# Fylde North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fylde North was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950, until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency was established in 1950, with the split of the Fylde constituency. It covered the borough of Fleetwood, the urban districts of Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesall and Thornton Cleveleys and the Garstang Rural District. It was largely replaced by the new Fylde constituency, although Garstang was added to Lancaster instead.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Richard Stanley | Conservative |
| | 1966 | Sir Walter Clegg | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Fylde | constituency abolished: see Fylde |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Stanley | 23,538 | 60.85 | |
| | Labour | Philip Henry Couldry | 10,515 | 27.18 | |
| | Liberal | John Wilcock Robinson | 4,631 | 11.97 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,023 | 33.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,684 | 82.76 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stanley | 25,419 | 69.26 |
| | Labour | John B Morris | 11,284 | 30.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,135 | 38.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,703 | 77.58 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stanley | 23,812 | 72.24 |
| | Labour | Leslie Spriggs | 9,152 | 27.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,660 | 44.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,964 | 68.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stanley | 27,045 | 70.52 |
| | Labour | John Myerscough | 11,307 | 29.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,738 | 41.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,352 | 71.20 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stanley | 27,801 | 65.29 |
| | Labour | Ronald G Truman | 14,777 | 34.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,024 | 30.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,578 | 72.16 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clegg | 24,217 | 53.64 | |
| | Labour | Keith Bell | 14,045 | 31.11 | |
| | Liberal | James Rafton Smallwood | 6,058 | 13.42 | New |
| | Coalition Unity | Peter Lowe | 826 | 1.83 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,172 | 22.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,146 | 73.38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clegg | 33,667 | 68.9 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Raymond W. Hill | 15,235 | 31.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,432 | 37.7 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,902 | 68.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
General election February 1974: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clegg | 36,577 | 68.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | David Hunter Sparks | 16,919 | 31.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,658 | 36.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,496 | 72.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
General election October 1974: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clegg | 29,661 | 55.5 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Humphry Berkeley | 12,522 | 23.4 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal | Antony Perry | 11,254 | 21.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,139 | 32.1 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,437 | 71.4 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
General election 1979: Fylde North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clegg | 35,366 | 60.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Roland Fox | 14,376 | 24.4 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Herbert | 8,630 | 14.7 | −6.4 |
| | National Front | Kenneth Hugh Warbarton | 481 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,990 | 35.7 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,853 | 75.3 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |