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Liverpool Broadgreen was a
parliamentary 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 (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
centred on the Broadgreen suburb of
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. It returned one
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(MP) to the
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of the
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. The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. When the seat was first contested, it was estimated by the
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and ITN that had it been fought at the previous election in 1979 it would have returned a
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MP with majority of 565. However, despite the Conservatives winning the 1983 general election with a landslide majority and Labour's support falling for its 1979 level, Labour won Broadgreen with a majority of 3,800. Labour would go on to win the seat at every election when it was contested.


Boundaries

The City of Liverpool wards of Broadgreen, Childwall, Kensington, Old Swan, and Tuebrook.


Members of Parliament


Elections


Elections in the 1980s

* Both Crawshaw and Pine were official candidates of their respective local parties and both supported the Alliance between the Liberals and the SDP, however Crawshaw was given endorsement by both national parties.


Elections in the 1990s


References

*The Times guide to the House of Commons 1983 - 1992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Liverpool Broadgreen Broadgreen Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997