# Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) North was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark constituency.

## Boundaries

The constituency comprised the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark wards of Christchurch, St. Jude, St. Michael and St. Saviour. It covered almost all of Cathedrals ward and the northern part of the Chaucer ward in the modern day London Borough of Southwark.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Edward Strauss | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | Edward Strauss | National Liberal |
| | 1923 | Leslie Haden-Guest | Labour |
| | 1927 | Edward Strauss | Liberal |
| | 1929 | George Isaacs | Labour |
| | 1931 | Edward Strauss | National Liberal |
| | 1939 by-election | George Isaacs | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished: see Southwark | constituency abolished: see Southwark |

## Election results
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Edward Strauss | 4,254 | 47.1 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | John Harrington (Unionist) | 2,183 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 2,027 | 22.4 | |
| | NFDDSS | George Gregory Gebbett | 573 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,071 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,037 | 40.4 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Election in the 1920s

General election 1922: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Edward Strauss | 7,435 | 54.0 | New |
| | Labour | Leslie Haden-Guest | 6,323 | 46.0 | +23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,112 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,758 | 56.1 | +15.7 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Haden-Guest | 7,665 | 51.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward Strauss | 7,303 | 48.8 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,968 | 59.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1924: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Haden-Guest | 8,115 | 43.8 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal | Edward Strauss | 7,085 | 38.3 | −10.5 |
| | Unionist | John Llewellin | 3,305 | 17.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 5.5 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,505 | 71.5 | +11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1927 Southwark North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Strauss | 7,334 | 43.9 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 6,167 | 36.9 | −6.9 |
| | Constitutionalist | Leslie Haden-Guest | 3,215 | 19.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,716 | 62.8 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 9,660 | 45.8 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Edward Strauss | 9,228 | 43.8 | +5.5 |
| | Unionist | Marcus Samuel | 2,198 | 10.4 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,086 | 65.2 | −6.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | *Edward Strauss | 13,045 | 64.9 | +21.1 |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 7,053 | 35.1 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,992 | 29.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,098 | 63.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +15.9 | |
* After the election, Strauss took the Liberal National whip.
General election 1935: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Edward Strauss | 8,086 | 50.2 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 8,007 | 49.8 | +14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,093 | 56.1 | −7.1 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
1939 Southwark North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 5,815 | 57.4 | +7.6 |
| | National Liberal | Alfred Henderson-Livesey | 4,322 | 42.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,137 | 38.9 | −17.2 |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +7.6 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 5,943 | 69.0 | +19.2 |
| | National Liberal | Edward Terrell | 2,673 | 31.0 | −19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,270 | 38.0 | +37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,616 | 61.3 | +5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |