# South Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Nottinghamshire, formally the "Southern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Rushcliffe, Bingham, Newark and Thurgarton.

## History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Nottinghamshire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.
Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bassetlaw, Mansfield, Newark and Rushcliffe.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | The Earl of Lincoln | Tory | | Evelyn Denison | Whig |
| 1834 | | The Earl of Lincoln | Conservative | | Evelyn Denison | Whig |
| 1837 | | The Earl of Lincoln | Conservative | | Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative |
| 1846 by-election | | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | | Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative |
| 1849 by-election | | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | | Robert Bromley | Conservative |
| 1851 by-election | | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | | William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Viscount Newark | Conservative | | William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative |
| 1860 by-election | | Lord Stanhope | Conservative | | William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative |
| 1866 by-election | | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | | William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | | George Storer | Conservative |
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,170 | |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,432 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,389 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,629 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Pelham-Clinton was appointed Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 20 September 1841: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Pelham-Clinton was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 27 February 1846: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | 1,736 | 62.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 1,049 | 37.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,785 | 80.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,469 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Lancelot Rolleston | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,692 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Rolleston resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 17 April 1849: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bromley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Bromley's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 February 1851: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | 1,493 | 50.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | 1,482 | 49.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | 78.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,482 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,801 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,654 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Sydney Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,602 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

Pierrepont succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl Manvers and causing a by-election.
By-election, 18 December 1860: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Stanhope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1865: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Stanhope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,427 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Stanhope succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Earl of Chesterfield and causing a by-election.
By-election, 18 June 1866: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson Barrow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,846 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Storer | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,978 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: South Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Storer | 2,491 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard | 2,227 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bristowe | 1,445 | 23.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,804 (est) | 78.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,879 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |