Hoxton (UK Parliament constituency)
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Hoxton was a borough constituency centred on the
Hoxton Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. As a part of Shoreditch, it is often considered to be part of the East End – the historic core of wider East London. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. It li ...
district of
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. It returned one
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(MP) to the
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of the
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, elected by the
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system.


History

The constituency was created by the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict., c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equal ...
for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.


Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1885, as a
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of the parliamentary borough of Shoreditch in the East End of
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. The area was administered as part of the
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of the county of
Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbour ...
. The division consisted of the Church,
Hoxton Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. As a part of Shoreditch, it is often considered to be part of the East End – the historic core of wider East London. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. It li ...
,
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and Wenlock wards. In 1889 there were administrative changes. The territory of the constituency was severed from Middlesex and included in the new
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. The lower tier of local government in the area continued to be administered by parish
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and local boards of works. In 1900 local government in London was rationalised. The
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of St. Leonard, Shoreditch became part of a larger
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. In the redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1918, the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch constituted a single parliamentary division of Shoreditch. The Hoxton division was abolished.


Members of Parliament


Election results


Elections in the 1880s


Elections in the 1890s


Elections in the 1900s


Elections in the 1910s


References

* {{Historic constituencies in London , 1832 = n , 1868 = n , 1885 = y , 1918 = n , 1950 = n , 1955 = n , 1974 = n , 1983 = n , 1997 = n 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 1918