Preston South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Preston South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
PrestonSouth1974Constituency.svg
Preston South in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
County Lancashire
Major settlements Preston
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Preston
Replaced by Preston and South Ribble

Preston South was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Preston in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. From the 1983 election onwards, the areas covered by Preston South were moved to Preston and South Ribble.

Boundaries

1950–1964: The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Christ Church, Maudland, St. John's, St. Peters, and Trinity, and the urban district of Walton-le-Dale. [1]

1964–1974: The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Central, St. John's, Savick, and Tulketh, and the urban district of Walton-le-Dale. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Edward Shackleton Labour
1955 Alan Green Conservative
1964 Peter Mahon Labour
1970 Alan Green Conservative
Feb 1974 Stan Thorne Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Preston

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Shackleton 22,716 50.2 N/A
Conservative Neil McLean 22,56749.8N/A
Majority1490.4N/A
Turnout 45,28385.3N/A
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Shackleton 22,760 50.0 ―0.2
Conservative Neil McLean 22,74450.0+0.2
Majority160.0―0.4
Turnout 45,50486.5+1.2
Labour hold Swing ―0.2
General election 1955: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Green 21,497 50.6 +0.6
Labour Edward Shackleton 21,02349.4―0.6
Majority4741.2N/A
Turnout 42,52081.9―4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.6
General election 1959: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Green 21,954 53.7 +3.1
Labour Tom Bradley 18,93546.3―3.1
Majority3,0197.4+6.2
Turnout 40,88982.1+0.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Mahon 19,352 50.5 +4.2
Conservative Alan Green 19,00449.6―4.1
Majority3480.9N/A
Turnout 38,35678.8―3.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.2
General election 1966: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Mahon 20,720 53.6 +3.1
Conservative Alan Green 17,93146.4―3.2
Majority2,7897.2+6.3
Turnout 38,65180.0+1.2
Labour hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Green 20,480 51.7 +5.3
Labour Peter Mahon 19,14948.3―5.3
Majority1,3313.4N/A
Turnout 39,62975.9―4.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.3
General election February 1974: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Thorne 17,354 42.5 ―5.8
Conservative Alan Green 15,46737.9―13.8
Liberal Ronald Philip Marshall7,97419.6New
Majority1,8874.6N/A
Turnout 40,79579.8+3.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
General election October 1974: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Thorne 18,449 46.9 +4.4
Conservative Alan Green 14,70037.4―0.5
Liberal Ronald Philip Marshall5,45613.9―5.7
National Front Edward Victor Harrison6631.7New
More Prosperous Britain Harold Smith870.2New
Majority3,7499.5+4.9
Turnout 39,35576.4―3.4
Labour hold Swing +2.5
General election 1979: Preston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Thorne 17,810 44.5 ―2.4
Conservative Brian Hugh Tetlow17,18943.0+5.6
Liberal Ronald Philip Marshall4,62511.6―2.3
National Front Michael Sydney Carl Gibson2580.7―1.0
Workers Revolutionary Victor Anthony Stephens1160.3New
Majority6211.5―8.0
Turnout 39,99877.2+0.8
Labour hold Swing ―4.0

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References

  1. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch.1), retrieved 27 October 2023
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Preston South and South Fylde) Order 1955. SI 1960/461". Statutory Instruments 1960. Part III. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1961. pp. 2878–2879.
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