# Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)

Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the English and after 1707 British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two members of parliament (MPs) from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

1885-1918: The existing Parliamentary borough, the parish of Milbrook, the ecclesiastical district of Holy Saviour, Bittern, the parish of St. Mary Extra, and the detached part of the parish of Hound included within the parish of St. Mary Extra.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1295–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1307 | Sir William Russell of Yaverland |
| 1386 | John Penkestone | Roger Mascall |
| 1388 (February) | William Maple | John Scarlet |
| 1388 (September) | Nicholas Sherwind | John Bigard |
| 1390 (January) | William Maple | Thomas Appleby |
| 1390 (November) | |
| 1391 | William Maple | Thomas Appleby |
| 1393 | William Maple | Thomas Appleby |
| 1394 | John Penkestone | Thomas Appleby |
| 1395 | Thomas Appleby | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1397 (January) | Thomas Appleby | John Dering |
| 1397 (September) | Walter Lange | John Dering |
| 1399 | Thomas Middleton | Richard Bradway |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | Thomas Middleton | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1404 (January) | |
| 1404 (October) | |
| 1406 | Walter Lange | John Penkestone |
| 1407 | |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | John Shipton | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1413 (February) | |
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Armorer | William Soper |
| 1414 (April) | Thomas Armorer | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1414 (November) | William Soper | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1415 | Thomas Marlborough | Benedict Wichford |
| 1416 (March) | Thomas Marlborough | Benedict Wichford |
| 1416 (October) | |
| 1417 | John Lucas | William Chamberlain |
| 1419 | William Soper | William Chamberlain |
| 1420 | William Soper | William Chamberlain |
| 1421 (May) | Richard Thornes | Thomas Marlborough |
| 1421 (December) | William Soper | John Mascall |
| 1510–1515 | No names known |
| 1523 | Nicholas Dey | ? |
| 1529 | Nicholas Dey | John Mill |
| 1536 | Nicholas Dey | ? |
| 1539 | John Mill | John Huttoft |
| 1542 | John Huttoft | ? |
| 1545 | ? |
| 1547 | Sir Robert Southwell | Thomas Mill |
| 1553 (March) | James Stonard | ? |
| 1553 (October) | Sir Francis Fleming | Thomas Mill |
| 1554 (April) | Richard Butler | James Brande |
| 1554 (November) | James Brande | James Stonard |
| 1555 | James Brande | Thomas Fassmyn |
| 1558 | John Staveley | James Brande |
| 1559 | Thomas Beckingham | Edward Wilmott |
| 1563 | John Caplyn | James Brande |
| 1571 | Edward Horsey | Sir John Croke |
| 1572 | Sir Henry Wallop, posted to Ireland , replaced in 1581 by Fulke Greville | Nicholas Caplyn |
| 1584 | Thomas Digges | Thomas Godard |
| 1586 | John Penruddock | William Thorley |
| 1588 | Thomas Wilkes | Richard Goddard |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas Wilkes | Thomas Heton |
| 1597 | William Wallop | Francis Bacon, sat for Ipswich, repl. by Sir Oliver Lambert |
| 1601 | Thomas Fleming | Thomas Lambert |
| 1604 | Sir Thomas Fleming, made judge and repl. in 1604 by Sir Thomas Fleming | Sir John Jeffrys |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Fleming | Thomas Cheeke |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Thomas Fleming | Henry Sherfield |
| 1624 | Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet | Henry Sherfield, sat for Salisbury, repl. by John Bonde |
| 1625 | Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet | George Gallop |
| 1626 | Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet | George Gallop |
| 1628 | John Major | George Gallop |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| 1640 (April) | Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet | Thomas Levington |
| 1640 (November) | George Gallop | Edward Exton |
| 1653 | Southampton not represented in Barebones Parliament | Southampton not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | John Lisle | (one seat only) |
| 1656 | John Lisle | (one seat only) |
| 1659 | Thomas Knollys | Roger Gallop |
| 1659 | Edward Exton |

### MPs 1660–1832

| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | William Stanley | | Robert Richbell | |
| 1661 | Sir Richard Ford (died 1678) | | William Legge (died 1670) | |
| 1670 | Sir Richard Ford (died 1678) | | Thomas Knollys | |
| 1678 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Thomas Knollys | |
| 1679 (February) | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Thomas Knollys | |
| 1679 (August) | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Sir Charles Wyndham | |
| 1681 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Sir Charles Wyndham | |
| 1685 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Sir Charles Wyndham | |
| 1689 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Richard Brett | |
| 1689 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Edward Fleming | |
| 1689 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | Sir Charles Wyndham | |
| 1698 | Sir Benjamin Newland | | John Smith | |
| 1699 | Roger Mompesson | | John Smith | |
| January 1701 | Roger Mompesson | | Mitford Crowe | |
| November 1701 | Adam de Cardonnel | | Mitford Crowe | |
| 1702 | Adam de Cardonnel | | Frederick Tylney | |
| 1705 | Adam de Cardonnel | | Viscount Woodstock | |
| 1708 | Adam de Cardonnel | | Simeon Stuart | |
| 1710 | Adam de Cardonnel | | Richard Fleming | |
| 1712 | Roger Harris | | Richard Fleming | |
| 1715 | Thomas Lewis | | Richard Fleming | |
| 1722 | Thomas Lewis | | Thomas Missing | |
| 1727 | Robert Eyre | | Anthony Henley | |
| 1729 by-election | Sir William Heathcote | | Anthony Henley | |
| 1734 | Sir William Heathcote | | John Conduitt | |
| 1737 by-election | Sir William Heathcote | | Thomas Lee Dummer | |
| 1741 | Peter Delmé | | Edward Gibbon | |
| 1747 | Peter Delmé | | Anthony Langley Swymmer | |
| 1754 | Hans Stanley | | Anthony Langley Swymmer | |
| 1760 by-election | Hans Stanley | | Henry Dawkins | |
| 1768 | Hans Stanley | | The Viscount Palmerston | |
| 1774 | Hans Stanley | Tory | John Fleming | Tory |
| January 1780 by-election | John 'Mad Jack' Fuller | Tory | John Fleming | Tory |
| Sep 1780 | John 'Mad Jack' Fuller | Tory | Hans Sloane | Tory |
| 1784 | John Fleming | Tory | James Amyatt | Tory |
| 1790 | Henry Martin | Tory | James Amyatt | Tory |
| 1795 by-election | George Henry Rose | Tory | James Amyatt | Tory |
| 1806 | George Henry Rose | Tory | Arthur Atherley | Whig |
| 1807 | George Henry Rose | Tory | Josias Jackson | Whig |
| 1812 | George Henry Rose | Tory | Arthur Atherley | Whig |
| March 1818 by-election | William Chamberlayne | Whig | Arthur Atherley | Whig |
| Jun 1818 | William Chamberlayne | Whig | Sir William Champion de Crespigny, Bt | Whig |
| 1826 | William Chamberlayne | Whig | Abel Rous Dottin | Tory |
| Jan. 1830 by-election | James Barlow-Hoy | Tory | Abel Rous Dottin | Tory |
| 1831 | Arthur Atherley | Whig | John Storey Penleaze | Whig |

