h ought on , ▁it ▁returned ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁and ▁abol ished ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁boundaries ▁▁ 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 1 8 ▁The ▁Red ist ribution ▁of ▁Se ats ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁divided ▁the ▁existing ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁into ▁eight ▁single - member ▁seats . ▁The ▁new ▁seat ▁of ▁South - E ast ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁West h ought on ▁Division ▁compr ised ▁an ▁area ▁surrounding , ▁but ▁not ▁including , ▁the ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bol ton . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Asp ull , ▁Black rod , ▁Hor wich , ▁Little ▁Le ver , ▁and ▁West h ought on , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁town ships ▁of ▁Ang lez ar ke , ▁Brad sh aw , ▁Bre ight met , ▁Dar cy ▁Le ver , ▁Ed g worth , ▁Ent w ist le , ▁Great ▁Le ver , ▁Har wood , ▁He aton , ▁Long worth , ▁Lost ock , ▁Middle ▁H ult on , ▁Over ▁H ult on , ▁Qu ar l ton ▁and ▁R iving ton , ▁plus ▁Tur ton ▁Urban ▁District , ▁and ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁Rum worth , ▁Sh ar ples ▁and ▁Ton ge ▁with ▁Ha ul gh ▁outside ▁the