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Rossendale was a parliamentary constituency in the Lancashire , England . Created in 1885, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. When created it comprised the districts of Rawtenstall , Bacup , and Haslingden ; Ramsbottom district was added to the constituency in 1950.
The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was replaced by the Rossendale and Darwen constituency. The exact nature of the changes were as follows: 9,882 electors of the Rossendale seat were transferred to Bury North . 25,918 electors were added from the abolished Darwen constituency and 5,267 from Heywood and Royton .
1885–1918 : The Sessional Division of Rossendale, and part of the Borough of Bacup.
1918–1950 : The Boroughs of Bacup, Haslingden, and Rawtenstall.
1950–1983 : The Boroughs of Bacup, Haslingden, and Rawtenstall, and the Urban District of Ramsbottom.
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Elections in the 1880s
Hartington
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Cavendish succeeded to the peerage, becoming Duke of Devonshire and causing a by-election.
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William Mather
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Lewis Harcourt
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General Election 1914–15 :
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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Norman Angell
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Furness Dean was Liberal candidate but withdrew at the last minute for health reasons.[19]
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General Election 1939–40 :
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
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British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
The Times, 25 January 1892 p7
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
The Times, 14 February 1900 p8
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
The Times, 14 February 1917 p8
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
The Times House of Commons, 1931
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig