Newton (UK Parliament constituency)
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Newton was a parliamentary borough
in the county of Lancashire
, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament
in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England
from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 until its abolition in 1832.
In 1885 a county constituency with the same name was created and represented by one Member of Parliament
. This seat was abolished in 1983.
in the Makerfield
district of South Lancashire
. It was first enfranchised in 1558 (though the Parliament so summoned did not meet until the following year), and was a rotten borough
from its inception: Newton was barely more than a village even at this stage, and so entirely dominated by the local landowner that its first return of members described it bluntly as "the borough of Sir Thomas Langton, knight, baron of Newton within his Fee of Markerfylde". By 1831, just before its abolition, the population of the borough had reached only 2,139, and contained 285 houses.
The right to vote was exercised by all freeholders of property in the borough valued at forty shillings or more, or by one representative of joint tenants of any such freeholds; Newton was the only borough where the forty-shilling freehold
franchise (which applied in the counties) was the sole qualification to vote. In 1797, the borough's last contested election, 76 electors cast their votes; by 1831 it was estimated that the electorate had fallen to about 52. (As elsewhere, each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled and votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings.)
In practice, however, the townsmen of Newton had no say in choosing their representatives: as the owners of the majority of the qualifying freeholds, the lords of the manor
exercised total control. During most of the Elizabethan period, Langton seems to have allowed the Duchy of Lancaster
to nominate many of the members, which may have been a quid pro quo for Newton's being enfranchised in the first place, but later patrons could regard its parliamentary seats as their personal property. Langton's heir sold the manor to the Fleetwood family in 1594, the sale explicitly including the right of "the nomination, election and appointment" of the two burgesses representing the borough in Parliament, one of the earliest recorded instances of the right to elect MPs being bought and sold. By the first half of the next century it had passed to the Leghs, who owned it for the rest of its existence.
By the time of the Great Reform Act of 1832
, Newton was one of the most notorious of all England's pocket boroughs, mainly because the Legh control was more complete than that of the patrons in most other constituencies. It was one of the 56 boroughs to be totally disenfranchised by the Reform Act.
created a new Newton constituency, as one of twenty-three divisions of the parliamentary county of Lancashire
.
The electorate also included the freeholders of the municipal borough
s of St Helens
and Warrington
who were entitled to vote in the county.
reorganised constituencies throughout the United Kingdom
. Boundaries were adjusted and seats were defined in terms of the districts created by the Local Government Act 1894
. According to the schedules of the Act, the Lancashire, Newton Division comprised:
redistributed parliamentary seats, with the constituencies first being used in the general election of 1950
. The term "county constituency" was introduced in place of "division". Newton County Constituency was redefined as consisting of the following districts:
The changes reflected the fact that Leigh Rural District had been abolished in 1933, Newton in Makerfield Urban district had been renamed Newton le Willows in 1939. Irlam was transferred from the neighbouring Stretford constituency
.
The boundaries were unchanged at the next redistribution of seats in 1970. Although local government was reorganised in 1972
, boundaries were unchanged until 1983.
. Irlam was included in the Worsley County Constituency
, while part of Golborne became part of Warrington North Borough Constituency
. The town of Newton itself was incorporated into the St Helens North Borough Constituency
.
Notes
United Kingdom constituencies
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in the county of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
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from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and 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...
from 1801 until its abolition in 1832.
In 1885 a county constituency with the same name was created and represented by 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,...
. This seat was abolished in 1983.
Parliamentary borough
The borough consisted of the parish of Newton-le-WillowsNewton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows is a small market town within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated about midway between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, to the east of St Helens, to the north of Warrington and to the south of...
in the Makerfield
Makerfield
Makerfield is an area in North West England. It is now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, both within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire....
district of South Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. It was first enfranchised in 1558 (though the Parliament so summoned did not meet until the following year), and was a rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
from its inception: Newton was barely more than a village even at this stage, and so entirely dominated by the local landowner that its first return of members described it bluntly as "the borough of Sir Thomas Langton, knight, baron of Newton within his Fee of Markerfylde". By 1831, just before its abolition, the population of the borough had reached only 2,139, and contained 285 houses.
The right to vote was exercised by all freeholders of property in the borough valued at forty shillings or more, or by one representative of joint tenants of any such freeholds; Newton was the only borough where the forty-shilling freehold
Forty Shilling Freeholders
Forty shilling freeholders were a group of landowners who had the Parliamentary franchise to vote in county constituencies in various parts of the British Isles. In England it was the only such qualification from 1430 until 1832...
franchise (which applied in the counties) was the sole qualification to vote. In 1797, the borough's last contested election, 76 electors cast their votes; by 1831 it was estimated that the electorate had fallen to about 52. (As elsewhere, each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled and votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings.)
