Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
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Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
system of election.
and various portions of the surrounding area, in Berkshire
. It should be noted that from 1974 the local government county boundary changed to add to Berkshire part of the territory north of the Thames. The Eton and Slough areas thus became eligible to be joined with Windsor in a Berkshire county constituency.
Before 1868: The parliamentary borough
of Windsor (sometimes known as New Windsor to distinguish it from the nearby settlement of Old Windsor) was based upon a town in the eastern part of the county of Berkshire in South East England
, which grew up around Windsor Castle
.
1868-1918: The boundaries of the parliamentary borough were extended by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict., c. 46). The north boundary of the constituency was on the River Thames
, which was then the border between Buckinghamshire
and Berkshire. In 1868-1885 the constituency was surrounded to the north by the Buckinghamshire
seat. The rest of the borough was adjacent to the Berkshire
county constituency. Between 1885-1918 the seat to the north of the Thames was the Wycombe
division of Buckinghamshire and the other neighbouring constituency was the Wokingham
division of Berkshire.
1918-1950: The parliamentary borough was abolished and replaced by a county division named after Windsor. The local government areas (as they existed in 1918) which comprised the constituency were the Municipal Borough
s of New Windsor, and Maidenhead
, with the Rural District
s of Cookham
, Easthampstead
, Windsor
and a part of Wokingham
.
1950-1974: The constituency was reduced in size by the Representation of the People Act 1948
, so it comprised the Municipal Boroughs of New Windsor and Maidenhead, with the Rural Districts of Cookham and Windsor. In 1974 much the same area (by then about to become part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
established that year), was included in a new constituency named Windsor and Maidenhead
.
1997-2010: When the Windsor constituency was re-created it no longer linked the town of the same name with Maidenhead to the west, for parliamentary purposes. Instead the town of Windsor was joined with Eton and part of Slough north of the Thames. The Parliamentary Constituemcies (England) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1626) defined the constituency. It included, from the Borough of Bracknell Forest
, the wards of Ascot, Cranbourne and St Mary's. The Borough of Slough
contributed Foxborough ward. The remainder of the seat, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, comprised the wards of Bray, Castle, Clewer North, Clewer South, Datchet, Eton North and South, Eton West, Horton and Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Park, Sunningdale and South Ascot, Sunninghill and Trinity.
In 1998 there was a small re-alignment of county boundaries in the north east corner of Berkshire. This transferred to Berks one polling district from Surrey (being a part of that local government county located in the historic county of Middlesex
) and another from Buckinghamshire. Some constituency boundaries were re-defined by The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1998 (SI 1998/3152). The new Slough ward of Colnbrook and Poyle (since re-named Colnbrook with Poyle) was added to Windsor constituency. This change probably involved less than a thousand electors (as the third polling district in the new ward was taken from Foxborough ward, which was already in the constituency).
2010–present: Under The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1681), the constituency presently comprises:-
From the Borough of Bracknell Forest: Ascot
, Binfield
with Warfield
, Warfield Harvest Rise, and Winkfield
and Cranbourne
wards.
From the Borough of Slough: Colnbrook with Poyle
ward.
From the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Ascot and Cheapside, Castle Without, Clewer
East, Clewer North, Clewer South, Datchet
, Eton and Castle, Eton Wick
, Horton
and Wraysbury
, Old Windsor
, Park, Sunningdale
, Sunninghill
and South Ascot
wards.
until 1868, when the constituency was reformed and its representation reduced to one MP. In 1974, the constituency was abolished and a similar one, Windsor and Maidenhead was created. However, in 1997 the constituency was recreated.
The pre-1832 franchise of the borough was held by inhabitants paying scot and lot
(a local tax). On 2 May 1689 the House of Commons had decided that the electorate should be limited to the members of Windsor Corporation. This was disputed after the next election, in 1690, when the Mayor submitted two returns of different members. The House of Commons reversed the decision of the previous Parliament and confirmed the scot and lot franchise.
There were 278 electors in 1712. Namier and Brooke estimated that, in 1754-1790, there were about 300 electors. In 1832 a new property based franchise replaced the scot and lot qualification. Under the new system, there were 507 registered electors in 1832.
The early political history of the area was strongly influenced by the monarch and members of his or her family. Windsor Castle has been an important royal residence throughout the history of the constituency.
During part of the 18th century the Duke of Cumberland (son of King George II
) and the Beauclerk family (descended from King Charles II) had political interests in the borough.
