Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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Scarborough was the name of a constituency
in Yorkshire
, electing Members of Parliament
to the House of Commons
, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough
consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918. In 1974 the name was revived for a county constituency, covering a much wider area; this constituency was abolished in 1997.
in 1282, and was one of the boroughs sending 2 MPs to the Model Parliament
of 1295 which is now generally considered to be the first parliament in the modern sense.
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832 Scarborough was a corporation borough, the right of election resting solely with the 44-member corporation or "common council". At an earlier period, it seems to have been a matter of some dispute whether the freemen of the borough could also vote, but at an election in 1736 the corporation and the (much more numerous) freemen backed different candidates. The candidate of the freemen was returned to Parliament, but on petition from his defeated opponent the House of Commons decided that only the corporation votes should stand, and overturned the result. In later days the Corporation was entirely under the influence of the Duke of Rutland
and Earl of Mulgrave
, who each nominated one of the Members of Parliament; by 1832, Scarborough had continuously been represented by junior members of their respective families for more than half a century. The restriction on the franchise was challenged in 1791, and Parliament declared in favour of "the ancient right of inhabitant householders" in the borough to vote, but the decision seems to have been a dead-letter for at the election of 1802, the last to be contested before the Reform Act, only 33 voters cast their votes.
At the time of the Reform Act, the borough had a population of about 8,760 in just over 2,000 houses, and the Act left its boundaries and two members intact, though widening the franchise. (There were 431 electors registered at the 1832 election
.) The constituency remained broadly unchanged until 1918, though from 1885
its representation was reduced from two MPs to one.
After abolition in 1918, the constituency was absorbed into the new Scarborough and Whitby county constituency. However, the boundary changes which came into effect at the February 1974 general election
created a new constituency named Scarborough. This was a county constituency including, in addition to Scarborough itself and its suburb Scalby, the town of Pickering
and the Scarborough and Pickering rural districts.
There were further boundary changes at the 1983 general election
, which brought in Whitby
and its surrounding area in place of the Pickering district. The constituency was abolished once more for the 1997 general election
, when it was again largely replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby 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 Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, electing 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,...
to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it 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...
consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918. In 1974 the name was revived for a county constituency, covering a much wider area; this constituency was abolished in 1997.
History
Scarborough was first represented in a Parliament held at ShrewsburyShrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
in 1282, and was one of the boroughs sending 2 MPs to the Model Parliament
Model Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
of 1295 which is now generally considered to be the first parliament in the modern sense.
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832 Scarborough was a corporation borough, the right of election resting solely with the 44-member corporation or "common council". At an earlier period, it seems to have been a matter of some dispute whether the freemen of the borough could also vote, but at an election in 1736 the corporation and the (much more numerous) freemen backed different candidates. The candidate of the freemen was returned to Parliament, but on petition from his defeated opponent the House of Commons decided that only the corporation votes should stand, and overturned the result. In later days the Corporation was entirely under the influence of the Duke of Rutland
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
and Earl of Mulgrave
Earl of Mulgrave
The title Earl of Mulgrave has been created twice. The first time as a title in the Peerage of England and the second time as a Peerage of the United Kingdom....
, who each nominated one of the Members of Parliament; by 1832, Scarborough had continuously been represented by junior members of their respective families for more than half a century. The restriction on the franchise was challenged in 1791, and Parliament declared in favour of "the ancient right of inhabitant householders" in the borough to vote, but the decision seems to have been a dead-letter for at the election of 1802, the last to be contested before the Reform Act, only 33 voters cast their votes.
At the time of the Reform Act, the borough had a population of about 8,760 in just over 2,000 houses, and the Act left its boundaries and two members intact, though widening the franchise. (There were 431 electors registered at the 1832 election
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....
.) The constituency remained broadly unchanged until 1918, though from 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:...
its representation was reduced from two MPs to one.
After abolition in 1918, the constituency was absorbed into the new Scarborough and Whitby county constituency. However, the boundary changes which came into effect at the February 1974 general election
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,...
created a new constituency named Scarborough. This was a county constituency including, in addition to Scarborough itself and its suburb Scalby, the town of Pickering
Pickering, North Yorkshire
Pickering is an ancient market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North York Moors National Park. It sits at the foot of the Moors, overlooking the Vale of Pickering to the south...
and the Scarborough and Pickering rural districts.
There were further boundary changes at the 1983 general election
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...
, which brought in Whitby
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
and its surrounding area in place of the Pickering district. The constituency was abolished once more for 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...
, when it was again largely replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
MPs 1295-1540
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1298 | John Rofton | Robert Pau |
| 1301 | John Pickford | John Hammond |
| 1307 | Amaury Gegg | Robert Wawayn |
| 1308 | Radus Godge | John Gegg |
| 1310 | Roger Oughtred | John de Cropton |
| 1313 | Roger Oughtred | John de Cropton |
| 1314 | Roger Oughtred | Thomas de Cropton |
| 1315 | Roger Oughtred | John Huterburgh |
| 1319 | Evericus Godge | William de St Thomas |
| 1321 | Adam de Seamer | Henry de Roston |
| 1327 | Henry de Roston | Robert de Hubthorpe |
| 1327 | Henry de Newcastle | John de Bergh |
| 1328 | Robert the Coroner | John le Skyron |
| 1328 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Hedon |
| 1329 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Hedon |
| 1330 | Philip Humbury | John le Serjeant |
| 1332 | Henry the Coroner | Henry de Roston |
| 1333 | Henry the Coroner | Henry de Roston |
| 1334 | Robert de Helperthorpe | Henry the Coroner |
| 1335 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Bedale |
| 1335 | Richard de Willsthorpe | John de Mounte Pesselers |
| 1336 | Thomas le Blound | Henry de Newcastle |
| 1337 | Henry de Newcastle | Thomas the Coroner |
| 1338 | Henry de Roston | Henry de Newcastle |
| 1339 | Henry de Roston | Henry de Newcastle |
| 1340 | Henry de Roston | Robert the Coroner |
| 1346 | William de Kilham | John de Ireland |
| 1347 | Robert Scardeburgh | William Cutt |
| 1348 | Robert Scardeburgh | William son of Roger |
| 1351 | John Beaucola | Henry de Roston |
| 1354 | Henry de Roston | Richard de Newcastle |
| 1356 | John Burniston | William Barton |
| 1358 | Robert the Coroner | John Hammund |
| 1359 | Henry Roston | Peter Percy |
| 1360 | Richard de Newcastle | Peter Percy |
| 1361 | Peter Percy | John del Aumery |
| 1362 | Edward Thwailes | ? |
| 1365 | Richard del Kichen | Richard Chelman |
| 1368 | Stephen Carter | Henry de Roston |
| 1369 | Robert Aclom | John de Barton |
| 1373 | William Cobberiham | John Aclom |
| 1376 | John de Stolwich | Henry de Roston |
| 1378 | William de Seamer | John de Moresham, jnr |
| 1379 | Henry de Roston | Thomas de Brune |
| 1382 | Henry de Roston | John Aclom |
| 1383 | John Stockwich | Richard Chelman |
| 1384 | John Aclom | Henry de Roston |
| 1385 | Robert Martyn | John de Moresham |
| 1386 | William de Seamer | John Carter |
| 1388 (Feb) | William Sage | John Aclom |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Folkton | John Carter |
| 1390 (Jan) | ||
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1392 | John Carter | John Martyn |
| 1393 | Robert de Alnwick | John de Moresham, jnr |
| 1394 | Robert Shilbottle | William Carter |
| 1395 | Henry de Harom | Robert Shillbottle |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Carter | William Percy |
| 1397 (Sep) | ||
| 1400 | John Aclom | William Harom |
| 1401 | John Mosdale | Robert Aclom |
| 1402 | Thomas Carethorp | William Harom |
| 1404/5 (Jan) | John Mosdale | William Sage |
| 1404/4 (Sep) | John Mosdale | Robert Aclom |
| 1406 | William Percy | William Harom |
| 1407 | William Stapleton | William Carter |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | John Mosdale | William Sage |
| 1412/3 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Carethorp | John Mosdale |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | John Mosdale | William Sage |
| 1415 | Robert Bamburgh | George Topcliffe |
| 1415/6 (Mar) | Thomas Carethorp | Roger de Stapelton |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | ||
| 1419 | William Forster | William Sage |
| 1420 | John Carter | Thomas Copeland |
| 1421 (May) | John Carter | William Sage |
| 1421 {Dec) | John Aclom | William Forester |
| 1422 | Hugo Raysyn | William Forester |
| 1423 | William Forester | John Daniel |
| 1425 | Robert Bambergh | William Forester |
| 1428 | John Danyell | William Forester |
| 1429 | John Danyell | William Forester |
| 1432 | William Forester | John Danyell |
| 1442 | William Forester | Robert Carethorp |
| 1447 | William Helperby | John Aclom |
| 1449 | Henry Eyre | William Paulin |
| 1450 | John Aclom | Robert Benton |
| 1451 | George Topcliff | Thomas Benton |
| 1455 | John Daniel | Robert Hoggson |
| 1460 | John Sherrifle | Thomas Hoggson |
| 1467 | John Paulin | John Robinson |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Sir Ralph Ellerer | George Flinton |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
MPs 1542-1640
| Parliament | First Member | Second Member | |
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| Parliament of 1542-1544 | Sir Ralph Eure | Sir Nicholas Fairfax | |
| Parliament of 1545-1547 | Reginald Beseley | William Lockwood | |
| Parliament of 1547-1552 | Richard Whaley | Reginald Beseley | |
| First Parliament of 1553 | Thomas Eyns | General Dakins | |
| Second Parliament of 1553 | John Tregonwell John Tregonwell Sir John Tregonwell was an English jurist, a principal agent of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.-Life:... |
Leonard Chamberlain | |
| Parliament of 1554 | Anthony Brann | Robert Massye | |
| Parliament of 1554-1555 | Reginald Beseley | Tristram Cook | |
| Parliament of 1555 | William Hasye | Francis Ashley | |
| Parliament of 1558 | Richard Jones | Edward Beseley | |
| Parliament of 1559 | William Strickland William Strickland (navigator) William Strickland was an English landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England... |
Sir Henry Gate | |
| Parliament of 1563-1567 | |||
| Parliament of 1571 | Edward Gate | ||
| Parliament of 1572-1583 | Sir Henry Gate | Edward Carey | |
| Parliament of 1584-1585 | William Strickland William Strickland (navigator) William Strickland was an English landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England... |
