South Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
South Essex | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Replaced by |
South East Essex Romford West Ham North West Ham South Walthamstow Epping Chelmsford |
Created from | Essex |
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of: | East Essex |
South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.
Areas covered
Hundred/Liberty | 1832 | 1868 | After 1885 (post-abolition)[1] |
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Becontree (West and East Ham etc) | South Essex | South Essex | West Ham North and West Ham South |
Becontree (Dagenham etc) | Romford | ||
Becontree (Walthamstow, Low Leyton and Woodford) | Walthamstow | ||
Chafford (Brentwood end) [2] | Chelmsford (aka Mid Essex) | ||
Chafford (Aveley, Grays and Thurrock end)[2] | South East Essex | ||
Barstable (Billericay and Shenfield etc) [2] | Chelmsford (aka Mid Essex) | ||
Barstable (Orsett, Tilbury and Canvey Island)[2] | South East Essex | ||
Rochford | South East Essex | ||
Liberty of Havering/Liberty of Havering-atte-Bower | Romford | ||
Dengie (Maldon (burgage of town excluded) to Burnham and Tillingham) | East Essex | South East Essex | |
Chelmsford | West Essex | Chelmsford (aka Mid Essex) | |
Harlow | Epping | ||
Ongar | |||
Waltham (Nazeing to Chingford) |
[3][4] The place for "holding of courts for election of members" from 1867 became Brentwood under the 1867 Act.[4]
History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions.
Members of Parliament
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Robert Westley Hall-Dare | Tory | Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Bt | Whig | ||
1834 | Conservative | |||||
1835 | Thomas William Bramston | Conservative | ||||
1836 by-election | George Palmer | Conservative | ||||
1847 | Sir Edward Buxton, Bt | Whig[5][6][7] | ||||
1852 | Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1857 | Richard Wingfield-Baker | Whig[8][9][10] | ||||
1859 | John Perry-Watlington | Conservative | ||||
1865 | Henry Selwin-Ibbetson | Conservative | Lord Eustace Cecil | Conservative | ||
1868 | Richard Wingfield-Baker | Liberal | Andrew Johnston | Liberal | ||
1874 | Thomas Baring | Conservative | William Makins | Conservative | ||
1885 | Constituency divided |
Election results
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas William Bramston | 2,651 | 38.4 | ||
Conservative | William Bowyer-Smijth | 2,457 | 35.6 | ||
Whig | Edward Buxton | 1,803 | 26.1 | ||
Majority | 654 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,357 (est) | 74.9 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 5,819 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas William Bramston | 2,332 | 35.6 | −2.8 | |
Whig | Richard Wingfield | 2,119 | 32.3 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | William Bowyer-Smijth | 2,102 | 32.1 | −3.5 | |
Turnout | 4,336 (est) | 70.3 (est) | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,169 | ||||
Majority | 213 | 3.3 | −6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
Majority | 17 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas William Bramston | 2,896 | 36.9 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | John Perry-Watlington | 2,704 | 34.5 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Richard Wingfield-Baker | 2,245 | 28.6 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 459 | 5.9 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,045 (est) | 75.6 (est) | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,669 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Selwin | 2,817 | 35.6 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Eustace Cecil | 2,710 | 34.3 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Richard Wingfield-Baker | 2,382 | 30.1 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 328 | 4.1 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,146 (est) | 70.1 (est) | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,338 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Wingfield-Baker | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Andrew Johnston | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,127 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Thomas Baring | 3,646 | 28.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Makins | 3,528 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Wingfield-Baker | 2,735 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Andrew Johnston | 2,728 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 793 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,319 (est) | 72.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,713 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Baring | 4,841 | 26.8 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | William Makins | 4,726 | 26.2 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | Edward Buxton | 4,324 | 24.0 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Leonard Lyell[12] | 4,147 | 23.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 402 | 2.2 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,019 (est) | 75.5 (est) | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,950 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 |
References
- ↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. https://archive.org/stream/publicgeneralac01walegoog#page/n155/mode/2up
- 1 2 3 4 'Map of Essex', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 1, North West (London, 1916), p. xxxvii. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol1/xxxvii [accessed 18 August 2017].
- ↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Anni 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- 1 2 "Representation of the People Act 1867, Schedule D at scanned page 26 of 36 of the Act" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ↑ "Essex (South)". Bell's Weekly Messenger. 14 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Essex Standard". 13 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Barrell, Helen (2016). Poison Panic: Arsenic Deaths in 1840s Essex. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-47385-207-5. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "South Essex". The Ipswich Journal. 4 April 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "The Elections". Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser. 4 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Essex (South)". Coventry Standard. 3 April 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
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(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. - ↑ "Representation of South Essex". Bury and Norwich Post. 27 January 1880. p. 7. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 387. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Preceded by Essex |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by South East Essex |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Epping | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by West Ham North | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by West Ham South | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Romford | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Walthamstow |
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