King George III
became personally involved in the hotly contested 1780 general election
. George encouraged local landowner Peniston Portlock Powney to stand by paying him £2,500 from the King's personal account. The King wished to defeat Admiral Keppel, one of the incumbent members. The monarch went so far as to canvass tradesmen who dealt with the royal household. After this royal interference in the election, Keppel only lost by 16 votes. Namier and Brooke suggest the Windsor electorate had an independent streak and were difficult to manage.
The borough representatives before the Reform Act 1832
included soldiers and people connected with the Royal Household, such as Sir Richard Hussey Vivian
(MP 1826-1831) and Sir Herbert Taylor (MP 1820-1823). The constituency also returned politicians prominent in national politics, like the Duke of Wellington's elder brother the Earl of Mornington in the 1780s and 1790s or the future Prime Minister Edward Stanley (subsequently the Earl of Derby) in the early 1830s).
The Ramsbottom family filled one seat from 1806 until 1845. The borough had been loyal to the King's Pittite/Tory ministers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but became more favourable to the Whig interest after John Ramsbottom (MP 1810-1845) was elected.
By the 1860s the monarch had ceased to interfere in local affairs. The borough fell under the patronage of Colonel R. Richardson-Gardner. Richardson-Gardner was a local landowner, who caused some animosity when following the 1868 general election
he evicted tenants who did not support him at the polls. This was the last Parliamentary election the Conservatives lost in Windsor.
Despite (or perhaps because of) his methods, Richardson-Gardner was elected to Parliament in 1874. Successive Conservative MPs, before the First World War, had considerable influence in the constituency; especially when they subscribed generously to local institutions such as a hospital.
The county division created in 1918 combined the town of Windsor, with territory to its west, south and east which had formerly been in the Wokingham
division. The incumbent MP for Wokingham up to 1918, Ernest Gardner, was the first representative of the expanded Windsor constituency. The Conservative Party retained the seat continuously, until 1974 when a Windsor constituency temporarily disappeared from the House of Commons.
The re-created constituency, from 1997, has remained reliably Conservative. Despite some Liberal Democrat strength in local elections, particularly in the town of Windsor itself, affluent villages and small towns such as Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale have continued to contribute to Conservative majorities.
The Roman numerals after some names are those used in The House of Commons 1509-1558 and The House of Commons 1558-1603 to distinguish a member from another politician of the same name.
Notes:-
electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections and general elections from 1868. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings (until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872).
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Cruickshanks et al. 1690-1715, Sedgwick 1715-1754, Namier and Brooke 1754-1790, Stooks Smith 1790-1832 and from Craig thereafter. Where Stooks Smith gives additional information or differs from the other sources this is indicated in a note after the result. When a candidate is described as Non Partisan for an election this means that the sources used do not give a party label. This does not necessarily mean that the candidate did not regard himself as a member of a party or acted as such in Parliament. Craig's party labels have been varied to take account of the development of parties. Tory candidates are classified as Conservative from the United Kingdom general election, 1835
. Whig and Radical candidates are classified separately until the formal establishment of the Liberal Party shortly after the United Kingdom general election, 1859
.
Note (1832): Stooks Smith classified Ramsbottom as a Radical candidate from this election. However as Stenton, editing a book composed of Parliamentary biographies published by a contemporary after the Reform Act 1832, described Ramsbottom as being 'of Whig principles' he continues to be classified as a Whig in this article.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(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:...
system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the town of WindsorWindsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
and various portions of the surrounding area, in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. It should be noted that from 1974 the local government county boundary changed to add to Berkshire part of the territory north of the Thames. The Eton and Slough areas thus became eligible to be joined with Windsor in a Berkshire county constituency.
Before 1868: The parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
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of Windsor (sometimes known as New Windsor to distinguish it from the nearby settlement of Old Windsor) was based upon a town in the eastern part of the county of Berkshire in South East England
South East England
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, which grew up around Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
.
1868-1918: The boundaries of the parliamentary borough were extended by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict., c. 46). The north boundary of the constituency was on the River Thames
River Thames
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, which was then the border between Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
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and Berkshire. In 1868-1885 the constituency was surrounded to the north by the Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
seat. The rest of the borough was adjacent to the Berkshire
Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
county constituency. Between 1885-1918 the seat to the north of the Thames was the Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
division of Buckinghamshire and the other neighbouring constituency was the Wokingham
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wokingham 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:...
division of Berkshire.
1918-1950: The parliamentary borough was abolished and replaced by a county division named after Windsor. The local government areas (as they existed in 1918) which comprised the constituency were 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 New Windsor, and Maidenhead
Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a town and unparished area within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It lies on the River Thames and is situated west of Charing Cross in London.-History:...
, with the Rural District
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
s of Cookham
Cookham Rural District
Cookham was a rural district in Berkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Cookham rural sanitary district. It continued in existence until 1974, when it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, forming part of the...
, Easthampstead
Easthampstead Rural District
Easthampstead was a rural district in Berkshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Easthampstead rural sanitary district.The district originally covered the civil parishes of*Binfield...
, Windsor
Windsor Rural District
Windsor was a rural district in Berkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Windsor rural sanitary district. It consisted of the parishes of Clewer Without, Old Windsor, Sunningdale, and Sunninghill...
and a part of Wokingham
Wokingham Rural District
Wokingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Berkshire, England. It was created in 1894. It was named after and administered from Wokingham.Since April 1, 1974 it has formed part of the District of Wokingham....
.
1950-1974: The constituency was reduced in size by the Representation of the People Act 1948
Representation 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...
, so it comprised the Municipal Boroughs of New Windsor and Maidenhead, with the Rural Districts of Cookham and Windsor. In 1974 much the same area (by then about to become part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. It became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998.It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse....
established that year), was included in a new constituency named Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor and Maidenhead was a county constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
1997-2010: When the Windsor constituency was re-created it no longer linked the town of the same name with Maidenhead to the west, for parliamentary purposes. Instead the town of Windsor was joined with Eton and part of Slough north of the Thames. The Parliamentary Constituemcies (England) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1626) defined the constituency. It included, from the Borough of Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority and borough in Berkshire in southern England. It covers the towns of Bracknell, North Ascot, Sandhurst, Crowthorne and surrounding villages and hamlets.-History:...
, the wards of Ascot, Cranbourne and St Mary's. The Borough of Slough
Slough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998...
contributed Foxborough ward. The remainder of the seat, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, comprised the wards of Bray, Castle, Clewer North, Clewer South, Datchet, Eton North and South, Eton West, Horton and Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Park, Sunningdale and South Ascot, Sunninghill and Trinity.
In 1998 there was a small re-alignment of county boundaries in the north east corner of Berkshire. This transferred to Berks one polling district from Surrey (being a part of that local government county located in the historic county of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
) and another from Buckinghamshire. Some constituency boundaries were re-defined by The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1998 (SI 1998/3152). The new Slough ward of Colnbrook and Poyle (since re-named Colnbrook with Poyle) was added to Windsor constituency. This change probably involved less than a thousand electors (as the third polling district in the new ward was taken from Foxborough ward, which was already in the constituency).
2010–present: Under The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1681), the constituency presently comprises:-
From the Borough of Bracknell Forest: Ascot
Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...
, Binfield
Binfield
Binfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it has a population of 7,475...
with Warfield
Warfield
Warfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire and the Borough of Bracknell Forest.-Geography:Warfield is a mostly rural parish made up of a number of small settlements...
, Warfield Harvest Rise, and Winkfield
Winkfield
Winkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England.-Geography:According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 15,271...
and Cranbourne
Cranbourne
- Places :*Cranborne, Dorset*Cranborne Chase, Dorset*Cranbourne, Berkshire*Cranbourne Chase, Berkshire*Cranbourne Lodge, a royal lodge, within Cranbourne Chase*Cranbourne, Hampshire*Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia**Cranbourne railway line...
wards.
From the Borough of Slough: Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England, consisting of Colnbrook with Poyle. It is at the eastern end of the borough, and is just to the west of the M25 motorway, which separates the parish from Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of...
ward.
From the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Ascot and Cheapside, Castle Without, Clewer
Clewer
Clewer is an ecclesiastical parish and region of Windsor making up three wards of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.-History:...
East, Clewer North, Clewer South, Datchet
Datchet
Datchet is an English Thameside village and civil parish situated in the unitary authority of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974....
, Eton and Castle, Eton Wick
Eton Wick (electoral ward)
Eton Wick is currently represented by one councillor in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.-Past election results:...
, Horton
Horton, Berkshire
Horton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located between Windsor and Staines. Horton was transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974. Through the Horton parish flows the Colne Brook which runs to the River Thames from the River Colne.The village name is a common...
and Wraysbury
Wraysbury
Wraysbury, traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury, is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located in the very east of the county, in the part that was in Buckinghamshire until 1974...
, Old Windsor
Old Windsor
Old Windsor is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.-Location:...
, Park, Sunningdale
Sunningdale
Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.-Location:Sunningdale is located close to the present border with Surrey, and is not far from Ascot, Sunninghill and Virginia Water. It is situated 24 miles west of London and 7...
, Sunninghill
Sunninghill, Berkshire
Sunninghill is a village in the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English shire county of Berkshire-Location:...
and South Ascot
South Ascot
South Ascot is a village just south of and down the hill from the small town of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. It is bounded on the west by the Kingsride area of Swinley Woods, on the north by the Reading to Waterloo railway line and merges with Sunninghill to the east.- Local government...
wards.
History
Windsor has had parliamentary representation for centuries, first sending a member in 1301, and continuously from 1424. It elected two Members of ParliamentMember 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,...
until 1868, when the constituency was reformed and its representation reduced to one MP. In 1974, the constituency was abolished and a similar one, Windsor and Maidenhead was created. However, in 1997 the constituency was recreated.
The pre-1832 franchise of the borough was held by inhabitants paying scot and lot
Scot and lot
Scot and lot is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, applied to householders who were assessed for a tax paid to the borough for local or national purposes.They were usually members of a merchant guild.Before the Reform Act 1832, those who paid scot and bore...
(a local tax). On 2 May 1689 the House of Commons had decided that the electorate should be limited to the members of Windsor Corporation. This was disputed after the next election, in 1690, when the Mayor submitted two returns of different members. The House of Commons reversed the decision of the previous Parliament and confirmed the scot and lot franchise.
There were 278 electors in 1712. Namier and Brooke estimated that, in 1754-1790, there were about 300 electors. In 1832 a new property based franchise replaced the scot and lot qualification. Under the new system, there were 507 registered electors in 1832.
The early political history of the area was strongly influenced by the monarch and members of his or her family. Windsor Castle has been an important royal residence throughout the history of the constituency.
During part of the 18th century the Duke of Cumberland (son of King George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
) and the Beauclerk family (descended from King Charles II) had political interests in the borough.
King George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
became personally involved in the hotly contested 1780 general election
British general election, 1780
The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...
. George encouraged local landowner Peniston Portlock Powney to stand by paying him £2,500 from the King's personal account. The King wished to defeat Admiral Keppel, one of the incumbent members. The monarch went so far as to canvass tradesmen who dealt with the royal household. After this royal interference in the election, Keppel only lost by 16 votes. Namier and Brooke suggest the Windsor electorate had an independent streak and were difficult to manage.
The borough representatives before the Reform Act 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...
included soldiers and people connected with the Royal Household, such as Sir Richard Hussey Vivian
Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian
Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian GCB, GCH, PC , known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841, was a British cavalry leader who came of a Cornish family.-Early career:Educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, Vivian entered...
(MP 1826-1831) and Sir Herbert Taylor (MP 1820-1823). The constituency also returned politicians prominent in national politics, like the Duke of Wellington's elder brother the Earl of Mornington in the 1780s and 1790s or the future Prime Minister Edward Stanley (subsequently the Earl of Derby) in the early 1830s).
The Ramsbottom family filled one seat from 1806 until 1845. The borough had been loyal to the King's Pittite/Tory ministers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but became more favourable to the Whig interest after John Ramsbottom (MP 1810-1845) was elected.
By the 1860s the monarch had ceased to interfere in local affairs. The borough fell under the patronage of Colonel R. Richardson-Gardner. Richardson-Gardner was a local landowner, who caused some animosity when following the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
he evicted tenants who did not support him at the polls. This was the last Parliamentary election the Conservatives lost in Windsor.
Despite (or perhaps because of) his methods, Richardson-Gardner was elected to Parliament in 1874. Successive Conservative MPs, before the First World War, had considerable influence in the constituency; especially when they subscribed generously to local institutions such as a hospital.
The county division created in 1918 combined the town of Windsor, with territory to its west, south and east which had formerly been in the Wokingham
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wokingham 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:...
division. The incumbent MP for Wokingham up to 1918, Ernest Gardner, was the first representative of the expanded Windsor constituency. The Conservative Party retained the seat continuously, until 1974 when a Windsor constituency temporarily disappeared from the House of Commons.
The re-created constituency, from 1997, has remained reliably Conservative. Despite some Liberal Democrat strength in local elections, particularly in the town of Windsor itself, affluent villages and small towns such as Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale have continued to contribute to Conservative majorities.
