Blackburn East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blackburn East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1955
Seatsone
Created fromBlackburn
Replaced byBlackburn

Blackburn East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the former two-member Blackburn constituency was divided into Blackburn East and Blackburn West. It was abolished only five years later, for the 1955 general election, when it was partly replaced by a new single-member Blackburn constituency.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Blackburn wards of St John's, St Mary's, St Matthew's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, St Thomas's, and Trinity.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Barbara Castle Labour
1955 constituency abolished: see Blackburn

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Blackburn East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Castle 19,480 52.8
Conservative Tony Leavey 14,662 39.8
Liberal Harry Hague 2,743 7.4
Majority 4,818 13.0
Turnout 36,885 89.1
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Blackburn East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Castle 19,661 53.6 +0.8
Conservative Tony Leavey 17,029 46.4 +6.6
Majority 2,632 7.2 -5.8
Turnout 36,690 88.9 -0.2
Labour hold Swing -2.9

References

  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
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