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Bermondsey
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1918
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Bermondsey was a borough constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Bermondsey (ˈbɜːmənzi or /ˈbɜːməndzi/ is an area in modern London on the southern bank of the river Thames, and presently part of the London Borough South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election, when its territory was represented by two new constituencies: Rotherhithe and Bermondsey West. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom Rotherhithe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rotherhithe district of South London. Bermondsey West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London.

A new Bermondsey constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark and Bermondsey constituency. Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Southwark and Bermondsey was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London.

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History

The Bermondsey by-election, 1983 was one of the most bitterly-contested by-elections in the United Kingdom. A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 James Edwin Thorold Rogers Liberal
1886 Alfred Lafone Conservative
1892 Reuben Vincent Barrow Liberal
1895 Alfred Lafone Conservative
1900 Henry John Cockayne Cust Conservative
1906 George Joseph Cooper Liberal
1909 John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys Conservative
1910 Harold James Glanville Liberal
1918 Constituency abolished: see Rotherhithe and Bermondsey West
1950 Constituency recreated
1950 Robert Joseph Mellish Labour
1983 Simon Henry Ward Hughes Liberal
1983 Constituency abolished: see Southwark and Bermondsey

Results

Bermondsey by-election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Simon Hughes 17,017 57. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also James Edwin Thorold Rogers (1823 &ndash 14 October 1890) known as Thorold Rogers, an English Economist and Member of Parliament The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results |} Vote summary Seats summary See also MPs elected in the UK general election 1886 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results |} The totals above exclude two Irish candidates whose party affiliation was unclear to F The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom general election of 1900 was held from 25 September to 24 October 1900 Henry ( Harry) John Cockayne-Cust (October 10 1861 – March 2 1917 was an English journalist and poet and a Member of Parliament for the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom Rotherhithe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rotherhithe district of South London. Bermondsey West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London. Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Robert Joseph Mellish Baron Mellish, PC ( 3 March 1913 &ndash 9 May 1998) was a British politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Southwark and Bermondsey was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London. A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark 7 +50. 9
Labour Peter Tatchell 7,698 26. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian born British Human rights activist who gained international celebrity 1 -37. 5
Real Bermondsey Labour John O'Grady 2,243 7. 6 N/A
Conservative Robert Hughes 1,631 5. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Robert Gurth Hughes (born 14 July 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician 5 -19. 4
National Front James Sneath 426 1. The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front, and often known as the NF) is a British Political party whose major political 4 -2. 4
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 97 0. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP is a registered Political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash 3 N/A
Independent Patriot Dowager Lady Birdwood 69 0. Jane Birdwood Baroness Birdwood ( May 18 1913 - June 28 2000) was the wife of Lord Birdwood and a leading figure on the Far right 2 N/A
New Britain Michael Keulemans 62 0. New Britain is a Right wing Political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1976 2 N/A
Independent Labour Barry Giddings 50 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 2 N/A
Communist Robert Gordon 50 0. The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB was the largest Communist party in the United Kingdom, though it never became a mass party like the Communist parties of 2 N/A
Ecology George Hannah 45 0. The Green Party was a Green Political party in the United Kingdom 2 N/A
Revolutionary Communist Fran Eden 38 0. The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP started as a Trotskyist political organisation in 1978, creating what its founding members saw as a revolutionary Bolshevik 1 N/A
National Labour Party Ann King 25 0. The National Labour Party was a group founded around the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald after he was expelled from the Labour Party 1 N/A
United Democratic Party Alan Baker 15 0. The United Democratic Party was a minor Political party in the United Kingdom. 1 N/A
Anti-Common Market Free Trade Party David Wedgwood 15 0. 1 N/A
Systems Designer Esmond Bevan 8 0. A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour 0 N/A
Majority 9,319 27. 2
Turnout 29,489 57. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7 -1. 6
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Note: Esmond Bevan made a mistake and inserted his occupation rather than politics in the nomination paper. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties He was an Independent Labour candidate.

The results for the previous election were:

1979 General Election: Bermondsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Mellish 19,338 63. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Robert Joseph Mellish Baron Mellish, PC ( 3 March 1913 &ndash 9 May 1998) was a British politician 6 -9. 8
Conservative Alexander Duma 7,582 24. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 9 +11. 1
Liberal Thomas Taylor 2,072 6. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Thomas Taylor may refer to Thomas Taylor (neoplatonist (1758&ndash1835 English translator & Neoplatonist Tom Taylor (Thomas Proclus 8 -1. 3
National Front James Sneath 1,175 3. The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front, and often known as the NF) is a British Political party whose major political 9 -0. 9
Workers' Revolutionary Anthony Moore 239 0. The Workers' Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist Political party in the United Kingdom. 8 N/A
Majority 11,756 38. 7 -20. 9
Turnout 30,406 59. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3 -2. 9
Labour hold Swing -10. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 5

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