Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newington West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Newington West in London
18851918
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Created from Lambeth (part of)
Replaced by Southwark Central

Newington West was a parliamentary constituency in the Newington area of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, although the new constituency of Southwark Central had very similar boundaries.

Boundaries

Part of St Mary's ward and Trinity and St Paul's ward. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party [3]
1885 Charles Cooke Conservative
1892 Cecil Norton Liberal
1916 James Daniel Gilbert Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Newington West [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Cooke 2,419 48.2
Liberal John Seymour Keay 1,77435.4
Independent Liberal William McArthur 82116.4
Majority 64512.8
Turnout 5,01478.6
Registered electors 6,377
Conservative win (new seat)
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Firth
General election 1886: Newington West [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Cooke 2,447 54.2 +6.0
Liberal Joseph Bottomley Firth 2,06545.8+10.4
Majority 3828.4−4.4
Turnout 4,50270.8−7.8
Registered electors 6,377
Conservative hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1890s

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Norton
General election 1892: Newington West [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 3,421 59.5 +13.7
Conservative George Tallents2,32840.5−13.7
Majority 1,09319.0N/A
Turnout 5,74975.9+5.1
Registered electors 7,579
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.7
General election 1895: Newington West [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 3,219 53.8 −5.7
Conservative George Tallents2,76946.2+5.7
Majority 4507.6−11.4
Turnout 5,97875.1−0.8
Registered electors 7,971
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Newington West [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 3,559 59.7 +5.9
Conservative Francis Ricarde-Seaver2,40340.3−5.9
Majority 1,15619.4+11.8
Turnout 5,96270.2−4.9
Registered electors 8,491
Liberal hold Swing +5.9
General election 1906: Newington West [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 4,446 64.7 +5.0
Conservative Ralph Emanuel Belilios2,42535.3−5.0
Majority 2,02129.4+10.0
Turnout 6,87176.4+6.2
Registered electors 8,995
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Newington West [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 4,350 52.5 −12.2
Conservative Warwick Brookes 3,93847.5+12.2
Majority 4125.0−24.4
Turnout 8,28886.0+9.6
Liberal hold Swing -12.2
General election December 1910: Newington West [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 4,038 53.6 +1.1
Conservative Warwick Brookes 3,49846.4−1.1
Majority 5407.2+2.2
Turnout 7,53678.2−7.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1916 Newington West by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Daniel Gilbert 2,646 77.1 +23.5
Independent Labour Joseph J Terrett78722.9New
Majority 1,85954.2+47.0
Turnout 3,43335.043.2
Liberal hold Swing

Notes and references

  1. Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 37. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  7. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  8. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916