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Ince (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983

Ince (UK Parliament constituency)
Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983

FieldValue
nameInce
parliamentuk
year1885
abolished1974
typeCounty
year21974
abolished21983
type2Borough
previousSouth West Lancashire
next2Makerfield, West Lancashire, St Helens North and Wigan
regionEngland
countyLancashire
townsInce-in-Makerfield, Abram

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 constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1918 and 1950, and in 1974, it was reclassified as a borough constituency.

The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was largely replaced by the Makerfield Parliamentary constituency.

Boundaries

Ince in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983

1885–1918

The constituency, officially designated as South-West Lancashire, Ince Division consisted of parishes south of, but not including, the town of Wigan, namely:

  • Abram
  • Haigh
  • Hindley
  • Ince-in-Makerfield
  • Orrell
  • Pemberton

The electorate also included the freeholders of the municipal borough of Wigan who were entitled to vote in the county.

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:

  • Abram Urban District
  • Ashton in Makerfield Urban District
  • Billinge Urban District
  • Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District
  • Orrell Urban District
  • Standish with Langtree Urban District
  • The civil parish of Shevington from Wigan Rural District

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:

  • 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.

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.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Conservative Party (UK)}}"1885Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell
Liberal-Labour (UK)}}"1892Samuel Woods
Conservative Party (UK)}}"1895Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell
Labour Party (UK)}}"1906Stephen Walsh
Labour Party (UK)}}"1929Gordon Macdonald
Labour Party (UK)}}"1942 by-electionTom Brown
Labour Party (UK)}}"1964Michael McGuire
1983constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

|reg. electors = 9,157

|reg. electors = 9,157

Elections in the 1890s

|reg. electors = 10,059

|reg. electors = 10,935

Elections in the 1900s

|reg. electors = 12,986

Elections in the 1910s

|reg. electors = 14,107

|reg. electors = 14,107

|reg. electors = 30,736

Elections in the 1920s

|reg. electors = 31,974

|reg. electors = 32,710

|reg. electors = 33,235

|reg. electors = 43,026

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

Sources

References

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  3. ''Seventh Schedule: Counties at Large: Number of Members and Names and Contents of Divisions'', Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, (1885 c.23)
  4. Ninth Schedule - Part II, Parliamentary Counties: England, excluding Monmouthshire, Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 c.64)
  5. First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies, Representation of The People Act 1948, (1948 c.65)
  6. The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 No. 1674)
  7. Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983 No. 417)
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