South Durham
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
From 1832-1868 and this area was left intact until 1885. Extract from 1837 result: the longer 'doubly' orange area which has an east coast.
CountyCounty Durham
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromCounty Durham
Replaced byBarnard Castle, Bishop Auckland and South East Durham

South Durham, formally the Southern Division of Durham and often referred to as Durham Southern, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

History

The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into the northern and southern divisions, each electing two members using the bloc vote system.[1]

The seat was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the two divisions were replaced by eight single-member divisions. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham.[2] In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.

Boundaries

1832–1885

See map on Vision of Britain website.[3]

From 1868, included non-resident 40 shilling freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools, which were created by the Reform Act 1867.

Members of Parliament

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1832 Joseph Pease Whig[4][5] John Bowes Whig[4]
1841 Lord Harry Vane Whig[6][7][8][4]
1847 James Farrer Conservative
1857 Henry Pease Whig[7][8]
1859 James Farrer Conservative Liberal
1865 Joseph Pease Liberal Charles Surtees Conservative
1868 Frederick Beaumont Liberal
1880 Hon. Frederick Lambton Liberal
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Durham[9][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Joseph Pease 2,273 35.9
Whig John Bowes 2,218 35.0
Whig Robert Duncombe Shafto 1,841 29.1
Majority 377 5.9
Turnout 3,994 92.1
Registered electors 4,336
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: South Durham[9][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Joseph Pease Unopposed
Whig John Bowes Unopposed
Registered electors 4,454
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: South Durham[9][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Joseph Pease Unopposed
Whig John Bowes Unopposed
Registered electors 4,980
Whig hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Durham[9][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Harry Vane 2,547 37.6 N/A
Whig John Bowes 2,483 36.7 N/A
Conservative James Farrer 1,739 25.7 New
Majority 744 11.0 N/A
Turnout 4,074 84.5 N/A
Registered electors 4,820
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1847: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Harry Vane Unopposed
Conservative James Farrer Unopposed
Registered electors 5,783
Whig hold
Conservative gain from Whig

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Harry Vane Unopposed
Conservative James Farrer Unopposed
Registered electors 5,616
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Henry Pease 2,570 35.7 N/A
Whig Harry Vane 2,542 35.3 N/A
Conservative James Farrer 2,091 29.0 N/A
Majority 451 6.3 N/A
Turnout 4,647 (est) 83.5 (est) N/A
Registered electors 5,565
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1859: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pease Unopposed
Conservative James Farrer Unopposed
Registered electors 6,681
Liberal hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pease 3,401 35.7 N/A
Conservative Charles Surtees 3,211 33.7 N/A
Liberal Frederick Beaumont 2,925 30.7 N/A
Turnout 6,374 (est) 87.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 7,263
Majority 190 2.0 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Majority 286 3.0 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pease 4,319 28.3 −7.4
Liberal Frederick Beaumont 4,024 26.4 −4.3
Conservative Charles Surtees 3,714 24.3 +7.4
Conservative Gustavus Hamilton-Russell[10] 3,206 21.0 +4.1
Majority 310 2.1 N/A
Turnout 7,632 (est) 81.6 (est) −6.2
Registered electors 9,352
Liberal hold Swing −5.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing −5.9

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pease 4,792 36.5 +8.2
Liberal Frederick Beaumont 4,461 33.9 +7.5
Conservative Charles Vane-Tempest 3,887 29.6 −15.7
Majority 574 4.3 +2.2
Turnout 8,514 (est) 83.8 (est) +2.2
Registered electors 10,159
Liberal hold Swing +8.0
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: South Durham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pease 5,930 37.3 +0.8
Liberal Frederick Lambton 5,912 37.2 +3.3
Conservative Charles Surtees 4,044 25.5 −4.1
Majority 1,868 11.7 +7.4
Turnout 9,974 (est) 86.0 (est) +2.2
Registered electors 11,592
Liberal hold Swing +1.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. p. 304. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885". pp. 156–157.
  3. ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832 Durham County".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 98. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  5. ^ Turnbull, Richard (2019). "Quarkers, Free Trade and Social Responsibility". In Burton, Nicholas; Turnbull, Richard (eds.). Quakers, Business and Corporate Responsibility: Lessons and Cases for Responsible Management. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. p. 99. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04034-5. ISBN 978-3-030-04033-8. LCCN 2018966594. Retrieved 9 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "South Durham Election". Newcastle Journal. 11 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Evening Mail". 24 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ a b "(From the London Guardian)". Staffordshire Advertiser. 11 April 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  10. ^ "South Durham Election". Durham Chronicle. 20 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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