Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Balham and Tooting was a special area in South London that used to elect one person, called a Member of Parliament (MP), to represent it in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is where laws are made in the UK Parliament. This area was created for the general election in 1918 and stopped being a separate area for elections in 1950.
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What was the Balham and Tooting Area?
The official name for this election area was the Balham and Tooting Division of the Parliamentary Borough of Wandsworth. It was set up by a law called the Representation of the People Act in 1918. This law aimed to make sure that each election area had a fair number of voters. It also wanted to make sure that the election areas matched up with local government areas.
Before 1918, Balham and Tooting was part of a larger election area called Wandsworth. After the 1918 changes, it became one of five new election areas within the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in London.
Where were its borders?
The Balham and Tooting area included the entire Tooting ward. It also covered part of the Balham ward. This part of Balham was west and south of Balham Hill, Balham High Road, Ormeley Road, Cavendish Road, and Emmanuel Road. The rest of the Balham ward was in another election area called Clapham.
The Balham and Tooting area had several neighbours. To the north-west was Wandsworth Central. To the north was Battersea South. Clapham was to the north-east. To the east and south-east was Streatham. Finally, Mitcham was to the south, and Wimbledon was to the west.
In 1950, the election areas changed again. The Tooting ward and part of the Balham ward became part of the Wandsworth Central area. The remaining part of Balham ward stayed in the Clapham election area.
Who were the Members of Parliament?
A Member of Parliament (MP) is a person elected by voters to represent them in the House of Commons. They speak for the people in their area and help make decisions about the country. Here are the MPs who represented Balham and Tooting:
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | John Denison-Pender | Unionist | |
| 1922 | Alfred Butt | Unionist | |
| 1936 b-e | George Doland | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Richard Adams | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
The first MP for Balham and Tooting was John Denison-Pender, elected in 1918. He was from the Unionist Party. Alfred Butt, also a Unionist, became MP in 1922. Later, George Doland from the Conservative Party won a special election in 1936. The last MP for Balham and Tooting was Richard Adams, from the Labour Party, who was elected in 1945. The area stopped being an election constituency in 1950.
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A map showing the wards of Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
