Comments on: Bermondsey and Old Southwark

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:31 +0000

Smokey Jones, I am interested in boundary histories from 1885 because that’s when the ’single-seat’ era started when the Redistribution of Seats Act took effect and most areas then had one MP. Before then seats were rather sprawling and large (mostly ‘county’ seats as opposed to ‘borough’ seats which took effect in 1885) and most had no less than two MPs, and thus it’s somewhat harder to pinpoint specific areas during that period. I hope this answers your question!

By: smokey Jones

smokey Jones — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:09:37 +0000

Harry. why do you ask questions dating back to 1885?

When you consider 18 year olds coming on the elecyoral register; deceased people leaving the register; new houses being built; people moving etc in a five year period, I estimate that 25% of the register changes over that period.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:57:07 +0000

I believe most of Runcorn is in Weaver Vale – Halton is Widnes plus a bit of Runcorn

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:31:04 +0000

‘Weaver Vale (wouldn’t that be better as Runcorn and Northwich?)’

I thought Runcorn was in Halton

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:19:10 +0000

Joe James, I do not agree with the name suggestion – a bit like Weaver Vale (wouldn’t that be better as Runcorn and Northwich?)

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:13:08 +0000

I hope you’re not being serious. Few people outside this area know specifically where Canada Water is, whereas Bermondsey & Southwark are traditional areas well-known to many.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:54:01 +0000

I think this seat should be renamed Canada Water.
Might be better for Tories aswell.

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:10:02 +0000

In terms of the 1885-1918 constituencies, of the Six Manchester constituencies then five are now almost entirely within the Manchester Central seat. Only Manchester South covered some areas no mostly in Gorton. The other current Manchester seats were all out in other county seats (Gorton was in Gorton, Withington in Stretford, Wythenshawe in Altrincham and Blackley in Prestwich).
The majority of the Liverpool seats were also in the area now covered by Riverside – Kirkdale, Everton, Scotland, Exchange, Abercromby and West Toxteth. Wards in these places now cover areas which used to be whole constituencies.

By: Peter Crerar

Peter Crerar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:44:00 +0000

STOPPRESS…….Glasgow Central also included the whole of Glasgow Gorbals and part of Glasgow Cathcart.

By: Peter Crerar

Peter Crerar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:42:26 +0000

“Other than that you would have to look at the central constituencies of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow to find so many 1885-1918 vintage constituencies contained within one current constituency.”

The Current Glasgow Central was made up of the 1955 – 1974 constituencies -

Glasgow Bridgeton
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Govan (Half)
Glasgow Kelvingrove (Most)
Glasgow Pollok (Half)
Glasgow Woodside (Part)

Assume Manchester Central includes most of Manchester Moss Side (except what is now part of Withington), Manchester Exchange, Manchester Cheetham.

Birmingham Ladywood must also annex Birmingham All Saints, Birmingham Aston and perhaps part of Birmingham Handsworth.

Liverpool Riverside must include Liverpool Scotland, Liverpool Toxteth, Liverpool Exchange, part of Liverpool Edge Hill.

Walton must include Kirkdale.