Boundaries
Created in 1983, the seat's original boundaries were co-terminous with the South Ribble borough. Due to its population figures, the borough of South Ribble and its parliamentary constituency hasn't shared the same boundaries since although the towns of Leyland and Penwortham have always featured at the centre of the constituency.
For the 1997 general election the eastern small towns of Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale were moved to the Preston constituency. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire prior to the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Wyre and Preston North in the central part of the county. This also made the Ribble Valley seat take wards from south of the River Ribble for the first time causing alterations to this seat also.
The new South Ribble constituency moved further south and south-west, and has electoral wards:
- Eccleston and Mawdesley, and Lostock in the Borough of Chorley
- Broad Oak, Charnock, Earnshaw Bridge, Golden Hill, Howick and Priory, Kingsfold, Leyland Central, Leyland St. Ambrose, Leyland St. Marys, Little Hoole and Much Hoole, Longton and Hutton West, Lowerhouse, Middleforth, Moss Side, New Longton and Hutton East, Seven Stars, Whitefield in the Borough of South Ribble
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Rufford and Tarleton in the West Lancashire district
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