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.
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 ElectionMemberParty 1885 Lewis Isaacs Conservative 1892 William Saunders Liberal 1895 by-election Sir James Bailey Conservative 1906 Charles O'Donnell Liberal 1910 James Dawes Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberal1918 constituency abolished
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Saunders' death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: James Dawes Unionist:
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