History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. The original county constituency was replaced by a borough constituency for the 1918 general election. The constituency was based on the town of Accrington.
From the 1983 general election the constituency was abolished. The successor seat was Hyndburn, named after the local government area including the town of Accrington. 85.5% of the new seat came from the former Accrington constituency.
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