Member of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Frederick William Grafton | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Robert Hodge | Conservative | |
| 1892 | Sir Joseph Francis Leese | Liberal | |
| 1910 | Harold Trevor Baker | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Ernest Gray | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Charles Roden Buxton | Labour | |
| 1923 | John Hugh Edwards 1 | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Constitutionalist | ||
| 1924 | Liberal | ||
| 1929 | Tom Snowden | Labour | |
| 1931 | Henry Adam Procter | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Walter Scott-Elliot | Labour | |
| 1950 | Henry Hynd | Labour | |
| 1966 | Arthur Davidson | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished - see Hyndburn | ||
Note:-
- 1 Edwards contested the 1924 election as a Constitutionalist, with Liberal and Conservative support, but he took the Liberal Whip in the 1924-1929 Parliament.
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