Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Wolverhampton South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members one

Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament 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, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.

It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1885 Charles Pelham Villiers Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1898 John Lloyd Gibbons Liberal Unionist
1900 Henry Norman Liberal
1910 Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Wolverhampton South [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rt Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers unopposed n/a n/a
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: Wolverhampton South [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Rt Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers unopposed n/a n/a
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing n/a

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Wolverhampton South [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Rt Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers unopposed n/a n/a
Liberal Unionist hold Swing n/a
General Election 1895: Wolverhampton South [7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Rt Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers unopposed n/a n/a
Liberal Unionist hold Swing n/a
George Thorne
Wolverhampton South by-election, 1898 [10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist John Lloyd Gibbons 4,115 50.7 n/a
Liberal George Rennie Thorne 4,004 49.3 n/a
Majority 111 1.4 n/a
Turnout 88.3 n/a
Liberal Unionist hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1900s

Henry Norman
General Election 1900: Wolverhampton South [13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Norman 3,701 51.2 +1.9
Liberal Unionist W Oulton 3,532 48.8 -1.9
Majority 169 2.4 3.8
Turnout 76.8 -11.6
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +1.9
General Election 1906: Wolverhampton South [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Norman 4,823 53.8
Liberal Unionist Charles Hyde Villiers 4,137 46.2
Majority 686 7.6
Turnout 89.8
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Wolverhampton South [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman 4,989 51.9
Liberal Sir Henry Norman 4,619 48.1
Majority
Turnout 93.7
Liberal hold Swing
Arthur Lever
General Election December 1910: Wolverhampton South [20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman 4,784 51.9
Liberal Arthur Levy Lever 4,440 48.1
Majority 344 3.8
Turnout 90.0
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  4. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  8. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  9. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  10. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  11. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  12. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  13. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  14. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  15. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  16. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  17. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  18. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  19. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  20. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  21. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916


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