Blackburn West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Blackburn West
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:1955
Elects Howmany:one
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Blackburn West was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the former two-member Blackburn constituency was divided into Blackburn East and Blackburn West. It was abolished only five years later, for the 1955 general election, when it was partly replaced by a new single-member Blackburn constituency.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Blackburn wards of Park, St Andrew's, St Luke's, St Mark's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and St Silas's.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Conservative
1955constituency abolished: see Blackburn

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig. F.W.S.. Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. 1972. Political Reference Publications. Chichester, Sussex. 0-900178-09-4.