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South Cheshire
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Context: 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the central striped area
1832–1868
Seats	2
Replaced by	Mid Cheshire West Cheshire

South Cheshire was a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1868. It was created upon the division of Cheshire in 1832. In 1868, it was abolished with North Cheshire to form parts of East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire, and West Cheshire.

History

South Cheshire, or the Southern Division of Cheshire, was created as a two-member constituency under the Representation of the People Act 1832 (Great Reform Act) as one of 2 divisions, along with North Cheshire, of the Parliamentary County of Cheshire. It comprised the Hundreds of Broxton, Eddisbury, Nantwich, Northwich and Wirral, and the City and County of the City of Chester.

Under the Reform Act 1867, Cheshire was further divided with the creation of Mid Cheshire, to which the Northwich Hundred was transferred. South Cheshire was renamed West Cheshire by the Boundaries Act 1868.

Members of Parliament

Elections

See also

• List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire

References

1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. "Reform Act 1867" (PDF).
3. "Boundaries Act 1868". 1868.
4. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 32. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
5. Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 235. Retrieved 25 March 2019 – via Google Books.
6. Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 230. Retrieved 25 March 2019 – via Google Books.
7. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)

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