Morecambe and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)
Morecambe and Lonsdale was a constituency of the British House of Commons which existed until 1983.
Morecambe and Lonsdale | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
Morecambe and Lonsdale in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 | |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Morecambe & Lunesdale, Westmorland & Lonsdale and Barrow & Furness[1] |
Created from | Lancaster and Lonsdale |
Following the reorganisation of local government in England in the 1970s, a successor constituency called Morecambe and Lunesdale was formed. This followed the formation of Cumbria as a county council.
Before 1950, Morecambe was in the Lancaster constituency.
Boundaries
In the 1950s, the seat of Morecambe and Lonsdale incorporated Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth, and the communities with Ulverston Rural District, which included Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston, Pennington, Satterthwaite, Hawkshead and Coniston[2]
Results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Fraser | 28,041 | 60.3 | ||
Labour | Albert Gaskell | 12,768 | 27.4 | ||
Liberal | Gerard de Pfyffer Leeming | 5,723 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 15,273 | 32.9 | |||
Turnout | 46,532 | 84.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Fraser | 31,211 | 69.5 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Ernest Gardner | 13,732 | 30.5 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 17,479 | 39.0 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,943 | 80.4 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Fraser | 29,706 | 71.2 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Wilfred Fielding | 12,005 | 28.8 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 17,701 | 42.4 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,711 | 74.5 | -5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 23,923 | 65.3 | -5.9 | |
Labour | Frank R McManus | 12,692 | 34.7 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 11,231 | 30.6 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,615 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 30,228 | 70.0 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Frank R McManus | 14,523 | 32.0 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 15,975 | 36.0 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,751 | 77.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,756 | 53.86 | ||
Labour | Frank R McManus | 12,392 | 26.96 | ||
Independent Liberal | James Rafton Smallwood | 8,818 | 19.18 | New | |
Majority | 12,364 | 26.90 | |||
Turnout | 45,966 | 77.09 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,138 | 51.91 | ||
Labour | Ivan Limmer | 13,838 | 29.76 | ||
Liberal | David M Clark | 8,526 | 18.33 | New | |
Majority | 10,300 | 22.15 | |||
Turnout | 37,976 | 76.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 27,442 | 56.99 | ||
Labour | Eric Garbutt | 13,916 | 28.90 | ||
Liberal | Anthony W Drury | 6,792 | 14.11 | ||
Majority | 13,526 | 28.09 | |||
Turnout | 48,150 | 72.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 27,704 | 51.85 | ||
Liberal | Bernard North Wates | 12,948 | 24.23 | ||
Labour | Terry Carron | 12,782 | 23.92 | ||
Majority | 14,756 | 27.62 | |||
Turnout | 53,434 | 78.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,877 | 49.84 | ||
Labour | Eric Garbutt | 12,633 | 25.31 | ||
Liberal | AT Stuttard | 12,404 | 24.85 | ||
Majority | 12,244 | 24.53 | |||
Turnout | 49,914 | 72.90 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 29,068 | 55.40 | ||
Labour | G Collier | 13,253 | 25.26 | ||
Liberal | HR Tinker | 10,150 | 19.34 | ||
Majority | 15,815 | 30.14 | |||
Turnout | 52,471 | 76.46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "'Morecambe and Lonsdale', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- Vision of Britain - Morecambe and Lonsdale map
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