South_West_Lancashire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

South West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885

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.

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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

This constituency comprised the Lancashire hundred of West Derby except for the boroughs of Liverpool, Warrington and Wigan.[1]

Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1868)
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Elections

Elections in the 1860s

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Elections in the 1870s

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R. A. Cross sought re-election after being appointed as Home Secretary.

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Charles Turner's death caused a by-election.

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Elections in the 1880s

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Cross was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "The General Election". Liverpool Mercury. 23 March 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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