Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battersea South was a parliamentary constituency, originally in the County of London and later in Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (using first-past-the-post voting).
Battersea South | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County of London, then Greater London |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Battersea (abolished and largely succeeded by Battersea North) Clapham (part of) |
Replaced by | Battersea, Tooting |
It was created for the 1918 general election, when the former Battersea constituency was divided in two and the Clapham constituency was reduced in size, losing both of its Battersea wards of the four in total. Battersea South was abolished for the 1983 general election, when the bulk of its territory was reunited with Battersea North to form a new Battersea seat. The south of its area formed a new Tooting seat.