| Newton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Newton1974Constituency.svg) Newton in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 | |
| County | Lancashire |
| 1559–1832 | |
| Seats | Two |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | South West Lancashire |
| Replaced by | Warrington North, St Helens North, Warrington South, Makerfield, Worsley and Leigh[1] |
Newton was a parliamentary borough in the county of Lancashire, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832.
In 1885 a county constituency with the same name was created and represented by one Member of Parliament. This seat was abolished in 1983.
- ^ "'Newton', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.