County Lancashire Created from Preston Replaced by Preston, South Ribble | Major settlements Preston Number of members 1 | |
Major settlement City of Preston, Lancashire | ||
Preston South was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Preston in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. From the 1983 election onwards, the areas covered by Preston South were moved to Preston and South Ribble.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Christ Church, Maudland, St John's, St Peter's, and Trinity, and the Urban District of Walton-le-Dale.
References
Preston South (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA