Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Camberwell North
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1950
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
County:County of London

Camberwell North was a borough constituency located in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Coburg, Marlborough, North Peckham and St George's.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1885Richard StrongLiberal
1886John Richards KellyConservative
1892Edward Hodson BayleyLiberal
1895Philip DalbiacConservative
1900Thomas MacnamaraLiberal
1918Henry Newton KnightsUnionist
1922Charles AmmonLabour
1931Arthur BatemanConservative
1935Charles AmmonLabour
1944Cecil ManningLabour
1950constituency abolished

Election results

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;

In 1918 constituency boundaries were changed and a new seat of Camberwell North West was created. Macnamara chose to contest the new seat.

Election in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Election in the 1940s

References

Notes and References

  1. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939