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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth was a
parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of
Radcliffe and
Farnworth in
Lancashire . It returned one
Member of Parliament (MP) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the
first past the post system.
History
This area had previously been represented as part of
South East Lancashire division. Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , the constituency was created for the
1885 general election and was abolished for the
1918 general election .
Boundaries
The South East Lancashire, Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth Division was defined in the 1885 legislation as consisting of the
parishes of
Farnworth ,
Kearsley ,
Little Hulton and
Pilkington (including
Whitefield and
Unsworth ) and the parish of
Radcliffe except the area in the
Municipal Borough of Bury .
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At the next
redistribution of seats in 1918 , the constituency was split between two new seats:
Farnworth (which included Little Hulton and Kearsley) and
Heywood and Radcliffe (which took in Unsworth and Whitefield).
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Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Mellor
Pollard
Elections in the 1900s
Taylor
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15 :
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;
References
^ 1885 c.23 sch.7
^ Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales (1885).
"South East Lancashire, New Divisions of County (Map)" . Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales . londonancestor.com. Retrieved 28 September 2008 .
^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England , Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
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h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
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