Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Wolverhampton South | |
|---|---|
|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
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.
Boundaries
The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Pelham Villiers | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1898 by-election | John Lloyd Gibbons | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1900 | Sir Henry Norman | Liberal | |
| Jan. 1910 | Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
See also
- List of Members of Parliament for Wolverhampton
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
References
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