Preston North was a

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, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the

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of the

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. The constituency was created by the

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for the 1950 general election by division of the former two-seat Preston constituency, and abolished for the

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. Some of the constituency's former territory was then incorporated within a new single-seat Preston constituency, and parts of Preston North became elements within Fylde and

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. The modern Preston is a safe seat for Labour, but historically Preston North was one of the most marginal constituencies in the country.

Boundaries

1950–1974: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, St Matthew's, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

Members of Parliament

* Ronald Atkins (Labour) and Robert Atkins (Conservative) are unrelated.

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

* {{City of Preston culture Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 Politics of Preston