Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983
Ince was aparliamentary constituency inEngland which elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom . It comprised the town ofInce-in-Makerfield and other towns south ofWigan .
It was created by theRedistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a division of the parliamentary county ofLancashire . The constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1918 and 1950, and in 1974, it was reclassified as aborough constituency .[ 2]
The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was largely replaced by theMakerfield Parliamentary constituency .
Ince in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983 The constituency, officially designated asSouth-West Lancashire, Ince Division consisted of parishes south of, but not including, the town ofWigan , namely:
The electorate also included the freeholders of themunicipal borough of Wigan who were entitled to vote in the county.[ 3]
TheRepresentation of the People Act 1918 reorganised constituencies throughout theUnited Kingdom . Boundaries were adjusted and seats were defined in terms of the districts created by theLocal Government Act 1894 . According to the schedules of the Act, theLancashire, Ince Division comprised:[ 4]
TheRepresentation of the People Act 1948 redistributed parliamentary seats, with the constituencies first being used in thegeneral election of 1950 . The term "county constituency" was introduced in place of "division".Ince County Constituency was redefined as consisting of seven urban districts:[ 5]
Abram Ashton in Makerfield Billinge & Winstanley Ince-in-Makerfield Orrell Skelmersdale Upholland The changes reflected local government boundary changes that had taken place, and the renaming of Billinge UD as "Billinge and Winstanley" in 1924. Standish with Langtree and Shevington were transferred to theWesthoughton county constituency . Skelmersdale and Upholland had previously formed part of theOrmskirk division .[ 2]
TheParliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 altered the seat's name toInce Borough Constituency . The constituency was defined as consisting of six urban districts: Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Billinge & Winstanley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, and Skelmersdale & Holland. Skelmersdale and Upholland urban districts had been amalgamated in 1968, and the 1970 boundaries were the same as those of 1950.[ 2] [ 6]
The constituency was abolished by theParliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 , which redrew constituencies based on thenew counties and districts created in 1974 . Most of the area (Abram, Orrell and Winstanley) was included in theMakerfield County Constituency , in the parliamentary county ofGreater Manchester . Ashton in Makerfield and Billinge was divided between Makerfield constituency, in Greater Manchester, andSt Helens North Borough Constituency inMerseyside ; Skelmersdale & Upholland formed part ofWest Lancashire County Constituency .[ 7]
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