Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)

Clitheroe
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire
1885–1983
Number of members 1
Replaced by Ribble Valley, Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle[1]
1559–1885
Number of members 1559–1832: Two
1832–1885: One
Type of constituency Borough constituency

Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.

The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. The borough's representation was reduced to one MP by the Reform Act 1832.

The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division with effect from the 1885 general election. The county division returned one MP until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Ribble Valley constituency.

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Boroughs of Clitheroe and Burnley, the Sessional Division of Colne, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Clitheroe and Burnley.

1918-1950: The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood and Padiham, the Rural District of Clitheroe, and part of the Rural District of Burnley.

1950-1983: The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood, Longridge, and Padiham, the Rural Districts of Burnley and Clitheroe, and in the Rural District of Preston the parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester.

Members of Parliament

Borough of Clitheroe

MPs 1559–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1559 (Jan)Thomas GreenacresWalter Horton [2]
1563 (Jan)Thomas GreenacresJohn Jeffrey [2]
1571Richard GreenacresGeorge Horsey [2]
1572William WynterThomas Docwray [2]
1584Michael PurefoyAlexander Fisher [2]
1586Edmund PoleyJohn Walmesley [2]
1588 (Oct)Robert PilkingtonJohn White [2]
1593William TwysdenJohn Chamberlain [2]
1597 (Oct)William HolteGeorge Rotheram [2]
1601 (Oct)John OsbaldestoneAnthony Dering [2]
1604Sir John DormerMartin Lister
1614Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd BaronetClement Coke
1621-1622Sir Thomas WalmsleyWilliam Fanshawe
1624William FanshaweRalph Whitfield
1625Ralph AsshetonWilliam Fanshawe
Jan 1626Ralph AsshetonGeorge Kirke
Apr 1626Ralph AsshetonChristopher Hatton
1628Thomas JermynWilliam Newell
1629-1640No Parliament summoned
1640 (Apr)Sir Ralph AsshetonRichard Shuttleworth, jnr
1640 (Nov)Sir Ralph AsshetonRichard Shuttleworth, jnr
1645Sir Ralph AsshetonRichard Shuttleworth, jnr
1648Richard Shuttleworth, jnr
1653–1660Clitheroe not represented in Barebones or Protectorate Parliaments

MPs 1660–1832

Two members returned to Parliament

Year First member[3] First party[4] Second memberSecond party
Apr 1660 Sir Ralph Assheton William White
Jul 1660 William Hulton
Apr 1661 John Heath
1662 Ambrose Pudsay
1675 Sir Thomas Stringer
1679 Sir Ralph Assheton
1680 Henry Marsden
1685 Lord Strange Edmund Assheton
1689 Anthony Parker Christopher Wilkinson
1690 Roger Kenyon
1693 Fitton Gerard
1695 Christopher Lister Ambrose Pudsay
1698 Thomas Stringer
1701 Ambrose Pudsay
1705 Edward Harvey
1707 Daniel Harvey
1708 Christopher Parker
Apr 1713 Thomas Lister I
Sep 1713 Charles Zedenno Stanley
1715 Edward Harvey
1722 Nathaniel Curzon
1727 The Viscount Galway
1734 William Curzon
1745 Thomas Lister II
1747 Nathaniel Curzon
1754 Assheton CurzonTory
Dec 1761 by-election Nathaniel ListerTory
1773 by-election Thomas Lister IIITory
1780 John ParkerTory
1782 by-election John LeeTory
1790 Sir John Aubrey, BtTory Penn CurzonTory
1792 by-election Assheton CurzonTory
1795 by-election Richard Erle-Drax-GrosvenorTory
1796 Lord Edward BentinckTory Hon. Robert CurzonTory
1802 Hon. John CustTory
1808 by-election James GordonTory
Oct 1812 Viscount CastlereaghTory
Dec 1812 by-election Edward Wilbraham-BootleTory
1818 Hon. William CustTory
1822 by-election Henry PorcherTory
1826 Hon. Peregrine CustTory
1831 Hon. Robert CurzonTory

MPs 1832–1885

ElectionMember[3]Party
1832 representation reduced to one member
1832 John Fort Liberal
1841[5] Mathew Wilson Whig[6][7][8]
1842 [5] Edward Cardwell Conservative
1847 Mathew Wilson Whig[6][7][8]
May 1853 by-election[9] John Thomas Walshman Aspinall Conservative
Aug 1853 by-election[9] Le Gendre Starkie Peelite[10][11][12]
1857 John Turner Hopwood Conservative[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
1865 Richard Fort Liberal
1868 by-election Ralph Assheton Conservative
1880 Richard Fort Liberal
1885 Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to new county division

