Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)

Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...

centred on the town of Barnstaple

Barnstaple

Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...

in Devon

Devon

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, in the South West of England

South West England

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. It returned two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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to the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.

The constituency was created in 1295, and abolished for the 1950 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1950

The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...

. The town of Barnstaple is today represented by the North Devon

North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

North Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....

constituency.

1295-1832

Year		First member	First party	Second member	Second party
1386		John Bidewell		Jocelin Antony
February 1388		Thomas Norris II		William Long
September 1388		John Sampford		Roger Rede
January 1390		Thomas Norris II		Robert Crook
1391		John Aston		Robert Cobbley
1393		Richard Colecote		John Herberd
1394		Thomas Norris II		John Bidewell
1395		Thomas Norris II		John Bidewell
January 1397		Robert Napton		Thomas Holman
1399		Thomas Hoper		Walter Spencer
1402		Robert Napton		John But
1406		Thomas Holman alias Pyers		John Luttrell
1407		John Bakwell		John Hunt II
1410		Alfred Wonston		John Foxley
1411		Nicholas Broomford		Alfred Wonston
May 1413		Thomas Haseley		John Broomford
November 1414		John Pyne John Pyne John Pyne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, but fell out with Oliver Cromwell during the Interregnum...		John Walwyn
1420		William Weldo		Walter Prideaux
May 1421		John More II		Richard Wood
December 1421		John Cokeworthy II		Sir John Trebell
1427		Sir John Trebell
1512		John Culme		John Goddisland
1515		John Goddisland		?
1529		Hugh Yeo		Anthony Bury
1542		George Rolle		?
1545		George Rolle		George Haydon
1547		Sir James Wilford (died 1550) repl. by Sir Arthur Champernowne Arthur Champernowne Sir Arthur Champernowne was a Vice-Admiral of the West who lived at Dartington Hall in Devon, England.-Biography:Champernowne was the second son of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury, Devon, whose family had lived in Devon since arriving from Cambernon in Normandy in the eleventh century as part...		Bartholemew Traheron
1571		Peter Wentworth Peter Wentworth Peter Wentworth was a prominent Puritan leader in the Parliament of England. He was the elder brother of Paul Wentworth, and first entered as member for Barnstaple in 1571. He later sat for the Cornish borough of Tregony in 1572, and for the town of Northampton in the parliaments of 1586–7, 1589,...		Robert Apley
1572		Vincent Skinner Vincent Skinner Sir Vincent Skinner was an English politician, who sat in parliament for numerous constituencies.The son of John Skinner of Thorpe-by-Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1557, graduating B.A. in 1561 and M.A. in 1564.He was a Member of Parliament for Truro in...		Robert Apley
1584		John Peryham		Robert Prowse
1586		Thomas Hinson		Lewis darte
1588		Thomas Hinson		John Doddridge
1593		George Chittinge		Richard Leye
1597		Thomas Hinson		George Peard
1601		Richard Martin Richard Martin (Recorder of London) Richard Martin was an English lawyer, orator, and supporter of the Virginia Company who was appointed Recorder of the City of London at the recommendation of James I of England in 1618 but died shortly thereafter.-Lawyer and tavern wit:...		Edward Hancock
1604		Thomas Hinson		George Pearde
1614		John Gostlin John Gostlin John Gostlin or Gostlyn was an English academic and physician, Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 1619 and Regius Professor of Physic.-Life:...		John Delbridge
1621		John Delbridge		Pentecost Dodderidge
1624		John Delbridge		Pentecost Dodderidge
1625		John Delbridge		Pentecost Dodderidge
1626		Sir Alexander St John Alexander St John Sir Alexander St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1629.St John was a son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire...		John Delbridge
1628		Sir Alexander St John Alexander St John Sir Alexander St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1629.St John was a son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire...		John Delbridge
1640 April		George Peard George Peard George Peard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1645. He supported the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War.Peard was a member of the Middle Temple....		Thomas Matthew Thomas Matthew (Barnstaple MP) Thomas Matthew was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Matthew was a merchant of Barnstaple and became a burgess of the town. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in the Short Parliament. He stood again for the Long parliament...
1640 November		George Peard George Peard George Peard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1645. He supported the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War.Peard was a member of the Middle Temple....		Richard Ferris Richard Ferris Richard Ferris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640.Ferris was born at Barnstaple, the son of Philip Ferris and his wife Thomasyn Cade....
1660		John Rolle John Rolle (died 1706) Sir John Rolle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.Rolle was the son of Andrew Rolle and his wife Grace Roberts and was baptised at Week St Mary, Cornwall on 23 September 1627...		Nicholas Dennys Nicholas Dennys Nicholas Dennys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1678.Dennys was the son Thomas Dennys, of Ilfracombe, Devon. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford on 11 July 1634, aged 18...
1661		Sir John Chichester
1667		Sir John Northcote Sir John Northcote, 1st Baronet Sir John Northcote, 1st Baronet , of Hayne in Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.Educated at Exeter College, Oxford and a member of the Inner Temple, Northcote was High Sheriff of Devon in 1627. In late 1640 or early 1641, he entered Parliament for the newly re-established borough of...
1677		John Basset
February 1679 Habeas Corpus Parliament The Habeas Corpus Parliament, also known as the First Exclusion Parliament, was a short-lived English Parliament which assembled on 6 March 1679 during the reign of Charles II of England, the third parliament of the King's reign. It is named after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May,...				Sir Hugh Acland Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet was the son of Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Vincent.-Succession:He succeeded his nephew as baronet on the latter's death in 1672. He obtained new Letters Patent of the Baronetcy on 21 January 1678, with precedence from 24 June 1644 when the baronetcy was...
