Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)

Devizes is 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:...

in Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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...

, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England

House of Commons of England

The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...

.

Until 1885 Devizes was a parliamentary borough

Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...

, electing two Members of Parliament

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,...

(MPs) by the bloc vote system until the 1868 election

United Kingdom general election, 1868

The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...

, when the Reform Act 1867

Reform Act 1867

The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....

reduced its representation to one MP, elected by the first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...

system of election. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...

abolished the parliamentary borough, and created a new county constituency of the same name, covering a wider area and electing one member. It has returned a 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...

MP at every election since 1924.

Boundaries

The Devizes constituency covers Devizes

Devizes

Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...

in Wiltshire

Wiltshire

and the surrounding former Kennet district.

1295-1640

Parliament	First member	Second member
1386	Richard Gobet	William Salter
1388 (Feb)	Richard Cardmaker	William Salter
1388 (Sep)	Richard Cardmaker	William Spicer
1390 (Jan)	Richard Gobet	William Spicer
1390 (Nov)
1391
1393	William Coventre	William Spicer
1394	John Tapener	Richard Brunker
1395	Richard Cardmaker	William Spicer
1397 (Jan)	William Salter	Henry Webbe
1397 (Sep)	William Salter	John Peyntour
1399	Richard Cardmaker	William Salter
1401
1402	Simon Skinner	Richard Smith
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406	John Huwet	John Kingston
1407	John Peyntour	Simon Skinner
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)	John Coventre	Simon Skinner
1414 (Apr)	Thomas Coventre	Robert Smith
1414 (Nov)	William Coventre	Thomas Coventre
1415	William Coventre	Roger Barbour
1416 (Mar)	Richard Litelcote	John Peyntour
1416 (Oct)
1417	William Coventre	Robert Tyndale
1419	Robert Tyndale	William Hendelove
1420	John Coventre	Robert Chandler
1421 (May)	William Coventre	Robert Smith
1421 (Dec)	John Baker	John Fauconer
1510-1523	No names known
1529	John Poyntz	Richard Mytton
1536	?
1539	?
1542	?
1545	Clement Throckmorton Clement Throckmorton Clement Throckmorton was an English landowner and Member of Parliament in the middle years of the 16th century.A member of a distinguished Warwickshire family, son of Sir George Throckmorton and the brother of the influential diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Robert Throckmorton and cousin of...	Geoffrey Danielle
1547	Sir George Howard	Nicholas Throckmorton Nicholas Throckmorton Sir Nicholas Throckmorton was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:...
1553 (Mar)	?
1553 (Oct)	William Rede	Thomas Hull
1554 (Apr)	Thomas Highgate	Henry Leke
1554 (Nov)	Thomas Hull	Edward Heynes
1555	Thomas Hull	James Webbe
1558	Thomas Hull	Henry Morris
1558	John Young	Edward Heynes
1562/3	Hugh Powell	Edward Heynes
1571	Edward Baynton	William Clerke
1572	George Reynolds, died and replaced 1580 by John Snell	Henry Grube
1584	Edward Baynton I	Henry Brounker
1586	Edward Baynton I	Henry Brounker
1588	Henry Brounker	John Delabere
1593	Henry Baynton I or II	Richard Mompesson
1597	John Kent	Robert Drew Robert Drew (died 1645) Robert Drew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 February 1592 aged 18...
1601	Giles Fettiplace	Robert Drew Robert Drew (died 1645) Robert Drew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 February 1592 aged 18...
1604	Sir Henry Baynton	Robert Drew Robert Drew (died 1645) Robert Drew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 February 1592 aged 18...
1614	Sir Edward Baynton Edward Bayntun (died 1657) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1653.Bayntun was the son of Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire, and of his wife Lucy Danvers, a daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, and of the famous Elizabeth Neville. He...	William Kent
1621	Sir Henry Lee	John Kent
1624	Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1657) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1653.Bayntun was the son of Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire, and of his wife Lucy Danvers, a daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, and of the famous Elizabeth Neville. He...	John Kent
1625	Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1657) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1653.Bayntun was the son of Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire, and of his wife Lucy Danvers, a daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, and of the famous Elizabeth Neville. He...	Robert Drew Robert Drew (died 1645) Robert Drew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 February 1592 aged 18...
1626	Robert Long	Sir Henry Ley Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Ley was knighted in 1611 by James I. He represented Devizes from 1620 to 1622 and in 1626, and was knight of the shire for Wiltshire in 1625. In 1628, he entered the House of Lords by a writ of acceleration as Baron Ley...
1628	Robert Long	Thomas Kent
1629–1640	No Parliaments summoned

1640–1832

Election	2nd Party
March 1640	Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford...	Henry Danvers
November 1640	Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford...	Robert Nicholas Robert Nicolas Robert Nicholas was a judge and an English Member of Parliament who supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.Nicholas was elected Member of Parliament for Devizes for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He assisted in prosecuting Archbishop Laud in 1643. In 1648 he became...
1653	Devizes not represented in Barebones Parliament
September 1654	Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford...	One seat only
September 1656	Edward Scotton	One seat only
January 1659	Chaloner Chute jnr	Edward Scotton
March 1660	William Lewis	Robert Aldworth Robert Aldworth (MP) Robert Aldworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.Aldworth was the son of Richard Aldworth of Bristol who was an alderman and MP for Bristol in 1646. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 6 July 1638, aged 14...
April 1661	William Yorke William Yorke William Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1654 and 1666....	John Kent
December 1666	John Norden John Norden (MP) John Norden was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1669....	John Kent
October 1669	Edward Lewis Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) Edward Lewis was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Devizes from 30 October 1669 - 20 April 1675. He died aged 23.-References:...	George Johnson
April 1675	Sir Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford...	George Johnson
February 1679		Sir Walter Ernle
September 1679	Sir Giles Hungerford Giles Hungerford Giles Hungerford was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1685.Hungerford was the son of Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton, Oxfordshire...	John Eyles
February 1681	Sir Walter Ernle	George Johnson
March 1685	Sir John Talbot	Walter Grubbe
January 1689	Sir William Pynsent
March 1690	Sir Thomas Fowle Thomas Fowle Thomas Fowle was a Church of England clergyman, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, rector of Redgrave and Hinderclay, Suffolk, and prebendary of Norwich Cathedral....
December 1690	John Methuen John Methuen The Very Reverend John Alan Robert Methuen was an Anglican priest who was eminent in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. He was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
November 1695		Sir Edward Ernle
July 1698		Sir Francis Child Francis Child Francis Child may refer to:Francis Child , Lord Mayor of London Francis James Child...
January 1701	Francis Merewether
November 1701	John Methuen John Methuen The Very Reverend John Alan Robert Methuen was an Anglican priest who was eminent in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. He was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
November 1702		John Child
March 1703		Francis Merewether
May 1705		Sir Francis Child Francis Child Francis Child may refer to:Francis Child , Lord Mayor of London Francis James Child...
December 1706	Josiah Diston
May 1708	Josiah Diston	Paul Methuen Paul Methuen (diplomat) Sir Paul Methuen PC, KB was an English diplomat and politician.He was the son of John Methuen and was educated privately then at a Jesuit school in Paris. He went to Lisbon in 1691, when his father was appointed minister there. He gained valuable experience and the esteem of King Pedro...
October 1710	Sir Francis Child Francis Child Francis Child may refer to:Francis Child , Lord Mayor of London Francis James Child...	Thomas Richmond Webb
August 1713	Robert Child	John Nicholas
January 1715	Josiah Diston	Francis Eyles (expelled)
February 1721	Josiah Diston	Benjamin Haskins-Stiles
March 1722	Sir Joseph Eyles
August 1727	Francis Eyles
April 1734		Sir Joseph Eyles
February 1740		John Garth John Garth John Garth was a British politician.-Offices:John Garth became the Recorder for Devizes in 1732. This role is roughly equivalent to the Town Clerk today. This position was held by a lawyer. He was elected Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1740 and was re-elected and served until his death in 1764...
July 1742	George Lee George Lee (English politician) Sir George Lee, PC was a politician in the Parliament of Great Britain.He was Member of Parliament for Brackley 1733–1742, for Devizes 1742–1747, for Liskeard 1747–1754, and for Launceston 1754–1758.From 1742 to 1744, Lee was a Lord of the Admiralty, and he was knighted...
July 1747	William Willy
January 1765	William Willy	Charles Garth Charles Garth Charles Garth, Member of Parliament, Colonial Agent in pre revolutionary America was born in about 1734, son of John Garth MP, and Rebecca, daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord chief justice of the Kings bench.-Career:...
June 1765	James Sutton
September 1780	Sir James Tylney Long Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet was an English politician.The eldest son of Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet and his wife Emma Child, he succeeded his father as 7th Baronet on 10 February 1767, and inherited the family estates, including the manors of Draycot and Athelhampton.- Career :He was a... , 7th Bt.
November 1780		Henry Jones Henry Jones (MP) Henry Jones was a British politician and clothier in London. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes from 1780–1784. He took the place of Charles Garth, elected in September 1780, when Garth accepted a government office, becoming therefore MP in November 1780.-References:...
April 1784		Henry Addington Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC was a British statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804....	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...
December 1788	Joshua Smith Joshua Smith (English politician) Joshua Smith was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes in Wiltshire from 1788 to 1818.- References :...
January 1805		Thomas Grimston Estcourt
June 1818	John Pearse	Thomas Grimston Estcourt
March 1826	John Pearse	George Watson-Taylor