### MPs 1832–1950

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | | James Barlow-Hoy | Tory | | Arthur Atherley | Whig |
| 1833 | | John Storey Penleaze | Whig | | Arthur Atherley | Whig |
| 1835 | | James Barlow-Hoy | Conservative | | Abel Rous Dottin | Conservative |
| 1837 | | Viscount Duncan | Whig | | Abel Rous Dottin | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Lord Bruce | Conservative | | Charles Cecil Martyn | Conservative |
| 1842 by-election | | Humphrey St John-Mildmay | Conservative | | George William Hope | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Sir Alexander Cockburn | Whig | | Brodie McGhie Willcox | Whig |
| 1857 by-election | | Thomas Matthias Weguelin | Whig | | Brodie McGhie Willcox | Whig |
| 1859 | | William Digby Seymour | Liberal | | Brodie McGhie Willcox | Liberal |
| 1862 by-election | | William Digby Seymour | Liberal | | William Anderson Rose | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Russell Gurney | Conservative | | George Moffatt | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Russell Gurney | Conservative | | Peter Merrick Hoare | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Russell Gurney | Conservative | | Sir Frederick Perkins | Liberal |
| 1878 by-election | | Alfred Giles | Conservative | | Sir Frederick Perkins | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Henry Lee | Liberal | | Charles Parker Butt | Liberal |
| 1883 by-election | | Henry Lee | Liberal | | Alfred Giles | Conservative |
| 1885 | | Sir John Commerell | Conservative | | Alfred Giles | Conservative |
| 1888 by-election | | Francis Evans | Liberal | | Alfred Giles | Conservative |
| 1892 | | Francis Evans | Liberal | | Tankerville Chamberlayne | Conservative |
| 1895 | | Sir John Simeon, Bt. | Liberal Unionist | | Tankerville Chamberlayne | Conservative |
| 1896 by-election | | Sir John Simeon, Bt. | Liberal Unionist | | Sir Francis Evans | Liberal |
| 1900 | | Sir John Simeon, Bt. | Liberal Unionist | | Tankerville Chamberlayne | Conservative |
| 1906 | | Sir Ivor Philipps | Liberal | | William Dudley Ward | Liberal |
| 1922 | | Edwin King Perkins | Conservative | | Allen Bathurst | Conservative |
| 1929 | | Ralph Morley | Labour | | Tommy Lewis | Labour |
| 1931 | | William Craven-Ellis | Conservative | | Sir Charles Barrie | Liberal |
| Feb 1940 by-election | | William Craven-Ellis | Conservative | | Sir John Reith | National |
| Nov 1940 by-election | | William Craven-Ellis | Conservative | | Dr Russell Thomas | National Liberal |
| 1945 | | Ralph Morley | Labour | | Tommy Lewis | Labour |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test | constituency abolished: see Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

Chamberlayne's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 13 January 1830: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | James Barlow Hoy | 437 | 71.4 |
| | Whig | John Storey Penleaze | 175 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | c. 36.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1830: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | James Barlow Hoy | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Abel Rous Dottin | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1831: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Arthur Atherley | 732 | 43.4 |
| | Whig | John Storey Penleaze | 632 | 37.5 |
| | Tory | James Barlow Hoy | 321 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | c. 59.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1832: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Arthur Atherley | 645 | 30.8 | −12.6 |
| | Tory | James Barlow Hoy | 604 | 28.9 | +19.4 |
| | Whig | John Storey Penleaze | 594 | 28.4 | −9.1 |
| | Tory | James Mackillop | 249 | 11.9 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 74.6 | c. +14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,403 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.1 | −16.3 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +15.1 | |
* On petition, Hoy was unseated in favour of Penleaze
General election 1835: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Barlow Hoy | 508 | 28.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Abel Rous Dottin | 492 | 27.4 | +15.5 |
| | Whig | John Easthope | 423 | 23.6 | −7.2 |
| | Whig | Peregrine Bingham | 371 | 20.7 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.8 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | 77.7 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,403 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +11.5 | |
General election 1837: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abel Rous Dottin | 587 | 26.6 | −1.7 |
| | Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | 564 | 25.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cecil Martyn | 543 | 24.6 | −2.8 |
| | Whig | Clarence Paget | 509 | 23.1 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | 77.3 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,433 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bruce | 648 | 27.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cecil Martyn | 645 | 26.8 | +2.2 |
| | Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 556 | 23.1 | −2.5 |
| | Whig | Charles Edward Mangles | 554 | 23.1 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 3.7 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 76.9 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,563 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.7 | |
The election was declared void on petition on 6 May 1842, due to bribery by Bruce and Martyn's agents, and a writ for a by-election was not moved until 1 August 1842.
By-election, 9 August 1842: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Humphrey St John-Mildmay | 685 | 28.1 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | George William Hope | 682 | 28.0 | +1.2 |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | 535 | 22.0 | −1.1 |
| | Radical | George Thompson | 532 | 21.9 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 6.0 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,225 | 68.4 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,790 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
General election 1847: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Brodie McGhie Willcox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,258 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1850s

Cockburn was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 17 July 1850: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Cockburn was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 2 April 1851: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1852: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Brodie McGhie Willcox | 1,062 | 29.2 | N/A |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | 1,017 | 27.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane | 797 | 21.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Augustus Arthur Vansittart | 767 | 21.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 (est) | 75.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,419 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
Cockburn was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 7 January 1853: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | 1,098 | 64.8 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane | 596 | 35.2 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 29.6 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,694 | 65.8 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,576 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
Cockburn was appointed Recorder of Bristol, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 12 April 1854: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alexander Cockburn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Cockburn resigned after being appointed a Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, causing a by-election.
By-election, 11 February 1857: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Matthias Weguelin | 994 | 37.1 | −20.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward Butler | 962 | 35.9 | −7.1 |
| | Radical | Robert Andrews | 726 | 27.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.2 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,682 | 76.5 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,508 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −6.5 | |
General election 1857: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Brodie McGhie Willcox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Matthias Weguelin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,508 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1859: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Digby Seymour | 1,331 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Brodie McGhie Willcox | 1,204 | 33.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Matthias Weguelin | 1,012 | 28.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,774 (est) | 47.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,730 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1860s

Willcox's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 6 December 1862: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Anderson Rose | 1,715 | 51.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Edward Mangles | 1,647 | 49.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,362 | 81.5 | +34.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,124 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1865: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Gurney | 1,565 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Moffatt | 1,527 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Anderson Rose | 1,422 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Miller Mackay | 1,388 | 21.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Digby Seymour | 447 | 7.0 | −30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175 (est) | 75.8 (est) | +28.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,189 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 1.7 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Gurney | 2,393 | 27.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Merrick Hoare | 2,178 | 25.1 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | George Moffatt | 2,161 | 24.9 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Maxse | 1,947 | 22.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,340 (est) | 76.2 (est) | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,696 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.0 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Perkins | 2,724 | 28.1 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Russell Gurney | 2,534 | 26.1 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | George Moffatt | 2,345 | 24.2 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Ralph Engledue | 2,103 | 21.7 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,853 (est) | 74.2 (est) | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,537 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 1.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
Gurney's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 Jun 1878: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | 2,552 | 52.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Henry Mason Bompas | 2,304 | 47.4 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 5.2 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,856 | 69.2 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,021 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Lee | 3,051 | 25.5 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Parker Butt | 3,023 | 25.3 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | 2,972 | 24.9 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | John Edmund Commerell | 2,902 | 24.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 0.4 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,974 (est) | 80.8 (est) | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,394 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.2 | |
Butt resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty division of the High Court of Justice, causing a by-election.
By-election, 7 Apr 1883: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1885: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | 5,595 | 28.0 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | John Edmund Commerell | 5,307 | 26.5 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Lee | 4,566 | 22.8 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Jones (British judge) | 4,535 | 22.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,101 (est) | 83.8 | +3.0 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,061 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1886: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | 5,023 | 27.7 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | John Edmund Commerell | 4,726 | 26.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Cooksey | 4,384 | 24.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | James Carlile McCoan | 4,029 | 22.2 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 1.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,181 (est) | 76.7 | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,061 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Commerell resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 May 1888: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Evans | 5,151 | 54.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Guest | 4,266 | 45.3 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,417 | 74.8 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,596 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tankerville Chamberlayne | 5,449 | 26.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Francis Evans | 5,182 | 25.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Burt | 4,920 | 24.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Giles | 4,734 | 23.3 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 2.5 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,570 | 77.1 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,717 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1895: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tankerville Chamberlayne | 5,924 | 27.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Simeon | 5,390 | 25.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Francis Evans | 5,181 | 24.1 | −1.5 |
| | Lib-Lab | Henry George Wilson | 4,178 | 19.4 | −4.9 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Ramsay MacDonald | 867 | 4.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,746 | 8.1 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,302 | 76.8 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,725 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