In practice, however, the townsmen of Newton had no say in choosing their representatives: as the owners of the majority of the qualifying freeholds, the lords of the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
exercised total control. During most of the Elizabethan period, Langton seems to have allowed the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
to nominate many of the members, which may have been a quid pro quo for Newton's being enfranchised in the first place, but later patrons could regard its parliamentary seats as their personal property. Langton's heir sold the manor to the Fleetwood family in 1594, the sale explicitly including the right of "the nomination, election and appointment" of the two burgesses representing the borough in Parliament, one of the earliest recorded instances of the right to elect MPs being bought and sold. By the first half of the next century it had passed to the Leghs, who owned it for the rest of its existence.
By the time of the Great Reform Act of 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, Newton was one of the most notorious of all England's pocket boroughs, mainly because the Legh control was more complete than that of the patrons in most other constituencies. It was one of the 56 boroughs to be totally disenfranchised by the Reform Act.
County constituency
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885Redistribution 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...
created a new Newton constituency, as one of twenty-three divisions of the parliamentary county of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
Boundaries 1885 - 1918
The constituency, officially designated as South-West Lancashire, Newton Division consisted of a number of townships and parishes around Newton le Willows namely:- Ashton in Makerfield
- Billinge Chapel End
- Billinge Higher End
- Part of EcclestonEccleston, Lancashire-Mr.Asia's Murder:Christopher Marty Johnstone was a New Zealand drug trafficker. The former Takapuna Grammar pupil was dubbed "Mr Asia" by the Auckland Star newspaper in August 1978 in a series of articles by Pat Booth....
- RainhillRainhillRainhill is a large village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England.Historically a part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a township within the ecclesiastical parish of Prescot, and hundred of West Derby...
- WinstanleyWinstanley, Greater ManchesterWinstanley is a area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The area serves primarily as a residential suburb, and has a total population of 15,849.-Transport:...
The electorate also included the freeholders of the municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
s of St Helens
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
and Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
who were entitled to vote in the county.
Boundaries 1918 - 1950
The Representation of the People Act 1918Representation of the People Act 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act...
reorganised constituencies throughout the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Boundaries were adjusted and seats were defined in terms of the districts created by the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
. According to the schedules of the Act, the Lancashire, Newton Division comprised:
- GolborneGolborneGolborne is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.It lies south-southeast of Wigan, northeast of Warrington and to the west of the city of Manchester. It has a population of 23,119....
Urban District - HaydockHaydockHaydock is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. It contains all of the Haydock electoral ward and a section of the Blackbrook electoral ward. The village is located roughly mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, close to the junction of the M6 motorway...
Urban District - Newton in Makerfield Urban District
- Leigh Rural DistrictLeigh Rural DistrictLeigh Rural District was, from 1894 to 1933, a rural district of the administrative county of Lancashire, in northwest England. It spanned a rural area outyling from the town Leigh....
(except the civil parish of AstleyAstley, Greater ManchesterAstley is a settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, variously described as a suburb or a village. Astley lies on flat land to the northwest of the city of Manchester, and is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 "East Lancashire Road"...
) - Warrington Rural DistrictWarrington Rural DistrictWarrington Rural District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire.It was formed a rural district under the Local Government Act 1894 from the Warrington rural sanitary district, and was centred on territory north of the town of Warrington...
Boundaries 1950 - 1983
The Representation of the People Act 1948Representation of the People Act 1948
The Representation of the People Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the law relating to parliamentary and local elections...
redistributed parliamentary seats, with the constituencies first being used in the general election of 1950
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
. The term "county constituency" was introduced in place of "division". Newton County Constituency was redefined as consisting of the following districts:
- Golborne Urban District
- Haydock Urban District
- Irlam Urban District
- Newton-le-Willows Urban District
- Warrington Rural District
The changes reflected the fact that Leigh Rural District had been abolished in 1933, Newton in Makerfield Urban district had been renamed Newton le Willows in 1939. Irlam was transferred from the neighbouring Stretford constituency
Stretford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
The boundaries were unchanged at the next redistribution of seats in 1970. Although local government was reorganised in 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, boundaries were unchanged until 1983.
Abolition
The constituency was abolished by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983, which reorganised seats on the lines of the 1974 counties and districts. The bulk of the seat formed part of the new Makerfield County ConstituencyMakerfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Makerfield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. Irlam was included in the Worsley County Constituency
Worsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Worsley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, while part of Golborne became part of Warrington North Borough Constituency
Warrington North (UK Parliament constituency)
Warrington North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. The town of Newton itself was incorporated into the St Helens North Borough Constituency
St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)
St. Helens North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
.
