Walworth (strictly the Walworth division of Newington) was a

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centred on the

Walworth Walworth () is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross. Major streets in Walworth include the Old ...

district of South London, within the Newington Vestry. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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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.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Saunders' death caused a by-election. Sir James Bailey

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; *Liberal:

James Arthur Dawes James Arthur Dawes (16 June 1866 – 14 November 1921) was an English solicitor, businessman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 to 1921. Family and education James Arthur D ...

*Unionist:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newington Walworth (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 1918 Politics of the London Borough of Southwark