South East Durham was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election between 1885 and 1918.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
South East Durham
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the North Durham and South Durham county divisions were replaced by eight new single-member county constituencies. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. In addition there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.
Boundaries
The Sessional Divisions of Castle Eden (exclusive of any part of the parish of Shadforth), Darlington, Seaham Harbour (part), Stockton-on-Tees, and West Hartlepool; and
the Municipal Boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees.[1]
NB: 1) Boundary Commission proposed name was "North Tees".
2) Included only non-resident freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools.
Abolition
The seat was abolished for the 1918 general election, when its contents were distributed as follows:
northern areas, now part of the Rural District of Easington to the new constituency of Seaham; and
southern areas, now part of the Rural Districts of Darlington, Hartlepool, Sedgefield and Stockton (including Billingham) to the new constituency of Sedgefield.
General election January 1910: South East Durham [10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Evan Hayward
9,298
57.5
New
Conservative
Frederick Lambton
6,860
42.5
N/A
Majority
2,438
15.0
N/A
Turnout
16,158
85.6
N/A
Registered electors
18,880
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist
Swing
N/A
General election December 1910: South East Durham [11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Evan Hayward
8,203
53.9
−3.6
Conservative
Rowland Burdon
7,021
46.1
+3.6
Majority
1,182
7.8
−7.2
Turnout
15,224
80.6
−5.0
Registered electors
18,880
Liberal hold
Swing
−3.6
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Liberal: Evan Hayward
Unionist: Rowland Burdon
Labour:
See also
History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham
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