Ince (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ince was a parliamentary constituency in England which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Ince-in-Makerfield and other towns south of Wigan.
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Ince | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire |
Major settlements | Ince-in-Makerfield, Abram |
1885–1974 (1974) | |
Created from | South West Lancashire |
1974 (1974)–1983 | |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Makerfield, West Lancashire, St Helens North and Wigan[1] |
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It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a division of the parliamentary county of Lancashire. The constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1918 and 1950, and in 1974 it was reclassified as a borough constituency.[2]
The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was largely replaced by the Makerfield Parliamentary constituency.