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Parliamentary Constituencies In Lancashire
The ceremonial county of Lancashire, which includes the unitary authority, unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Borough of Blackpool, Blackpool, is divided into sixteen United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies - four Borough constituency, borough constituencies and twelve County constituency, county constituencies. Two seats cross the county boundary - one is shared with Cumbria and one with Merseyside. Constituencies Boundary changes 2024 ''See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details'' For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Lancashire with Cumbria as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the existing seat of Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency), Morecambe and Lunesdale extending into southern Cumbria to create a cross-county b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ceremonial County
Ceremonial counties, formally known as ''counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'', are areas of England to which lord-lieutenant, lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which High sheriff#England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area. The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of Local government in England, counties used for local government. History The historic counties of England were originally used as areas for administering justice and organising the militia, overseen by a High sheriff, sheriff. From Tudor period, Tudor times onwards a lord-lieutenant was appointed to oversee the militia, taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
