South Durham (UK Parliament constituency) explained

South Durham
Parliament:	uk
Year:	1832
Abolished:	1885
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	Two
Region:	England

South Durham, formally the Southern Division of Durham and often referred to as Durham Southern, was a county constituency of 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.

History

The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into the northern and southern divisions, each electing two members using the bloc vote system.

The seat was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the two divisions were replaced by eight single-member divisions. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham.^[1] In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.

Boundaries

1832–1885

• The Wards of Darlington and Stockton, with a place of election at Darlington.^[2]

See map on Vision of Britain website.^[3]

From 1868, included non-resident 40 shilling freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools, which were created by the Reform Act 1867.

Members of Parliament

Election			First member	First party	Second member	Second party
		1832		Whig^[4] ^[5]		Whig
		1841		Whig^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
		1847				Conservative
		1857				Whig
		1859		Conservative		Liberal
		1865		Liberal		Conservative
		1868				Liberal
		1880				Liberal
		1885	Redistribution of Seats Act constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

See also

• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham
• List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

References

• • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 . 156-157.
2. Web site: 1832 . 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. . 2017-07-27 . His Majesty's statute and law printers . London . 304.
3. Web site: HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832 Durham County .
4. Book: Stooks Smith , Henry. . Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . The Parliaments of England . 1844-1850 . 2nd . 1973 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-13-2 . 98 .
5. Book: Turnbull . Richard . Burton . Nicholas . Turnbull . Richard . Quakers, Business and Corporate Responsibility: Lessons and Cases for Responsible Management . 2019 . Springer Nature Switzerland . Cham . 978-3-030-04033-8 . 99 . https://books.google.com/books?id=HM6CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA99 . 2018966594 . 10.1007/978-3-030-04034-5 . . 9 April 2019 . Quarkers, Free Trade and Social Responsibility. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance .
6. News: South Durham Election . 3 August 2018 . Newcastle Journal . 11 April 1857 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
7. News: Evening Mail . 3 August 2018 . 24 April 1857 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
8. News: (From the London Guardian) . 3 August 2018 . Staffordshire Advertiser . 11 April 1857 . 6 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .