City of Chester (constituency)
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City of Chester is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
by the first past the post system of election.
, and parts of the surrounding Cheshire West and Chester
unitary authority, including the villages of Aldford
, Capenhurst
, Christleton
, Guilden Sutton
, Newtown
, Pulford
and Saughall
.
Much of the city of Chester itself is residential of varying characteristics, with more middle-class areas such as Upton
and the large rural council estate of Blacon
. However, the estate of Blacon
is now owned, run and maintained by the Chester And District Housing Trust CDHT.
The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election .
Prior to 1997, Chester was a seat traditionally held by the Conservative Party
, although their majorities over Labour
were not always large.
Labour's Christine Russell
gained the seat easily at the 1997 election
and held it until 2010. Her majority over the Conservatives had been reduced to under 1,000 at the 2005 election
.
Four of the six candidates at the 2010 General Election had contested the seat previously; Christine Russell (1997, 2001, 2005); Allan Weddell (2001, 2005); Ed Abrahms (2005) and Tom Barker (1992). All candidates had contested at least one election for local authorities for wards inside the constituency.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the city of ChesterChester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
, and parts of the surrounding Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health...
unitary authority, including the villages of Aldford
Aldford
Aldford is a village and civil parish in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester . It has a population of 213.The village lies on the east bank of the River Dee...
, Capenhurst
Capenhurst
Capenhurst is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England and located on the Wirral Peninsula to the south west of the town of Ellesmere Port...
, Christleton
Christleton
Christleton is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a population for the entire civil parish of 2,112....
, Guilden Sutton
Guilden Sutton
Guilden Sutton is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is home to 1,525 residents, two churches, a primary school, one pub, a Post Office and a village hall as well as several local...
, Newtown
Newtown, Chester
Newtown is an area of Chester, Cheshire, England.-History:left|thumb|1899 OS map of N.E. Chester showing Newtown. The Cathederal grounds of St. Werburgh can be seen to bottom left of the map...
, Pulford
Pulford
Pulford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated on the B5445 road, to the south west of Chester and on the border with Wales. It is believed that the name of the village is derived from the...
and Saughall
Saughall
Saughall is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Chester and close to the Welsh border....
.
Much of the city of Chester itself is residential of varying characteristics, with more middle-class areas such as Upton
Upton, Cheshire
Upton by Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It includes the villages of Upton and Upton Heath. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as...
and the large rural council estate of Blacon
Blacon
Blacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties...
. However, the estate of Blacon
Blacon
Blacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties...
is now owned, run and maintained by the Chester And District Housing Trust CDHT.
Boundary Review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, the Boundary Commission for England made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards included in this modified constituency were (as at 12 April 2005):- Blacon HallBlaconBlacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties...
, Blacon LodgeBlaconBlacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties...
, BoughtonBoughton, CheshireBoughton is a neighbourhood to the east of Chester city centre, part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England...
, Boughton HeathBoughton HeathBoughton Heath is a village located inside the civil parish Great Boughton in Chester, Cheshire, England.The village is home to primary schools like Boughton Heath Primary School and Cherry Grove Primary School as well as secondary schools...
, ChristletonChristletonChristleton is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a population for the entire civil parish of 2,112....
, City and St Anne'sNewtown, ChesterNewtown is an area of Chester, Cheshire, England.-History:left|thumb|1899 OS map of N.E. Chester showing Newtown. The Cathederal grounds of St. Werburgh can be seen to bottom left of the map...
, CollegeCollegeA college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
, Curzon and Westminster, DodlestonDodlestonDodleston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, situated on the border between England and Wales...
, Handbridge and St Mary'sHandbridgeHandbridge is a district of Chester, England on the south bank of the River Dee. A settlement has existed on the site since the Iron age , but the site saw major expansion during the collapse of the Roman occupation of Britain, as the city grew too large for its walls...
, Hoole All Saints, Hoole Groves, HuntingtonHuntington, CheshireHuntington is a civil parish on the southern outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England...
, Lache Park, MollingtonMollington, CheshireMollington is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, It is located two miles north of the city of Chester, with approximate boundaries formed by the A41 Liverpool-Chester trunk road and Shropshire Union...
, Newton Brook, Newton St Michaels, SaughallSaughallSaughall is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Chester and close to the Welsh border....
, Upton GrangeUpton, CheshireUpton by Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It includes the villages of Upton and Upton Heath. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as...
, Upton WestleaUpton, CheshireUpton by Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It includes the villages of Upton and Upton Heath. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as...
, and Vicars CrossVicars CrossVicars Cross is a large suburban area situated on the east side of Chester, in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 Census the area had a population of 5,663.-Community:The local primary school in Vicars Cross is Oldfield Primary which is situated in Green Lane...
, all from the Chester DistrictChester (district)Chester was a non-metropolitan local government district of Cheshire, England, with the status of a city and a borough.Apart from Chester itself, which was the principal settlement, the district covered a large rural area...
The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election .
History
As part of a county palatine with a parliament of its own until the early 16th century Chester was not enfranchised until an Act of 1543. From then on it returned two MPs to Parliament until 1885, when the representation was reduced to one member.Prior to 1997, Chester was a seat traditionally held by the Conservative Party
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...
, although their majorities over Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
were not always large.
Labour's Christine Russell
Christine Russell
Christine Margaret Russell is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 General Election.-Early life:She is a Lincolnshire farmer's daughter from South Holland...
gained the seat easily at the 1997 election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
and held it until 2010. Her majority over the Conservatives had been reduced to under 1,000 at the 2005 election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
.
Four of the six candidates at the 2010 General Election had contested the seat previously; Christine Russell (1997, 2001, 2005); Allan Weddell (2001, 2005); Ed Abrahms (2005) and Tom Barker (1992). All candidates had contested at least one election for local authorities for wards inside the constituency.
MPs 1545 to 1660
| Year | First member | Second member | |
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| 1547 | Richard Sneyd | William Aldersey | |
| 1553 (Mar) | Richard Sneyd | Randall Mainwaring | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Richard Sneyd | Thomas Massey | |
| 1554 (Apr) | Richard Sneyd | William Aldersey | |
| 1554 (Nov) | Richard Sneyd | Thomas Massey | |
| 1555 | William Gerard | William Aldersey | |
| 1558 | Sir Lawrence Smith | William Gerard | |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Lawrence Smith | William Gerard I | |
| 1562/1563 | William Gerard I | John Yerworth | |
| 1571 | William Gerard I | William Glasier | |
| 1572 (Apr) | William Gerard I | William Glasier | |
| 1584 (Nov) | Richard Birkheved | Richard Bavand | |
| 1586 (Sep) | Richard Birkheved | Peter Warburton | |
| 1588/1589 | Richard Birkheved | Peter Warburton | |
| 1593 | Richard Birkheved | Gilbert Gerard | |
| 1597 (Sep) | Peter Warburton | William Brock | |
| 1601 | Hugh Glasier Hugh Glasier Hugh Glasier was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1610.Glasier was the second son of William Glasier of Chester and Lea and his first wife Elizabeth Aglionby, probably daughter of Hugh Aglionby. His father was vice-chamberlain of the county palatine of... |
Thomas Gamull | |
| 1604 | Thomas Lawton Thomas Lawton Thomas Lawton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1584 and from 1604 to 1606.Lawton was the third son of John Lawton of Church Lawton and his wife Margaret Dutton, daughter of Fulke Dutton of Chester. He was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford in 1575 and entered... |
Hugh Glasier Hugh Glasier Hugh Glasier was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1610.Glasier was the second son of William Glasier of Chester and Lea and his first wife Elizabeth Aglionby, probably daughter of Hugh Aglionby. His father was vice-chamberlain of the county palatine of... |
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| 1614 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
John Bingley | |
| 1621-1622 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
John Ratcliffe | |
| 1624 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
John Savage | |
| 1625 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
John Savage | |
| 1626 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
William Samuel | |
| 1628-1629 | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... |
John Ratcliffe | |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | ||
| Apr 1640 | Sir Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (Chester MP) Sir Thomas Smith was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644.Smith was the son of Laurence Smith, of Hatherton, Cheshire and his wife Anne Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover. He was knighted on 21 July 1615... |
Robert Brerewood Robert Brerewood Sir Robert Brerewood was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Brerewood was the son of John Brerewood who had been Sheriff of Chester. The Brerewood family over several generations filled many public offices in Chester. In 1605 Brerewood was sent to Brasenose... |
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| Nov 1640 | Sir Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (Chester MP) Sir Thomas Smith was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644.Smith was the son of Laurence Smith, of Hatherton, Cheshire and his wife Anne Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover. He was knighted on 21 July 1615... |
Francis Gamull | Both disabled 1644 |
| 1645 | William Edwards | John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe (MP) John Ratcliffe was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1673.... |
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| 1653 | Chester not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| 1654 | Charles Walley | One seat only | |
| 1656 | Edward Bradshaw | One seat only | |
| 1659 | Jonathan Ridge | John Griffith | |
MPs 1660-1880
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| 1660 | John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe (MP) John Ratcliffe was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1673.... |
William Ince William Ince (MP) William Ince was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Ince was sheriff of Chester in 1635 and as a pro-royalist became mayor of Chester in 1643 after King Charles visited the city. He was described as a yeoman... |
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| 1661 | Sir Thomas Smith, Bt Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, of Hatherton Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1675.Smith was the son of Sir Thomas Smith, of Hatherton, Cheshire and his wife Mary Smith, daughter of Sir Hugh Smith, of Long Ashton, Somerset... |
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| 1673 | Robert Werden | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1675 | William Williams | |||||
| 1679 | Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster... |
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| 1681 | Roger Whitley Roger Whitley Roger Whitley was a royalist officer in the English Civil War, and was closely involved throughout the 1650s in plans for a royalist uprising against the Interregnum and Protectorate regimes.... |
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| 1685 | Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
Robert Werden | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1689 | Roger Whitley Roger Whitley Roger Whitley was a royalist officer in the English Civil War, and was closely involved throughout the 1650s in plans for a royalist uprising against the Interregnum and Protectorate regimes.... |
Whig | George Mainwaring | Whig | ||
| 1690 | Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
Sir Richard Levinge, Bt Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and judge.Leving was a Member of Parliament of the English House of Commons for Chester from 1690 to 1695. In 1692 he also became a member of the Irish House of Commons for Blessington, a seat he held until 1695. During this time he served... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1695 | Roger Whitley Roger Whitley Roger Whitley was a royalist officer in the English Civil War, and was closely involved throughout the 1650s in plans for a royalist uprising against the Interregnum and Protectorate regimes.... |
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| January 1698 | Thomas Cowper | |||||
| July 1698 | Peter Shakerley | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1701 | Sir Henry Bunbury, Bt Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet was a British Tory politician and baronet.-Background:He was the son of Sir Henry Bunbury, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Eyton, daughter of Sir Kendrick Eyton. In 1687, aged only eleven, he succeeded his father as baronet... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1715 | Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.... |
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| 1727 | Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.... |
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| January 1733 | Sir Robert Grosvenor, Bt Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.... |
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| March 1733 | Sir Charles Bunbury, Bt Sir Charles Bunbury, 4th Baronet Sir Charles Bunbury, 4th Baronet was a British politician.The member of an ancient Cheshire family, Bunbury was the eldest son of Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Susannah, daughter of William Hanmer. Sir Charles Bunbury and Henry Bunbury were his nephews... |
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| 1742 | Philip Henry Warburton | |||||
| 1754 | Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor , known as Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet between 1755 and 1761 and as The Lord Grosvenor between 1761 and 1784, was a British peer, racehorse owner and art collector... |
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| 1755 | Thomas Grosvenor Thomas Grosvenor (1734–1795) -Background:Grosvenor was the second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet, and Jane, daughter of Thomas Warre. Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor, was his elder brother.-Political career:Grosvenor sat as Member of Parliament for Chester from 1755 to 1795.... |
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| 1761 | Richard Wilbraham-Bootle | |||||
| 1790 | Viscount Belgrave Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, KG was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831. He was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster... |
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| 1795 | Thomas Grosvenor Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer) Field Marshal Thomas Grosvenor was a senior officer in the British Army.-Military career:Born the third son of Thomas Grosvenor MP, Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School and commissioned into the 1st foot guards in 1779. He was in charge of security at the Bank of England during the Gordon... |
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| 1802 | Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819) Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor , was a British politician.Born Richard Grosvenor and a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor, second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet... |
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| 1807 | John Grey Egerton Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet was a politician in Cheshire, England. He was Member of Parliament for Chester from 1807 to 1818.Born John Egerton, he was educated at King's School, Chester and Tarvin School... |
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| 1818 | Viscount Belgrave Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1826 | Lord Robert Grosvenor Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC , styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847... |
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| 1830 | Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bt Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, 10th Baronet FRS was an English palaeontologist and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1830 and 1881.... |
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... |
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| 1831 | Foster Cunliffe-Offley | |||||
| May 1832 | John Finchett Maddock | |||||
| December 1832 | Sir John Jervis John Jervis (politician) Sir John Jervis was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell... |
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... |
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| 1847 | Earl Grosvenor Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of... |
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... |
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| 1850 | William Owen Stanley William Owen Stanley Hon. William Owen Stanley was a British Liberal politician.Stanley was a twin son of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, and Lady Maria Josepha, daughter of John Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield. His brother was Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley... |
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| 1857 | Enoch Gibbon Salisbury | |||||
| 1859 | Philip Stapleton Humberston | |||||
| 1865 | William Henry Gladstone William Henry Gladstone William Henry Gladstone was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament, and the eldest son of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone and his wife Catherine née Glynne.... |
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... |
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| 1868 | Henry Cecil Raikes Henry Cecil Raikes Henry Cecil Raikes PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1874 and 1880 and served as Postmaster General between 1886 and 1891.-Background and education:... |
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... |
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| 1869 | Hon. Norman Grosvenor Norman Grosvenor Captain The Honourable Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor , was a British Liberal Party politician.A member of the Grosvenor family headed by the Duke of Westminster, Grosvenor was a younger son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster. Robert... |
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| 1874 | John George Dodson | 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... |
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| 1880 | Beilby Lawley Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC was a British soldier, Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880 and administrator who was the Governor of Madras from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:... |
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- Constituency suspended (1880)
MPs since 1885
- Voting restored (1885)
Election Member Party 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...Balthazar Walter Foster 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, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...Robert Armstrong Yerburgh 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...1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...Alfred Moritz Mond Alfred Mond, 1st Baron MelchettAlfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett PC, FRS , known as Sir Alfred Mond, Bt, between 1910 and 1928, was a British industrialist, financier and 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...1910, January Robert Armstrong Yerburgh 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...1916 by-election Sir Owen Cosby Philipps 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...1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922The 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...Sir Charles William Cayzer Sir Charles William Cayzer, 3rd BaronetSir Charles William Cayzer, 3rd Baronet was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament .He was the son of Sir Charles William Cayzer, 2nd Baronet, of Gartmore, whom he succeeded in 1917...
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...1940 by-election Sir Basil Nield Basil NieldSir Basil Edward Nield was a British Conservative Party politician.After the death in 1940 of Sir Charles Cayzer, the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, Nield was elected in a by-election to take his seat in the House of Commons...
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...1959 United Kingdom general election, 1959This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan...John Meredith Temple John Meredith TempleJohn Meredith Temple was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1956 as Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, and held the seat until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.- External links :...
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...1974, February United Kingdom general election, February 1974The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...Peter Morrison Peter MorrisonSir Peter Hugh Morrison PC was a British Conservative politician, MP for Chester from 1974 to 1992, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.-Education:...
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...1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...Gyles Brandreth Gyles BrandrethGyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
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...1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...Christine Russell Christine RussellChristine Margaret Russell is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 General Election.-Early life:She is a Lincolnshire farmer's daughter from South Holland...
Labour Labour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...2010 Stephen Mosley Stephen MosleyStephen James Mosley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.-Education:...
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...