Morecambe and Lonsdale was a constituency of the House of Commons which existed until 1983.
Following the reorganisation of local government in England in the 1970s, a successor constituency called Morecambe and Lunesdale was formed. This followed the formation of Cumbria as a county council.
Before 1950, Morecambe was in the Lancaster constituency.
Boundaries
In the 1950s, the seat of Morecambe and Lonsdale incorporated Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth, and the communities with Ulverston Rural District, which included Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston, Pennington, Satterthwaite, Hawkshead and ConistonVision of Britain - Morecambe and Lonsdale map
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty1950 constituency created as "Morecambe and Lonsdale" 1950 Ian Fraser Conservative 1958 by-election Basil de Ferranti Conservative 1964 Alfred Hall-Davis Conservative 1979 Mark Lennox-Boyd Conservative1983 constituency renamed as "Morecambe and Lunesdale" after boundary changes
Election Results
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References