| Southwark West | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Southwark |
| Next: | Southwark North |
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.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Arthur Cohen | Liberal | ||
| 1888 by-election | Richard Causton | Liberal | ||
| 1910 | William Dunn | Conservative | ||
| 1910 | Edward Strauss | Liberal | ||
| 1918 | constituency abolished | |||
Cohen resigned, causing a by-election.
Causton was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
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;