South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Glamorganshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
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.

Overview

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Of all the Glamorgan seats created by the 1885 redistribution, South Glamorgan was the only one where the Liberal Party could not be assured of victory. The Bute and Dunraven families exercised a powerful influence. The mining areas in the north of the constituency and the cosmopolitan town of Barry were strongly Liberal but these were juxtaposed against the conservatism of the Vale of Glamorgan and the genteel settlements of Penarth and Llandaff.[1]

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, Llantrisant, Tonyrefail, Pontyclun and Beddau, and areas which are now part of Cardiff (including St Fagans, Radyr, Whitchurch, Llanishen and Lisvane). It was scrapped in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Arthur Williams Liberal
1895 Windham Wyndham-Quin Conservative
1906 William Brace Liberal
1909 Labour
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

At the 1885 election, Arthur Williams succeeded in capturing the seat by a fairly narrow majority of 918. The seat was held in 1886 by the Liberals who obtained a majority 1,320 over the Conservative Unionist Party.[2]

Elections in the 1890s

The seat was held in 1892 by the Liberals who obtained a majority of 918 over the Conservative Unionist Party.[3] In the General Election of 1895 the Conservative Party gained the constituency from the Liberal Party, obtaining an 825 vote majority.[4]

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: South Glamorgan[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin 6,841 51.98
Liberal W.H. Morgan 6,322 48.03
Majority 519 3.95
Turnout 13,163
Conservative hold Swing
William Brace
General Election 1906: South Glamorgan[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 10,514 63.30 +15.27
Conservative Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin 6,096 36.70 -15.28
Majority 4,418 26.60
Turnout 16,610
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +15.28

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: South Glamorgan[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brace[8] 11,612 61.05 -2.25
Conservative Lewis Morgan 7,411 38.96 +2.26
Majority 4,201 22.09 -4.51
Turnout 19,023 82.88 N/A
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +2.26
General Election December 1910: South Glamorgan[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brace[8] 10,190 58.43 -2.62
Conservative Lewis Morgan 7,252 41.58 +2.62
Majority 2,938 16.85 -5.24
Turnout 17,442 75.99 -6.89
Labour hold Swing +2.62

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morgan. "Democratic Politics": 10.
  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 92 1910 Section
  5. ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section
  6. ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
  7. ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Politico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
  8. 1 2 Although some sources described Brace as a Liberal or Lib-Lab candidate, the lengthy discussion in Roy Gregory, The Miners and British Politics shows that he stood as a Labour Party candidate in both 1910 elections, and was surprised not to face a Liberal Party opponent in December.
  9. ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section

Bibliography

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