Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)

Darwen
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1983
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Rossendale & Darwen, Blackburn, Bolton North East and Ribble Valley
Created from	North East Lancashire

Darwen was a county constituency in Lancashire, centred on the town of Darwen. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

During the 1920s, the constituency was a fiercely contested marginal between the Liberal and Conservative Parties, with the sitting MP defeated at each election. At the 1924 general election, it saw a 92.7% turnout, a record for an English constituency.

It was largely replaced by the new Rossendale & Darwen constituency.

1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Blackburn and Over Darwen, the Sessional Divisions of Darwen and Walton-le-Dale, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Blackburn and Clitheroe.

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Darwen, the Urban District of Turton, and the Rural District of Blackburn.

1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Darwen, the Urban Districts of Turton and Withnell, and the Rural District of Blackburn.

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency;

...
Wikipedia