History
The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 General Election, but was abolished for the 1950 General Election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 General Election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency.
The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the United Kingdom general election, 2010, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City of Preston to the new seat of Wyre and Preston North.
Read more about this topic: Fylde (UK Parliament Constituency)
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