Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Newington West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Newington West in London
1885–1918
Number of membersone
Replaced bySouthwark Central
Created fromLambeth (part of)

History

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

Part of St Mary's ward and Trinity and St Paul's ward.[1]

Members of Parliament
Election Member[2] Party[3]
1885 Charles Cooke Conservative
1892 Cecil Norton Liberal
1916 James Daniel Gilbert Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results
Decades:

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1885: Newington West [4][5][6]
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)
Firth
General election 1886: Newington West [4][5]
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
Norton
General election 1892: Newington West [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cecil Norton 3,421 59.5 +13.7
Conservative George Tallents 2,238 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
General election 1895: Newington West [4][5][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
General election 1900: Newington West [4][5][7]
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
General election 1906: Newington West [4][5]
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
General election January 1910: Newington West [4][8]
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
General election December 1910: Newington West [4][8]
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;

Gilbert
1916 Newington West by-election
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
  1. Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  3. 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.
  4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  5. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  7. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  8. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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