Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
53°46′52″N 2°55′23″W / 53.781°N 2.923°W / 53.781; -2.923
Fylde South |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons |
Fylde South in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 |
County | Lancashire |
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1950–1983 |
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Created from | Fylde and Blackpool South |
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Replaced by | Fylde, South Ribble and Ribble Valley[1] |
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Fylde South was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950, until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The Borough of Lytham St Annes, the Urban District of Kirkham, the Rural District of Fylde, and part of the Rural District of Preston.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Claude Lancaster | Conservative |
| 1970 | Sir Edward Gardner | Conservative |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Fylde |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Fylde South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 33,619 | 66.75 | |
| Labour | James Brian O'Hara | 11,341 | 22.52 | |
| Liberal | John Edward Gouldbourn | 5,402 | 10.73 | |
Majority | 22,278 | 44.23 | |
Turnout | 50,362 | 83.60 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1955: Fylde South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 33,204 | 75.44 | |
| Labour | Reuben Christopher Jelley | 10,809 | 24.56 | |
Majority | 22,395 | 50.88 | |
Turnout | 44,013 | 72.60 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Fylde South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 31,824 | 58.20 | |
| Liberal | John D Lees | 11,885 | 21.74 | New |
| Labour | Brian Stevenson | 10,971 | 20.06 | |
Majority | 19,939 | 36.46 | |
Turnout | 54,680 | 77.00 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Fylde South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude Lancaster | 29,779 | 54.37 | |
| Labour | David Owen | 13,455 | 24.57 | |
| Liberal | John D Lees | 11,532 | 21.06 | |
Majority | 16,324 | 29.80 | |
Turnout | 54,766 | 74.55 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Fylde South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Gardner | 39,459 | 63.62 | |
| Labour | David Mahon | 13,354 | 21.53 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 9,214 | 14.85 | |
Majority | 26,105 | 42.09 | |
Turnout | 62,027 | 72.72 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Fylde South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Gardner | 41,028 | 58.49 | |
| Liberal | Alan Lawson | 15,649 | 22.31 | |
| Labour | Kathleen E. Knight | 13,474 | 19.21 | |
Majority | 25,379 | 36.18 | |
Turnout | 70,151 | 77.89 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Fylde South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Gardner | 37,193 | 56.83 | |
| Liberal | Alan Lawson | 14,527 | 22.20 | |
| Labour | Terence A. Dillon | 13,724 | 20.97 | |
Majority | 22,666 | 34.63 | |
Turnout | 65,444 | 72.03 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Fylde South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Gardner | 45,883 | 63.4 | +6.6 |
| Labour | Graham Chadwick | 13,636 | 18.8 | −2.2 |
| Liberal | John Stevens | 11,938 | 16.5 | −5.7 |
| National Front | Mike Roberts | 941 | 1.3 | New |
Majority | 32,247 | 44.6 | +10.0 |
Turnout | 72,398 | 76.75 | +4.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ "'Fylde South', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
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