South Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| South Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | Nottinghamshire |
| Replaced by | Rushcliffe, Newark |
South Nottinghamshire, formally the "Southern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.
Boundaries
[edit]1832–1885: The Hundreds of Rushcliffe, Bingham, Newark and Thurgarton.[1]
History
[edit]The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Nottinghamshire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.
Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bassetlaw, Mansfield, Newark and Rushcliffe.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | The Earl of Lincoln | Tory[2] | Evelyn Denison | Whig[2][3] | ||
| 1834 | Conservative[2] | |||||
| 1837 | Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative[2] | ||||
| 1846 by-election | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | ||||
| 1849 by-election | Robert Bromley | Conservative | ||||
| 1851 by-election | William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | ||||
| 1852 | Viscount Newark | Conservative | ||||
| 1860 by-election | Lord Stanhope | Conservative | ||||
| 1866 by-election | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | George Storer | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | |||||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,170 | ||||
| Tory win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,432 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,389 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,629 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pelham-Clinton was appointed Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pelham-Clinton was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | 1,736 | 62.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 1,049 | 37.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 687 | 24.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,785 | 80.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,469 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,692 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Rolleston resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Bromley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Bromley's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | 1,493 | 50.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | 1,482 | 49.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,975 | 78.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,482 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,801 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,654 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,602 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Pierrepont succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl Manvers and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Stanhope | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | George Stanhope | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,427 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stanhope succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Earl of Chesterfield and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,846 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Storer | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,978 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Storer | 2,491 | 40.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | 2,227 | 36.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Samuel Bristowe | 1,445 | 23.4 | New | |
| Majority | 782 | 12.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,804 (est) | 78.0 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,879 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 54. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 440–441. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Sources
[edit]- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 440. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.