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| Sunderland | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1950 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Replaced by | Sunderland North and Sunderland South |
Sunderland was a borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.[1] It was split into the single-member seats of Sunderland North and Sunderland South for the 1950 general election.[2]
Boundaries
1832-1918
Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of the borough were defined as the Parish of Sunderland and the several townships of Bishop Wearmouth, Bishop Wearmouth Panns, Monk Wearmouth, Monk Wearmouth Shore, and Southwick.[3]
See map on Vision of Britain website.[4]
Minor change in 1868 to include a small part of the Municipal Borough not in the Parliamentary Borough.[5]
1918-1950
- The County Borough of Sunderland
- The Urban District of Southwick-on-Wear.[6]
Minor changes to align boundaries with those of local authorities.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Chaytor | 697 | 34.5 | ||
| Whig | George Barrington | 525 | 26.0 | ||
| Whig | David Barclay | 404 | 20.0 | ||
| Tory | William Thompson | 392 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 121 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,132 | 82.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,378 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Barrington resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | William Thompson | 574 | 50.8 | +31.4 | |
| Whig | David Barclay | 556 | 49.2 | −31.3 | |
| Majority | 18 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,130 | 82.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,378 | ||||
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +31.3 | |||