Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk])^[1] was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the constituency's abolition for the 1885 general election.

The constituency was re-established as a single-member seat for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Southwark in the Metropolitan area, showing boundaries used from 1868 to 1885.

Southwark in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1950 to 1974.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1295–1640

MPs 1640–1885

MPs 1950–1974

Election results

Notes

1. ↑ "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
5. ↑ Died January 1645; the writ to fill both vacancies was issued in August 1645
6. ↑ On petition, Halsey was found not to have been duly elected, and a new election was held
7. ↑ Created a baronet, August 1715
8. ↑ The by-election in January 1724 was caused by death of George Meggott
9. ↑ The by-election in January 1730 was caused by death of Edmund Halsey
10. ↑ The by-election in June 1743 was caused by death of Thomas Inwen
11. ↑ Mawbey was created a baronet in July 1765
12. ↑ The by-election in December 1765 was caused by death of William Hammond
13. ↑ The by-election in December 1782 was caused by death of Nathaniel Polhill
14. ↑ The by-election in June 1784 was caused by death of Sir Barnard Turner
15. 1 2 Thellusson's election in May 1796 was declared void in November 1796; a by-election was held at which he was re-elected but he was found to be ineligible to sit and Tierney was declared elected in his place
16. ↑ The by-election in February 1815 was caused by death of Henry Thornton
17. ↑ The by-election in November 1830 was caused by death of John Rawlinson Harris
18. ↑ The by-election in January 1840 was caused by the resignation of Daniel Whittle Harvey
19. ↑ The by-election in September 1845 was caused by the death of Benjamin Wood
20. ↑ The by-election in December 1860 was caused by the death of Sir Charles Napier
21. ↑ The by-election in February 1870 was caused by the resignation of Austen Henry Layard
22. ↑ The by-election in December 1880 was caused by the death of John Locke

References

• Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
• D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
• Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
• F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)