Clitheroe division of Lancashire

MPs 1885–1983

ElectionMember[3]Party
1885 Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Liberal
1902 by-election David Shackleton Labour
1910 Albert Smith Labour
1918 Alfred Davies Labour
1922 Sir William Brass Conservative
1945 Harry Randall Labour
1950 Richard Fort Conservative
1959 Sir Francis Pearson Conservative
1970 David Walder Conservative
1979 by-election David Waddington Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Ribble Valley

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Waddington 25,081 57.1 +9.1
Labour Lindsay R. Sutton 13,502 30.7 −0.5
Liberal Frank Wilson 5,362 12.2 −8.6
Majority 11,579 26.3
Turnout 43,945 80.7 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Clitheroe by-election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Waddington 22,185 65.0 +17.0
Labour Lindsay R. Sutton 9,685 28.4 −2.8
Liberal Frank Wilson 2,242 6.6 −14.2
Majority 12,500 36.6 +19.8
Turnout 34,112
Conservative hold Swing +9.9
General Election October 1974: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Walder 19,643 48.0 +0.2
Labour Barry McColgan 12,775 31.2 +3.2
Liberal C. William Roberts 8,503 20.8 −3.4
Majority 6,868 16.8 −3.0
Turnout 40,921 78.6 −5.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.5
General Election February 1974: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Walder 20,613 47.8 −3.8
Labour Michael Walsh 12,085 28.0 −7.8
Liberal C. William Roberts 10,438 24.2 +11.6
Majority 8,528 19.8
Turnout 43,136 83.7 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General Election 1970: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Walder 20,430 51.6 +5.5
Labour Kenneth C Bodfish 14,158 35.8 −4.3
Liberal Vera Ida Macmillan 4,965 12.6 −1.2
Majority 6,272 15.9
Turnout 39,553 79.3 −4.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Francis Pearson 17,244 46.1 −2.7
Labour Robert Hodge 15,014 40.1 +2.6
Liberal Vera Ida Macmillan 5,168 13.8 +0.1
Majority 2,230 6.0
Turnout 37,426 83.5 −1.8
Conservative hold Swing −2.7
General Election 1964: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Francis Pearson 18,559 48.8 −9.3
Labour Doug Hoyle 14,278 37.5 −4.4
Liberal Martin Strange 5,209 13.7 N/A
Majority 4,281 11.3
Turnout 38,046 85.3 −1.3
Conservative hold Swing −2.5

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Francis Pearson 22,314 58.1 +1.6
Labour William Rutter 16,103 41.9 −1.6
Majority 6,211 16.2
Turnout 38,417 86.6 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General Election 1955: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Fort 21,615 56.5 +1.2
Labour William Rutter 16,671 43.5 −1.2
Majority 4,944 12.9
Turnout 38,286 85.3 −4.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General Election 1951: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Fort 23,007 55.3 +5.7
Labour Harold Bradley 18,582 44.7 +0.9
Majority 4,425 10.6
Turnout 41,589 90.1 −1.6
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General Election 1950: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Fort 20,814 49.6
Labour Harry Randall 18,359 43.8
Liberal James Willie Wyers 2,765 6.6
Majority 2,455 5.9
Turnout 41,938 91.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Harry Randall 19,443 53.65
Conservative Richard Fort 16,796 46.35
Majority 2,647 7.30
Turnout 36,239 83.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Brass 21,163 54.86
Labour Stan Awbery 17,411 45.14
Majority 3,752 9.73
Turnout 38,574 87.68
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Clitheroe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Brass 24,361 62.02
Labour Stan Awbery 14,920 37.98
Majority 9,441 24.03
Turnout 39,281 83.40
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Clitheroe [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist William Brass 16,035 40.7 −13.5
Labour William Dobbie 15,592 39.5 −6.3
Liberal Charles Norman Glidewell 7,826 19.8 N/A
Majority 443 1.2 −7.2
Turnout 39,453 91.5 +2.9
Registered electors 43,113
Unionist hold Swing −3.6
General Election 1924: Clitheroe [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist William Brass 16,637 54.2 +11.3
Labour Derwent Hall Caine 14,041 45.8 +7.9
Majority 2,596 8.4 +3.4
Turnout 30,678 88.6 +0.4
Registered electors 34,617
Unionist hold Swing +1.7
General Election 1923: Clitheroe [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist William Brass 12,998 42.9 −11.8
Labour Alfred Davies 11,469 37.9 −7.4
Liberal Harold Derbyshire 5,810 19.2 N/A
Majority 1,529 5.0 −4.4
Turnout 30,277 88.2 +2.9
Registered electors 34,329
Unionist hold Swing −2.2
General Election 1922: Clitheroe [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist William Brass 15,586 54.7 +15.4
Labour Alfred Davies 12,911 45.3 +0.7
Majority 2,675 9.4 N/A
Turnout 28,497 85.3 +18.8
Registered electors 33,393
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Clitheroe [24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alfred Davies 9,578 44.6 −23.1
Unionist Edwin Leach Hartley 8,419 39.3 +7.0
C Liberal James Henley Batty 3,443 16.1 N/A
Majority 1,159 5.3 −30.1
Turnout 21,440 66.5 −13.5
Registered electors 32,222
Labour hold Swing −15.1
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General Election December 1910: Clitheroe [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Smith 12,107 67.7 +0.4
Conservative J.J. Blayney 5,783 32.3 −0.4
Majority 6,324 35.4 +0.8
Turnout 17,890 80.0 −12.1
Registered electors 22,368
Labour hold Swing +0.4
General Election January 1910: Clitheroe [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Shackleton 13,873 67.3 −8.6
Conservative T. Smith 6,727 32.7 N/A
Majority 7,146 34.6 −17.2
Turnout 20,600 92.1 +15.1
Registered electors 22,368
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s

