Walworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Walworth
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Walworth in London
18851918
Seatsone
Created from Lambeth (part of)
Replaced by Southwark South East

Walworth (strictly the Walworth division of Newington) was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Walworth district of South London, within the Newington Vestry. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party [2]
1885 Lewis Isaacs Conservative
1892 William Saunders Liberal
1895 by-election Sir James Bailey Conservative
1906 Charles O'Donnell Liberal
1910 James Dawes Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Henry Isaacs 1,885 47.8
Liberal Alfred Gutteres Henriques1,81646.0
Independent Liberal William Malthouse2466.2
Majority 691.8
Turnout 3,94770.5
Registered electors 5,598
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Henry Isaacs 1,983 53.1 +5.3
Liberal Jabez Balfour 1,74846.9+0.9
Majority 2356.2+4.4
Turnout 3,73166.6−3.9
Registered electors 5,598
Conservative hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Saunders 2,514 53.1 +6.2
Conservative Lewis Henry Isaacs 2,21846.9−6.2
Majority 2966.2N/A
Turnout 4,73269.6+3.0
Registered electors 6,798
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.2

Saunders' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 14 May 1895: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bailey 2,676 52.2 +5.3
Liberal James Colquhoun Revell Reade2,10541.0−12.1
Social Democratic Federation George Lansbury 3476.8New
Majority 57111.2N/A
Turnout 5,12869.00.6
Registered electors 7,430
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.7
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Bailey
General election 1895: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bailey 2,822 53.3 +6.4
Liberal Russell Spokes2,26942.910.2
Social Democratic Federation George Lansbury 2033.8N/A
Majority 55310.4N/A
Turnout 5,29471.3+1.7
Registered electors 7,430
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bailey 3,098 58.1 +4.8
Liberal Russell Spokes2,23341.9−1.0
Majority 86516.2+5.8
Turnout 5,33168.6−2.7
Registered electors 7,770
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
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O'Donnell
General election 1906: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles James O'Donnell 3,187 56.9 +15.0
Conservative James Bailey 2,41843.1−15.0
Majority 76913.8N/A
Turnout 5,60578.4+9.8
Registered electors 7,147
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +15.0

Elections in the 1910s

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Dawes
General election January 1910: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Arthur Dawes 3,509 51.4 −5.5
Conservative Ralph Emanuel Belilios3,31948.6+5.5
Majority 1902.8−11.0
Turnout 6,82880.1+1.7
Registered electors 8,521
Liberal hold Swing -5.5
General election December 1910: Walworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Arthur Dawes 3,248 52.0 +0.6
Conservative Ralph Emanuel Belilios2,99448.0−0.6
Majority 2544.0+1.2
Turnout 6,24273.3−6.8
Registered electors 8,521
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 36. ISBN   0-900178-27-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 36. ISBN   9781349022984.