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
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.

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

1918-1950: The Municipal 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 Municipal 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 civil parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester.

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