Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)
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Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
voting system.
Previously, Hereford had been a parliamentary borough
which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote
system in contested elections. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election
, and for the 1918 general election
the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area.
In 1885 representation was reduced to one Member.
Journalist Robin Day
stood as the Liberal
candidate in the 1959 General Election
.
From 1931 until 1997, Hereford was held by the Conservative Party
, before being taken by Paul Keetch
of the Liberal Democrats
at the 1997 general election
. Keetch served as the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for defence from October 1999 until May 2005, and announced on 17 November 2006 that he would not be standing at the next election.
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire
, taking effect at the 2010 general election, two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. The Hereford seat has been abolished and replaced by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the North Herefordshire seat.
but excluding Ledbury
and Much Marcle both of which were in the Leominster constituency
.
Notes
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:...
of 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...
. Since 1918, it had elected one Member 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,...
(MP) 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:...
voting system.
Previously, Hereford had been 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...
which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system in contested elections. Under 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...
the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election
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:...
, and for the 1918 general election
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...
the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area.
History
Hereford sent two representatives to Parliament from the beginning of the reign of Edward I. Although a county town, the early elections were always held at a different location from those of the shire, the former taking place at the Guildhall, the latter in the castle.In 1885 representation was reduced to one Member.
Journalist Robin Day
Robin Day
Sir Robin Day, OBE was a British political broadcaster and commentator. His obituary in the Guardian stated that "he was the most outstanding television journalist of his generation...
stood as the 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...
candidate in the 1959 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 1959
This 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...
.
From 1931 until 1997, Hereford was 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...
, before being taken by Paul Keetch
Paul Keetch
Paul Stuart Keetch is an English Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
at the 1997 general 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...
. Keetch served as the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for defence from October 1999 until May 2005, and announced on 17 November 2006 that he would not be standing at the next election.
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, taking effect at the 2010 general election, two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. The Hereford seat has been abolished and replaced by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the North Herefordshire seat.
Boundaries
In its final form, the Hereford constituency contained the city of Hereford and most of South Herefordshire, including Ross-on-WyeRoss-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...
but excluding Ledbury
Ledbury
Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...
and Much Marcle both of which were in the Leominster constituency
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its...
.
MPs 1295–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 | John Wych | Henry Catchpole I |
| 1388 (Feb) | William Jonet | Thomas Chippenham I |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Jonet | William Breinton |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Wych | James Nash |
| 1390 (Nov) | Henry Catchpole II | James Nash |
| 1391 | Thomas Buryton | John Prophet |
| 1393 | Thomas Buryton | John Wych |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | Hugh Wigan | William Speed |
| 1397 (Jan) | Hugh Wigan | James Nash |
| 1397 (Sep) | Hugh Wigan | Thomas Buryton |
| 1399 | James Nash | Thomas Buryton |
| 1401 | Hugh Wigan | Thomas Whitefield |
| 1402 | Thomas Chippenham | John Troney |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | Henry Chippenham | Hugh Wigan |
| 1407 | Hugh Wigan | Roger ...feld |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Henry Chippenham | George Breinton |
| 1414 (Apr) | John Wilton | Richard Strange |
| 1414 (Nov) | Henry Chippenham | George Breinton |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | Henry Chippenham | George Breinton |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | John Wilton | John Orchard |
| 1419 | Richard Strange | John Abrahall |
| 1420 | Henry Chippenham II | John Falk |
| 1421 (May) | William Buryton | Richard Strange |
| 1421 (Dec) | Henry Chippenham | Nicholas Chippenham |
| 1510 | ||
| 1512 | Roland Brydges | Reginald Mynors |
| 1515 | Roland Brydges | Reginald Mynors |
| 1523 | ? | |
| 1529 | Richard Warnecombe | Thomas Havard |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | Richard Warnecombe | Thomas Havard |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | Thomas Havard | William Berkeley, died and replaced Jan 1552 by John Warnecombe |
| 1553 (Mar) | Hugh Welshe | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Price | Thomas Havard |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Havard | Thomas Bromwich |
| 1554 (Nov) | William Smothye | Leonard Boldyng |
| 1555 | Hugh Gebons | Morgan Owgan |
| 1558 | Henry Dudeston | John Gibbs |
| 1558/1559 | John Kerry | Thomas Church |
| 1562/1563 | Thomas Webbe, died and replaced 1566 by John Hyde |
Henry Green |
| 1571 | James Warnecombe | Thomas Church |
| 1572 (Apr) | James Warnecombe | Gregory Price |
| 1584 | Gregory Price | James Boyle |
| 1586 (Sep) | Gregory Price | Thomas Jones |
| 1588 | Gregory Price | Nicholas Garnons |
| 1593 | Gregory Price | Thomas Mallard |
| 1597 | Gregory Price | Anthony Pembridge |
| 1601 | Walter Hardman | Thomas Jones |
| 1604 | Walter Hardman | John Hoskins John Hoskins (poet) Serjeant John Hoskins was an English poet, scholar of Greek, and politician.-Life:He was the son of John and Margery Hoskins born in Mownton-upon-Wye, Llanwarne, Herefordshire. His father, impressed by his memory and mental abilities, arranged for him to be taught Greek at the age of ten. He... |
| 1614 | John Hoskins John Hoskins (poet) Serjeant John Hoskins was an English poet, scholar of Greek, and politician.-Life:He was the son of John and Margery Hoskins born in Mownton-upon-Wye, Llanwarne, Herefordshire. His father, impressed by his memory and mental abilities, arranged for him to be taught Greek at the age of ten. He... |
John Warden |
| 1621-1622 | John Rodd | Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
| 1624 | Sir James Clerk | Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
| 1625 | Sir James Clerk | Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
| 1626 | Sir James Clerk | Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
| 1628 | The Viscount Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore , diplomat and politician, was the eldest son of Sir James Scudamore of Holme Lacy, Herefordshire.... |
John Hoskins John Hoskins (poet) Serjeant John Hoskins was an English poet, scholar of Greek, and politician.-Life:He was the son of John and Margery Hoskins born in Mownton-upon-Wye, Llanwarne, Herefordshire. His father, impressed by his memory and mental abilities, arranged for him to be taught Greek at the age of ten. He... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640–1885
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
Richard Seaborne | ||||
| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... |
Parliamentarian | Richard Seaborne | Royalist | ||
| 1642 | James Scudamore | Royalist | ||||
| May 1643 | Scudamore disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| January 1644 | Seaborne disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| 1646 | Bennet Hoskyns Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659.Hoskyns was the son of Mr Serjeant Hoskyns and his wife Benedicta Moyle, daughter of Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Kent... |
Edmund Weaver Edmund Weaver -Life:Edmund Weaver was an apprentice to Thomas Wight and was 'clothed' in 1607 and became master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers in 1637. He was married to Jane Weaver, who died on August 29, 1636. He was appointed a Commissioner of Hereford by an act of parliament in 1648.Weaver had many... |
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| December 1648 | Hoskyns excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Hereford was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
Bennet Hoskyns Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659.Hoskyns was the son of Mr Serjeant Hoskyns and his wife Benedicta Moyle, daughter of Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Kent... |
Hereford had only one seat in the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
Colonel Wroth Rogers | |||||
| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Nathan Rogers | Roger Bosworth Roger Bosworth Roger Bosworth also Robert was an English physician and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1659 to 1660.Bosworth was from a lesser gentry family of Woolhope, Herefordshire. He studied medicine at Brasenose College, Oxford and was made Doctor Regio Beneficio on 31 January 1643 and ... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | Herbert Westfaling | Roger Bosworth Roger Bosworth Roger Bosworth also Robert was an English physician and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1659 to 1660.Bosworth was from a lesser gentry family of Woolhope, Herefordshire. He studied medicine at Brasenose College, Oxford and was made Doctor Regio Beneficio on 31 January 1643 and ... |
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| November 1660 | Sir Henry Lingen Henry Lingen Sir Henry Lingen , Lord of Sutton, Lingen and Stoke Edith, was a Royalist military commander in Herefordshire during the English Civil War, and later a Member of Parliament.-Ancestry:... |
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| April 1661 | Sir Edward Hopton | |||||
| September 1661 | Herbert Westfaling | |||||
| 1662 | Roger Vaughan | |||||
| 1673 | The Viscount Scudamore | |||||
| 1679 | Bridstock Harford | Paul Foley Paul Foley (ironmaster) Paul Foley , also known as Speaker Foley, was the second son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court, the prominent Midlands ironmaster.-Ironmaster:... |
Country 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... |
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| 1681 | Herbert Aubrey | |||||
| 1685 | Thomas Geers | |||||
| January 1689 | Sir William Gregory | Paul Foley Paul Foley (ironmaster) Paul Foley , also known as Speaker Foley, was the second son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court, the prominent Midlands ironmaster.-Ironmaster:... |
Country 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... |
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| June 1689 | Henry Cornewall | |||||
| 1695 | James Morgan | |||||
| 1698 | Hon. James Brydges James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, MP, PC was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Baron Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard... |
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| 1699 | Samuel Pytts | |||||
| 1701 | Thomas Foley Thomas Foley (auditor of the imprests) Thomas Foley held the sinecure office of auditor of the imprests. He was the eldest son of Paul Foley, Speaker of the House of Commons and ironmaster, and succeeded to his estates around Stoke Edith, Herefordshire on his father's death in 1699.Thomas Foley was Member of Parliament for Hereford... |
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| 1715 | The Viscount Scudamore James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore , was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Herefordshire, 1705–1715, and Hereford, 1715–1716.... |
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| 1717 | Herbert Rudhale Westfaling | |||||
