Parliamentary Constituencies in North West England: Preston, Southport, Bootle, Blackburn, Carlisle, Birkenhead, Chorley, City of Chester

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Preston, Southport, Bootle, Blackburn, Carlisle, Birkenhead, Chorley, City of Chester, Liverpool West Derby, Burnley, Liverpool Wavertree, Barrow and Furness, Penrith and The Border, Eddisbury, Liverpool Walton, Wirral South, Wallasey, Workington, Liverpool Riverside, Macclesfield, Warrington South, South Ribble, Morecambe and Lunesdale, Westmorland and Lonsdale, West Lancashire, Wirral West, Ribble Valley, Crosby, Halton, Hyndburn, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Weaver Vale, Fylde, Blackpool South, Warrington North, Rossendale and Darwen, St Helens North, Pendle, Copeland, Knowsley, Wyre and Preston North, Sefton Central, Lancaster and Fleetwood, Worsley and Eccles South, Salford and Eccles, Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Garston and Halewood, St Helens South and Whiston. Excerpt: Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current seat of Preston was confirmed in time for the United Kingdom general election, 2010. While previously the seat crossed the River Ribble to include Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale from South Ribble District Council, the seat is now within the Preston city council boundaries. From the 1950 to the 1983 general elections, Preston was divided into the constituencies of Preston North and Preston South. In time for the 1983 general election, the boundaries on which the current seat is drawn were confirmed. The northern, Fulwood area, was divided between Fylde and Ribble Valley. For the 2010 general election, the electoral wards used to create the constituency of Preston are: The ward of Lea is within the constituency of Fylde. The wards of Preston Rural North, Preston Rural East and the Fulwood wards (Cadley, College, Garrison, Greyfriars and...