Burgesses in the English Parliament 1510-1707
As there were sometimes significant gaps between Parliaments held in this period, the dates of first assembly and dissolution are given. Where the name of the member has not yet been ascertained or (in the 16th century) is not recorded in a surviving document, the entry unknown is entered in the table.The Roman numerals after some names are those used in The House of Commons 1509-1558 and The House of Commons 1558-1603 to distinguish a member from another politician of the same name.
| Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | First Member | Second Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1510 | 21 January 1510 | 23 February 1510 | John Welles | William Pury |
| 1512 | 4 February 1512 | 4 March 1514 | John Welles | Thomas Rider |
| 1515 | 5 February 1515 | 22 December 1515 | John Welles | Thomas Rider |
| 1523 | 15 April 1523 | 13 August 1523 | unknown | unknown |
| 1529 | 3 November 1529 | 14 April 1536 | Thomas Warde | William Simonds |
| 1536 | 8 June 1536 | 18 July 1536 | unknown | unknown |
| 1539 | 28 April 1539 | 24 July 1540 | unknown | unknown |
| 1542 | 16 January 1542 | 28 March 1544 | Richard Warde | William Simonds |
| 1545 | 23 November 1545 | 31 January 1547 | Thomas Legh Thomas Legh (lawyer) Sir Thomas Legh was an English jurist and diplomat, a principal agent of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.-Life:... |
unknown |
| 1547 | 4 November 1547 | 15 April 1552 | Richard Warde | Edward Weldon |
| By January 1552 | Thomas Little | |||
| 1553 | 1 March 1553 | 31 March 1553 | Richard Warde | Richard Amyce |
| 1553 | 5 October 1553 | 5 December 1553 | Richard Warde | Thomas Good |
| 1554 | 2 April 1554 | 3 May 1554 | Richard Warde | Thomas Butler II |
| 1554 | 12 November 1554 | 16 January 1555 | Richard Warde | William Norreys |
| 1555 | 21 October 1555 | 9 December 1555 | Richard Warde | William Norreys |
| 14 January 1558 | 20 January 1558 | 17 November 1558 | William Hanley | William Norreys |
| 5 January 1559 | 23 January 1559 | 8 May 1559 | Thomas Weldon Thomas Weldon Thomas Weldon was an English politician and member of the Royal household during the Tudor period.Thomas was the son of Hugh Weldon, Sewer to King Henry VIII. He lived at Cannon Court at Cookham in Berkshire. He married twice and had seven children. He was the uncle of Edward Weldon MP. Thomas was... |
Roger Amyce |
| 1562 or 1563 | 11 January 1563 | 2 January 1567 | Richard Gallys | John Gresham |
| 1571 | 2 April 1571 | 29 May 1571 | John Thomson | Humphrey Michell |
| 12 April 1572 | 8 May 1572 | 19 April 1583 | Edmund Dockwra | Richard Gallys |
| 1576 | Humphrey Michell | |||
| 16 November 1584 | 23 November 1584 | 14 September 1585 | Henry Neville | John Croke John Croke Sir John Croke was Speaker of the English House of Commons between October–December 1601. He was a lawyer and judge by profession, and was Recorder of London... III |
| 28 September 1586 | 13 October 1586 | 23 March 1587 | Henry Neville | George Woodward |
| 10 October 1588 | 4 February 1589 | 29 March 1589 | Henry Neville | Edward Hake Edward Hake Edward Hake , English satirist, was educated under John Hopkins, the part-author of the metrical version of the Psalms.He dwelt at Gray's Inn and Barnard's Inn, London. In the address To the Gentle Reader prefixed to his Newes out of Powles Churchyard ..... |
| 26 October 1588 | Edward Neville Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, de facto 8th Baron Bergavenny was an English Peer.The son of Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father.... I |
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| 1593 | 18 February 1593 | 10 April 1593 | Henry Neville | Edward Neville II |
| 16 October 1597 | 24 October 1597 | 9 February 1598 | Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (judge) Sir Julius Caesar was an English judge and politician. He was born near Tottenham in Middlesex. His father was Giulio Cesare Adelmare, an Italian physician to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, descended by the female line from the dukes of Cesarini.Caesar was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford,... |
John Norreys |
| 1 October 1601 | 27 October 1601 | 19 December 1601 | Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (judge) Sir Julius Caesar was an English judge and politician. He was born near Tottenham in Middlesex. His father was Giulio Cesare Adelmare, an Italian physician to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, descended by the female line from the dukes of Cesarini.Caesar was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford,... |
(Sir) John Norreys |
| 1604 | 19 March 1604 | 9 February 1611 | Samuel Backhouse Samuel Backhouse -Life:He was the son of Nicholas Backhouse of Cheapside in Middlesex , an alderman and Sheriff of London, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Curzon of Croxall in Derbyshire.... |
Thomas Durdent Sir Francis Howard Francis Howard Francis Howard may refer to:*Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham , English Governor of Virginia*Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham , English army officer-See also:*Frank Howard... |
| 1614 | 5 April 1614 | 7 June 1614 | Sir Charles Howard | Samuel Backhouse Samuel Backhouse -Life:He was the son of Nicholas Backhouse of Cheapside in Middlesex , an alderman and Sheriff of London, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Curzon of Croxall in Derbyshire.... |
| 1621 | 16 January 1621 | 8 February 1622 | Sir Charles Howard | Sir Robert Bennet Robert Bennet (surveyor) Sir Robert Bennet was an English surveyor and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Bennet was the grandson of Robert Bennet, Bishop of Hereford. He was surveyor of the works Windsor Castle. He was knighted at Greenwich on 11 June 1619. In 1621, Bennet was elected Member of... |