1906 General Election: Clitheroe[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Repr. Cmte. David Shackleton 12,035 75.9 N/A
Ind. Conservative B.J. Belton 3,828 24.1 N/A
Majority 8,207 51.8 N/A
Turnout 15,863 77.0 N/A
Registered electors 20,613
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Clitheroe by-election, 1 August 1902[27][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Repr. Cmte. David Shackleton Unopposed
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Liberal
1900 General Election: Clitheroe[26][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1890s

1895 General Election: Clitheroe[26][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Unopposed
Liberal hold
1892 General Election: Clitheroe[28][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth 7,657 58.2 N/A
Liberal Unionist William Briggs 5,506 41.8 N/A
Majority 2,151 16.4 N/A
Turnout 13,163 86.5 N/A
Registered electors 15,212
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Clitheroe[26][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Unopposed
Liberal hold
By-election, 19 Apr 1886: Clitheroe[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Unopposed
Liberal hold
1885 General Election: Clitheroe[28][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth 6,821 60.5 +5.5
Conservative John Thursby 4,462 39.5 −5.5
Majority 2,359 21.0 +11.0
Turnout 11,283 88.9 −5.9
Registered electors 12,698
Liberal hold Swing +5.5
1880 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Richard Fort 1,078 55.0 +7.7
Conservative Ralph Assheton 882 45.0 −7.7
Majority 196 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,960 94.8 −0.2
Registered electors 2,068
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1870s

1874 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Assheton 896 52.7 +0.4
Liberal Edward Ebenezer Kay[30] 804 47.3 −0.4
Majority 92 5.4 +0.8
Turnout 1,700 95.0 +3.9
Registered electors 1,790
Conservative hold Swing +0.4

Elections in the 1860s

1868 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Assheton 760 52.3 N/A
Liberal Charles Savile Roundell 693 47.7 N/A
Majority 67 4.6 N/A
Turnout 1,453 91.1 N/A
Registered electors 1,595
Conservative gain from Liberal
By-election, 13 Jul 1868: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Assheton Unopposed
Conservative gain from Liberal
  • Caused by Fort's death.
1865 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Richard Fort Unopposed
Registered electors 438
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

1859 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Turner Hopwood Unopposed
Registered electors 469
Conservative hold
1857 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Turner Hopwood Unopposed
Registered electors 457
Conservative gain from Whig
By-election, 23 August 1853: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Peelite Le Gendre Starkie 216 51.3 +5.5
Whig Jonathan Peel[31][32] 205 48.7 −5.5
Majority 11 2.6 N/A
Turnout 421 92.3 +1.2
Registered electors 456
Peelite gain from Whig Swing +5.5
  • Caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition, due to treating.[33][34]
By-election, 28 May 1853: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Thomas Walshman Aspinall 215 50.8 +5.0
Whig Richard Fort[35] 208 49.2 −5.0
Majority 7 1.7 N/A
Turnout 423 92.8 +1.7
Registered electors 456
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +5.0
  • Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition, due to bribery, corruption and intimidation.[36]
1852 General Election: Clitheroe[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig Mathew Wilson 221 54.2 N/A
Conservative John Thomas Walshman Aspinall 187 45.8 N/A
Majority 34 8.3 N/A
Turnout 408 91.1 N/A
Registered electors 448
Whig hold Swing N/A

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