Islington_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)

Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950


Islington South was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918

Islington South in London 1885–1918

The constituency was defined as comprising 3 wards of the parish of Islington: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter. These wards were used for the election of vestryman under the Metropolis Management Act 1855.[1]

1918–1950

Islington South in London 1918–50

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 constituencies in the County of London were redefined in terms of the Metropolitan Boroughs created in 1900. The constituency was defined as comprising three wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington having the same names as the previous wards: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter.[1]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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Sir Albert Rollit
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Elections in the 1890s

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Elections in the 1900s

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Thomas Wiles
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Elections in the 1910s

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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;

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Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

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See also


Notes and References

Notes

  1. Supported by the Tariff Reform League

References

  1. Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. pp. 743, 749. ISBN 0901050679.
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
  3. "Mr Wildey Wright". Islington Gazette. 2 March 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  5. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

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