Tower Hamlets (UK Parliament constituency)
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Tower Hamlets was a parliamentary borough (constituency) in Middlesex, England from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the first five of its type in the metropolitan area of London. It was enfranchised by the Reform Act 1832.
In its early years the borough was coterminous with the ancient Tower Hamlets, an area which covered the area of the modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets as well as Shoreditch and Hackney (the parish rather than the larger modern borough), thus extending from the edge of the City of London to the Lea. In 1868, the borough was split in two, with the southern part retaining the name.
Boundaries
Boundaries 1832–1868
The boundaries of the parliamentary borough were defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 as "The several Divisions of the Liberty of the Tower, and the Tower Division of Ossulston Hundred".[1]
It comprised the following civil parishes and places:[2]
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Boundaries 1868–1885
The Representation of the People Act 1867 widened the parliamentary franchise and also effected a redistribution of seats. This, along with a rapidly increasing population in the East End, resulted in the existing entity being reduced, shedding the parishes of Bethnal Green, Hackney and Shoreditch forming a separate Hackney constituency. The reformed Tower Hamlets was defined as comprising:[3]
- The Parish of St. George's-in-the-East
- The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town
- The Poplar Union (Bow, Bromley and Poplar)
- The Stepney Union (Limehouse, Ratcliffe, Shadwell and Wapping)
- The Whitechapel Union (Holy Trinity Minories, Mile End New Town, Norton Folgate, Old Artillery Ground, St Botolph Without Aldgate, St Katherine by the Tower, Spitalfields, Whitechapel.)
- The Tower of London.[2]
Redistribution
In 1885 the parliamentary borough was split into seven single-member divisions. These were Bow and Bromley, Limehouse, Mile End, Poplar, St George, Stepney and Whitechapel.
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member [4] | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="4"| | 1832 | Stephen Lushington | Whig[5][6][7] | Sir William Clay, Bt | Radical[8][9] |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1841 | Charles Richard Fox | Whig[5][10][11] | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1847 | George Thompson | Radical[12][13][14] | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="2"| | 1852 | Charles Salisbury Butler | Radical[15] | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="1"| | 1857 | Rt Hon. Acton Smee Ayrton | Radical[16][17][18] | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="2"| | 1859 | Liberal | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="2"| | 1868 | Joseph d'Aguilar Samuda | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="2"| | 1874 | Charles Ritchie | Conservative | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1880 | James Bryce | Liberal | |||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
Turnout, in multi-member elections, is estimated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that electors did not use both their votes, the figure given will be an underestimate.
Change is calculated for individual candidates, when a party had more than one candidate in an election or the previous one. When a party had only one candidate in an election and the previous one change is calculated for the party vote.
Elections in the 1830s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Leicester Stanhope | 2,952 | 23.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frederick Marryat | 1,934 | 15.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Turnout | 7,320 | 73.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 9,906 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Majority | 227 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat) | |||||
| Majority | 799 | 6.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ryder Burton[20] | 465 | 8.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Turnout | 2,912 (est) | 30.8 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 9,462 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Majority | 199 | 3.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +22.0 | |||
| Majority | 2,115 | 36.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −22.0 | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered electors | 13,318 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Lushington was appointed a judge of the High Court of Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elections in the 1840s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Richard Robinson[21] | 2,183 | 16.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrew Kennedy Hutchinson[22][23][24] | 1,775 | 13.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Thomas Edward Perronet Thompson[25][24] | 831 | 6.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Turnout | 6,796 (est) | 49.1 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 13,842 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Majority | 610 | 4.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 1,913 | 14.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Fox was appointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Richard Fox | 2,622 | 20.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,646 | 28.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,365 (est) | 33.9 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 18,748 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +27.2 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +3.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Thompson | 4,568 | 19.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Acton Smee Ayrton | 2,792 | 11.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Newton[26] | 1,095 | 4.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,150 | 13.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 11,951 (est) | 50.8 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 23,534 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Clay | 6,654 | 30.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 643 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 10,882 (est) | 38.9 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 27,980 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered electors | 28,843 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered electors | 34,115 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | |||||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Octavius Coope[27] | 7,446 | 21.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edmond Beales[28] | 7,160 | 20.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Newton | 2,890 | 8.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 403 | 1.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 17,592 (est) | 54.1 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 32,546 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Ayrton was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elections in the 1870s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edmund Hay Currie | 5,022 | 20.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Acton Smee Ayrton | 3,202 | 13.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frederick Maxse | 2,992 | 12.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,026 | 16.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 15,786 (est) | 47.9 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 32,937 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +8.0 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph d'Aguilar Samuda | 10,384 | 26.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin Lucraft[29] | 5,103 | 13.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Turnout | 28,025 (est) | 68.3 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 41,042 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Majority | 300 | 0.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 1,336 | 3.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
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References
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- ↑ Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will.4 c.64), Schedule O
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- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1867 c.102, Schedule C
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- ↑ Alastair J. Reid. "Newton, William", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Sources
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)