Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
Preston North |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
Preston North in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 |
County | Lancashire |
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Major settlements | Preston |
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1950–1983 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Preston |
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Replaced by | Preston and Ribble Valley[1] |
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Preston North was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 for the 1950 general election by division of the former two-seat Preston constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election. Some of the constituency's former territory was then incorporated within a new single-seat Preston constituency, and parts of Preston North became elements within Fylde and Ribble Valley.
The modern Preston is a safe seat for Labour, but historically Preston North was one of the most marginal constituencies in the country.
Boundaries
1950–1974: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, St Matthew's, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Julian Amery | Conservative |
| 1966 | Ronald Atkins | Labour |
| 1970 | Mary Holt | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Ronald Atkins | Labour |
| 1979 | Robert Atkins | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Preston |
- Ronald Atkins (Labour) and Robert Atkins (Conservative) are unrelated.
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1951: Preston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Amery | 23,598 | 51.2 | -3.9 |
| Labour | Thomas Hourigan | 22,490 | 48.8 | +2.5 |
Majority | 1,108 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
Turnout | 46,088 | 87.5 | +0.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Preston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Amery | 22,310 | 53.5 | -1.6 |
| Labour | Edgar Hewitt | 19,407 | 46.5 | -2.3 |
Majority | 2,903 | 7.0 | +4.6 |
Turnout | 41,717 | 81.4 | -6.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Preston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Amery | 23,990 | 55.1 | +1.6 |
| Labour | Arthur Davidson | 19,529 | 44.9 | -1.6 |
Majority | 4,461 | 10.2 | +3.2 |
Turnout | 43,519 | 83.4 | +2.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Preston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Holt | 20,102 | 50.6 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Ronald Atkins | 17,140 | 43.2 | -9.8 |
| Liberal | Derrick Trevor Jones | 2,458 | 6.2 | New |
Majority | 2,962 | 7.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 51,655 | 76.9 | -4.2 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Preston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Atkins | 18,632 | 46.3 | +5.0 |
| Labour | Ronald Atkins | 18,603 | 46.2 | +0.4 |
| Liberal | Michael Paul Braham | 2,715 | 6.7 | −5.9 |
| National Front | John Farran Hetherington | 329 | 0.8 | New |
Majority | 29 | 0.07 | N/A |
Turnout | 51,756 | 77.8 | +1.1 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
See also
- Wyre and Preston North
- Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Ribble Valley
References
- ^ "'Preston North', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Findlay, Gloria. "Pat Devine". Graham Stevenson. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
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