Preston North

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Preston North was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 for the 1950 general election by division of the former two-seat Preston constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election. Some of the constituency's former territory was then incorporated within a new single-seat Preston constituency, and parts of Preston North became elements within Fylde and Ribble Valley.

The modern Preston is a safe seat for Labour, but historically Preston North was one of the most marginal constituencies in the country.

Boundaries

Following the divide into North and South constituencies for the 1950 election, the seat incorporated the County Borough wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, and Ribbleton. This altered from 1971 with the addition of St Matthew's. In both cases the Urban District of Fulwood was included.

Members of Parliament

• Ron Atkins (Labour) and Robert Atkins (Con) are two different people.

Election results

See also

• Wyre and Preston North - a newly created seat to be fought at the 2009/10 UK General Election
• Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
• Ribble Valley

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)^{[self-published source?][better source needed]}