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Hackney South was a parliamentary constituency in the "The Metropolis" (later the County of London). It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 when the two-member Parliamentary Borough of Hackney was split into three single-member divisions. The seat, officially the Southern Division of the Parliamentary Borough of Hackney was first contested at the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished under the Representation of the People Act, 1948 for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

Boundaries

1885 - 1918

In 1885 the constituency was defined as consisting of:

• No. 7 or South Hackney Ward of Hackney Parish
• No. 6 or Homerton Ward of Hackney Parish
• The part of the No. 5 or Hackney Ward of Hackney Parish south of the centres of Everning Road, Upper Clapton Road, and the Upper and Lower Clapton Roads.

1918 - 1950

The Representation of the People Act 1918 redrew constituencies throughout Great Britain. Seats in the County of London were redefined in terms of wards of the Metropolitan Boroughs that had been created in 1900. The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was divided into three divisions, with the same names as the constituencies created in 1885. Hackney South was defined as consisting of:

• Homerton Ward
• South Hackney Ward
• Stamford Hill Ward
• The part of Clapton Park Ward to the south of a line drawn along the centres of Glenarm Road, Glyn Road and Redwald Road to its junction with Maclaren Street, thence across the recreation grounds in Daubeney Road to the borough boundary at a point fifty feet north of a boundary post situate at the junction of the Waterworks River with the River Lea at Lead Mill Point.

1950 - 1955

Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 the Boroughs of Hackney and Stoke Newington jointly formed two seats, the borough constituencies of Stoke Newington and Hackney North and Hackney South. Hackney South was enlarged: consisting of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney except the five wards of Leaside, Maury, Southwold, Springfield and Stamford.

Redistribution

Following a review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission appointed under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, parliamentary seats in the metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Hackney and Stoke Newington were redrawn. The Hackney South constituency was abolished, with most passing to a new Hackney Central borough constituency, and some parts to Bethnal Green.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Following the appointment of Russell as Attorney General, he was obliged to stand for re-election.

Sir George Russell was elevated to the peerage in 1894, neccessitating a by-election.

Bottomley resigned his Commons seat on 16 May 1912, due to his involvement in bankruptcy hearings.

In December 1918 Horatio Bottomley's bankruptcy was annuled, allowing him to stand for parliament.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

1. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, C. 23., Sixth Schedule, Divisions of boroughs. Number, names, contents, and boundaries of divisions.
2. Representation of the People Act 1918 c.64, Ninth Schedule: Redistribution of Seats
3. Representation Of The People Act 1948, c.65, First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies
4. The Parliamentary Constituencies (Bethnal Green, Hackney and Stoke Newington) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/20)
5. "The General Election. The Polls". The Times. 26 November 1885. p. 7.
6. "Election Intelligence (Hackney South)". The Times. 12 February 1886. p. 6.
7. "The General Election. The Polls". The Times. 6 July 1886. p. 6.
8. "The General Election. The Polls". The Times. 7 July 1892. p. 6.
9. "Election Intelligence (Hackney South)". The Times. 8 May 1894. p. 5.
10. "The General Election, More Unionist Gains, The Polls". The Times. 17 July 1895. p. 6.
11. "Progress Of The General Election". The Times. 20 January 1910. p. 6.
12. "Progress Of The General Election". The Times. 7 December 1910. p. 7.
13. "Resignation Of Mr. Bottomley. A By-Election In Hackney". The Times. 17 May 1912. p. 7.
14. "South Hackney Election". The Times. 25 May 1912. p. 9.
15. "Mr Bottomley's Bankruptcy". The Times. 5 December 1918. p. 2.

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