| 1624 | 12 February 1624 | 27 March 1625 | Edward Sayer | Thomas Woodward Sir William Hewitt |
| 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | William Russell Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham , was an English politician.He was one of the Russell Baronets and the Treasurer of the Navy 11 May 1618–5 April 1627. He was created a baronet in March 1627.... |
Humphrey Newbury |
| 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | William Russell Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham , was an English politician.He was one of the Russell Baronets and the Treasurer of the Navy 11 May 1618–5 April 1627. He was created a baronet in March 1627.... |
Humphrey Newbury |
| 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | William Beecher | Thomas Hewett |
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| 1640 | 13 April 1640 | 5 May 1640 | Sir Arthur Ingram Arthur Ingram Sir Arthur Ingram was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1642. Responsible for the construction, purchase and sale of many manor houses and estates in Yorkshire, the Ingram family are most associated with Temple Newsam which became the... |
Sir Richard Harrison Richard Harrison (Royalist) Sir Richard Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
| 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 5 December 1648 | Cornelius Holland Cornelius Holland (regicide) Cornelius Holland Born London, England; died possibly at Lausanne, Switzerland about 1671, after he was wanted for his part in the regicide of Charles I of England.... |
William Taylor Richard Winwood Richard Winwood (MP) Richard Winwood was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1685.... (1641) |
| 6 December 1648 a | 20 April 1653 b | |||
| 1653 c | 4 July 1653 | 12 December 1653 | unrepresented | unrepresented |
| 1654 d | 3 September 1654 | 22 January 1655 | unrepresented | unrepresented |
| 1656 e | 17 September 1656 | 4 February 1658 | unrepresented | unrepresented |
| 1659 | 27 January 1659 | 22 April 1659 | George Starkey | Christopher Whichcote |
| N/A f | 7 May 1659 | 20 February 1660 | unknown | unknown |
| 21 February 1660 | 16 March 1660 | |||
| 3 April 1660 | 25 April 1660 | 29 December 1660 | Alexander Baker Alexander Baker Alexander Baker , was an English Jesuit.Baker was born in Norfolk in 1582. He entered the Society of Jesus about 1610 and was professed of the four vows in 1627 and visited India twice as a missionary.... |
Roger Palmer Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine PC was an English courtier, diplomat, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. He was also a noted Catholic writer... |
| 9 April 1661 | 8 May 1661 | 24 January 1679 | Sir Richard Braham | Thomas Higgons |
| 19 February 1677 | Sir Francis Winnington Francis Winnington Francis Winnington may refer to*Francis Winnington , English lawyer and Solicitor-General to King Charles II*Francis Winnington , English politician and barrister... |
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| 27 February 1679 | 6 March 1679 | 12 July 1679 | Sir John Ernle John Ernle The Right Honourable Sir John Ernle was an English Member of Parliament, sitting first in the Cavalier Parliament of 1660-1679 and becoming one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer of England, a position he held from 2 May 1676 to 9 April 1689.-Antecedents:Ernle was descended from... |
John Powney |
| 5 April 1679 | Richard Winwood Richard Winwood (MP) Richard Winwood was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1685.... |
Samuel Starkey | ||
| 29 August 1679 | 21 October 1680 | 18 January 1681 | John Powney | John Carey |
| 4 November 1680 | Samuel Starkey | Richard Winwood Richard Winwood (MP) Richard Winwood was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1685.... |
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| 1681 | 21 March 1681 | 28 March 1681 | Samuel Starkey | Richard Winwood Richard Winwood (MP) Richard Winwood was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1685.... |
| 28 March 1685 | 19 May 1685 | 2 June 1687 | William Chiffinch | Richard Graham |
| 11 January 1689 | 22 January 1689 | 6 February 1690 | Henry Powle Henry Powle Henry Powle was Speaker of the House of Commons of England from January 1689 to February 1689. He was also Master of the Rolls and represented the constituency of Windsor... |
Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710... |
| 23 May 1689 | Sir Algernon May | |||
| 6 March 1690 | 20 March 1690 | 11 October 1695 | Sir Algernon May | Baptist May Baptist May Baptist May was a Royal courtier during the reign of Charles II of England. He is said to have been Charles's closest and most trusted servant, largely as a result of his knowledge that the king did not like to be approached on matters of business.... |
| 17 May 1690 | Sir Charles Porter Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) Sir Charles Porter , was a flamboyant and somewhat controversial English-born judge who nonetheless had a successful career, being twice Lord Chancellor of Ireland.- Early life :... |
William Adderley | ||
| 20 November 1693 | Sir William Scawen | |||
| 23 October 1695 | 22 November 1695 | 6 July 1698 | Sir William Scawen | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge |
| 21 August 1698 | 24 August 1698 | 19 December 1700 | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 3 January 1701 | 6 February 1701 | 11 November 1701 | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 21 November 1701 | 30 December 1701 | 2 July 1702 | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 16 August 1702 | 20 August 1702 | 5 April 1705 | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 8 May 1705 | 14 June 1705 | 1707 g | The 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
Notes:-
- a Date of Pride's PurgePride's PurgePride’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...
