Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)

Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Rossendale
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1983

Rossendale was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. Created in 1885, it comprised the town of Rawtenstall and other towns in the Rossendale Valley .

The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was replaced by the Rossendale and Darwen Parliamentry constituency. The exact nature of the changes were as follows: 9,882 electors of the Rossendale seat were transferred to Bury South. 25,918 electors were added from the abolished Darwen constituency and 5,267 from Heywood and Royton.

Members of Parliament

Election results

ee also

*Rossendale and Darwen Parliamentary constituency

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/rcommons2.htm Historical list of MPs]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1979]


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