West African legislative election
Asia
* 1945 Indian general election
Australia
* 1945 Fremantle by-election
Europe
* 1945 Albanian parliamentary election
* 1945 Bulgarian ...
, when the former constituency of
Blackpool was split in two, and abolished for the
1997 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new
Blackpool North & Fleetwood constituency.
Boundaries
1945–1950: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, Tyldesley, and Warbreck.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, and Warbreck.
1983–1997: The Borough of Blackpool wards of Anchorsholme, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Greenlands, Ingthorpe, Layton, Norbreck, Park, Talbot, and Warbreck.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire
The ceremonial county of Lancashire, which includes the unitary authorities of
Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool,
is divided into sixteen parliamentary constituencies
- eight borough constituencies
and eight county constituencies.
Constituenc ...
*The town of
Blackpool
Notes and references
Sources
*
F. W. S. Craig
Frederick Walter Scott Craig (10 December 1929 – 23 March 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results. He originally worked in public relations, compilin ...
, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–73''
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Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997
Politics of Blackpool