1832–1868

Election	\|2nd Member	2nd Party
1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....		Wadham Locke		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,...	Whig
February 1834		Wadham Locke		Admiral Sir Philip Charles Durham Philip Charles Durham Admiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham, GCB was a Royal Navy officer whose service in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars was lengthy, distinguished and at times controversial.-Biography:Destined to be one of the luckiest men in the...
November 1835		Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt	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...
February 1836				James Whitley Deans Dundas James Whitley Deans Dundas Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
May 1838				George Heneage Walker Heneage
February 1844		William Heald Ludlow Bruges
February 1848		James Bucknall Bucknall-Estcourt
1852 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...		John Neilson Gladstone John Neilson Gladstone Captain John Neilson Gladstone was a politician in the United Kingdom and an officer in the Royal Navy....
1857 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987 British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...		Simon Watson Taylor Simon Watson Taylor (politician) Simon Watson Taylor was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes in Wiltshire from 1857 to 1859.- References:*-External links:...		Christopher Darby Griffith
1859 United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...		John Neilson Gladstone John Neilson Gladstone Captain John Neilson Gladstone was a politician in the United Kingdom and an officer in the Royal Navy....
Feb 1863		William Wells Addington William Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth William Wells Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth , was a British peer and politician.-Background:Sidmouth was the son of Reverend William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth, eldest son of Prime Minister Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth.-Political career:Sidmouth was Member of Parliament...
Apr 1864		Sir Thomas Bateson Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore , known as Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Bt from 1863 until 1885, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:... , Bt.	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...
1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...	Second Reform Act Reform Act 1867 The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales.... : representation reduced to one member

Since 1868

Devizes has been considered a safe Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

seat since 1945. The current Member of Parliament is Claire Perry

Claire Perry

Claire Louise Perry is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Devizes since the 2010 general election.-Biography:Education...

, who was first elected at the 2010 general election, succeeding Michael Ancram

Michael Ancram

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...

, who had stood down at that election on health grounds.

	Member	Party
1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...	Sir Thomas Bateson Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore , known as Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Bt from 1863 until 1885, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:... , Bt.	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:...	Walter Hume Long	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...
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...	Charles Hobhouse	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...	Edward Goulding Edward Goulding, 1st Baron Wargrave Edward Alfred Goulding, 1st Baron Wargrave was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1895 and 1922, before being ennobled and taking his seat in the House of Lords...	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...
1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:**-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...	Francis Rogers Francis Edward Newman Rogers Francis Edward Newman Rogers MP was an English Liberal politician, member of parliament for Devizes from 1906 to 1910...	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...
January 1910	Basil 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...
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...	William Bell	Coalition Conservative
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...	William Bell	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:***...	Eric Macfadyen Eric Macfadyen Sir Eric Macfadyen was an English colonial administrator, rubber planter, businessman and developer of tropical agriculture...	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 :* * *...	Percy Hurd Percy Hurd Sir Percy Angier Hurd was a British journalist and Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for nearly thirty years...	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...
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 Hollis Christopher Hollis Maurice Christopher Hollis, known as Christopher Hollis was a British schoolmaster, university teacher, author and Conservative politician.-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...
1955 United Kingdom general election, 1955 The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...	H. Percivall Pott Percivall Pott (politician) Henry Percivall Pott, usually known as H. Percivall Pott was a British farmer, company director and politician...	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...
1964 by-election	Charles Morrison Charles Morrison Sir Charles Andrew Morrison was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, MP for Devizes constituency from 1964 until 1992.-Background:...	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, 1992 The 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...	Michael Ancram Michael Ancram Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...	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...
2010	Claire Perry Claire Perry Claire Louise Perry is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Devizes since the 2010 general election.-Biography: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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Elections in the 1990s

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