Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bermondsey was a borough constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Bermondsey | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Southwark |
Replaced by | Bermondsey West and Rotherhithe |
1950–1983 | |
Created from | Bermondsey West and Rotherhithe |
Replaced by | Southwark and Bermondsey |
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election, when almost all its territory was represented by the new Bermondsey West and a very small amount going into the existing Rotherhithe constituency.
A new Bermondsey constituency was created for the 1950 general election including Rotherhithe, was and abolished for the 1983 election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark and Bermondsey constituency.