Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2010
Eccles was a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester , England. 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.
History
The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election , and abolished at the 2010 general election .
Boundaries
Eccles in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83
1885–1918
The constituency, known as South East Lancashire, Eccles Division , was defined as consisting of the civil parishes of Barton upon Irwell , Clifton , Flixton , Urmston , Worsley and the part of the parish of Pendlebury not in the Parliamentary Borough of Salford .[1]
1918–83
The Representation of the People Act 1918 redrew all constituencies in Great Britain and Ireland . The Parliamentary Borough of Eccles consisted of two local government districts: the Municipal Borough of Eccles and the Urban District of Swinton and Pendlebury (later incorporated as a borough ). The seat was renamed Eccles Borough Constituency by the Representation of the People Act 1948 .[1]
1983–97
In 1983 constituency boundaries were altered to align with the new administrative geography introduced by the Local Government Act 1972 . Eccles became a borough constituency in the parliamentary county of Greater Manchester , consisting of seven wards of the City of Salford : Barton, Eccles, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South, Weaste and Seedley, and Winton.[2]
1997–2010
The boundaries of the constituency were altered for 1997 general election , reflecting a change in ward boundaries. It was defined as consisting of the following wards: Barton, Cadishead, Eccles, Irlam, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South and Winton.[3]
Abolition
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Eccles be split between two new constituencies:
These constituencies were used from the 2010 general election .
^ a b Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England . London: Royal Historical Society . pp. 815, 818. ISBN 0-86193-127-0 .
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^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1626)" . Office of Public Sector Information . 1995. Retrieved 11 December 2009 .
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^ "Election Data 2005" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 2001" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1997" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1992" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1987" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1983" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "UK General Election results, May 1979" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, October 1974" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, February 1974" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, 1970" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, March 1966" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, October 1964" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, October 1959" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, February 1955" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, October 1951" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, February 1950" . Political Science Resources . Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "UK General Election results, July 1945" . Political Science Resources . 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009 .
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 15 November 1935. p. 9.
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 20 October 1931. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 31 May 1929. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 30 October 1924. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 7 December 1923. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. First Returns". The Times . 16 November 1922. p. 7.
^ "General Election, 1918 - The Polls". The Times . 30 December 1918. p. 16.
^ "Progress of the General Election". The Times . 8 December 1910. p. 7.
^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 . London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984 .
^ "Progress of the General Election". The Times . 22 January 1910. p. 6.
^ "Progress of the General Election". The Times . 25 January 1906. p. 10.
^ "Progress of the General Election". The Times . 11 October 1900. p. 8.
^ "The General Election. Unionist Gains in the Counties and in Wales". The Times . 19 July 1895. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. The Polls". The Times . 15 July 1892. p. 4.
^ "Election Intelligence Lancashire (Eccles Division)". The Times . 23 October 1890. p. 5.
^ "The New Parliament". The Times . 7 July 1886. p. 6.
^ "The General Election. The Polls". The Times . 1 December 1885. p. 11.
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