# Lambeth North (UK Parliament constituency)

Lambeth North was a borough constituency centred on the Lambeth district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created when the two-member Lambeth constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election when the area was absorbed into the Vauxhall constituency.

## Boundaries

* 1885 - 1918: The constituency was defined as comprising three wards of the parish of Lambeth: Bishop's, North Marsh and South Marsh. The wards were those used to elect members of the Lambeth Vestry, the local authority established by the Metropolis Management Act 1855.
* 1918 - 1950: The Representation of the People Act 1918 reorganised constituencies in London, defining them in terms of the wards of the Metropolitan Boroughs which had replaced the vestries in 1900. The constituency comprised the following parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth: Bishop's Ward, Marsh Ward and the part of Prince's Ward that lay "to the north of a line running from Vauxhall Bridge along the middle of Upper Kennington Lane and Lower Kennington Lane to Newington Butts".

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser | Conservative |
| | 1892 | Francis Coldwells | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Sir Henry Morton Stanley | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1900 | Frederick William Horner | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Horatio Myer | Liberal |
| | Jan 1910 | Sir William Houghton-Gastrell | Conservative |
| | 1918 | Frank Briant | Liberal |
| | 1929 | George Strauss | Labour |
| | 1931 | Frank Briant | Liberal |
| | 1934 by-election | George Strauss | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Fraser | 2,524 | 45.4 | |
| | Liberal | Walter Wren | 2,346 | 42.2 | |
| | Independent Liberal | James Lawrence | 692 | 12.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,562 | 70.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,939 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Fraser | 2,723 | 54.1 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Walter Wren | 2,311 | 45.9 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 8.2 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,034 | 63.4 | −6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,939 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Coldwells | 2,524 | 51.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Henry Morton Stanley | 2,394 | 48.7 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,918 | 68.0 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,229 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.4 | |
General election 1895: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Henry Morton Stanley | 2,878 | 53.8 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Trevelyan | 2,473 | 46.2 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | 72.9 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,338 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Horner | 2,677 | 59.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Ford | 1,795 | 40.1 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 882 | 19.8 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,472 | 63.1 | −9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,090 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1906: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Horatio Myer | 2,162 | 44.1 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | William Houghton-Gastrell | 1,904 | 38.8 | −21.1 |
| | London Liberal and Radical Union | Dadabhai Naoroji | 733 | 14.9 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Fred Horner | 108 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,907 | 72.1 | +9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,802 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Houghton-Gastrell | 2,947 | 55.1 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal | Horatio Myer | 2,397 | 44.9 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,344 | 83.0 | +10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,440 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.8 | |
General election December 1910: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Houghton-Gastrell | 2,531 | 53.5 | −1.6 |
| | Lib-Lab | Harry Gosling | 2,202 | 46.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 7.0 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,733 | 73.5 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,440 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
General election 1918: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 7,326 | 62.3 | +15.8 |
| C | Unionist | William Houghton-Gastrell | 4,441 | 37.7 | −15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,885 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,767 | 40.9 | −32.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +15.8 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 8,132 | 43.1 | −19.2 |
| | Unionist | Ernest Roy Bird | 7,362 | 39.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 3,353 | 17.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 4.0 | −20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,847 | 62.2 | +21.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -10.3 | |
General election 1923: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 9,036 | 48.5 | +5.4 |
| | Unionist | Ernest Roy Bird | 5,509 | 29.6 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Fred Hughes | 4,089 | 21.9 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,527 | 18.9 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,634 | 59.8 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
General election 1924: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 7,943 | 37.2 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 7,914 | 37.1 | +15.2 |
| | Unionist | Jack Lazarus | 5,488 | 25.7 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 0.1 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,866 | 67.0 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -13.3 | |
General election 1929: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 11,264 | 43.8 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 10,722 | 41.8 | +4.6 |
| | Unionist | Clyde Tabor Wilson | 3,691 | 14.4 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,677 | 66.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 16,368 | 65.1 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 8,766 | 34.9 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,602 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,134 | 64.6 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +16.1 | |
1934 Lambeth North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 11,281 | 57.9 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal | J.W. Simpson | 4,968 | 25.5 | −39.6 |
| | National Labour | Frank Markham | 2,927 | 15.0 | New |
| | Independent | A.S.G. Brown | 305 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,313 | 32.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,064 | 52.6 | −12.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +31.3 | |
General election 1935: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 10,577 | 55.4 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal | Edward Terrell | 8,521 | 44.6 | −20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,056 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,211 | 54.2 | −10.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | -10.8 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 8,677 | 66.6 | +11.2 |
| | National Liberal | Eric William Bales | 2,624 | 20.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Raymond Henry Walton | 1,730 | 13.3 | −31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,053 | 46.5 | +35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,223 | 64.4 | +10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |