Hackney South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hackney South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
18851955
Seatsone
Created from Hackney
Replaced by Bethnal Green and Hackney Central

Hackney South was a parliamentary constituency in "The Metropolis" (later the County of London). It was represented by nine Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, only two of whom, Horatio Bottomley and Herbert Morrison, were elected more than once.

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History

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 when the two-member Parliamentary Borough of Hackney was split into three single-member divisions. The seat, officially the Southern Division of the Parliamentary Borough of Hackney was first contested at the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished in 1955.

Boundaries

Hackney South in London 1885-1918 HackneySouth1885.png
Hackney South in London 1885–1918
Hackney South in London 1918-1950 HackneySouth1918.png
Hackney South in London 1918–1950
Hackney South in London 1950-1955 HackneySouth1950.png
Hackney South in London 1950–1955
A map showing the wards of Hackney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Hackney Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
A map showing the wards of Hackney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.

1885–1918

In 1885 the constituency was defined as consisting of:

1918–1950

The Representation of the People Act 1918 redrew constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Seats in the County of London were redefined in terms of wards of the Metropolitan Boroughs that had been created in 1900. The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was divided into three divisions, with the same names as the constituencies created in 1885. Hackney South was defined as consisting of:

1950–1955

Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 the Boroughs of Hackney and Stoke Newington jointly formed two seats, the borough constituencies of Stoke Newington and Hackney North and Hackney South. Hackney South was enlarged: consisting of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney except the five wards of Leaside, Maury, Southwold, Springfield and Stamford. [3]

Redistribution

Following a review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission appointed under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, parliamentary seats in the metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Hackney and Stoke Newington were redrawn. The Hackney South constituency was abolished, with most passing to a new Hackney Central borough constituency, and some parts to Bethnal Green. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1885 Sir Charles Russell Liberal later Baron Russell of Killowen
1894 by-election John Fletcher Moulton Liberal later Baron Moulton
1895 Thomas Herbert Robertson Conservative
1906 Horatio Bottomley Liberal resigned 16 May 1912 after being declared bankrupt
1912 by-election Hector Morison Liberal
1918 Horatio Bottomley Independent expelled 1 August 1922 after being convicted of fraud
1922 by-election Clifford Erskine-Bolst Conservative
1923 Herbert Morrison Labour later Baron Morrison of Lambeth
1924 George Garro-Jones Liberal later 1st Baron Trefgarne
1929 Herbert Morrison Labour later Baron Morrison of Lambeth
1931 Marjorie Graves Conservative
1935 Herbert Morrison Labour later Baron Morrison of Lambeth
1945 Herbert Butler Labour
1955 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Hackney South [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Russell 3,544 57.7 N/A
Conservative Charles Darling 2,60242.3N/A
Majority94215.4N/A
Turnout 6,14670.8N/A
Registered electors 8,684
Liberal win (new seat)

Russell was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

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Scoble
1886 Hackney South by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Russell 3,174 61.4 +3.7
Conservative Andrew Scoble 1,97938.3−4.0
Independent Liberal Henry Munster 170.3New
Majority1,19523.1+7.7
Turnout 5,17059.511.3
Registered electors 8,684
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
General election 1886: Hackney South [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Russell 2,800 50.9 6.8
Conservative Charles Darling 2,70049.1+6.8
Majority1001.8−13.6
Turnout 5,50063.37.5
Registered electors 8,684
Liberal hold Swing 6.8

Elections in the 1890s

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Robertson
General election 1892: Hackney South [5] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Russell 4,440 57.4 +6.5
Conservative Thomas Robertson 3,29442.6−6.5
Majority1,14614.8+13.0
Turnout 7,73470.0+6.7
Registered electors 11,048
Liberal hold Swing +6.5

Russell is appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 1892: Hackney South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Russell Unopposed
Liberal hold

Russell is appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, becoming Lord Russell of Killowen, causing a by-election.

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Moulton
1894 Hackney South by-election [10] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Moulton 4,530 51.1 −6.3
Conservative Thomas Robertson 4,33848.9+6.3
Majority1922.2−12.6
Turnout 8,86875.9+5.9
Registered electors 11,688
Liberal hold Swing −6.3
General election 1895: Hackney South [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Robertson 4,681 51.8 +9.2
Liberal John Moulton 4,36248.29.2
Majority3193.6N/A
Turnout 9,04373.2+3.2
Registered electors 12,360
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.2

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Hackney South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Robertson 4,714 51.9 +0.1
Liberal Horatio Bottomley 4,37648.10.1
Majority3383.8+0.2
Turnout 9,09069.14.1
Registered electors 13,146
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
General election 1906: Hackney South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Horatio Bottomley 6,736 57.1 +9.0
Conservative Thomas Robertson 3,25727.624.3
Free Church and ProgressiveWilliam Riley80415.3New
Majority3,47929.5N/A
Turnout 10,79789.9+20.8
Registered electors 13,126
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Hackney South [5] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Horatio Bottomley 7,299 62.9 +5.8
Conservative Conway Wertheimer4,30437.1+9.5
Majority2,99525.8−3.7
Turnout 11,60382.2−7.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.8
General election December 1910: Hackney South [5] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Horatio Bottomley 5,068 49.4 −13.5
Conservative Sydney Charles Nettleton King-Farlow3,24331.6−5.5
Independent Liberal Richard Roberts 1,94619.0New
Majority1,82517.8−8.0
Turnout 10,25772.6−9.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.0
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Morison
1912 Hackney South by-election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hector Morison 5,339 52.5 +3.1
Conservative John Constant Gibson4,83647.5+15.9
Majority5035.0−12.8
Turnout 10,17570.1−2.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.4
General election 1918: Hackney South [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Horatio Bottomley 11,145 79.7 New
C Liberal Arthur Henri2,83020.329.1
Majority8,31559.4N/A
Turnout 13,97555.417.2
Registered electors 25,212
Independent gain from Liberal
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

1922 Hackney South by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Coalition Unionist Clifford Erskine-Bolst 9,118 50.2 New
Labour Holford Knight 9,04649.8New
Majority720.4N/A
Turnout 18,16456.3+0.9
Registered electors 32,262
Unionist gain from Independent Swing N/A
General election 1922: Hackney South [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Clifford Erskine-Bolst 14,017 60.2 N/A
Labour Holford Knight 9,27639.8N/A
Majority4,74120.4N/A
Turnout 23,29370.0+14.6
Registered electors 33,284
Unionist gain from Independent Swing N/A

General election 1923: Hackney South [15] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Morrison 9,578 42.8 +3.0
Liberal George Garro-Jones 6,75730.2New
Unionist Clifford Erskine-Bolst 6,04727.033.2
Majority2,82112.6N/A
Turnout 22,38265.84.2
Registered electors 34,037
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +18.1

General election 1924: Hackney South [15] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Garro-Jones 13,415 53.5 +23.3
Labour Herbert Morrison 11,65146.5+3.7
Majority1,7647.0N/A
Turnout 25,06672.5+6.7
Registered electors 34,565
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +9.8
General election 1929: Hackney South [15] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Morrison 15,590 51.2 +4.7
Unionist Sir Tresham Lever, 2nd Baronet8,22227.0New
Liberal Muriel Morgan Gibbon 6,30220.732.8
Communist J. T. Murphy 3311.1New
Majority7,36824.2N/A
Turnout 30,44569.23.3
Registered electors 43,997
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +18.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hackney South [15] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marjorie Graves 15,920 55.4 +28.4
Labour Herbert Morrison 12,82744.6−6.6
Majority3,09310.8N/A
Turnout 28,747
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Hackney South [15] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Morrison 15,830 59.3 +14.7
Conservative Marjorie Graves 10,87640.7−14.7
Majority4,95418.6N/A
Turnout 26,706
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hackney South [15] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Butler 10,432 51.6 −7.7
National Liberal Stanley Price4,90124.2−16.5
Communist William Rust 4,89124.2New
Majority5,53127.4+8.8
Turnout 20,224
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Hackney South [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Butler 35,821 61.0 +9.4
Conservative Herbert P. Brooks15,10525.7+1.5
Liberal Frank Albert Marlow5,5759.5New
Communist John Richard Betteridge1,8913.8−20.4
Majority20,71635.3+7.9
Turnout 61,39277.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Hackney South [24] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Butler 39,271 66.5 +5.5
Conservative Peter Rawlinson 18,00330.5+4.8
Communist John Richard Betteridge1,7443.0−0.8
Majority21,26836.0+0.7
Turnout 59,01877.1−0.3
Labour hold Swing

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