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REPORT.
THE Parliamentary Borough and Parish of St. Mary, Newington,
adjoins the parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, on
the north and east, Camberwell on the south, and Lambeth
on the west; the superficial area being 632 statute acres.
The borough has two divisions, the West Newington Division
taking in the whole of Trinity, St. Mary's and St. Paul's Wards of
the Parish.
The number of electors in this division is 9,318.
Member—Captain Cecil William Norton.
The Walworth Division takes in the whole of St. Peter's and
St. John's Wards.
The number of electors in this division is 8,741.
Member—James Bailey, Esq.
The parish has 37 miles of dedicated roadways and 1,172 street
lamps.
The number of inhabited houses at Midsummer 1881 was 14,009 ;
and at the Census of 1891, 13,392.
The number of inhabitants entitled to vote for Vestrymen and
Auditors at the election in December 1894, after the rearrangement
of wards and abolition of the rating qualification by the operation
of the Local Government Act of the foregoing session, was as
follows:—
St. Mary's Ward 3,518 Members 15
St. Paul's ,, 3,070 ,, 12
St. Peter's ,, 4,069 ,, 15
St. John's ,, 4,672 ,, 18
Trinity „ 2,730 ,, 12
Total 18,059 72
According to the Census taken in 1891, the population of the
parish was 115,663.