John Hotham | |
| Parliament of 1586-1587 | Ralph Bourchier | Edward Hutchinson | |
| Parliament of 1588-1589 | Edward Gate | William Fish William Fish -Life:Fish was from Norwich. He commenced his musical career as violinist in the theatre orchestra there. After studying under Michael Sharp , the oboist, and Capel Bond, the pianist and organist, he took part in in local concerts and cathedral festivals. He was organist of St. Andrew's, Norwich,... |
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| Parliament of 1593 | Roger Dalton | ||
| Parliament of 1597-1598 | Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Thomas Posthumous Hoby Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby , also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman, Member of Parliament, and Justice of the Peace.... |
Walter Pye | |
| Parliament of 1601 | Edward Stanhope | William Eure | |
| Parliament of 1604-1611 | Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Thomas Posthumous Hoby Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby , also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman, Member of Parliament, and Justice of the Peace.... |
Francis Eure | |
| Addled Parliament (1614) Addled Parliament The Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614... |
William Conyers | ||
| Parliament of 1621-1622 | Sir Richard Cholmeley | ||
| Happy Parliament (1624-1625) Happy Parliament The Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625... |
(Sir) Hugh Cholmeley Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament and Royalist leader during the English Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Cholmley.... |
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| Useless Parliament (1625) Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view... |
William Thompson | ||
| Parliament of 1625-1626 | Stephen Hutchinson | ||
| Parliament of 1628-1629 | Sir William Constable | John Harrison | |
| No Parliament summoned 1629-1640 | |||
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.... |
John Hotham the younger John Hotham the younger Sir John Hotham the younger was the eldest son of John Hotham and an English Member of Parliament during the civil war.... |
Royalist | Sir Hugh Cholmeley Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament and Royalist leader during the English Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Cholmley.... |
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| 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... |
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| April 1642 | Cholmley disabled to sit - seat vacant | |||||
| September 1643 | Hotham disabled to sit - seat vacant | |||||
| 1645 | Luke Robinson Luke Robinson (1610-1669) Luke Robinson , of Riseborough, was an English Member of Parliament and of the Council of State during the Commonwealth period.... |
Sir Matthew Boynton, Bt. Sir Matthew Boynton, 1st Baronet Sir Matthew Boynton, 1st Baronet , of Barmston and Bainton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament.... (d. March 1647) |
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| 1647 | John Anlaby | |||||
| 1653 | Scarborough 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.... |
John Wildman John Wildman Sir John Wildman was an English soldier and politician.-Biography:Wildman was born in the Norfolk town of Wymondham, the son of Jeffrey and Dorothy Wildman. His father was a butcher. John was educated as a sizar at Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge taking an MA in 1644... |
Scarborough 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 Edward Salmon | |||||
| 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... |
Thomas Chaloner Thomas Chaloner (regicide) Thomas Chaloner was an English politician, commissioner at the trial of Charles I and signatory to his death warrant.He was born at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of naturalist Sir Thomas Chaloner.... |
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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.... |
Luke Robinson Luke Robinson (1610-1669) Luke Robinson , of Riseborough, was an English Member of Parliament and of the Council of State during the Commonwealth period.... |
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| April 1660 | John Legard Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet , of Ganton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton . He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months... |
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| June 1660 | William Thompson | |||||
| July 1660 | John Legard Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet , of Ganton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton . He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months... |
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| 1661 | Sir Jordan Crosland | |||||
| 1670 | Sir Philip Monckton | |||||
| 1679 | Francis Thompson | |||||
| 1685 | Sir Thomas Slingsby, Bt Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet , of Scriven in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War... |
William Osbaldeston | ||||
| 1689 | William Thompson | Francis Thompson | ||||
| 1692 | John Hungerford John Hungerford (MP) John Hungerford was an English politician and lawyer. He was Member of Parliament for Scarborough from 1692 to 1695 , 1702 to 1705, and from 1707 until his death... |
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| 1693 | The Viscount of Irvine Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine was an English Member of Parliament and peer. He was the Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire and Member of Parliament for Yorkshire and Scarborough.... |
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| 1695 | Sir Charles Hotham, Bt | Court 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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| 1701 | William Thompson | |||||
