Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

Wolverhampton South
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	Wolverhampton
Replaced by	Bilston

Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.

It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.

General election 1885: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Villiers	Unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

General election 1886: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Villiers	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

General election 1892: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Villiers	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold

General election 1895: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Villiers	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold

Villiers' death caused a by-election.

1898 Wolverhampton South by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	John Lloyd Gibbons	4,115	50.7	*N/A*
	Liberal	George Rennie Thorne	4,004	49.3	New
Majority			111	1.4	N/A
Turnout			8,119	88.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,194
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1900: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Norman	3,701	51.2	*N/A*
	Liberal Unionist	W Oulton	3,532	48.8	N/A
Majority			169	2.4	N/A
Turnout			7,233	76.8	N/A
Registered electors			9,414
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	N/A

General election 1906: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Norman	4,823	53.8	+2.6
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Hyde Villiers (soldier)	4,137	46.2	−2.6
Majority			686	7.6	+5.2
Turnout			8,960	89.8	+13.0
Registered electors			9,974
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

General election January 1910: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Hickman	4,989	51.9	+5.7
	Liberal	Henry Norman	4,619	48.1	−5.7
Majority			370	3.8	N/A
Turnout			9,608	93.7	+3.9
Registered electors			10,253
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

General election December 1910: Wolverhampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Hickman	4,784	51.9	0.0
	Liberal	Arthur Lever	4,440	48.1	0.0
Majority			344	3.8	0.0
Turnout			9,224	90.0	−3.7
Registered electors			10,253
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 213. ISBN 9781349022984.
^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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