Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1983
Clitheroe was aparliamentary constituency inLancashire .
Thetown of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as aparliamentary borough in 1559, returning twoMembers of Parliament (MPs) to theHouse of Commons of England until 1707, then to theHouse of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom until1832 . The borough's representation was reduced to one MP by theReform Act 1832 .
Theparliamentary borough was abolished under theRedistribution of Seats Act 1885 , and the name transferred to a new county division with effect from the1885 general election . The county division returned one MP until it was abolished for the1983 general election . It was then largely replaced by the newRibble Valley constituency.
1885–1918 : The Boroughs of Clitheroe and Burnley, the Sessional Division of Colne, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Clitheroe and Burnley.
1918–1950 : The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood and Padiham, the Rural District of Clitheroe, and part of the Rural District of Burnley.
1950–1983 : The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood, Longridge, and Padiham, the Rural Districts of Burnley and Clitheroe, and in the Rural District of Preston the parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester.
Members of Parliament [ edit ] Borough of Clitheroe [ edit ] Two members returned to Parliament
Clitheroe division of Lancashire [ edit ] Elections in the 1970s [ edit ] Elections in the 1960s [ edit ] Elections in the 1950s [ edit ] Elections in the 1940s [ edit ] Elections in the 1930s [ edit ] Elections in the 1920s [ edit ] Elections in the 1910s [ edit ] Elections in the 1900s [ edit ] Belton Elections in the 1890s [ edit ] Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] Elections in the 1870s [ edit ] Elections in the 1860s [ edit ] Elections in the 1850s [ edit ] Caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition, due to treating.[ 29] [ 30] Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition, due to bribery, corruption and intimidation.[ 32] Elections in the 1840s [ edit ] Wilson's election at the 1841 general election was declared void and Cardwell was declared elected on 21 March 1842.
Elections in the 1830s [ edit ] ^ " 'Clitheroe', Feb 1974 – May 1983" .ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived fromthe original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved21 March 2016 .^a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament" . Retrieved26 September 2011 .^a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4) ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850].Craig, F. W. S. (ed.).The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 177–178 .ISBN 0-900178-13-2 . ^ Churton, Edward (1838).The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838 . p. 95.^a b The election of Wilson in 1841 was voided onpetition , and Cardwell declared elected in 1842 after scrutiny of the ballots ^a b Dod, Charles Roger ; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847).Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15 .Dod's Parliamentary Companion . p. 255. Retrieved15 April 2018 .^a b Ollivier, John (1841)."Alphabetical List of the House of Commons" .Ollivier's Parliamentary and Political Directory for the Session 1841, 1848, Volume 1 . p. 32. ^a b Smith, Henry Stooks (1842)."English Contested Elections" .The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 35. ^a b The result of the1852 general election in Clitheroe was voided on petition, and a by-election held in May 1853. The by-election result was also voided on petition, and a second by-election held in August 1853 ^ "Miscellanea" .Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser . 27 August 1853. p. 6. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^a b "Clitheroe Election" .London Daily News . 23 August 1853. p. 5. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Home News: England" .Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review; and Forfar and Kincardineshire advertiser . 26 August 1853. p. 2. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Clitheroe" .Preston Chronicle . 7 March 1857. p. 6. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "The Dissolution of Parliament" .Reynold's Newspaper . 22 March 1857. pp. 4– 5. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ Bennett, John D. (2008)."Appendix D: The Southern Lobby in Parliament" .The London Confederates: The Officials, Clergy, Businessmen and Journalists Who Backed the American South During the Civil War . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 167.ISBN 978-0-7864-3056-7 . Retrieved29 April 2018 . ^ Brigg, Mary (1968).Life in East Lancashire, 1856–60: A Newly Discovered Diary of John O'Neil (John Ward), Weaver, of Clitheroe (PDF) . p. 113. Retrieved29 April 2018 . ^ Dod, Charles Roger ; Dod, Robert Phipps (1858).Dod's Parliamentary Companion .Dod's Parliamentary Companion . p. 220. Retrieved29 April 2018 .^ "The General Election" .Morning Chronicle . 21 April 1859. pp. 6– 7. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Boroughs" .Bell's Weekly Messenger . 23 April 1859. p. 3. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922 ^a b c d e f g h i j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974).British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918 . London: Macmillan Press.ISBN 9781349022984 . ^ "Election intelligence".The Times . No. 36836. London. 2 August 1902. p. 10. ^a b c d e "Election intelligence".The Times . No. 36805. London. 27 June 1902. p. 5. ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977).British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press.ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3 .^ "Clitheroe" .Lancaster Gazette . 31 January 1874. p. 4. Retrieved28 December 2017 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Representation of Clitheroe" .Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser . 27 August 1853. p. 5. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Wednesday & Thursday's Posts" .Stamford Mercury . 12 August 1853. p. 2. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Clitheroe Election Committee" .Blackburn Standard . 3 August 1853. p. 3. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Clitheroe Election" .Blackburn Standard . 25 May 1853. pp. 2– 3. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Clitheroe" .Bolton Chronicle . 28 May 1853. p. 8. Retrieved29 April 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^a b Bairstow, Stephen; Escott, Margaret."Clitheroe" .The History of Parliament . Retrieved10 April 2020 .
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