South Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

South Durham
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
From 1832-1868 and this area was left intact until 1885. Extract from 1837 result: the longer 'doubly' orange area which has an east coast.
CountyCounty Durham
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromCounty Durham
Replaced byBarnard Castle, Bishop Auckland and South East Durham

South Durham, formally the Southern Division of Durham and often referred to as Durham Southern, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

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