Birmingham South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Birmingham South Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Birmingham South was a parliamentary constituency in Birmingham which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
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.
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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 – 1886 | Joseph Powell Williams | Liberal | |
| 1886 – 1904 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1904 – 1911 | Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1911 – 1912 | Leopold Stennett Amery | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1912 – 1918 | Conservative | ||
- Constituency abolished (1950)
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] Election results
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