, which converted the Long ParliamentLong ParliamentThe 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...
into the Rump ParliamentRump ParliamentThe 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....
. - b Date when Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament by force.
- c Date when the members of the nominated or Barebones ParliamentBarebones ParliamentBarebone'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...
were selected. The parliamentary borough of Windsor was not represented in this body. - d Date when the members of the First Protectorate ParliamentFirst Protectorate ParliamentThe 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....
were elected. The parliamentary borough of Windsor was not represented in this body. Windsor formed part of the county constituency of BerkshireBerkshire (UK Parliament constituency)Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
for this Parliament. - e Date when the members of the Second Protectorate ParliamentSecond Protectorate ParliamentThe 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...
were elected. The parliamentary borough of Windsor was not represented in this body. Windsor formed part of the county constituency of BerkshireBerkshire (UK Parliament constituency)Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
for this Parliament. - f The Rump Parliament was recalled and subsequently Pride's Purge was reversed, allowing the full Long Parliament to meet until it agreed to dissolve itself.
- g The MPs of the last Parliament of EnglandParliament of EnglandThe Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
and 45 members co-opted from the former Parliament of ScotlandParliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...
, became the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain which assembled on 23 October 1707 (see below for the members in that Parliament).
MPs 1707-1868
| Election | Member | Member |
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| 1707 British general election, 1707 The British general election, 1707 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members of former Parliaments to serve in the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the Acts of Union 1707 which merged the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland... |
John, Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 1708 British general election, 1708 The British general election, 1708 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
John, Viscount Fitzhardinge | Richard Topham |
| 1710 British general election, 1710 The British general election, 1710 produced a landslide victory for the Tory party in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell and the collapse of the previous Whig government lead by Godolphin and the Whig junto... |
William Paul Samuel Masham Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham , was a courtier in the court of Queen Anne, and the husband of her favourite, Abigail Masham , Baroness Masham.... Charles Aldworth Charles Aldworth Charles Aldworth was an English politician, MP for New Windsor from 1712 to 1714.Charles was the son of the King's Auditor, William Aldworth of Frogmore House at Windsor in Berkshire, and his wife, Anne. He was the cousin of Richard Aldworth of Stanlake Park, paternal grandfather of Richard... |
Richard Topham |
| 1713 British general election, 1713 The British general election, 1713 produced further gains for the governing Tory party. Since 1710 Robert Harley had lead a government appointed after the downfall of the Whig junto, attempting to pursue a moderate and non-controversial policy, but had increasingly struggled to deal with the... |
Charles Aldworth Charles Aldworth Charles Aldworth was an English politician, MP for New Windsor from 1712 to 1714.Charles was the son of the King's Auditor, William Aldworth of Frogmore House at Windsor in Berkshire, and his wife, Anne. He was the cousin of Richard Aldworth of Stanlake Park, paternal grandfather of Richard... |
Christopher Wren |
| 1715 British general election, 1715 The British general election of 1715 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Robert Gayer Sir Henry Ashurst, Bt |
Christopher Wren Samuel Travers |
| 1722 British general election, 1722 The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This event took place following the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place... |
Charles, Earl of Burford Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans KG KB was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. His paternal grandparents were Charles II of England and Nell Gwynne... Lord Vere Beauclerk |
William, Earl of Inchiquin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin William McWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, KB, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:O'Brien was the eldest son of William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin and his wife, Mary , sister of the 1st Earl of Jersey, and inherited his father's titles in 1719.-Political career:Inchiquin... |
| 1727 British general election, 1727 The British general election, 1727 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was triggered by the death of George I; at the time elections... |
Lord Vere Beauclerk | George, Viscount Malpas George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB, PC , styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Life:... Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk PC was a British politician and infamous fortune-hunter, and was the grandson of King Charles II.... |
| 1734 British general election, 1734 The British general election, 1734 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the... |
Lord Vere Beauclerk | Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk PC was a British politician and infamous fortune-hunter, and was the grandson of King Charles II.... |
