Southwark West
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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Southwark West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Southwark West | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Southwark West in London | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Southwark |
| Replaced by | Southwark North |
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Arthur Cohen | Liberal | |
| 1888 by-election | Richard Causton | Liberal | |
| 1910 | William Dunn | Conservative | |
| 1910 | Edward Strauss | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cohen | 2,851 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Augustus Beddall | 2,611 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 240 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,462 | 70.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,776 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cohen | 2,566 | 51.1 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Augustus Beddall | 2,453 | 48.9 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 113 | 2.2 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,019 | 64.5 | −5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,776 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
Cohen resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 3,638 | 59.8 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Augustus Beddall | 2,444 | 40.2 | −8.7 | |
| Majority | 1,194 | 19.6 | +17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,082 | 73.3 | +8.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,296 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 3,534 | 60.6 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Edward Bond | 2,295 | 39.4 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 1,239 | 21.2 | +19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,829 | 72.4 | +7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,048 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Causton was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 2,989 | 51.0 | −9.6 | |
| Conservative | Frederick William Horner | 2,870 | 49.0 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 119 | 2.0 | −19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,859 | 72.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,113 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.6 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 2,893 | 51.1 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Newton | 2,763 | 48.9 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 130 | 2.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,656 | 71.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,945 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 3,057 | 54.1 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Salter | 2,592 | 45.9 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 465 | 8.2 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,649 | 79.9 | +8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,066 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Dunn | 3,387 | 51.2 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | Richard Causton | 3,223 | 48.8 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 161 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,610 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Strauss | 3,028 | 50.1 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | William Dunn | 3,010 | 49.9 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 18 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,038 | 74.9 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.3 | |||
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: Edward Strauss
- Unionist: