Clapham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Clapham Borough constituency |
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Created: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1974 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Members: | one |
Clapham was a constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1885 – 1886: John Fletcher Moulton, later Baron Moulton
- 1886 – 1892: John Saunders Gilliat
- 1892 – 1910: Percy Melville Thornton
- 1910 – 1918: George Denison Faber, later Baron Wittenham
- 1918 – 1918: Harry Greer
- 1918 – 1922: Sir Arthur Philip du Cros
- 1922 – 1945: Sir John Leigh
- 1945 – 1950: John Battley
- 1950 – 1959: Charles Gibson
- 1959 – 1964: Alan Glyn
- 1964 – 1970: Margaret McKay
- 1970 – 1974: William Shelton
[edit] Election results
[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.