Clapham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Clapham constituency in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.

Clapham constituency in the London County Council area from 1918 to 1949.

Clapham in the London County Council area from 1950 to 1974.

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1885-1918: In 1885 the constituency was established as a division of the parliamentary borough of Battersea and Clapham, in the northern part of the historic county of Surrey. It was based on the Clapham area of South London.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of-

• "The Parish of Clapham,
• No. 1 Ward of Battersea Parish, and
• No. 4 Ward of Battersea Parish, except so much as is comprised in Division No. 1 as herein described". ^[1]

In 1889 the area was severed from Surrey and became part of the new County of London. In 1900 local government in London was reorganised. The constituency became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.

1918-1974: In the redistribution of 1918, the constituency became a division of Wandsworth. It consisted of the local government wards of Clapham North and Clapham South, with a part of Balham.

In 1965 the area became part of the London Borough of Lambeth and Greater London.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

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[edit] References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs