Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Southwark | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | London |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Southwark Central, Southwark North and Southwark South East |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk])[1] was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the constituency's abolition for the 1885 general election.
The constituency was re-established as a single-member seat for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
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Members of Parliament [edit]
MPs 1295–1640 [edit]
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MPs 1640–1885 [edit]
MPs 1950–1974 [edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | George Isaacs | Labour | |
| 1959 | Ray Gunter | Labour | |
| 1972 by-election | Harry Lamborn | Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Notes
- ^ "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ Died January 1645; the writ to fill both vacancies was issued in August 1645
- ^ On petition, Halsey was found not to have been duly elected, and a new election was held
- ^ Created a baronet, August 1715
- ^ The by-election in January 1724 was caused by death of George Meggott
- ^ The by-election in January 1730 was caused by death of Edmund Halsey
- ^ The by-election in June 1743 was caused by death of Thomas Inwen
- ^ Mawbey was created a baronet in July 1765
- ^ The by-election in December 1765 was caused by death of William Hammond
- ^ The by-election in December 1782 was caused by death of Nathaniel Polhill
- ^ The by-election in June 1784 was caused by death of Sir Barnard Turner
- ^ a b Thellusson's election in May 1796 was declared void in November 1796; a by-election was held at which he was re-elected but he was found to be ineligible to sit and Tierney was declared elected in his place
- ^ The by-election in February 1815 was caused by death of Henry Thornton
- ^ The by-election in November 1830 was caused by death of John Rawlinson Harris
- ^ The by-election in January 1840 was caused by the resignation of Daniel Whittle Harvey
- ^ The by-election in September 1845 was caused by the death of Benjamin Wood
- ^ The by-election in December 1860 was caused by the death of Sir Charles Napier
- ^ The by-election in February 1870 was caused by the resignation of Austen Henry Layard
- ^ The by-election in December 1880 was caused by the death of John Locke
Election results [edit]
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References [edit]
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1295
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1974
- Politics of Southwark
