Before 1885 the city of Birmingham had been a three-member constituency (see Birmingham UK Parliament constituency for further details). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions, one of which was Birmingham South. It consisted of the wards of Deritend and St Martin, and part of the local government district of Balsall Heath.
In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the Representation of the People Act 1918 provided for twelve new Birmingham divisions. The South division was abolished.
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ abcDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
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Birmingham South was a parliamentary constituency in Birmingham which returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election Birmingham SouthFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 1918SeatsOneCreated fromBirminghamReplaced byBirmingham Deritend Birmingham MoseleyElections were held using the first past the post voting system Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1880s 3 2 Elections in the 1890s 3 3 Elections in the 1900s 3 4 Elections in the 1910s 4 See also 5 ReferencesBoundaries editBefore 1885 the city of Birmingham had been a three member constituency see Birmingham UK Parliament constituency for further details Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single member divisions one of which was Birmingham South It consisted of the wards of Deritend and St Martin and part of the local government district of Balsall Heath The division was bounded to the west by Birmingham Edgbaston to the north west by Birmingham Central to the north by Birmingham East to the east by Birmingham Bordesley and in the south by the then city boundary and the East Worcestershire constituency In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats the Representation of the People Act 1918 provided for twelve new Birmingham divisions The South division was abolished Members of Parliament editYear Member Party1885 Joseph Powell Williams Liberal1886 Liberal Unionist1904 Viscount Morpeth Liberal Unionist1911 Leo Amery Liberal Unionist1912 Unionist1918 Constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1880s edit nbsp WilliamsGeneral election 1885 Birmingham South 1 2 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Powell Williams 5 099 60 6Conservative Henry Hawkes 3 311 39 4Majority 1 788 21 2Turnout 8 410 79 0Registered electors 10 643Liberal win new seat General election 1886 Birmingham South 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Joseph Powell Williams UnopposedLiberal Unionist gain from LiberalElections in the 1890s edit General election 1892 Birmingham South 1 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Joseph Powell Williams 5 193 69 6 N ALiberal William James Lancaster 2 270 30 4 NewMajority 2 923 39 2 N ATurnout 7 463 69 0 N ARegistered electors 10 814Liberal Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1895 Birmingham South 1 2 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Joseph Powell Williams 4 830 79 3 9 7Liberal Walter Priestman 1 257 20 7 9 7Majority 3 573 58 6 19 4Turnout 6 087 52 5 16 5Registered electors 11 604Liberal Unionist hold Swing 9 7Elections in the 1900s edit General election 1900 Birmingham South 1 2 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Joseph Powell Williams UnopposedLiberal Unionist hold nbsp Morpeth1904 Birmingham South by election 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Charles Howard 5 299 70 4 N ALiberal James Hirst Hollowell 2 223 29 6 NewMajority 3 076 40 8 N ATurnout 7 522 62 8 N ARegistered electors 11 984Liberal Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1906 Birmingham South 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Charles Howard 5 541 67 7 N ALib Lab John Valentine Stevens 2 641 32 3 N AMajority 2 900 35 4 N ATurnout 8 182 70 5 N ARegistered electors 11 611Liberal Unionist hold Swing N AElections in the 1910s edit General election January 1910 Birmingham South 1 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Charles Howard 6 207 71 5 3 8Liberal Arnold Ernest Butler 2 476 28 5 3 8Majority 3 731 43 0 7 6Turnout 8 683 77 7 7 2Liberal Unionist hold Swing 3 8General election December 1910 Birmingham South 1 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Charles Howard 4 701 71 0 0 5Liberal Arnold Ernest Butler 1 923 29 0 0 5Majority 2 778 42 0 1 0Turnout 6 624 59 3 18 4Liberal Unionist hold Swing 0 51911 Birmingham South by election 1 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Leo Amery UnopposedLiberal Unionist holdGeneral 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 July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Unionist Leo Amery Liberal John Gibbard HurstSee also editList of former United Kingdom Parliament constituenciesReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 FWS Craig a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book 1907 Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1886 Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1896 a b Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1901 a b c Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1916 Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885 1972 compiled and edited by F W S Craig Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birmingham South UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1212528177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