| 1722 | William Mayo | |||||
| 1723 | James Wallwyn | |||||
| 1727 | Marquess of Carnarvon Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos, MP , known from 1727 to 1744 by his courtesy title Marquess of Carnarvon, was the second son of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos PC and his first wife Mary Lake... |
Thomas Geers | ||||
| 1734 | Thomas Foley | Sir John Morgan | ||||
| 1741 | Edward Cope Hopton | Thomas Geers Winford | ||||
| 1747 | Lieutenant General Henry Cornewall | Daniel Leighton | ||||
| 1754 | Charles Fitzroy Scudamore | John Symons | Tory | |||
| 1764 | John Scudamore | |||||
| 1768 | (Sir) Richard Symons Sir Richard Symons, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Symons, 1st Baronet , was a British politician.Born Richard Peers, Symons was the only son of Richard Peers, of London, by Anna Sophia Symons, daughter and heiress of Richard Symons, originally of London, who had purchased The Mynde estate in Herefordshire... |
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| April 1784 | Earl of Surrey Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk , styled Earl of Surrey from 1777 to 1786, was a British peer, the son of Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes.... |
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... |
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| July 1784 | Robert Philipps | |||||
| 1785 | James Walwyn | |||||
| 1796 | John Scudamore, junior | |||||
| 1800 | Thomas Powell Symonds Thomas Powell Symonds Thomas Powell Symonds was Member of Parliament for Hereford 1800 to 1819, and lieutenant colonel of the South Gloucester Militia.... |
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| 1805 | Richard Philip Scudamore | |||||
| 1818 | Viscount Eastnor | |||||
| 1819 | Richard Philip Scudamore | |||||
| 1826 | Edward Bolton Clive | 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... |
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| 1832 | Robert Biddulph Robert Biddulph (MP) Robert Biddulph was a British Whig Member of Parliament.Biddulph was the son of John Biddulph, of Ledbury, Herefordshire, and his wife Augusta . He sat as Member of Parliament for Hereford between 1832 and 1837 and also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire... |
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... |
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| 1837 | Daniel Higford Davall Burr Daniel Higford Davall Burr Daniel Higford Davall Burr JP DL was a British Member of Parliament and Justice of the Peace.- Biography :... |
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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| July 1841 | Henry William Hobhouse | 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... |
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| October 1841 | Robert Pulsford | 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... |
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| 1845 | Sir Robert Price, Bt Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet was a British baronet and Member of Parliament.Robert Price was the only son of Sir Uvedale Price, the writer on the Picturesque, by Lady Caroline Carpenter, fourth daughter of George Carpenter, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel.He was MP for Herefordshire from 1818 until 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... |
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| 1847 | Henry Morgan-Clifford Henry Morgan-Clifford Henry Morgan-Clifford was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected unopposed at the 1847 general election as one of the two Member of Parliament for the city of Hereford... |
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... |
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| 1857 | George Clive George Clive (Liberal politician) George Clive DL JP was a British barrister, magistrate and Liberal politician.-Background and education:A member of the Clive family headed by the Earl of Powis, George Clive was the son of Edward Clive and great-grandson of Reverend Benjamin Clive, uncle of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His... |
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... |
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| 1859 | 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... |
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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| 1865 | Richard Baggallay Richard Baggallay Sir Richard Baggallay PC , was a British Conservative politician and judge of the Court of Appeal.-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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| 1868 | John William Shaw Wylie | 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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| 1869 | Edward Clive Edward Clive (1837–1916) General Edward Henry Clive DL, JP , was a British soldier and Liberal politician.-Military career:Clive was the son of George Clive and Ann Sybella Martha, daughter of Sir Thomas Farquhar, 2nd Baronet. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1854 and then transferred to the Grenadier Guards... |
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... |
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns Chandos Wren-Hoskyns Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL was an English landowner, agriculturist and author.He was born the second son of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 7th Baronet of Harewood Park, Herefordshire... |
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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| 1871 | George Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot (politician) Colonel George Arbuthnot DL, JP was a British politician.Born in Madras, India, he was the son of John Alves Arbuthnot of Coworth Park at Sunningdale in Berkshire and his wife and cousin, Mary, daughter of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet of Elderslie in Surrey... |
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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| 1874 | Evan Pateshall | 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... |
George Clive George Clive (Liberal politician) George Clive DL JP was a British barrister, magistrate and Liberal politician.-Background and education:A member of the Clive family headed by the Earl of Powis, George Clive was the son of Edward Clive and great-grandson of Reverend Benjamin Clive, uncle of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His... |
