# Blackpool North (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackpool North was a borough constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1945 general election, when the former constituency of Blackpool was split in two, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Blackpool North & Fleetwood constituency.

## Boundaries

1945–1950: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, Tyldesley, and Warbreck.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, and Warbreck.
1983–1997: The Borough of Blackpool wards of Anchorsholme, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Greenlands, Ingthorpe, Layton, Norbreck, Park, Talbot, and Warbreck.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1945 | Sir Toby Low | Conservative |
| 1962 by-election | Norman Miscampbell | Conservative |
| 1992 | Harold Elletson | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Low | 25,564 | 49.3 | |
| | Labour | Cadwalader Edward Thomas | 13,170 | 25.4 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Innes Hamilton | 11,452 | 22.1 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | Arthur Talbot | 1,635 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,394 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,821 | 68.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Low | 31,655 | 67.4 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | E.B. Muir | 15,308 | 32.6 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,347 | 34.8 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,963 | 79.4 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 1951: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Low | 29,956 | 70.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Samuel Victor Hyde-Price | 12,727 | 29.8 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,229 | 40.4 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,683 | 73.3 | –6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 1955: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Low | 26,899 | 71.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Ronald Bushby | 10,869 | 28.8 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,030 | 42.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,768 | 66.9 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1959: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Low | 25,297 | 57.9 | –13.3 |
| | Labour | William H Dugdale | 9,440 | 21.6 | –7.2 |
| | Liberal | Harry Hague | 8,990 | 20.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,857 | 36.3 | –6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,727 | 76.6 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1962 Blackpool North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 12,711 | 38.3 | –19.6 |
| | Liberal | Harry Hague | 11,738 | 35.3 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Shirley Summerskill | 8,776 | 26.4 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 3.0 | –33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,225 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 19,633 | 47.2 | –10.7 |
| | Liberal | Harry Hague | 11,462 | 27.5 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas McKellar | 10,543 | 25.3 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,171 | 19.7 | –16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,638 | 74.7 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 19,173 | 47.1 | –0.1 |
| | Labour | George E Bingham | 13,863 | 34.0 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | James Henry Hessey | 7,699 | 18.9 | –8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,310 | 13.1 | –6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,735 | 72.9 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 22,298 | 55.3 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Wilfred Callon | 13,062 | 32.4 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal | Bernard Miles Christon | 4,946 | 12.3 | –6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,236 | 22.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,306 | 68.4 | –4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
General election February 1974: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 23,942 | 55.1 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Ivan John Taylor | 15,788 | 36.3 | +3.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Peter Bisbrown Nickson | 3,720 | 8.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,154 | 18.8 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,450 | 73.3 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –2.1 | |
General election October 1974: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 19,662 | 47.3 | –7.8 |
| | Labour | Ivan John Taylor | 14,195 | 34.1 | –2.3 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Anthony Mulholland | 7,750 | 18.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,467 | 13.2 | –5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,607 | 69.6 | –3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –2.8 | |
General election 1979: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 23,209 | 53.7 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew W. Verdeille | 12,980 | 30.0 | –4.1 |
| | Liberal | Christopher James Heyworth | 6,127 | 14.2 | –4.4 |
| | National Front | Alvin Stanley Hanson | 943 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,229 | 23.7 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,259 | 72.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 20,592 | 51.1 | –2.6 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Heyworth | 10,440 | 25.9 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Hindley | 8,730 | 21.7 | –8.3 |
| | National Front | Alvin Hanson | 514 | 1.3 | –0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,152 | 25.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,276 | 70.0 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Miscampbell | 20,680 | 48.0 | –3.1 |
| | Labour | Eric Kirton | 13,359 | 31.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Heyworth | 9,032 | 21.0 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,321 | 17.0 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,071 | 73.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Blackpool North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Elletson | 21,501 | 47.7 | –0.3 |
| | Labour | Eric Kirton | 18,461 | 41.0 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andre Lahiff | 4,786 | 10.6 | –10.4 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Guy Francis | 178 | 0.4 | New |
| | Natural Law | Hugh Walker | 125 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,040 | 6.7 | –10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,051 | 77.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –5.1 | |