October 1679				Arthur Acland
1680				Richard Lee
1685				Sir Arthur Chichester
1689		Richard Lee		Sir Arthur Chichester
1690		Sir George Hutchins		Arthur Champneys
1695		Sir Nicholas Hooper		Arthur Champneys
1705				Samuel Rolle
1708				Richard Acland
1713				Sir Arthur Chichester
1715		John Rolle		Sir Arthur Chichester
1718				John Basset
1721				Sir Hugh Acland Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet was the son of John Acland and Elizabeth Acland.-Succession:He succeeded his grandfather as baronet on the latter's death on 9 March 1714...
1722		Lieutenant-General Thomas Whetham
1727		Richard Coffin		Theophilus Fortescue
1734		Sir John Chichester
1740		John Basset
1741		John Harris John Harris (1703-1768) John Harris was a British politician.He was the son of William Harris of Pickwell Manor, which he inherited on the death of his father before 1724....		Henry Rolle
1747		Thomas Benson		Henry Rolle
1748		Thomas Benson		Sir Bourchier Wrey Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet was a British politician.A native of North Devon, he was the son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet and his wife Diana, daughter of John Rolle of Stevenstone...
1754		John Harris John Harris (1703-1768) John Harris was a British politician.He was the son of William Harris of Pickwell Manor, which he inherited on the death of his father before 1724....	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...	George Amyand	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1761		Denys Rolle		George Amyand
1766		Denys Rolle		John Clevland	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1774		William Devaynes
1780		Francis Basset
1784		William Devaynes
1796		Richard Wilson
1802		William Devaynes		Captain Sir Edward Pellew Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars...
1804		William Devaynes		Viscount Ebrington	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1806		William Taylor		Viscount Ebrington
1807				George Woodford Thellusson
January 1812				William Busk
October 1812		Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet , of Maristow in Devon, was a British Member of Parliament and borough-monger.-Parliamentary career:...	Tory	Sir Eyre Coote
1818			Tory	Francis Molyneux Ommanney
1820		Michael Nolan
1824		Frederick Hodgson
1826		Frederick Hodgson		Henry Alexander
1830		Stephens Lyne-Stephens Stephens Lyne-Stephens Stephens Lyne-Stephens was an English Tory politician who represented Barnstaple before the 1832 Reform Act. After inheriting a family fortune from glass manufacture in Portugal, he was later reputed to be the richest commoner in England.Lyne-Stephens was returned as Member of Parliament for...		George Tudor
1831		Frederick Hodgson		John Chichester Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet, of Arlington Court John Palmer Bruce Chichester, 1st Baronet was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1841....	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1832		Charles St John Fancourt	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1837		Frederick Hodgson	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1841		Frederick Hodgson		Montague Gore Montague Gore -Background:Gore was the member of a branch of the Gore family that descended from Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor of London in 1624, younger son of Gerard Gore, whose elder son Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, was the ancestor of the Earls of Arran, the Barons Annaly and the Barons Harlech. His father,...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1847		Richard Bremridge	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Hon. John Fortescue John Fortescue (MP) The Hon. John William Fortescue was a British Whig politician.-Background:Fortescue was the second son of Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue, and Lady Susan, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby. His paternal grandmother Hester Grenville was the daughter of George Grenville. Hugh...	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1852		Richard Bremridge		Sir William Fraser Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet of Leadclune , English politician, author and collector, was born the son of Sir James Fraser, a colonel of the 7th Hussars, who had served on Wellington's staff at Waterloo....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1854		John Laurie	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Richard Samuel Guinness	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1855		George Stucley Buck Sir George Stucley, 1st Baronet Sir George Stucley Stucley, 1st Baronet , known as George Buck until 1858, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Richard Samuel Guinness
1857		John Laurie	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Sir William Fraser Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet of Leadclune , English politician, author and collector, was born the son of Sir James Fraser, a colonel of the 7th Hussars, who had served on Wellington's staff at Waterloo....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1859		John Ferguson Davie	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	George Potts	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1863				Thomas Lloyd	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1864				Richard Bremridge	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1865		Sir George Stucley Stucley Sir George Stucley, 1st Baronet Sir George Stucley Stucley, 1st Baronet , known as George Buck until 1858, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Thomas Cave Thomas Cave (Liberal politician) Thomas Cave was a British Liberal politician.-Political career:Cave was returned to Parliament for Barnstaple in 1865, a seat he held until 1880. He also served as Sheriff of London between 1863 and 1864 and was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey.-Family:Cave married Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1868		Charles Henry Williams Charles Henry Williams Charles Henry Williams was a British naval and military officer, and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, 1868–1874....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1874		Samuel Danks Waddy Samuel Danks Waddy Samuel Danks Waddy was an English politician.He was born in Gateshead, the son of Samuel Dousland Waddy, a Methodist minister. The family soon moved to Sheffield and his father was instrumental in the founding of Wesley College in 1838...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
February 1880		Viscount Lymington Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth JP, DL , styled Viscount Lymington until 1891, was a British Liberal politician...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
April 1880				Sir Robert Walter Carden	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918Representation of the People Act 1884Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	Representation reduced to one member

1885-1950

Year		Member	Party
	1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918Representation of the People Act 1884Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	George Pitt-Lewis George Pitt-Lewis George Pitt-Lewis, KC was an English judge and Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892....	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*...		Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
	1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...	Alfred Billson Alfred Billson Alfred Billson was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.Born in Leicester, Billson was elected as Member of Parliament for three different constituencies: from 1892 to 1895 for Barnstaple in Devon, from 1897 to 1900 for Halifax in West Yorkshire, and from 1906 until his death in 1907...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...	Sir William Cameron Gull Sir William Cameron Gull, 2nd Baronet Sir William Cameron Gull, 2nd Baronet , known as Sir Cameron Gull, was a leading barrister and Liberal Unionist Party politician in England, who served for five years as a Member of Parliament .- Early life :...	Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
	1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:**-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...	Ernest Joseph Soares	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1911	Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...	Tudor Rees Tudor Rees Tudor Rees was a Welsh lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.-Family and education:Tudor Rees, as he was usually known, was the son of the late J Rees of Maesteg in Glamorgan. He was educated at the University of Wales. In 1918 he married Dorothy Sidebotham of Bowdon, Cheshire. They had one son...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...	Basil Edward Peto	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987-External links:***...	Tudor Rees Tudor Rees Tudor Rees was a Welsh lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.-Family and education:Tudor Rees, as he was usually known, was the son of the late J Rees of Maesteg in Glamorgan. He was educated at the University of Wales. In 1918 he married Dorothy Sidebotham of Bowdon, Cheshire. They had one son...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...	Sir Basil Edward Peto	Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...	Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland Richard Acland Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party. He had previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament and joined the Labour Party in 1945...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1942		Common Wealth Common Wealth Party The Common Wealth Party was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom in the Second World War. Thereafter, it continued in being, essentially as a pressure group, until 1993.-The war years:...
	1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...	Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...		constituency abolished

Notes

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

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