South Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained
South Wiltshire, formally known as the Southern division of Wiltshire or Wiltshire Southern was a county constituency in the county of Wiltshire in South West England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was created under the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Kinwardstone, Heytesbury, Branch and Dole, Elstub and Everley, Amesbury, Warminster, Mere, South Damerham, Downton, Chalk, Dunworth, Cawden and Cadworth, Frustfield, Alderbury, Underditch, and Westbury.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1840s
Herbert was appointed Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Herbert was appointed Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
Herbert was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Herbert was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Herbert was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Herbert of Lea and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Thynne was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Pleydell-Bouverie was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Sources
- Book: Craig
, F. W. S.
. F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 482–483.
Notes and References
- Web site: 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.. London . His Majesty's statute and law printers . 1832 . 300–383 . 23 May 2020.
- Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive . 1845 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 106 . . 18 August 2018.
- Web site: Farrell . Stephen . BENETT, John (1773–1852), of Pythouse, Wilts. and 19 Albemarle Street, Mdx. . Fisher . D.R. . The History of Parliament . 18 August 2018 . 2009.
- Book: Edward. Churton. Edward Churton. The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. 1836. 18. 18 August 2018 . .
- Web site: bloy . Marjorie . Sidney Herbert, first Baron Herbert of Lea (1810–1861) . A Web of English History . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818134542/http://www.historyhome.co.uk/people/herbert.htm . 18 August 2018 . 12 January 2016 . live.
- Book: Gash . Norman . Aristocracy and People. Britain, 1815–1865 . 1979 . . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 067-4044-916 . 268 . registration . 18 August 2018 . Internet Archive.
- News: Grantham Journal . 18 August 2018 . 11 April 1857 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: State of the Polls . 18 August 2018 . Berkshire Chronicle . 24 July 1852 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: The Scotsman . 18 August 2018 . 7 August 1847 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- "Wyndham, William (Wilts South)", in Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 25, pp. 294–295
- News: The General Election . 18 August 2018 . London Evening Standard . 17 July 1852 . 3–4 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: The General Election . 18 August 2018 . Coventry Herald . 23 July 1852 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
