Summary
South West Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. The constituency was created by the Reform Act of 1867 by the splitting of the South Lancashire constituency into new South-East and South-West divisions.
| South West Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lancashire |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | South Lancashire |
| Replaced by | Bootle, Ince, Leigh, Newton, Ormskirk, St Helens, Southport and Widnes. |
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, being divided into eight single member divisions of Bootle, Ince, Leigh, Newton, Ormskirk, St Helens, Southport and Widnes.
Boundaries edit
This constituency comprised the Lancashire hundred of West Derby except for the boroughs of Liverpool, Warrington and Wigan.[1]
Members of Parliament edit
- Constituency created (1868)
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | R. A. Cross | Conservative | Charles Turner | Conservative | ||
| 1875 | John Ireland Blackburne | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act constituency abolished | |||||
Elections edit
Elections in the 1860s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | 7,729 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Turner | 7,676 | 25.8 | ||
| Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 7,415 | 24.9 | ||
| Liberal | Henry Grenfell | 6,939 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 14,880 (est) | 70.0 (est) | |||
| Registered electors | 21,261 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1870s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Turner | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 22,729 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
R. A. Cross sought re-election after being appointed as Home Secretary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Charles Turner's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Blackburne | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | 11,420 | 27.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Blackburne | 10,905 | 26.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Rathbone | 9,666 | 23.5 | New | |
| Liberal | Henry Molyneux[3] | 9,207 | 22.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,239 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,599 (est) | 79.1 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 26,054 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cross was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 413. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "The General Election". Liverpool Mercury. 23 March 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources edit
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)