MPs 1559–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir George Howard | Richard Chetwode |
| 1562/3 | Francis Alford | Ralph Browne |
| 1571 | Anthony Mildmay Anthony Mildmay Sir Anthony Mildmay was a country gentleman from Northamptonshire, England, who served as Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1584 to 1586 and as English ambassador in Paris in 1597.-Early life:... |
Richard Stoneley |
| 1572 | John Gresham | John Savile |
| 1584 | Robert Langton | Edward Savage |
| 1586 (Oct) | Robert Langton | Edward Savage |
| 1588 (Oct) | Edmund Trafford | Robert Langton |
| 1593 | Edmund Trafford | Robert Langton |
| 1597 | William Cope | Geoffrey Osbaldestone |
| 1601 (Oct) | Thomas Langton | Richard Ashton Richard Ashton (of Mawdesley) Richard Ashton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1610.Ashton entered Grey's Inn in the 1570s as one of two individuals of that name, and is reported in 1584 as a Lancashire man and counsellor of Greys Inn who held mass in his chamber. In 1601, he... |
| 1603/4 (Mar) | Richard Ashton Richard Ashton (of Mawdesley) Richard Ashton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1610.Ashton entered Grey's Inn in the 1570s as one of two individuals of that name, and is reported in 1584 as a Lancashire man and counsellor of Greys Inn who held mass in his chamber. In 1601, he... |
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| 1610/11 (Feb) | Sir John Luke | Richard Ashton Richard Ashton (of Mawdesley) Richard Ashton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1610.Ashton entered Grey's Inn in the 1570s as one of two individuals of that name, and is reported in 1584 as a Lancashire man and counsellor of Greys Inn who held mass in his chamber. In 1601, he... |
| 1614 | William Ashton | Roger Charnock |
| 1620/1 (Jan) | Sir George Wright | Richard Kippax |
| 1624 | Thomas Charnock | Edmund Breres |
| 1625 | Miles Fleetwood Miles Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1641.Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire ( died 8 March 1641) was receiver... |
Sir Henry Edmonds |
| 1626 | Miles Fleetwood Miles Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1641.Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire ( died 8 March 1641) was receiver... |
Sir Henry Edmonds |
| 1627/8 | Sir Henry Holcroft | Sir Francis Onslow |
| 1629–1640 | No parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.... , sat for Andover |
William Sherman |
| 1640 (Nov) | William Ashurst William Ashurst (MP) William Ashurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1649 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.Ashurst was of Ashurst where his ancestors were seated after the Norman conquest.... |
Peter Legh Peter Legh (died 1642) Peter Legh was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between1640 and 1642. He died after fighting a duel.... , died after duel and repl. by Sir Roger Palmer Roger Palmer (MP) Sir Roger Palmer KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... , disabled 1644 and repl. by Peter Brooke Peter Brooke (MP) Sir Peter Brooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1656.Brooke was the younger son of Thomas Brooke of Norton. In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for Newton in the Long Parliament... |
| 1645 | William Ashurst William Ashurst (MP) William Ashurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1649 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.Ashurst was of Ashurst where his ancestors were seated after the Norman conquest.... |
Peter Brooke Peter Brooke (MP) Sir Peter Brooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1656.Brooke was the younger son of Thomas Brooke of Norton. In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for Newton in the Long Parliament... |
| 1653–1658 | Newton not represented in Barebones and First and Second Protectorate Parliaments | |
| 1659 | William Brereton William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton FRS was an English mathematician and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and became Baron Brereton in the Irish peerage in 1664.... |
Peter Legh |
MPs 1660–1832
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1660 | Richard Legh Richard Legh Richard Legh was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1678.Legh was the son of Rev. Thomas Legh, DD of Cheshire and rector of Sefton and Walton, Lancashire. He inherited the Lyme Park estate in Cheshire from his uncle Francis Legh in 1643... |
William Banks | ||||
| April 1661 | John Vaughan John Vaughan (judge) Sir John Vaughan SL , of Trawsgoed, was a British justice.-Life:He was born in Ceredigion, Wales, the eldest of eight children of Edward Vaughan and his wife Letitia Stedman of Strata Florida, and was educated initially at The King's School, Worcester between 1613 and 1618, when he was admitted to... |
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| June 1661 | Sir Philip Mainwaring Philip Mainwaring Sir Philip Mainwaring was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1661.Mainwaring was the son of Randall Mainwaring, of Peover, Cheshire. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 14 March 1609, and matriculated at Cambridge from Brasenose College, Oxford on 29... |
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| October 1661 | The Lord Gorges of Dundalk | |||||
| 1679 | Sir John Chicheley | Andrew Fountaine | ||||
| 1685 | Peter Legh | |||||
| 1689 | Francis Cholmondeley | |||||
| 1690 | George Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier.... |
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| 1691 | John Bennet | |||||
| 1695 | Legh Banks | Thomas Brotherton | ||||
| 1698 | Thomas Legh | |||||
| 1701 | Thomas Legh, junior | |||||
| July 1702 | John Grubham Howe John Grubham Howe John Grubham Howe , commonly known as Jack Howe, was an English politician. Elected on numerous occasions as Member of Parliament, he made the transition from the Whig to the Tory faction.-Early life:... |
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| December 1702 | Thomas Legh | |||||
| 1703 | John Ward | |||||
| 1713 | Abraham Blackmore | |||||
| 1715 | Sir Francis Leicester | William Shippen William Shippen (MP) William Shippen was an English Tory Member of Parliament and Jacobite.Shippen was educated at Stockport grammar school, and entered Brasenose College, Oxford on 16 July 1687. Shortly one year after his matriculation he was elected king's scholar at Westminster... |
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| 1727 | Legh Master | |||||
| 1743 | Peter Legh | |||||
| 1747 | Sir Thomas Egerton | |||||
| 1754 | Randle Wilbraham | |||||
| 1768 | Anthony James Keck Anthony James Keck Anthony James Keck was a politician in England.He was Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1755 to 1756, also for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1768 to 1774... |
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| 1774 | Robert Vernon Atherton Gwillym | |||||
| 1780 | Thomas Peter Legh | Thomas Davenport, KC | ||||
| 1786 | Thomas Brooke | |||||
| September 1797 | Thomas Langford Brooke | |||||
| December 1797 | Peter Patten | |||||
| 1806 | Colonel Peter Heron | |||||
| 1807 | John Ireland Blackburne John Ireland Blackburne (1783–1874) John Ireland Blackburne was a British Conservative politician.Born at Hale Hall, Lancashire, he was the son of John Blackburne, lord of the manor of Hale and member of parliament for Lancashire, and his wife Anne née Robard of Shepton Mallet, Somerset... |
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| 1814 | Thomas Legh Thomas Legh (died 1857) Thomas Legh FRS was a politician in England.He was Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1814 until the borough was disenfrachised at the 1832 general election.- External links :... |
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| 1818 | Thomas Claughton Thomas Claughton (MP) Thomas Claughton was a politician in England.He was Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1818 until 1825.- External links :... |
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| 1825 | Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar | |||||
| 1826 | Thomas Alcock Thomas Alcock (MP) Thomas Alcock was a British politician.Thomas Alcock was born in Putney,the son of Joseph Alcock of Roehampton. He was educated at Harrow and served briefly in the 1st Dragoon Guards... |
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| 1830 | Thomas Houldsworth Thomas Houldsworth Thomas Houldsworth was a Tory, and then Conservative Party, politician in England. He was a Member of Parliament for 34 years, from 1818 to 1852.... |
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| 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.... |
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MPs 1885–1983
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| 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... |
constituency re-established with one MP | ||
| 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:... |
Richard Assheton Cross R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative 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... |
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| 1886 by-election | Thomas Wodehouse Legh Thomas Legh, 2nd Baron Newton Thomas Wodehouse Legh, 2nd Baron Newton PC, DL , was a British diplomat and Conservative politician who served as Paymaster-General during the First World War.-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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| 1899 by-election | Richard Pilkington Richard Pilkington (1841–1908) Richard Pilkington was a British Conservative politician and member of the Pilkington glass-manufacturing family.... |
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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| 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**... |
James Andrew Seddon James Andrew Seddon James Andrew Seddon was a British trades unionist and politician. Originally a member of the Labour Party, he subsequently moved to the National Democratic and Labour Party.... |
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... |
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| 1910 | Roundell Cecil Palmer Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, CH, PC was a British Conservative politician, known as Viscount Wolmer from 1895 to 1941.... |
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| 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... |
Robert Young Robert Young (Lancashire politician) Sir Robert Young was a trades unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Young was born in Glasgow, and attended Mossbank Industrial School in the city before taking up a career in engineering. He subsequently became one of the first students enrolled at Ruskin College, Oxford... |
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... |
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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... |
Reginald Clare Essenhigh | 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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| 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady... |
Robert Young Robert Young (Lancashire politician) Sir Robert Young was a trades unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Young was born in Glasgow, and attended Mossbank Industrial School in the city before taking up a career in engineering. He subsequently became one of the first students enrolled at Ruskin College, Oxford... |
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... |
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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Fred Lee | 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... |
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| Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The 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,... |
John Evans John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside is a former Labour Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.A former shipyard worker and trade unionist, he served as a member of Hebburn urban district council from 1962 until 1974 and South Tyneside council from 1973 to 1974.Evans was elected to... |
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... |
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
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See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...