1896 Southampton by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Evans | 5,555 | 48.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | George Candy | 5,522 | 48.7 | −3.8 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Charles A. Gibson | 274 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,351 | 76.1 | −0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,919 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tankerville Chamberlayne | 6,888 | 29.4 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Simeon | 6,253 | 26.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Francis Evans | 5,575 | 23.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Clarendon Hyde | 4,652 | 19.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,313 | 5.5 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | 6.9 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,368 | 72.6 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,505 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1906: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivor Philipps | 7,032 | 26.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Dudley Ward | 6,255 | 23.4 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Tankerville Chamberlayne | 5,754 | 21.5 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Aird | 5,535 | 20.7 | −6.1 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Harry Quelch | 2,146 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,722 | 80.1 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,613 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivor Philipps | 8,878 | 26.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Dudley Ward | 8,830 | 26.4 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Balfour | 7,874 | 23.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Tyrrell Giles | 7,841 | 23.5 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 2.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,423 | 83.5 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,205 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election December 1910: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivor Philipps | 8,496 | 26.5 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Dudley Ward | 8,449 | 26.4 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Balfour | 7,551 | 23.6 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Sir George Elliot Armstrong, 2nd Baronet | 7,535 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 898 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,031 | 80.0 | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,205 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 1917: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dudley Ward | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1918: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Ivor Philipps | 26,884 | 36.4 | +9.9 |
| C | Liberal | Dudley Ward | 16,843 | 22.8 | −3.6 |
| | Unionist | Edwin King Perkins | 15,548 | 21.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 7,828 | 10.6 | New |
| | Labour | Frederick Perriman | 6,776 | 9.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | 1.8 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,879 | 49.0 | −31.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,334 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Southampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edwin King Perkins | 22,054 | 23.9 | +2.9 |
| | Unionist | Allen Bathurst | 20,351 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 14,868 | 16.1 | +5.5 |
| | Health | E.H.M. Stancomb | 14,193 | 15.4 | New |
| | National Liberal | Ivor Philipps | 11,576 | 12.5 | −21.9 |
| | National Liberal | Dudley Ward | 9,318 | 10.1 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,483 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,360 | 61.3 | +12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,316 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal |
General election 1923: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Allen Bathurst | 20,453 | 20.0 | −2.0 |
| | Unionist | Edwin Perkins | 20,249 | 19.8 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 17,208 | 16.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Reginald Sorenson | 16,679 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Francis Jefferies Spranger | 13,724 | 13.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Neville Dixey | 13,657 | 13.4 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,041 | 2.9 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,970 | 66.4 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,833 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1924: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Allen Bathurst | 30,703 | 29.3 | +9.3 |
| | Unionist | Edwin Perkins | 30,201 | 28.8 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 22,183 | 21.1 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Reginald Sorenson | 21,768 | 20.8 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,018 | 7.7 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,855 | 66.6 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,776 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1929: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 32,249 | 22.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Ralph Morley | 31,252 | 21.7 | +0.9 |
| | Unionist | Ian Maitland | 27,898 | 19.4 | −9.9 |
| | Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 26,801 | 18.6 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal | John Howard Whitehouse | 12,966 | 9.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Arthur Thomas Lamsley | 12,836 | 8.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,354 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,002 | 69.5 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 103,653 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Craven-Ellis | 54,699 | 33.9 | +14.5 |
| | National Liberal | Charles Barrie | 54,269 | 33.6 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 26,425 | 16.4 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Ralph Morley | 26,061 | 16.1 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,274 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,208 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,454 | 75.2 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,376 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour |
| | National Liberal gain from Labour | National Liberal gain from Labour | National Liberal gain from Labour | National Liberal gain from Labour | National Liberal gain from Labour |
General election 1935: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Craven-Ellis | 44,896 | 30.0 | −3.9 |
| | National Liberal | Charles Barrie | 43,697 | 29.3 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 30,751 | 20.6 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Ralph Morley | 30,028 | 20.1 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,145 | 9.4 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,669 | 9.2 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,372 | 67.9 | −7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,047 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1940s

By-election, February 1940: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Reith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | National gain from National Liberal | National gain from National Liberal | National gain from National Liberal | National gain from National Liberal | National gain from National Liberal |
By-election, November 1940: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Russell Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | National Liberal gain from National | National Liberal gain from National | National Liberal gain from National | National Liberal gain from National | National Liberal gain from National |
General election 1945: Southampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Morley | 37,556 | 28.8 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Tommy Lewis | 37,054 | 28.4 | +7.8 |
| | National | William Craven-Ellis | 24,367 | 18.7 | −11.3 |
| | National Liberal | Russell Thomas | 22,650 | 17.3 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Fulljames | 8,878 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,687 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,404 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,505 | 68.0 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,898 | | |
| | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal |