| Walworth | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Walworth in London | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| 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.
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
| Election | Member[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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 1,885 | 47.8 | ||
| Liberal | Alfred Gutteres Henriques | 1,816 | 46.0 | ||
| Independent Liberal | William Malthouse | 246 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 69 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,947 | 70.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 1,983 | 53.1 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | Jabez Balfour | 1,748 | 46.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 235 | 6.2 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,731 | 66.6 | -3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Saunders | 2,514 | 53.1 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 2,218 | 46.9 | -6.2 | |
| Majority | 296 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,732 | 69.6 | +3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,798 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Saunders' death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,676 | 52.2 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | James Colquhoun Revell Reade | 2,105 | 41.0 | -12.1 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | George Lansbury | 347 | 6.8 | New | |
| Majority | 571 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,128 | 69.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,430 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,822 | 53.3 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | Russell Spokes | 2,269 | 42.9 | −10.2 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | George Lansbury | 203 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 553 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,294 | 71.3 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,430 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Bailey | 3,098 | 58.1 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Russell Spokes | 2,233 | 41.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 865 | 16.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,331 | 68.6 | -2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,770 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles James O'Donnell | 3,187 | 56.9 | +15.0 | |
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,418 | 43.1 | -15.0 | |
| Majority | 769 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,605 | 78.4 | +9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,147 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Arthur Dawes | 3,509 | 51.4 | -5.5 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 3,319 | 48.6 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 190 | 2.8 | -11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,828 | 80.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,521 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Arthur Dawes | 3,248 | 52.0 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 2,994 | 48.0 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 254 | 4.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,242 | 73.3 | -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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: James Arthur Dawes
- Unionist:
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781349022984.
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