Preston South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Preston South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Preston South in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Major settlements | Preston |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Preston |
| Replaced by | Preston and South Ribble |
Preston South was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Preston in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. From the 1983 election onwards, the areas covered by Preston South were moved to Preston and South Ribble.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1964: The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Christ Church, Maudland, St. John's, St. Peters, and Trinity, and the urban district of Walton-le-Dale.[1]
1964–1974: The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Central, St. John's, Savick, and Tulketh, and the urban district of Walton-le-Dale.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Edward Shackleton | Labour | |
| 1955 | Alan Green | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Peter Mahon | Labour | |
| 1970 | Alan Green | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Stan Thorne | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Preston | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward Shackleton | 22,716 | 50.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Neil McLean | 22,567 | 49.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 149 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 45,283 | 85.3 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward Shackleton | 22,760 | 50.0 | ―0.2 | |
| Conservative | Neil McLean | 22,744 | 50.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 16 | 0.0 | ―0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45,504 | 86.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Green | 21,497 | 50.6 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Edward Shackleton | 21,023 | 49.4 | ―0.6 | |
| Majority | 474 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,520 | 81.9 | ―4.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Green | 21,954 | 53.7 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 18,935 | 46.3 | ―3.1 | |
| Majority | 3,019 | 7.4 | +6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,889 | 82.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Mahon | 19,352 | 50.5 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Alan Green | 19,004 | 49.6 | ―4.1 | |
| Majority | 348 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,356 | 78.8 | ―3.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Mahon | 20,720 | 53.6 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Alan Green | 17,931 | 46.4 | ―3.2 | |
| Majority | 2,789 | 7.2 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 38,651 | 80.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Green | 20,480 | 51.7 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Mahon | 19,149 | 48.3 | ―5.3 | |
| Majority | 1,331 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,629 | 75.9 | ―4.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stan Thorne | 17,354 | 42.5 | ―5.8 | |
| Conservative | Alan Green | 15,467 | 37.9 | ―13.8 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Philip Marshall | 7,974 | 19.6 | New | |
| Majority | 1,887 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,795 | 79.8 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stan Thorne | 18,449 | 46.9 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Alan Green | 14,700 | 37.4 | ―0.5 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Philip Marshall | 5,456 | 13.9 | ―5.7 | |
| National Front | Edward Victor Harrison | 663 | 1.7 | New | |
| More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 3,749 | 9.5 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,355 | 76.4 | ―3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stan Thorne | 17,810 | 44.5 | ―2.4 | |
| Conservative | Brian Hugh Tetlow | 17,189 | 43.0 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Philip Marshall | 4,625 | 11.6 | ―2.3 | |
| National Front | Michael Sydney Carl Gibson | 258 | 0.7 | ―1.0 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Victor Anthony Stephens | 116 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 621 | 1.5 | ―8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,998 | 77.2 | +0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―4.0 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 October 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Preston South and South Fylde) Order 1955. SI 1960/461". Statutory Instruments 1960. Part III. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1961. pp. 2878–2879.
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