Fylde South (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Fylde South
|parliament = uk
|image = File:FyldeSouth1974Constituency.svg
|caption = Fylde South in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974–1983
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1983
|type = County
|previous = Fylde and Blackpool South
|next = Fylde, South Ribble and Ribble Valley{{cite web|title='Fylde South', Feb 1974 - May 1983 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74248.htm |website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |access-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403210147/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74248.htm |archive-date=3 April 2016 }}
|electorate =
|region = England
|county = Lancashire
|towns =
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Fylde South was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950, until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The Borough of Lytham St Annes, the Urban District of Kirkham, the Rural District of Fylde, and part of the Rural District of Preston.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1970 | Sir Edward Gardner | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"| 1983
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Fylde |
Elections
= Elections in the 1950s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claude Lancaster
|votes = 33,619
|percentage = 66.75
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Brian O'Hara
|votes = 11,341
|percentage = 22.52
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Edward Gouldbourn
|votes = 5,402
|percentage = 10.73
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,278
|percentage = 44.23
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,362
|percentage = 83.60
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claude Lancaster
|votes = 35,726
|percentage = 74.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lewis Holden Burgess
|votes = 12,408
|percentage = 25.78
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,318
|percentage = 48.44
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,134
|percentage = 79.95
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claude Lancaster
|votes = 33,204
|percentage = 75.44
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reuben Christopher Jelley
|votes = 10,809
|percentage = 24.56
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,395
|percentage = 50.88
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,013
|percentage = 72.60
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Fylde SouthF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claude Lancaster
|votes = 36,988
|percentage = 74.71
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Holding
|votes = 12,521
|percentage = 25.29
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,467
|percentage = 49.42
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,509
|percentage = 75.81
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1960s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Claude Lancaster
|votes = 31,824
|percentage = 58.20
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John D Lees
|votes = 11,885
|percentage = 21.74
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Stevenson
|votes = 10,971
|percentage = 20.06
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,939
|percentage = 36.46
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,680
|percentage = 77.00
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claude Lancaster
|votes = 29,779
|percentage = 54.37
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Owen
|votes = 13,455
|percentage = 24.57
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John D Lees
|votes = 11,532
|percentage = 21.06
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,324
|percentage = 29.80
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,766
|percentage = 74.55
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gardner
|votes = 39,459
|percentage = 63.62
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Mahon
|votes = 13,354
|percentage = 21.53
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Thomson
|votes = 9,214
|percentage = 14.85
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26,105
|percentage = 42.09
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 62,027
|percentage = 72.72
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election February 1974: Fylde South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gardner
|votes = 41,028
|percentage = 58.49
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Lawson
|votes = 15,649
|percentage = 22.31
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathleen E. Knight
|votes = 13,474
|percentage = 19.21
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,379
|percentage = 36.18
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 70,151
|percentage = 77.89
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election October 1974: Fylde South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gardner
|votes = 37,193
|percentage = 56.83
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Lawson
|votes = 14,527
|percentage = 22.20
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terence A. Dillon
|votes = 13,724
|percentage = 20.97
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,666
|percentage = 34.63
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 65,444
|percentage = 72.03
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1979: Fylde South}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gardner
|votes = 45,883
|percentage = 63.4
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Chadwick
|votes = 13,636
|percentage = 18.8
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Stevens
|votes = 11,938
|percentage = 16.5
|change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Mike Roberts
|votes = 941
|percentage = 1.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,247
|percentage = 44.6
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 72,398
|percentage = 76.75
|change = +4.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
- {{Rayment-hc|f|date=March 2012}}
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{{Borough of Fylde culture}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983