Ince was a parliamentary constituency in England which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Ince-in-Makerfield and other towns south of Wigan.
It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a division of the parliamentary county of Lancashire. The boundaries were altered in 1918 and 1950, and in 1970 it was redesignated as a borough constituency.[1]
The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was largely replaced by the Makerfield Parliamentary constituency.
Boundaries
1885–1918
The constituency, officially designated as South-West Lancashire, Ince Division consisted of parishes surrounding, but not including, the town of Wigan, namely:
The electorate also included the freeholders of the municipal borough of Wigan who were entitled to vote in the county.[2]
1918–1950
The Representation of the People Act 1918 reorganised constituencies throughout the United Kingdom. Boundaries were adjusted and seats were defined in terms of the districts created by the Local Government Act 1894. According to the schedules of the Act, the Lancashire, Ince Division comprised:[3]
1950–1983
The Representation of the People Act 1948 redistributed parliamentary seats, with the constituencies first being used in the general election of 1950. The term "county constituency" was introduced in place of "division". Ince County Constituency was redefined as consisting of seven urban districts:[4]
- Abram
- Ashton in Makerfield
- Billinge & Winstanley
- Ince-in-Makerfield
- Orrell
- Skelmersdale
- Upholland
The changes reflected local government boundary changes that had taken place, and the renaming of Billinge UD as "Billinge and Winstanley" in 1924. Standish with Langtree and Shevington were transferred to the Westhoughton county constituency. Skelmersdale and Upholland had previously formed part of the Ormskirk division.[1]
The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 altered the seat's name to Ince Borough Constituency. The constituency was defined as consisting of six urban districts: Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Billinge & Winstanley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, and Skelmersdale & Holland. Skelmersdale and Upholland urban districts had been amalgamated in 1968, and the 1970 boundaries were the same as those of 1950.[1][5]
Abolition
The constituency was abolished by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983, which redrew constituencies based on the new counties and districts created in 1974. Most of the area (Abram, Orrell and Winstanley) was included in the Makerfield County Constituency, in the parliamentary county of Greater Manchester. Ashton in Makerfield and Billinge was divided between Makerfield Constituency, in Greater Manchester, and St Helens North Borough Constituency in Merseyside; Skelmersdale & Upholland formed part of West Lancashire County Constituency.[6]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Election in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2
- ↑ Seventh Schedule: Counties at Large: Number of Members and Names and Contents of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, (1885 c.23)
- ↑ Ninth Schedule - Part II, Parliamentary Counties: England, excluding Monmouthshire, Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 c.64)
- ↑ First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies, Representation of The People Act 1948, (1948 c.65)
- ↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 No. 1674)
- ↑ Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983 No. 417)
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1930
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ UK General Election results: November 1935 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: July 1945 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: February 1950 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: October 1951 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: May 1955 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: October 1959 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: October 1964 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: March 1966 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: June 1970 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: February 1974 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: October 1974 Politics Resources
- ↑ UK General Election results: May 1979 Politics Resources
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