South East Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

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South East Durham
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of membersone
Replaced by Seaham, Sedgefield
Created from South Durham

South East Durham was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election between 1885 and 1918.

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History

Creation

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the North Durham and South Durham county divisions were replaced by eight new single-member county constituencies. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.

Boundaries

See map on Vision of Britain website. [2]

NB: 1) Boundary Commission proposed name was "North Tees".

2) Included only non-resident freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools.

Abolition

The seat was abolished for the 1918 general election, when its contents were distributed as follows:

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1885 Henry Havelock-Allan Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Joseph Richardson Liberal
1895 Henry Havelock-Allan Liberal Unionist
1898 by-election Joseph Richardson Liberal
1900 Frederick Lambton Liberal Unionist
Jan. 1910 Evan Hayward Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: South East Durham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Havelock-Allan 5,603 53.6
Conservative George Elliot 4,85446.4
Majority7497.2
Turnout 10,45779.4
Registered electors 13,176
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: South East Durham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Havelock-Allan 4,984 55.2 +8.8
Liberal Hugh Fenwick Boyd4,04544.8-8.8
Majority93910.4N/A
Turnout 9,02968.5-10.9
Registered electors 13,176
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1890s

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Richardson
General election 1892: South East Durham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Richardson 5,560 50.7 +5.9
Liberal Unionist Henry Havelock-Allan 5,39649.3−5.9
Majority1641.4N/A
Turnout 10,95677.2+8.7
Registered electors 14,199
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +5.9
Havelock-Allan Sir Henry Havelock-Allan.jpg
Havelock-Allan
General election 1895: South East Durham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Havelock-Allan 5,978 50.5 +1.2
Liberal Joseph Richardson 5,86449.5-1.2
Majority1141.0N/A
Turnout 11,84280.5+3.3
Registered electors 14,702
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +1.2
1898 South East Durham by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Richardson 6,286 51.1 +1.6
Liberal Unionist Frederick Lambton 6,01148.9−1.6
Majority2752.2N/A
Turnout 12,29782.8+2.3
Registered electors 14,853
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: South East Durham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Frederick Lambton 6,198 52.9 +2.4
Liberal Joseph Richardson 5,52447.1−2.4
Majority6745.8+4.8
Turnout 11,72279.1−1.4
Registered electors 14,819
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +2.4
General election 1906: South East Durham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Frederick Lambton Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: South East Durham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Evan Hayward 9,298 57.5 New
Conservative Frederick Lambton 6,86042.5N/A
Majority2,43815.0N/A
Turnout 16,15885.6N/A
Registered electors 18,880
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing N/A
General election December 1910: South East Durham [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Evan Hayward 8,203 53.9 −3.6
Conservative Rowland Burdon 7,02146.1+3.6
Majority1,1827.8−7.2
Turnout 15,22480.6−5.0
Registered electors 18,880
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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References

  1. ↑ "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885". pp. 155–156.
  2. ↑ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1885, Durham".
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  7. ↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Durham
  8. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  9. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  10. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  11. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
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