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South East Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

South East Durham was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election between 1885 and 1918.

South East Durham
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromSouth Durham
Replaced bySeaham, Sedgefield

History

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Creation

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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the North Durham and South Durham county divisions were replaced by eight new single-member county constituencies. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.

Boundaries

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  • The Sessional Divisions of Castle Eden (exclusive of any part of the parish of Shadforth), Darlington, Seaham Harbour (part), Stockton-on-Tees, and West Hartlepool; and
  • the Municipal Boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees.[1]

See map on Vision of Britain website.[2]

NB: 1) Boundary Commission proposed name was "North Tees".

2) Included only non-resident freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools.

Abolition

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The seat was abolished for the 1918 general election, when its contents were distributed as follows:

  • northern areas, now part of the Rural District of Easington to the new constituency of Seaham; and
  • southern areas, now part of the Rural Districts of Darlington, Hartlepool, Sedgefield and Stockton (including Billingham) to the new constituency of Sedgefield.

Members of Parliament

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YearMemberParty
1885Henry Havelock-AllanLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1892Joseph RichardsonLiberal
1895Henry Havelock-AllanLiberal Unionist
1898 by-electionJoseph RichardsonLiberal
1900Frederick LambtonLiberal Unionist
Jan. 1910Evan HaywardLiberal
1918constituency abolished

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: South East Durham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Havelock-Allan 5,603 53.6
ConservativeGeorge Elliot4,85446.4
Majority7497.2
Turnout10,45779.4
Registered electors13,176
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: South East Durham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal UnionistHenry Havelock-Allan 4,984 55.2 +8.8
LiberalHugh Fenwick Boyd4,04544.8-8.8
Majority93910.4N/A
Turnout9,02968.5-10.9
Registered electors13,176
Liberal Unionist gain from LiberalSwing+8.8

Elections in the 1890s

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Richardson
General election 1892: South East Durham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJoseph Richardson 5,560 50.7 +5.9
Liberal UnionistHenry Havelock-Allan5,39649.3−5.9
Majority1641.4N/A
Turnout10,95677.2+8.7
Registered electors14,199
Liberal gain from Liberal UnionistSwing+5.9
Havelock-Allan
General election 1895: South East Durham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal UnionistHenry Havelock-Allan 5,978 50.5 +1.2
LiberalJoseph Richardson5,86449.5-1.2
Majority1141.0N/A
Turnout11,84280.5+3.3
Registered electors14,702
Liberal Unionist gain from LiberalSwing+1.2
1898 South East Durham by-election[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJoseph Richardson 6,286 51.1 +1.6
Liberal UnionistFrederick Lambton6,01148.9−1.6
Majority2752.2N/A
Turnout12,29782.8+2.3
Registered electors14,853
Liberal gain from Liberal UnionistSwing+1.6

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: South East Durham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal UnionistFrederick Lambton 6,198 52.9 +2.4
LiberalJoseph Richardson5,52447.1−2.4
Majority6745.8+4.8
Turnout11,72279.1−1.4
Registered electors14,819
Liberal Unionist holdSwing+2.4
General election 1906: South East Durham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal UnionistFrederick LambtonUnopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: South East Durham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEvan Hayward 9,298 57.5 New
ConservativeFrederick Lambton6,86042.5N/A
Majority2,43815.0N/A
Turnout16,15885.6N/A
Registered electors18,880
Liberal gain from Liberal UnionistSwingN/A
General election December 1910: South East Durham [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEvan Hayward 8,203 53.9 −3.6
ConservativeRowland Burdon7,02146.1+3.6
Majority1,1827.8−7.2
Turnout15,22480.6−5.0
Registered electors18,880
Liberal holdSwing−3.6

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885". pp. 155–156.
  2. ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1885, Durham".
  3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  4. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  7. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Durham
  8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  9. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  10. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
  11. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
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