South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire.

South Shropshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Context: 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern doubly blue area. The cumbersome enclaves (belonging to Herefordshire) of "Farlow" etc. were deemed inclusions, and formally united with Shropshire in 1844.
1832–1885
Number of memberstwo
Replaced byLudlow and Wellington
Created fromBishop's Castle and Shropshire

The constituency was abolished, along with North Shropshire, under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election. The county was then split into single-member constituencies: Ludlow, Newport, Oswestry and Wellington.

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Brimstey, Chirbury, Condover, Ford, Munslow, Overs, Purslow (including Clun) and Stoddesdon, and the Franchise of Wenlock.[1]

Members of Parliament
ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1832 The Earl of DarlingtonTory[2] Hon. Robert CliveTory[2]
1834 Conservative[2] Conservative[2]
1842 by-election Viscount NewportConservative[2]
1854 by-election Hon. Robert Windsor-CliveConservative
1859 by-election Sir Baldwin Leighton, BtConservative
April 1865 by-election Hon. Sir Percy Egerton HerbertConservative
July 1865 Jasper MoreLiberal
1868 Edward CorbettConservative
1876 by-election John Edmund SeverneConservative
1877 by-election Sir Baldwyn Leighton, BtConservative
1885 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1830s
General election 1832: South Shropshire[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Henry Vane 642 52.0
Tory Robert Clive 573 46.4
Tory Thomas Whitmore 20 1.6
Majority 553 44.8
Turnout 661 23.7
Registered electors 2,791
Tory win (new seat)
Tory win (new seat)
  • Whitmore retired before the poll concluded in favour of Clive
General election 1835: South Shropshire[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Henry Vane Unopposed
Conservative Robert Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 2,852
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1837: South Shropshire[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Henry Vane Unopposed
Conservative Robert Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,240
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s
General election 1841: South Shropshire[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Vane Unopposed
Conservative Robert Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,831
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Vane succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Duke of Cleveland and causing a by-election.

By-election, 3 March 1842: South Shropshire[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative Robert Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,678
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 23 March 1852: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative Robert Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,571
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clive's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 8 February 1854: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Windsor Clive Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative Robert Windsor-Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,183
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 9 March 1858: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orlando Bridgeman Unopposed
Conservative Robert Windsor-Clive Unopposed
Registered electors 3,380
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Windsor-Clive's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 14 September 1859: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Baldwin Leighton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

Bridgeman succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Bradford, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 April 1865: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1865: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jasper More 1,819 37.3 New
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert 1,669 34.2 N/A
Conservative Baldwin Leighton 1,388 28.5 N/A
Majority 150 3.1 N/A
Turnout 3,348 (est) 80.3 (est) N/A
Registered electors 4,170
Liberal gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Herbert was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 8 March 1867: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1868: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert 2,703 36.6 +2.4
Conservative Edward Corbett 2,514 34.1 +5.6
Liberal Jasper More 2,161 29.3 −8.0
Majority 353 4.8 N/A
Turnout 4,770 (est) 81.6 (est) +1.3
Registered electors 5,847
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1870s
General election 1874: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Corbett Unopposed
Conservative Percy Egerton Herbert Unopposed
Registered electors 5,710
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Herbert's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 3 Nov 1876: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Edmund Severne Unopposed
Conservative hold

Corbett resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 10 Aug 1877: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Baldwyn Leighton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1880: South Shropshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Baldwyn Leighton 2,491 29.3 N/A
Conservative John Edmund Severne 2,216 26.1 N/A
Liberal Jasper More 2,149 25.3 New
Liberal John William Handley Davenport[4] 1,634 19.2 New
Majority 67 0.8 N/A
Turnout 4,245 (est) 74.6 (est) N/A
Registered electors 5,690
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
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See also

References
  1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 16. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 448–449. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. "South Shropshire Election". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 16 April 1880. p. 8. Retrieved 22 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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