| South Shropshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | Bishop's Castle and Shropshire |
| Replaced by | Ludlow and Wellington |
South Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire.
The constituency was abolished, along with North Shropshire, under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election. The county was then split into single-member constituencies: Ludlow, Newport, Oswestry and Wellington.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election, formed from the current constituency of Ludlow with only minor boundary changes.[1]
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Brimstey, Chirbury, Condover, Ford, Munslow, Overs, Purslow (including Clun) and Stoddesdon, and the Franchise of Wenlock.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | The Earl of Darlington | Tory[3] | Hon. Robert Clive | Tory[3] | ||
| 1834 | Conservative[3] | Conservative[3] | ||||
| 1842 by-election | Viscount Newport | Conservative[3] | ||||
| 1854 by-election | Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive | Conservative | ||||
| 1859 by-election | Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| April 1865 by-election | Hon. Sir Percy Egerton Herbert | Conservative | ||||
| July 1865 | Jasper More | Liberal | ||||
| 1868 | Edward Corbett | Conservative | ||||
| 1876 by-election | John Edmund Severne | Conservative | ||||
| 1877 by-election | Sir Baldwyn Leighton, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Vane | 642 | 52.0 | ||
| Tory | Robert Clive | 573 | 46.4 | ||
| Tory | Thomas Whitmore | 20 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 553 | 44.8 | |||
| Turnout | 661 | 23.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,791 | ||||
| Tory win (new seat) | |||||
| Tory win (new seat) | |||||
- Whitmore retired before the poll concluded in favour of Clive
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Vane | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,852 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Vane | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,240 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Vane | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,831 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Vane succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Duke of Cleveland and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,678 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,571 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Clive's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Windsor Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,183 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Bridgeman was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Orlando Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Windsor-Clive | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,380 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Windsor-Clive's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Baldwin Leighton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Bridgeman succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Bradford, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jasper More | 1,819 | 37.3 | New | |
| Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | 1,669 | 34.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Baldwin Leighton | 1,388 | 28.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 150 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,348 (est) | 80.3 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,170 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Herbert was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | 2,703 | 36.6 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Edward Corbett | 2,514 | 34.1 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal | Jasper More | 2,161 | 29.3 | −8.0 | |
| Majority | 353 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,770 (est) | 81.6 (est) | +1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Corbett | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Percy Egerton Herbert | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,710 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Herbert's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Edmund Severne | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Corbett resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Baldwyn Leighton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Baldwyn Leighton | 2,491 | 29.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Edmund Severne | 2,216 | 26.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Jasper More | 2,149 | 25.3 | New | |
| Liberal | John William Handley Davenport[5] | 1,634 | 19.2 | New | |
| Majority | 67 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,245 (est) | 74.6 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,690 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "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 27 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 16. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 448–449. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ↑ "South Shropshire Election". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 16 April 1880. p. 8. Retrieved 22 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 448–449. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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