From the
1983 general election, the constituency was abolished. The successor seat was
Hyndburn, named after the local government area including the town of Accrington. 85.5% of the new seat came from the former Accrington constituency.
Boundaries
This constituency was part of the historic county of
Lancashire in North West England.
Neighbouring constituencies were
Blackburn to the south west and
Burnley to the north east and
Darwen to the north. Accrington also had short boundaries with
Clitheroe at both its north and east borders and
Rossendale to the south and south east.[citation needed]
The Parliamentary Borough of Accrington consisted of the Municipal Borough of Accrington and the
Urban Districts of Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Oswaldtwistle, and Rishton. The three parishes of Altham, Hapton and Huncoat passed to the Clitheroe constituency.[2]
1950–1983
The
Representation of the People Act 1948 replaced the term "parliamentary borough" with "borough constituency". The Accrington Borough Constituency was defined in the same terms as in the 1918 legislation. However, there were boundary changes reflecting local government changes in the 1930s: the Huncoat area rejoined the constituency as the parish had been absorbed by the Borough of Accrington, while an enlargement of the
county borough of
Blackburn took away part of Rishton.[3] These boundaries were first used in the
1950 general election.
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1939, the following candidates had been selected;