County Lancashire Type of constituency Borough constituency | Number of members 1 | |
Number of members 1559–1832: Two
1832–1885: One Replaced by Ribble Valley, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle | ||
Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.
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The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. The borough's representation was reduced to one MP by the Reform Act 1832.
The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division with effect from the 1885 general election. The county division returned one MP until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Ribble Valley constituency.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Burnley and Clitheroe, the Sessional Division of Colne, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Burnley and Clitheroe.
1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood and Padiham, the Rural District of Clitheroe, and part of the Rural District of Burnley.
1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood, Longridge, and Padiham, the Rural Districts of Burnley and Clitheroe, and in the Rural District of Preston the civil parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester.
MPs 1660–1832
Two members returned to Parliament
Elections in the 1900s
Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth was re-elected unopposed in the 1900 general election.
Elections in the 1890s
Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth was re-elected unopposed in the 1895 general election.
Elections in the 1880s
Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth was re-elected unopposed in the 1886 general election.