Fylde North was a
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
which returned one
Member of Parliament (MP) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom from
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
, until it was abolished for the
1983 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1983.
Africa
* 1983 Cameroonian parliamentary election
* 1983 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
* 1983 Kenyan general election
* 1983 Malagasy parliamentary election
* 1983 Malawian general e ...
.
Boundaries
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
Thornton-Cleveleys is a conurbation consisting of the village of Thornton and the town of Cleveleys. The two settlements formed a joint urban district from 1927 until 1974, before becoming part of Wyre. The two settlements constitute part of t ...
and the
Garstang Rural District. It was largely replaced by the new
Fylde constituency, although
Garstang
Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster.
In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,268 ...
was added to
Lancaster instead.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
*
UK General Election results May 1979 Political Science Resources
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Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Borough of Wyre