Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)
Newington West | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Newington West in London | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Part of St Mary's ward and Trinity and St Paul's ward.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[2] | Party[3] | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Charles Cooke | Conservative | |
1892 | Cecil Norton | Liberal | |
1916 | James Daniel Gilbert | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Cooke | 2,419 | 48.2 | ||
Liberal | John Seymour Keay | 1,774 | 35.4 | ||
Independent Liberal | William McArthur | 821 | 16.4 | ||
Majority | 645 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,014 | 78.6 | |||
Registered electors | 6,377 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Cooke | 2,447 | 54.2 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Joseph Bottomley Firth | 2,065 | 45.8 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 382 | 8.4 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,502 | 70.8 | −7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,377 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 3,421 | 59.5 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | George Tallents | 2,328 | 40.5 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 1,093 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,749 | 75.9 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,579 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 3,219 | 53.8 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | George Tallents | 2,769 | 46.2 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 450 | 7.6 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,978 | 75.1 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,971 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 3,559 | 59.7 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Francis Ricarde-Seaver | 2,403 | 40.3 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 1,156 | 19.4 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,962 | 70.2 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,491 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 4,446 | 64.7 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 2,425 | 35.3 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 2,021 | 29.4 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,871 | 76.4 | +6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,995 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 4,350 | 52.5 | −12.2 | |
Conservative | Warwick Brookes | 3,938 | 47.5 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 412 | 5.0 | −24.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,288 | 86.0 | +9.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -12.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 4,038 | 53.6 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Warwick Brookes | 3,498 | 46.4 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 540 | 7.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,536 | 78.2 | −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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal:Cecil Norton
- Unionist:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Daniel Gilbert | 2,646 | 77.1 | +23.5 | |
Independent Labour | Joseph J Terrett | 787 | 22.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,859 | 54.2 | +47.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,433 | 35.0 | −43.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916