UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885, and in Northern Ireland, 1922–1983
Londonderry was a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament , as well as a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983. Londonderry returned two MPs (1801–1885) and later one (1922–1983).
Boundaries
The constituency consisted, in 1801–1885, of the whole of County Londonderry ,[ a] parliamentary boroughs of Coleraine and Londonderry City .
The seat was re-created in 1922. As part of the consequences of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut. The seat was focused on County Londonderry . It comprised the administrative county of Londonderry and the County Borough of Londonderry.
In 1951, it was one of the last four seats to be uncontested in a United Kingdom general election.
In 1983 the number of seats for Northern Ireland was increased from 12 to 17 and Londonderry was split in two, forming Foyle and East Londonderry .
Members of Parliament
Westminster elections
Londonderry / East Londonderry election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Caused by Bateson's death
Elections in the 1850s
Caused by Bateson's resignation.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
In the 1951 Londonderry by-election [ 9] 1951 United Kingdom general election , William Wellwood was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Politics and history of the constituency
From its inception Londonderry had a unionist majority, though by the 1970s the nationalist vote was approaching 40% in some elections.
In 1974 the Ulster Unionist Party repudiated the Sunningdale Agreement and so did not reselect Robin Chichester-Clark , who had been a Minister in the government of Edward Heath . Instead they ran William Ross , who held the seat until 1983 . He was then elected for the new East Londonderry .
For the history of the area post 1983, please see Foyle (UK Parliament constituency) and East Londonderry .
Notes
References
^ known as Sir Charles Stewart from 1813
^ Farrell, Stephen. "STEWART, Alexander Robert (1795-1850), of Ards, Letterkenny, co. Donegal" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 17 May 2020 . ^ Farrell, Stephen. "DAWSON, George Robert (1790-1856), of Castledawson, co. Londonderry and 16 Upper Grosvenor Street, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 17 May 2020 . ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922 . Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 227– 228, 296– 297. ISBN 0901714127 ^ "Triumphant Return of the Conservative" Tyrone Constitution . 13 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ "Correspondence" Belfast News-Letter . 13 April 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Londonderry" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 17 May 2020 . ^ "1951 By Election Results" . Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
