Westhoughton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westhoughton was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, England. Centred on the former mining and cotton town of Westhoughton, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts County, 1885–1983 ...
Westhoughton | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire (until 1974) Greater Manchester (from 1974) |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | South East Lancashire |
Replaced by | Bolton West Wigan Leigh Chorley |
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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.