South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Glamorganshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Number of members one

South Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Created in the redistribution of seats in 1885 & from the old Glamorganshire constituency which had been in existence since 1541, the seat covered a wide area that included Bridgend, Porthcawl, Coity, Ewenny, Ogmore, Llanharry, Llanharan, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Dinas Powis, Pendoylan, Bonvilston, Barry, Penarth, & some of what is now part of Cardiff which included Whitchurch, Lisvane, Radyr, St Fagans, Llanishen, & Llantrisant, Tonyrefail, Pontyclun, Beddau. It was scrapped in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Arthur John Williams Liberal
1895 Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin Conservative
1906 William Brace Liberal-Labour
1918 constituency abolished

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 3rd - 19 December 1910: South Glamorganshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Brace 10,190 58.43 -2.62
Conservative Lewis Morgan 7,252 41.58 +2.62
Majority 2,938 16.85 -5.24
Turnout 17,442a 75.99 -6.89
Lib-Lab hold Swing +2.62
General Election 15 January - 20 February 1910: South Glamorganshire [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Brace 11,612 61.05 -2.25
Conservative Lewis Morgan 7,411 38.96 +2.26
Majority 4,201 22.09 -4.51
Turnout 19,023b 82.88 N/A
Lib-Lab hold Swing +2.26

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 12 January - 8 February 1906: South Glamorganshire [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Brace 10,514 63.30 +15.27
Conservative Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 6,096 36.70 -15.28
Majority 4,418 26.60 N/A
Turnout 16,610 N/A N/A
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative Swing +15.28
General Election 25 September - 24 October 1900: South Glamorganshire [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 6,841 51.98 N/A
Liberal W.H. Morgan 6,322 48.03 N/A
Majority 519 3.95 N/A
Turnout 13,163 N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

In the General Election of July/August 1895 the Conservative Party gained the constituency from the Liberal Party, obtaining an 825 vote majority.[5]

Prior to this the seat was held in 1892 & 1886 by the Liberals who obtained majorities of 918 & 1,320 over the Conservative Unionist Party.[6]

Footnotes

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section
  2. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
  3. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
  4. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section
  5. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
  6. ^ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section