Fylde North (UK Parliament constituency) explained

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Fylde North
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:1983
Type:County
Next:Fylde and Lancaster[1]
Region:England
Towns:Fleetwood, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesall, Thornton Cleveleys and the Garstang Rural District

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.

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 and the Garstang Rural District. It was largely replaced by the new Fylde constituency, although Garstang was added to Lancaster instead.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950Richard StanleyConservative
1966Sir Walter CleggConservative
1983constituency abolished: see Fylde

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Fylde North', Feb 1974 - May 1983 . ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited . 23 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403102459/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74247.htm . 3 April 2016 .