| 1702 | John Hungerford John Hungerford (MP) John Hungerford was an English politician and lawyer. He was Member of Parliament for Scarborough from 1692 to 1695 , 1702 to 1705, and from 1707 until his death... |
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| 1705 | Robert Squire | |||||
| 1707 | John Hungerford John Hungerford (MP) John Hungerford was an English politician and lawyer. He was Member of Parliament for Scarborough from 1692 to 1695 , 1702 to 1705, and from 1707 until his death... |
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| 1722 | Sir William Strickland, Bt Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet Sir William Strickland was an English Member of Parliament and Government Minister in Sir Robert Walpole's administration.... |
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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| 1730 | William Thompson | |||||
| January 1736 | Viscount Dupplin Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull PC was a Scottish peer and British politician.Hay was elected for Scarborough in 1736, but his election was overturned on petition. He sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 1741 until 1758... |
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| April 1736 | William Osbaldeston | |||||
| 1744 | Edwin Lascelles Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood was a West Indian plantation owner of English ancestry.-Life:He was the son of Henry Lascelles and Mary Carter. His father split the family fortune leaving Edwin's elder brother Daniel as head of the business whilst raising Edwin as a lord of the manor over... |
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| 1747 | Roger Handasyde | |||||
| 1754 British general election, 1754 The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.... |
Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bt | William Osbaldeston | ||||
| 1761 | John Major Sir John Major, 1st Baronet Sir John Major, 1st Baronet was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.Major was born at Bridlington in Yorkshire, and started in business there, commanding a ship in the Stockholm trade. He apparently abandoned the sea at the age of around 30, but subsequently developed a thriving iron trade... |
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| 1766 | Fountayne Wentworth Osbaldeston | |||||
| 1768 | George Manners George Manners (MP) Captain George Manners was a British soldier and politician, the illegitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby.Manners was enrolled at Eton from 7 July 1757 until 1762... |
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| 1770 | Sir James Pennyman, Bt | |||||
| 1772 | The Earl of Tyrconnel | Tory | ||||
| 1774 | Sir Hugh Palliser, Bt Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War... |
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| 1779 | Charles Phipps | |||||
| 1784 | George Osbaldeston George Osbaldeston "Squire" George Osbaldeston was an English sportsman and politician.Osbaldeston spent his childhood at Hutton Buscel, the family estate in Yorkshire... |
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| 1790 | Hon Henry Phipps Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave GCB, PC , styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician... |
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| 1794 | Edmund Phipps | Tory | ||||
| 1796 | Lord Charles Somerset Lord Charles Somerset General Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.-Background:... |
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| 1802 | Lord Robert Manners Lord Robert William Manners Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB was a British soldier and nobleman, the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset... |
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| 1806 | Charles Manners Sutton Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury GCB, PC was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835.-Background and education:... |
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| 1818 | Viscount Normanby Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby KG GCB GCH, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1812 and 1831 and known as The Earl of Mulgrave between 1831 and 1838, was a British Whig politician and author... |
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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| 1820 | Edmund Phipps | Tory | ||||
| 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.... |
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father... |
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... |
Sir George Cayley, Bt George Cayley Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of flight... |
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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| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Sir Frederick Trench Frederick Trench (British Army officer) General Sir Frederick William Trench KCH , was a British soldier and Tory politician.Trench was the son of Michael Frederick Trench, a barrister and amateur architect, of Heywood, only son of Reverend Frederick Trench, of Ballinakill, in Queen's County... |
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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| 1837 United Kingdom general election, 1837 The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.... |
Sir Thomas Style, Bt | |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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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father... |
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| 1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -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 *... |
Earl of Mulgrave George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor.-Background:Normanby was born in London, the son of Constantine Phipps, 1st... |
