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Fylde North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fylde North
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Fylde North in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyLancashire
Major settlementsFleetwood, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesall, Thornton Cleveleys and the Garstang Rural District
1950–1983
Created fromFylde and Lancaster
Replaced byFylde and Lancaster[1]

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

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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

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Election Member Party
1950 Richard Stanley Conservative
1966 Sir Walter Clegg Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Fylde

Elections

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Fylde North [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stanley 23,538 60.85
Labour Philip Henry Couldry 10,515 27.18
Liberal John Wilcock Robinson 4,631 11.97
Majority 13,023 33.67
Turnout 38,684 82.76
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Fylde North [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stanley 25,419 69.26
Labour John B Morris 11,284 30.74
Majority 14,135 38.52
Turnout 36,703 77.58
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Fylde North [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stanley 23,812 72.24
Labour Leslie Spriggs 9,152 27.76
Majority 14,660 44.48
Turnout 32,964 68.56
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Fylde North [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stanley 27,045 70.52
Labour John Myerscough 11,307 29.48
Majority 15,738 41.04
Turnout 38,352 71.20
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Fylde North [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stanley 27,801 65.29
Labour Ronald G Truman 14,777 34.71
Majority 13,024 30.58
Turnout 42,578 72.16
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Fylde North [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Clegg 24,217 53.64
Labour Keith Bell 14,045 31.11
Liberal James Rafton Smallwood 6,058 13.42 New
Coalition Unity Peter Lowe 826 1.83 New
Majority 10,172 22.53
Turnout 45,146 73.38
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Fylde North [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Clegg 33,667 68.9 +15.3
Labour Raymond W. Hill 15,235 31.2 +0.1
Majority 18,432 37.7 +15.2
Turnout 48,902 68.3 −5.1
Conservative hold Swing +7.6
General election February 1974: Fylde North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Clegg 36,577 68.4 −0.5
Labour David Hunter Sparks 16,919 31.6 +0.4
Majority 19,658 36.8 −0.9
Turnout 53,496 72.1 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.4
General election October 1974: Fylde North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Clegg 29,661 55.5 −12.9
Labour Humphry Berkeley 12,522 23.4 −10.2
Liberal Antony Perry 11,254 21.1 New
Majority 17,139 32.1 −4.7
Turnout 53,437 71.4 −0.7
Conservative hold Swing −1.4
General election 1979: Fylde North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Clegg 35,366 60.1 +4.6
Labour Roland Fox 14,376 24.4 +1.0
Liberal Peter Herbert 8,630 14.7 −6.4
National Front Kenneth Hugh Warbarton 481 0.8 New
Majority 20,990 35.7 +3.6
Turnout 58,853 75.3 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

References

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  1. ^ "'Fylde North', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  4. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  7. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig