Ince (UK Parliament constituency)
Ince was a parliamentary constituency in England which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Ince-in-Makerfield and other towns south of Wigan.
| Ince | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lancashire |
| Major settlements | Ince-in-Makerfield, Abram |
| 1885–1974 | |
| Created from | South West Lancashire |
| 1974–1983 | |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Makerfield, West Lancashire, St Helens North and Wigan |
It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a division of the parliamentary county of Lancashire. The constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1918 and 1950, and in 1974 it was reclassified as a borough constituency.
The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was largely replaced by the Makerfield Parliamentary constituency.
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