Dulwich was a

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in the

Dulwich Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of ...

area of

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, which returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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. The constituency was created by the

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for the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished by the

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, when most of its former territory became part of the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.

History

The constituency of Dulwich was created by the

, as one of nine covering the enlarged parliamentary former borough of

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...

. Lambeth councillors had been overwhelmingly progressive

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s though this part of the seat did have Conservative parish/urban district councillors before 1885. Dulwich was one of three seats in the new parliamentary borough of

Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...

. As a suburban London constituency, Dulwich tended to favour the

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, and returned a Conservative member in each election between 1885 and 1945, when it fell to the Labour party. After that it became a marginal seat, with Labour winning slightly more times than the Conservatives. In 1892 the Liberal candidate estimated that it had around 4,000 working class voters out of around 10,500 and observed that although it had a reputation as a 'villa constituency' there were many voters in the many less impressive houses.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The wards of Camberwell and Dulwich, and the hamlet of

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.''Debrett's Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench'' (Debrett's, 1896) p. 181. 1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin, and St John's. ''Penge was transferred to the new Bromley constituency.'' 1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Lyndhurst, Nunhead, Ruskin, Rye, Rye Lane, and St John's. 1974–1997: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

The candidates selected for the aborted 1939–1940 general election were; *Conservative:

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*Liberal: C. R. Cooke-Taylor *Labour: Wilfrid Vernon

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

References

Sources

External links

Parliamentary contributions from Dulwich members, 1884–1974 (Hansard)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dulwich (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997 Politics of the London Borough of Southwark

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