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Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Created from
  
Finsbury

Number of members
  
1

Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)

Replaced by
  
Finsbury, Islington South West

Islington South was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

1885-1918

The constituency was defined as comprising three wards of the parish of Islington: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter. These wards were used for the election of vestryman under the Metropolis Management Act 1855.

1918-1950

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 constituencies in the County of London were redefined in terms of the Metropolitan Boroughs created in 1900. The constituency was defined as comprising three wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington having the same names as the previous wards: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter.

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Liberal: Thomas Wiles
  • Unionist:
  • endorsed by Coalition Government
  • Elections in the 1930s

    General Election 1939/40

    Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Labour: William Sampson Cluse
  • Conservative: Tom Forrest Howard
  • References

    Islington South (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia


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