South East Durham
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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South East Durham was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election between 1885 and 1918.
| South East Durham | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | South Durham |
| Replaced by | Seaham, Sedgefield |
History
Creation
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the North Durham and South Durham county divisions were replaced by eight new single-member county constituencies. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.
Boundaries
- The Sessional Divisions of Castle Eden (exclusive of any part of the parish of Shadforth), Darlington, Seaham Harbour (part), Stockton-on-Tees, and West Hartlepool; and
- the Municipal Boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees.[1]
See map on Vision of Britain website.[2]
NB: 1) Boundary Commission proposed name was "North Tees".
2) Included only non-resident freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools.
Abolition
The seat was abolished for the 1918 general election, when its contents were distributed as follows:
- northern areas, now part of the Rural District of Easington to the new constituency of Seaham; and
- southern areas, now part of the Rural Districts of Darlington, Hartlepool, Sedgefield and Stockton (including Billingham) to the new constituency of Sedgefield.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Henry Havelock-Allan | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1892 | Joseph Richardson | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Henry Havelock-Allan | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1898 by-election | Joseph Richardson | Liberal | |
| 1900 | Frederick Lambton | Liberal Unionist | |
| Jan. 1910 | Evan Hayward | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Havelock-Allan | 5,603 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | George Elliot | 4,854 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 749 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 10,457 | 79.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,176 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Henry Havelock-Allan | 4,984 | 55.2 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal | Hugh Fenwick Boyd | 4,045 | 44.8 | −8.8 | |
| Majority | 939 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,029 | 68.5 | −10.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,176 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.8 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Richardson | 5,560 | 50.7 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Henry Havelock-Allan | 5,396 | 49.3 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 164 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,956 | 77.2 | +8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,199 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Henry Havelock-Allan | 5,978 | 50.5 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Richardson | 5,864 | 49.5 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 114 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,842 | 80.5 | +3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,702 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Richardson | 6,286 | 51.1 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Lambton | 6,011 | 48.9 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 275 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 12,297 | 82.8 | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,853 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Lambton | 6,198 | 52.9 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Richardson | 5,524 | 47.1 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 674 | 5.8 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 11,722 | 79.1 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,819 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Lambton | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Unionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Evan Hayward | 9,298 | 57.5 | New | |
| Conservative | Frederick Lambton | 6,860 | 42.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,438 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,158 | 85.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 18,880 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Evan Hayward | 8,203 | 53.9 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Rowland Burdon | 7,021 | 46.1 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 1,182 | 7.8 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 15,224 | 80.6 | −5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,880 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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: Evan Hayward
- Unionist: Rowland Burdon
- Labour: