EXHIBIT 23.2     
                        
                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS     
   
We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated August 27, 1996 with respect to the financial
statements of South Western Electricity plc (Predecessor Company) in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-09033) of Southern
Investments UK plc for the registration of $235,000,000 of its Senior Notes
Due 2006.     
                                             
                                          ERNST & YOUNG     
                                             
                                          Chartered Accountants     
   
Bristol, England     
   
August 27, 1996