Blackburn East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Statistics Population: 105,085 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD685277 Administration District: Blackburn with Darwen Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Ambulance service: North West Post office and telephone Post town: BLACKBURN Postal district... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the former two-member Blackburn constituency was divided into Blackburn East and Blackburn West. It was abolished only five years later, for the 1955 general election, when it was partly replaced by a new single-member Blackburn constituency. The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... Blackburn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. ... The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on May 26, 1955, four years after the previous general election. ... Location within the British Isles. ...

Members of Parliament

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 – May 3, 2002), British left-wing politician, was born Barbara Anne Betts in Bradford, Yorkshire, and adopted her familys politics, joining the Labour Party. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on May 26, 1955, four years after the previous general election. ... Location within the British Isles. ...