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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| 1878 | George Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot (politician) Colonel George Arbuthnot DL, JP was a British politician.Born in Madras, India, he was the son of John Alves Arbuthnot of Coworth Park at Sunningdale in Berkshire and his wife and cousin, Mary, daughter of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet of Elderslie in Surrey... |
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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| 1880 | Joseph Pulley Sir Joseph Pulley, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Pulley, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician.Pulley was the son of Joseph Pulley of Bayswater and his wife Fanny Oldaker. He was a J. P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire.... |
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... |
Robert Reid | 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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| 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:... |
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MPs 1885–2010
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| 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:... |
Joseph Pulley Sir Joseph Pulley, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Pulley, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician.Pulley was the son of Joseph Pulley of Bayswater and his wife Fanny Oldaker. He was a J. P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire.... |
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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| 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**... |
Sir Joseph Russell Bailey Joseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk Joseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk , known as Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, 2nd Baronet, from 1858 to 1899, was a Welsh 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... |
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| 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... |
William Grenfell William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage... |
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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| 1893 by-election | Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke was an English farmer and cider producer and a Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892 and from 1893 to 1900.-Biography:... |
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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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
John Stanhope Arkwright John Stanhope Arkwright Sir John Stanhope Arkwright was a British Conservative Party politician.Born in London, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright... |
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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| 1912 by-election | Professor William Hewins William Hewins William Alfred Samuel Hewins was a British economist and Conservative politician.Hewins was the son of Samuel Hewins, an iron merchant, and was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford. He graduated with a degree in mathematics and later worked as a university... |
Liberal Unionist | |
| 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... |
Charles Thornton Pulley Charles Thornton Pulley Charles Thornton Pulley was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ross at a by-election in May 1918, and held the seat until it was abolished at the general election in December 1918... |
Coalition Conservative | |
| 1921 by-election | Samuel Roberts | 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... |
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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| 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Frank Owen Frank Owen (politician) Humphrey Frank Owen was a British journalist and Liberal Member of Parliament. He was a Lloyd Georgite Liberal MP for Hereford between 1929 and 1931... |
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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| 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the... |
James Thomas | 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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| 1956 by-election Hereford by-election, 1956 The Hereford by-election of 14 February 1956 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Jim Thomas:The seat was safe, having been won by Thomas at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 albeit with a reduced majority of over 9,000 votes-Candidates:*David Gibson-Watt was the... |
David Gibson-Watt | 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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| 1974 United Kingdom general election, 1974 There were two general elections held in the United Kingdom in 1974:*United Kingdom general election, February 1974*United Kingdom general election, October 1974... |
Sir Colin Shepherd Colin Shepherd Sir Colin Ryley Shepherd is a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Hereford from October 1974 until his defeat by Liberal Democrat Paul Keetch in May 1997.He was knighted in the 1996 New Year Honours List.-References:... |
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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| 1997 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... |
Paul Keetch Paul Keetch Paul Stuart Keetch is an English Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:... |
Liberal Democrat | |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Hereford and South Herefordshire | ||
Notes
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
External links
- UK Constituency Maps
- Hereford Liberal Democrats
- Hereford Conservatives
- Labour in Herefordshire
- UKIP West Midlands
- Herefordshire Green Party
Sources
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- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
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- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)