South_Warwickshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
South Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
South Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
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Quick Facts County, 1832–1885 ...
| South Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Warwickshire |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | Warwickshire |
| Replaced by | Rugby Stratford-on-Avon |
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The constituency was created under the Reform Act 1832, when the former Warwickshire constituency was divided into two new divisions: North Warwickshire and South Warwickshire.
South Warwickshire was itself abolished in 1885, when the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 replaced it with four new single-member constituencies: Nuneaton, Rugby, Stratford-on-Avon and Tamworth.
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Barlichway and Kington, and the Kenilworth and Southam Divisions of the Hundred of Knightlow.[1]
More information Election, 1st Member ...
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Sir Grey Skipwith, Bt | Whig[2] | Sir George Philips, Bt | Whig[2][3] | ||
| 1835 | Sir John Mordaunt, Bt | Conservative | Edward Sheldon | Radical[3][4] | ||
| 1836 by-election | Evelyn Shirley | Conservative | ||||
| 1845 by-election | Lord Brooke | Conservative | ||||
| 1849 by-election | Lord Guernsey | Conservative | ||||
| 1853 by-election | Evelyn Shirley | Conservative | ||||
| 1857 | Edward Bolton King | Whig[2][5] | ||||
| 1859 | Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1865 | Henry Christopher Wise | Conservative | ||||
| 1868 | John Hardy | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Hugh Seymour | Conservative | Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Bt | Conservative | ||
| 1880 | Hon. Gilbert Leigh | Liberal | ||||
| 1884 by-election | Sampson Lloyd | Conservative | ||||
| constituency abolished | ||||||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Grey Skipwith | 1,396 | 38.5 | ||
| Whig | George Philips | 1,121 | 30.9 | ||
| Tory | Evelyn Shirley | 1,108 | 30.6 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,249 | 88.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,550 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Edward Sheldon (MP) | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Mordaunt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,901 | ||||
| Radical gain from Whig | |||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
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Sheldon's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | 1,885 | 58.1 | ||
| Whig | Grey Skipwith | 1,360 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 525 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,245 | 81.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,997 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Radical | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Mordaunt | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,304 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Radical | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Mordaunt | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,261 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Mordaunt's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Greville | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Greville | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,066 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Shirley resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heneage Finch | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Greville | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Heneage Finch | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,980 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Greville succeeded to the peerage, becoming 4th Earl of Warwick and causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Edward Bolton King | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,522 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Mordaunt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,470 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Christopher Wise | 1,585 | 35.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Mordaunt | 1,517 | 34.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Viscount Duncan | 1,321 | 29.9 | New | |
| Majority | 196 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,872 (est) | 81.7 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,517 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Christopher Wise | 2,581 | 25.8 | −10.0 | |
| Conservative | John Hardy | 2,501 | 25.0 | −9.3 | |
| Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 2,472 | 24.7 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal | Edward Villiers | 2,453 | 24.5 | +9.5 | |
| Majority | 29 | 0.3 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,004 (est) | 80.6 (est) | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,205 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −9.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −9.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Earl of Yarmouth | 2,832 | 36.3 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | John Eardley-Wilmot | 2,801 | 35.9 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 2,170 | 27.8 | −21.4 | |
| Majority | 631 | 8.1 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,987 (est) | 78.7 (est) | −1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,340 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.8 | |||
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Seymour was appointed Comptroller of the Household, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Seymour | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Eardley-Wilmot | 2,644 | 34.3 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal | Gilbert Leigh | 2,550 | 33.1 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | Hugh Seymour | 2,507 | 32.6 | −3.7 | |
| Turnout | 5,123 (est) | 79.7 (est) | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,429 | ||||
| Majority | 94 | 1.2 | −6.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
| Majority | 43 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
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Leigh's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sampson Lloyd | 3,095 | 61.7 | −5.2 | |
| Liberal | William Compton | 1,919 | 38.3 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,176 | 23.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,014 | 76.1 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,590 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −5.2 | |||
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