Shoreditch and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)
| Shoreditch and Finsbury | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | Greater London |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Islington South & Finsbury Hackney South & Shoreditch |
| Created from |
Shoreditch Finsbury |
Shoreditch and Finsbury was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Shoreditch district of the East End of London and the adjacent Finsbury area. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, partially replacing the previous Shoreditch and Finsbury constituencies, which had seen a significant fall in population.
Shoreditch and Finsbury was itself abolished for the February 1974 general election, when its territory was divided between two new constituencies: Islington South & Finsbury and Hackney South & Shoreditch.
The constituency consisted of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch and the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. Shoreditch was absorbed into the London Borough of Hackney in 1964, and Finsbury was absorbed into the London Borough of Islington; however, the boundaries were unchanged until the seat's abolition.
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