South Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885

South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions. From 1868, it was reduced in size when Essex was redivided into the Eastern, Southern and Western divisions. It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the county was divided into eight single member divisions.

Hundred/Liberty 1832 1868 After 1885 (post abolition) Becontree (West Ham, Plaistow etc.) South EssexSouth EssexWest Ham North and West Ham South Becontree (Barking, Dagenham, East Ham, Wanstead etc. )Romford Becontree (Walthamstow, Low Leyton and Woodford)Walthamstow Chafford (Brentwood end) Chelmsford Barstable (Orsett, Tilbury and Canvey Island) The place for "holding of courts for election of members" from 1867 became Brentwood under the 1867 Act. Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bt Whig 1834 Conservative 1852 Sir William Bowyer Smijth, Bt Conservative 1857 Richard Wingfield Baker Whig 1859 John Perry Watlington Conservative 1865 Henry Selwin Ibbetson Conservative Lord Eustace Cecil Conservative 1868 Richard Wingfield Baker Liberal Andrew Johnston Liberal 1874 Thomas Charles Baring Conservative William Makins Conservative 1885 Constituency divided

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