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Walworth (strictly the Walworth division of Newington) was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Walworth district of South London, within the Newington Vestry. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Lewis Isaacs | Conservative | |
| 1892 | William Saunders | Liberal | |
| 1895 by-election | Sir James Bailey | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Charles O'Donnell | Liberal | |
| 1910 | James Dawes | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
| General election 1885: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 1,885 | 47.8 | ||
| Liberal | Alfred Gutteres Henriques | 1,816 | 46.0 | ||
| Independent Liberal | William Malthouse | 246 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 69 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,947 | 70.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| General election 1886: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 1,983 | 53.1 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | Jabez Balfour | 1,748 | 46.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 235 | 6.2 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,731 | 66.6 | -3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| General election 1892: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Saunders | 2,514 | 53.1 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Henry Isaacs | 2,218 | 46.9 | -6.2 | |
| Majority | 296 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,732 | 69.6 | +3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,798 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Saunders' death caused a by-election.
| By-election, 14 May 1895: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,676 | 52.2 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | James Colquhoun Revell Reade | 2,105 | 41.0 | -12.1 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | George Lansbury | 347 | 6.8 | New | |
| Majority | 571 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,128 | 69.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,430 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.7 | |||
| General election 1895: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,822 | 53.3 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | Russell Spokes | 2,269 | 42.9 | −10.2 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | George Lansbury | 203 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 553 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,294 | 71.3 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,430 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| General election 1900: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Bailey | 3,098 | 58.1 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Russell Spokes | 2,233 | 41.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 865 | 16.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,331 | 68.6 | -2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,770 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| General election 1906: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Charles James O'Donnell | 3,187 | 56.9 | +15.0 | |
| Conservative | James Bailey | 2,418 | 43.1 | -15.0 | |
| Majority | 769 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,605 | 78.4 | +9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,147 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| General election January 1910: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Arthur Dawes | 3,509 | 51.4 | -5.5 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 3,319 | 48.6 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 190 | 2.8 | -11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,828 | 80.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,521 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
| General election December 1910: Walworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Arthur Dawes | 3,248 | 52.0 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 2,994 | 48.0 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 254 | 4.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,242 | 73.3 | -6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,521 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
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;
- Liberal: James Arthur Dawes
- Unionist:
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