# Haggerston (UK Parliament constituency)

Haggerston, formally known as the "Haggerston Division of Shoreditch", was a borough constituency centred on the Haggerston district of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch in 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 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1885, as a division of the parliamentary borough of Shoreditch in the East End of London. The area was administered as part of the Tower division of the county of Middlesex.
The division consisted of the Acron, Haggerston, Kingsland and Whitmore wards.
In 1889 there were administrative changes. The territory of the constituency was severed from Middlesex and included in the new County of London. The lower tier of local government in the area continued to be administered by parish vestries and local boards of works.
In 1900 local government in London was rationalised. The civil parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch became part of a larger Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
In the redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1918, the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch constituted a single parliamentary division of Shoreditch. The Haggerston division was abolished.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Randal Cremer | Liberal |
| | 1895 | John Lowles | Conservative |
| | 1900 | Sir Randal Cremer | Liberal |
| | 1908 b-e | Rupert Guinness | Conservative |
| | Jan. 1910 | Henry Chancellor | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1885: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,736 | 68.5 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Denny Urlin | 1,259 | 31.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,477 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | 59.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,737 | | |
| | Lib-Lab win (new seat) | Lib-Lab win (new seat) | Lib-Lab win (new seat) | Lib-Lab win (new seat) | Lib-Lab win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,054 | 55.1 | −13.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 1,677 | 44.9 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 10.2 | −26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,731 | 55.4 | −3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,737 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | -13.4 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,543 | 61.1 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Firbank | 1,622 | 38.9 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 22.2 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,165 | 65.6 | +10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,351 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
General election 1895: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lowles | 2,269 | 50.4 | +11.5 |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,229 | 49.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,498 | 67.5 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,661 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,290 | 50.3 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Lowles | 2,266 | 49.7 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,556 | 67.2 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,781 | | |
| | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1906: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 2,772 | 53.9 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 2,371 | 46.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 7.8 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,143 | 80.3 | +13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,403 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
1908 Haggerston by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 2,867 | 51.4 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Walter Richard Warren | 1,724 | 30.9 | −23.0 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Herbert Burrows | 986 | 17.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,577 | 65.9 | −14.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,457 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +14.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Chancellor | 3,041 | 48.0 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 2,586 | 40.9 | −5.2 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Herbert Burrows | 701 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 7.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,327 | 79.7 | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,936 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.8 | |
General election December 1910: Haggerston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Chancellor | 3,046 | 53.6 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 2,641 | 46.4 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 7.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 71.7 | −8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,936 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |