Ince (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ince
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire
Major settlements Ince-in-Makerfield, Abram
1885–1974 (1974)
Created from South West Lancashire
1974 (1974)–1983
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Makerfield, West Lancashire, St Helens North and Wigan [1]

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.

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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. [2]

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 Ince1974Constituency.svg
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:

The electorate also included the freeholders of the municipal borough of Wigan who were entitled to vote in the county. [3]

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: [4]

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: [5]

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. [2]

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. [2] [6]

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. [7]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell Conservative
1892 Samuel Woods Lib-Lab
1895 Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell Conservative
1906 Stephen Walsh Labour
1929 Gordon Macdonald Labour
1942 by-election Tom Brown Labour
1964 Michael McGuire Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election Nov 1885: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell 4,271 53.4
Liberal Cornelius McLeod Percy [9] 3,72546.6
Majority5466.8
Turnout 7,99687.3
Registered electors 9,157
Conservative win (new seat)
General election Jul 1886: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell 4,308 57.2 +3.8
Liberal George Paul Taylor [10] 3,22842.8−3.8
Majority1,08014.4+7.6
Turnout 7,53682.3−5.0
Registered electors 9,157
Conservative hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election Jan 1892: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Sam Woods 4,579 51.3 +8.5
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell 4,35248.7−8.5
Majority2272.6N/A
Turnout 8,93188.8+6.5
Registered electors 10,059
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative Swing +8.5
General election Jan 1895: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell 5,235 52.2 +3.5
Lib-Lab Sam Woods 4,79047.8−3.5
Majority4454.4N/A
Turnout 10,02591.7+2.9
Registered electors 10,935
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election Jan 1906: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte. Stephen Walsh 8,046 70.2 New
Conservative Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell 3,41029.8N/A
Majority4,63640.4N/A
Turnout 11,45688.2N/A
Registered electors 12,986
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 7,723 60.6 −9.6
Conservative Walter Greaves-Lord 5,02939.4+9.6
Majority2,69421.2−19.2
Turnout 12,75290.4+2.2
Registered electors 14,107
Labour hold Swing −9.6
General election December 1910: Ince [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 7,117 57.2 −3.4
Conservative Walter Greaves-Lord 5,33242.8+3.4
Majority1,78514.4−6.8
Turnout 12,44988.2−2.2
Registered electors 14,107
Labour hold Swing −3.4
General election 1918: Ince [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 14,882 87.0 +29.8
Socialist Labour William Paul 2,23113.0New
Majority12,65174.0+59.6
Turnout 17,11355.7−32.5
Registered electors 30,736
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Ince [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 17,332 67.7 −19.3
Unionist E.L. Fleming8,25732.3New
Majority9,07535.4−38.6
Turnout 25,58980.0+24.3
Registered electors 31,974
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Ince [12] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 17,365 73.5 +5.8
Unionist Rachel Parsons 6,26226.5−5.8
Majority11,10347.0+11.6
Turnout 23,62772.2−7.8
Registered electors 32,710
Labour hold Swing +5.8
General election 1924: Ince [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh 18,272 70.0 −3.5
Unionist E.V. Gabriel7,82030.0+3.5
Majority10,45240.0−7.0
Turnout 26,09278.5+6.3
Registered electors 33,235
Labour hold Swing −3.5
General election 1929: Ince [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Macdonald 26,091 73.8 +3.8
Unionist John Bankes Walmsley9,26026.2−3.8
Majority16,83147.6+7.6
Turnout 35,35182.2+3.7
Registered electors 43,026
Labour hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Ince
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Macdonald 23,237 63.4 −10.4
Conservative R Catterall13,44036.6+10.4
Majority9,79726.7−20.9
Turnout 36,67782.5+0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1935: Ince [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Macdonald 26,334 72.6 +9.2
Conservative Herbert F. Ryan9,92827.4−9.2
Majority16,40645.2+18.5
Turnout 36,26277.3−5.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Ince [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Brown 28,702 74.4 +1.8
Conservative Robert Cecil 9,87525.6−1.8
Majority18,82748.8+3.6
Turnout 38,57779.0+1.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Ince [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Brown 32,145 71.8 −2.6
Conservative JG Scott12,61228.2+2.6
Majority19,53343.6−5.2
Turnout 44,75788.7+9.7
General election 1951: Ince [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Brown 32,148 72.3 +0.5
Conservative James Porter12,30527.7−0.5
Majority19,84344.6+1.0
Turnout 44,45387.0−1.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Ince [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Brown 29,830 72.7 +0.4
Conservative Geoffrey Beaman11,18327.3−0.4
Majority18,64745.4+0.8
Turnout 41,01381.0−6.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Ince [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Brown 30,752 72.3 −0.4
Conservative Walter Clegg 11,79527.7+0.4
Majority18,95744.6−0.8
Turnout 42,54783.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1960s

General election 1964: Ince [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 31,042 72.0 −0.3
Conservative Francis Henry Gerard Heron Goodhart12,07728.0+0.3
Majority18,96544.0−0.6
Turnout 43,11979.6−3.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Ince [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 30,915 73.6 +1.6
Conservative John Birch11,07526.4−1.6
Majority19,84047.2+3.2
Turnout 41,99075.4−4.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Ince [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 32,295 68.5 −5.1
Conservative Allan Coupe14,87731.5+5.1
Majority17,41837.0−10.2
Turnout 47,17270.7−4.7
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Ince [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 39,822 70.0 +1.5
Conservative John Richard Dyson17,06330.0−1.5
Majority22,75940.0+3.0
Turnout 56,88574.4+3.7
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Ince [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 35,453 63.5 −6.5
Conservative John Richard Dyson11,92321.4−8.6
Liberal John Kenneth Gibb8,43615.1New
Majority23,53042.1+2.1
Turnout 55,81272.4−2.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Ince [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGuire 34,599 56.2 −7.3
Conservative Peter Brown20,26332.9+11.5
Liberal John Kenneth Gibb6,29410.2−4.9
Workers Revolutionary John Simons4420.7New
Majority14,33623.3−18.8
Turnout 61,59874.2+1.8
Labour hold Swing

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