| Newington West | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Lambeth (part of) |
| Next: | Southwark Central |
Newington West was a parliamentary constituency in the Newington area of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, although the new constituency of Southwark Central had very similar boundaries.
Part of St Mary's ward and Trinity and St Paul's ward.[1]
| Election | Member | Party[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Cooke | Conservative | ||
| 1892 | Cecil Norton | Liberal | ||
| 1916 | James Daniel Gilbert | Liberal | ||
| 1918 | constituency abolished | |||
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;