Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Radcliffe and Farnworth 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.
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[edit] History
This area had previously been represented as part of South East Lancashire division. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was created for the 1885 general election and was abolished for the 1918 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Robert Leake | Liberal | |
| 1895 | John James Mellor | Conservative | |
| 1900 | Theodore Cooke Taylor | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Heywood and Radcliffe (1918-1950) and Farnworth (1918-1983) |
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[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- South Lancashire constituencies map, including Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
