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Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Southwark West

Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) North was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark wards of Christchurch, St. Jude, St. Michael and St. Saviour. It covered almost all of Cathedrals ward and the northern part of the Chaucer ward in the modern day London Borough of Southwark.

Election in the 1910s

  • Strauss was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
  • Election in the 1930s

  • After the election, Strauss took the Liberal National whip.
  • References

    Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia


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