Boundaries
The current seat of Preston was confirmed in time for the United Kingdom general election, 2010. While previously the seat crossed the River Ribble to include Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale from South Ribble District Council, the seat was brought within the Preston city council boundaries for the 2010 general election.
The single seat of Preston formed from 1918 until 1949 was created by the County Borough of Preston and Urban District of Fulwood. From the 1950 to the 1983 general elections, Preston was divided into the constituencies of Preston North and Preston South. In time for the 1983 general election, the boundaries on which the current seat is drawn were confirmed. The northern, Fulwood area, was divided between Fylde and Ribble Valley.
In the late 19th Century, the boundaries of the 2-member Preston constituency were described as comprising.
...he old Borough of Preston, the township of Fishwick, so much of the Municipal Borough as is not included in the Parliamentary Borough, the Local Government District of Fulwood, and so much of the parishes of Lea, Ashton, Ingol, and Cotham {sic}, and Penwortham, as will be added to the Municipal Borough of Preston on June 1st, 1889
In the Representation of the People Act, 1918 the boundaries of the two-member constituency were described as;
County borough of Preston and urban district of Fulwood
For the 2010 general election, the electoral wards used to create the constituency of Preston were:
- Ashton, Brookfield, Deepdale, Fishwick, Ingol, Larches, Moor Park, Ribbleton, Riversway, St George's, St Matthew's, Town Centre, Tulketh and University. These are all within the City of Preston.
The ward of Lea is within the constituency of Fylde.
The wards of Preston Rural North, Preston Rural East and the Fulwood wards (Cadley, College, Garrison, Greyfriars and Sharoe Green) are within the constituency of Wyre and Preston North. By the end of the review, the newly recommended Preston constituency had the smallest number of voters of an English constituency based on 2006 electorates.
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