Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wolverhampton South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromWolverhampton
Replaced byBilston

Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History[edit]

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.

It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries[edit]

The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Year Member Party
1885 Charles Pelham Villiers Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1898 John Lloyd Gibbons Liberal Unionist
1900 Henry Norman Liberal
1910 T. E. Hickman Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1885: Wolverhampton South[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Villiers Unopposed
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Wolverhampton South[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles Villiers Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 1892: Wolverhampton South[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles Villiers Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1895: Wolverhampton South[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles Villiers Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Villiers' death caused a by-election.

George Thorne
1898 Wolverhampton South by-election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist John Lloyd Gibbons 4,115 50.7 N/A
Liberal George Rennie Thorne 4,004 49.3 New
Majority 111 1.4 N/A
Turnout 8,119 88.3 N/A
Registered electors 9,194
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

Henry Norman
General election 1900: Wolverhampton South[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Norman 3,701 51.2 N/A
Liberal Unionist W Oulton 3,532 48.8 N/A
Majority 169 2.4 N/A
Turnout 7,233 76.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,414
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing N/A
General election 1906: Wolverhampton South[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Norman 4,823 53.8 +2.6
Liberal Unionist Charles Hyde Villiers (soldier) 4,137 46.2 −2.6
Majority 686 7.6 +5.2
Turnout 8,960 89.8 +13.0
Registered electors 9,974
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election January 1910: Wolverhampton South[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. E. Hickman 4,989 51.9 +5.7
Liberal Henry Norman 4,619 48.1 −5.7
Majority 370 3.8 N/A
Turnout 9,608 93.7 +3.9
Registered electors 10,253
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Arthur Lever
General election December 1910: Wolverhampton South[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. E. Hickman 4,784 51.9 0.0
Liberal Arthur Lever 4,440 48.1 0.0
Majority 344 3.8 0.0
Turnout 9,224 90.0 −3.7
Registered electors 10,253
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 213. ISBN 9781349022984.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  4. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916


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