 The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Southwark constituency.The constituency comprised the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark wards of Christchurch, St. Jude, St. Michael and St. Saviour.It covered almost all of Cathedrals ward and the northern part of the Chaucer ward in the modern day London Borough of Southwark.