# Morecambe and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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 Coniston

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | constituency created as "Morecambe and Lonsdale" | 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 | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency renamed as "Morecambe and Lunesdale" after boundary changes | constituency renamed as "Morecambe and Lunesdale" after boundary changes |

## Results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fraser | 28,041 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour | Albert Gaskell | 12,768 | 27.4 | |
| | Liberal | Gerard de Pfyffer Leeming | 5,723 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,273 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,532 | 84.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fraser | 31,211 | 69.5 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Ernest Gardner | 13,732 | 30.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,479 | 39.0 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,943 | 80.4 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fraser | 29,706 | 71.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Wilfred Fielding | 12,005 | 28.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,701 | 42.4 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,711 | 74.5 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1958 Morecambe and Lunesdale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 23,923 | 65.3 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Frank R McManus | 12,692 | 34.7 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,231 | 30.6 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,615 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 30,228 | 70.0 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Frank R McManus | 14,523 | 32.0 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,975 | 36.0 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,751 | 77.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,756 | 53.86 | |
| | Labour | Frank R McManus | 12,392 | 26.96 | |
| | Independent Liberal | James Rafton Smallwood | 8,818 | 19.18 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,364 | 26.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,966 | 77.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,138 | 51.91 | |
| | Labour | Ivan Limmer | 13,838 | 29.76 | |
| | Liberal | David M Clark | 8,526 | 18.33 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,300 | 22.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,976 | 76.53 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 27,442 | 56.99 |
| | Labour | Eric Garbutt | 13,916 | 28.90 |
| | Liberal | Anthony W Drury | 6,792 | 14.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,526 | 28.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,150 | 72.55 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 27,704 | 51.85 |
| | Liberal | Bernard North Wates | 12,948 | 24.23 |
| | Labour | Terry Cannon | 12,782 | 23.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,756 | 27.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,434 | 78.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,877 | 49.84 |
| | Labour | Eric Garbutt | 12,633 | 25.31 |
| | Liberal | AT Stuttard | 12,404 | 24.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,244 | 24.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,914 | 72.90 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Morecambe and Lonsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 29,068 | 55.40 |
| | Labour | G Collier | 13,253 | 25.26 |
| | Liberal | HR Tinker | 10,150 | 19.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,815 | 30.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,471 | 76.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |