The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions. From 1868, it was reduced in size when Essex was redivided into the Eastern, Southern and Western divisions. It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the county was divided into eight single-member divisions.
BoundariesEdit
1832–1868Edit
The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford, and Waltham; and
^"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. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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South Essex formally the Southern division of Essex was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885 It elected two Members of Parliament MPs using the bloc vote system South EssexFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyEssex1832 1885SeatsTwoCreated fromEssexReplaced bySouth East EssexRomfordWest Ham NorthWest Ham SouthWalthamstowEppingChelmsfordDuring its existence contributed to new seat s of East Essex West Essex Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 2 1 1832 1868 2 2 1868 1885 3 Areas covered 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5 1 Elections in the 1830s 5 2 Elections in the 1840s 5 3 Elections in the 1850s 5 4 Elections in the 1860s 5 5 Elections in the 1870s 5 6 Elections in the 1880s 6 References 7 SourcesHistory EditThe constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 with effect from the general election in December 1832 when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions From 1868 it was reduced in size when Essex was redivided into the Eastern Southern and Western divisions It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the county was divided into eight single member divisions Boundaries Edit1832 1868 Edit The Hundreds of Barstable Becontree Chafford Chelmsford Dengie Harlow Ongar Rochford and Waltham and The Liberty of Havering 1 See map on Vision of Britain website 2 1868 1885 Edit The Hundreds of Becontree Chafford Barstable and Rochford and The Liberty of Havering 3 See map on Vision of Britain website 4 Areas covered EditHundred Liberty 1832 1868 After 1885 post abolition 5 Becontree West Ham Plaistow etc South Essex South Essex West Ham North and West Ham SouthBecontree Barking Dagenham East Ham Wanstead etc RomfordBecontree Walthamstow Low Leyton and Woodford WalthamstowChafford Brentwood end 6 ChelmsfordChafford Aveley Grays and Thurrock end 6 South East EssexBarstable Billericay and Shenfield etc 6 ChelmsfordBarstable Orsett Tilbury and Canvey Island 6 South East EssexRochford South East EssexLiberty of Havering Liberty of Havering atte Bower RomfordDengie Maldon burgage of town excluded to Burnham and Tillingham East Essex South East EssexChelmsford West Essex ChelmsfordHarlow EppingOngarWaltham Nazeing to Chingford 7 8 The place for holding of courts for election of members from 1867 became Brentwood under the 1867 Act 8 Members of Parliament EditElection 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party1832 Robert Westley Hall Dare Tory 9 Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard Bt Whig 9 10 1834 Conservative 9 1835 Thomas William Bramston Conservative 9 1836 by election George Palmer Conservative 9 1847 Sir Edward Buxton Bt Whig 11 12 13 1852 Sir William Bowyer Smijth Bt Conservative1857 Richard Wingfield Baker Whig 14 15 16 1859 John Perry Watlington Conservative1865 Henry Selwin Ibbetson Conservative Lord Eustace Cecil Conservative1868 Richard Wingfield Baker Liberal Andrew Johnston Liberal1874 Thomas Charles Baring Conservative William Makins Conservative1885 Constituency dividedElection results EditElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1832 South Essex 17 9 Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Westley Hall Dare 2 088 41 3Whig Thomas Barrett Lennard 1 538 30 4Whig William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 1 432 28 3Turnout 3 592 80 0Registered electors 4 488Majority 550 10 9Tory win new seat Majority 106 2 1Whig win new seat General election 1835 South Essex 17 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Westley Hall Dare 2 212 41 4 20 8Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 118 39 7 19 1Whig Champion Edward Branfill 18 1 010 18 9 39 8Majority 1 108 20 7 9 8Turnout 3 151 67 7 12 3Registered electors 4 655Conservative hold Swing 20 4Conservative gain from Whig Swing 19 5Dare s death caused a by election By election 9 June 1836 South Essex 17 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Palmer 2 103 57 9 23 2Whig Champion Edward Branfill 18 1 527 42 1 23 2Majority 576 15 8 4 9Turnout 3 630 68 7 1 0Registered electors 5 286Conservative hold Swing 23 2General election 1837 South Essex 17 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 511 39 7 0 0Conservative George Palmer 2 260 35 8 5 6Whig Champion Edward Branfill 18 1 550 24 5 5 6Majority 710 11 3 9 4Turnout 3 933 70 9 3 2Registered electors 5 547Conservative hold Swing 1 4Conservative hold Swing 4 2Elections in the 1840s Edit General election 1841 South Essex 17 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 310 45 1 5 4Conservative George Palmer 2 230 43 5 7 7Whig Rowland Gardner Alston 19 583 11 4 13 1Majority 1 647 32 1 20 8Turnout c 2 853 c 50 7 c 20 2Registered electors 5 632Conservative hold Swing 6 0Conservative hold Swing 7 1General election 1847 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 158 38 7 6 4Whig Edward Buxton 1 729 31 0 19 6Conservative William Bowyer Smijth 1 694 30 4 13 1Turnout 2 791 est 52 4 est 1 7Registered electors 5 326Majority 429 7 7 24 4Conservative hold Swing 8 1Majority 35 0 6 N AWhig gain from Conservative Swing 19 6Elections in the 1850s Edit General election 1852 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 651 38 4 0 3Conservative William Bowyer Smijth 2 457 35 6 5 2Whig Edward Buxton 1 803 26 1 4 9Majority 654 9 5 1 8Turnout 4 357 est 74 9 est 22 5Registered electors 5 819Conservative hold Swing 1 1Conservative gain from Whig Swing 3 8General election 1857 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 332 35 6 2 8Whig Richard Wingfield 2 119 32 3 6 2Conservative William Bowyer Smijth 2 102 32 1 3 5Turnout 4 336 est 70 3 est 4 6Registered electors 6 169Majority 213 3 3 6 2Conservative hold Swing 3 0Majority 17 0 2 N AWhig gain from Conservative Swing 6 2General election 1859 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas William Bramston 2 896 36 9 1 3Conservative John Perry Watlington 2 704 34 5 2 4Liberal Richard Wingfield Baker 2 245 28 6 3 7Majority 459 5 9 2 6Turnout 5 045 est 75 6 est 5 3Registered electors 6 669Conservative hold Swing 1 6Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 1Elections in the 1860s Edit General election 1865 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Selwin 2 817 35 6 1 3Conservative Eustace Cecil 2 710 34 3 0 2Liberal Richard Wingfield Baker 2 382 30 1 1 5Majority 328 4 2 1 7Turnout 5 146 est 70 1 est 5 5Registered electors 7 338Conservative hold Swing 1 0Conservative hold Swing 0 5General election 1868 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard Wingfield Baker UnopposedLiberal Andrew Johnston UnopposedRegistered electors 7 127Liberal gain from ConservativeLiberal gain from ConservativeElections in the 1870s Edit General election 1874 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Charles Baring 3 646 28 9 NewConservative William Makins 3 528 27 9 NewLiberal Richard Wingfield Baker 2 735 21 6 N ALiberal Andrew Johnston 2 728 21 6 N AMajority 793 6 3 N ATurnout 6 319 est 72 5 est N ARegistered electors 8 713Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N AConservative gain from Liberal Swing N AElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1880 South Essex 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Charles Baring 4 841 26 8 2 1Conservative William Makins 4 726 26 2 1 7Liberal Edward Buxton 4 324 24 0 2 4Liberal Leonard Lyell 20 4 147 23 0 1 4Majority 402 2 2 4 1Turnout 9 019 est 75 5 est 3 0Registered electors 11 950Conservative hold Swing 2 3Conservative hold Swing 1 6References Edit The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2 amp 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 pp 300 383 Retrieved 22 May 2020 HMSO Boundary Commission 1832 Essex Representation of the People Act 1867 PDF Retrieved 23 May 2020 HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1868 Essex Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 https archive org stream publicgeneralac01walegoog page n155 mode 2up a b c d Map of Essex in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex Volume 1 North West London 1916 p xxxvii British History Online http www british history ac uk rchme essex vol1 xxxvii accessed 18 August 2017 The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Anni 2 amp 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 pp 300 383 Retrieved 27 July 2017 a b Representation of the People Act 1867 Schedule D at scanned page 26 of 36 of the Act PDF Retrieved 27 July 2017 a b c d e f g h i j Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services pp 105 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Churton Edward 1836 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer 1836 p 161 Retrieved 9 April 2019 via Google Books Essex South Bell s Weekly Messenger 14 August 1847 p 2 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Essex Standard 13 August 1847 p 3 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Barrell Helen 2016 Poison Panic Arsenic Deaths in 1840s Essex Barnsley Pen and Sword Books p 76 ISBN 978 1 47385 207 5 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via Google Books South Essex The Ipswich Journal 4 April 1857 p 3 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive The Elections Herts Guardian Agricultural Journal and General Advertiser 4 April 1857 p 5 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Essex South Coventry Standard 3 April 1857 p 4 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press p 387 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 a b c Newlin George ed 1995 General Elections in the Metropolis Everyone in Dickens Volume I London Greenwood Press p 139 ISBN 0 313 29580 8 LCCN 95 2453 Retrieved 1 May 2020 via Google Books The Elections Hertford Mercury and Reformer 10 July 1841 p 4 Retrieved 9 April 2019 via British Newspaper Archive Representation of South Essex Bury and Norwich Post 27 January 1880 p 7 Retrieved 20 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Sources EditLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with E part 2 Craig F W S 1989 1977 British parliamentary election results 1832 1885 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 387 ISBN 0 900178 26 4 Preceded byEssex UK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded bySouth East EssexUK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded byEppingUK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded byWest Ham NorthUK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded byWest Ham SouthUK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded byRomfordUK Parliament constituency1832 1885 Succeeded byWalthamstow Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Essex UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1159484091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,