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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| 1851 | George Frederick Young George Frederick Young George Frederick Young was an English shipbuilder and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields 1832-1838. He was the first member elected for the newly-created constituency in the 1832 general election, and lost his seat to Charles Edward Grey on 23 February 1838... |
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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| 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... |
Earl of Mulgrave George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor.-Background:Normanby was born in London, the son of Constantine Phipps, 1st... |
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 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 *... |
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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| 1857 | John Dent | 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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| 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... |
William Denison William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough , known as The Lord Londesborough from 1860 to 1887, was a British peer and Liberal politician. He was also one of the main founders of Scarborough FC.... |
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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| 1860 | John Dent | 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 | Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent , known as Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet, from 1869 to 1881, was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament.... |
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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| 1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 -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 *... |
Sir Charles Legard, 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... |
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| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -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 *... |
William Sproston Caine William Sproston Caine William Sproston Caine was a British politician and Temperance advocate.Caine was born at Seacombe, Cheshire, and was the eldest surviving son of Nathaniel Caine, a metal merchant from Cheshire, and was educated at private schools in Egremont, Merseyside and Birkenhead before entering his father's... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1880 | John George Dodson John Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton PC , known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1884 | Richard Fell Steble | 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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- Representation reduced to one member (1885)
MPs 1885-1918
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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:... |
representation reduced to one member | ||
| 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:... |
Sir George Reresby Sitwell | 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 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**... |
Joshua Rowntree Joshua Rowntree Joshua Rowntree was elected Member of Parliament for Scarborough in 1886 and served, as a Gladstonian Liberal, until 1892, when he was succeeded by the Conservative, Sir George Reresby Sitwell, whom he had defeated in 1886.He was an active Quaker... |
Gladstonian 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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| 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... |
Sir George Reresby Sitwell | 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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| 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... |
Joseph Compton-Rickett Joseph Compton-Rickett Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett was a Liberal Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament for Scarborough from 1895 to 1906, for Osgoldcross from 1906 to 1918, and for the Pontefract constituency that largely replaced it from 1918 until his death the following year... |
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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| 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**... |
Walter Russell Rea Walter Rea, 1st Baron Rea Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea , was a British merchant banker and Liberal politician.Rea was the son of Russell Rea. He was elected to the House of Commons for Scarborough in 1906, a seat he held until 1918, and served under H. H. Asquith as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1915 to 1916... |
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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| 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... |
constituency abolished: see Scarborough and Whitby | ||
MPs 1974-1997
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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,... |
Sir Michael Shaw Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead Michael Norman Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1964 and from 1966 to 1992.... |
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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| 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... |
John Sykes John Sykes (UK politician) John David Sykes , was British Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough from 1992 to 1997. Following boundary changes at the 1997 general election, Sykes contested the redrawn seat of Scarborough and Whitby, but in an upset lost to the Labour candidate Lawrie Quinn.- External links :... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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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... |
constituency abolished: see Scarborough and Whitby | ||
Elections in the 1990s
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