Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Preston North Borough constituency |
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Created: | 1950 |
Abolished: | 1983 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Members: | one |
Preston North was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, electing a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons until the 1983 General Election.
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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The former Preston North constituency was based on the area from the western Lea and Cottam areas, which had a much lower population than at present, to the vast farming and rural communities in the northern areas around the Trough of Bowland. Over time and numerous boundary changes, the seat would stretch into and around Preston's central area, including the falling post-mills population in the centre and growing suburban families on the outskirts.Fulwood urban district, elements of which was of great wealth, forms the northern part of the modern day city of Preston.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1950 - 1966 - Julian Amery (Conservative)
- 1966 - 1970 - Ronald Atkins (Labour)
- 1970 - 1974 - Mary Holt (Conservative)
- 1974 - 1979 - Ronald Atkins (Labour)
- 1979 - 1983 - Robert Atkins (Conservative)
- Ron Atkins (Labour) and Robert Atkins (Con) are two different people. The former Labour MP Ron Atkins, who turned 90 years old during the Preston Council election, 2006, remains a City Councillor in Preston.
[edit] Election results
General Election 1979: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | R J Atkins | 18,632 | 46.3 | ||
Labour | R H Atkins | 18,603 | 46.2 | ||
Liberal | MP Braham | 2,715 | 6.7 | ||
National Front | J F Hetherington | 329 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 29 | 0.07 | |||
Turnout | 51,756 | 77.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
General Election October 1974: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | R H Atkins | 18,044 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | M Holt | 16,260 | 41.3 | ||
Liberal | G Payne | 4,948 | 12.6 | ||
More Prosperous Britain | H Smith | 138 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 1,784 | 4.53 | |||
Turnout | 51,369 | 76.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election February 1974: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | R H Atkins | 16,797 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | M Holt | 16,542 | 40.9 | ||
Liberal | G Payne | 7,099 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 255 | 0.63 | |||
Turnout | 50,885 | 79.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General Election 1970: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | M Holt | 20,102 | 50.6 | ||
Labour | R H Atkins | 17,140 | 43.2 | ||
Liberal | D T Jones | 2,458 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 2,962 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 51,655 | 76.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
General Election 1966: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | R H Atkins | 21,539 | 53.0 | ||
Conservative | Julian Amery | 19,121 | 47.0 | ||
Majority | 2,418 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 50,140 | 81.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General Election 1964: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Julian Amery | 20,566 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | R W Kerr | 20,552 | 50.0 | ||
Majority | 14 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 78.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1959: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Julian Amery | 23,990 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | A Davidson | 19,529 | 44.9 | ||
Majority | 4,461 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 83.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1955: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Julian Amery | 22,310 | 53.5 | ||
Labour | E Hewitt | 19,407 | 46.5 | ||
Majority | 2,903 | 7 | |||
Turnout | 81.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1951: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Julian Amery | 23,598 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | T Hourigan | 22,490 | 48.8 | ||
Majority | 1,108 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 87.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1950: Preston North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Julian Amery | 21,880 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | S Segal | 20,950 | 46.3 | ||
Liberal | C Hemelryk | 2,012 | 4.4 | ||
Communist | P Devine | 366 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 938 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 86.8 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
[edit] See also
- Wyre and Preston North - a newly created seat to be fought at the 2009/10 UK General Election
- Preston
- Ribble Valley