Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

Heywood and Radcliffe
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1918 (1918)1950 (1950)
Number of members one

Heywood and Radcliffe was a county constituency centred on the towns of Heywood and Radcliffe in South 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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History

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, the constituency was created by merging the Heywood constituency and part of the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Albert Illingworth Coalition Liberal
1921 by-election Walter Halls Labour
1923 Abraham England Liberal
1931 Joseph Jackson Conservative
1935 Richard Porritt Conservative
1940 by-election James Wootton-Davies Conservative
1945 John Whittaker Labour
1946 by-election Anthony Greenwood Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Heywood and Royton & Bury and Radcliffe

Election results

References