South West Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885
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South West Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 by the splitting of the South Lancashire constituency into new South-East and South-West divisions.
| South West Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lancashire |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | South Lancashire |
| Replaced by | Bootle, Ince, Leigh, Newton, Ormskirk, St Helens, Southport and Widnes. |
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, being divided into eight single member divisions of Bootle, Ince, Leigh, Newton, Ormskirk, St Helens, Southport and Widnes.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the Lancashire hundred of West Derby except for the boroughs of Liverpool, Warrington and Wigan.[1]
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1868)
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | R. A. Cross | Conservative | Charles Turner | Conservative | ||
| 1875 | John Ireland Blackburne | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | 7,729 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Turner | 7,676 | 25.8 | ||
| Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 7,415 | 24.9 | ||
| Liberal | Henry Grenfell | 6,939 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 14,880 (est) | 70.0 (est) | |||
| Registered electors | 21,261 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Turner | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 22,729 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
R. A. Cross sought re-election after being appointed as Home Secretary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Charles Turner's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Blackburne | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | 11,420 | 27.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Blackburne | 10,905 | 26.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Rathbone | 9,666 | 23.5 | New | |
| Liberal | Henry Molyneux[3] | 9,207 | 22.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,239 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,599 (est) | 79.1 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 26,054 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cross was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Cross | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||