Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
South Warwickshire |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons |
County | Warwickshire |
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1832–1885 |
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Seats | Two |
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Created from | Warwickshire |
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Replaced by | Rugby Stratford-on-Avon |
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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.
History
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.
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Barlichway and Kington, and the Kenilworth and Southam Divisions of the Hundred of Knightlow.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Sheldon's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 1 July 1836: South Warwickshire[6][2] 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 |
Elections in the 1840s
Mordaunt's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 5 November 1845: South Warwickshire[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Greville | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold |
Shirley resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 7 June 1849: South Warwickshire[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Heneage Finch | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
Greville succeeded to the peerage, becoming 4th Earl of Warwick and causing a by-election.
By-election, 3 December 1853: South Warwickshire[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Seymour was appointed Comptroller of the Household, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Leigh's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 10 Nov 1884: South Warwickshire[6] 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 | |
References
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 96–97, 102. Retrieved 18 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. pp. 142, 159. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Leamington Spa Courier". 3 January 1835. p. 1. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Coventry Herald". 3 April 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 18 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 476–477. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)