Wandsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wandsworth was the name of a borough constituency created in 1885, abolished in 1918, covering the vast bulk of today's London Borough of Wandsworth in South London but excluding Battersea. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (by the first past the post voting system).
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Wandsworth | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County of London |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | East Surrey (one parish of) Mid Surrey (three parishes of) |
Replaced by | Balham and Tooting, Clapham, Putney, Streatham and Wandsworth Central |
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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.