Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)

Bermondsey
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Bermondsey in London 1885-1918
Bermondsey in London 1950-74
18851918
Seatsone
Created fromSouthwark
Replaced byBermondsey West and Rotherhithe
19501983
Created fromBermondsey West and Rotherhithe
Replaced bySouthwark and Bermondsey

Bermondsey was a borough constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election, when almost all its territory was represented by the new Bermondsey West and a very small amount going into the existing Rotherhithe constituency.

A new Bermondsey constituency was created for the 1950 general election including Rotherhithe, was and abolished for the 1983 election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark and Bermondsey constituency.


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