Walworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

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.

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

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Saunders' death caused a by-election.

Bailey

Elections in the 1900s

O'Donnell

Elections in the 1910s

Dawes

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: James Arthur Dawes
• Unionist:

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. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781349022984.