| 1741 British general election, 1741 The British general election, 1741 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Henry Fox Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction... |
Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk PC was a British politician and infamous fortune-hunter, and was the grandson of King Charles II.... Lord George Beauclerk |
| 1747 British general election, 1747 The British general election, 1747 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and... |
Rt Hon. Henry Fox Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction... |
Lord George Beauclerk |
| 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.... |
Rt Hon. Henry Fox Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction... |
Hon. John Fitzwilliam |
| 1761 British general election, 1761 The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Hon. John Fitzwilliam | Hon. Augustus Keppel Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence... |
| 1768 British general election, 1768 The British general election, 1768 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
Hon. Augustus Keppel Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence... |
Lord George Beauclerk Richard Tonson Hon. John Hussey-Montagu |
| 1774 British general election, 1774 The British general election, 1774 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
Hon. Augustus Keppel Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence... |
Hon. John Hussey-Montagu |
| 1780 British general election, 1780 The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Hon. John Hussey-Montagu | Peniston Portlock Powney |
| 1784 British general election, 1784 The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:... |
Hon. John Hussey-Montagu The Earl of Mornington Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, PC, PC , styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator.... |
Peniston Portlock Powney |
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1790 British general election, 1790 The British general election, 1790 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Political Situation:... |
Peniston Portlock Powney | Tory | The Earl of Mornington Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, PC, PC , styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator.... |
Non Partisan | ||
| 1794 | William Grant | Tory | ||||
| 1796 British general election, 1796 The British general election, 1796 returned members to serve in the 18th and last House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain to be held before the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801... |
Henry Isherwood | Tory | Hon. Robert Fulke Greville Robert Fulke Greville Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Fulke Greville FRS MP was a British Member of Parliament and courtier.The son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton, and brother to Charles Francis Greville, he was educated at Edinburgh University... |
Tory | ||
| 1797 | Sir William Johnston, Bt | Tory | ||||
| 1802 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
John Williams John Williams (Windsor MP) John Williams was elected as a Tory Member of Parliament for Windsor at the general election in July 1802. However, on 16 February 1804 his election was declared void after an election petition.-References:... |
Tory | ||||
| 1804 | Arthur Vansittart | Tory | ||||
| 1806 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Edward Disbrowe | Tory | Richard Ramsbottom | Tory | ||
| 1810 | John Ramsbottom, junior later John Ramsbottom |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Whig | |||||
| 1819 | The Lord Graves Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron Graves Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Graves was the son of Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves. He succeeded his father as second Baron Graves in 1802, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords... |
Tory | ||||
| 1820 United Kingdom general election, 1820 The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs.... |
Sir Herbert Taylor | Tory | ||||
| 1823 | Edward Cromwell Disbrowe Edward Cromwell Disbrowe Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe , Member of Parliament for Windsor , later served in the British diplomatic corps in positions in Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and other postings. He was named British Ambassador to the Netherlands, where he died at the Hague, and his body was returned to England on the... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1826 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates.... |
Sir Richard Hussey Vivian Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian GCB, GCH, PC , known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841, was a British cavalry leader who came of a Cornish family.-Early career:Educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, Vivian entered... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1830 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue... |
Whig | |||||
| 1831 | Rt Hon. Edward Stanley Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley... |
Whig | ||||
| 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 Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Bt | Whig | ||||
| 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 John Edmund de Beauvoir | Radical | ||||
| 1835 | Sir John Elley John Elley Lieutenant-General Sir John Elley MP KCB KCH KMT and KSG, Governor of Galway and Colonel of the 17th Lancers was a British cavalry officer who fought with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars.... |
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.... |
Robert Gordon | Whig | ||||
| 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... |
Ralph Neville Ralph Neville-Grenville Ralph Neville-Grenville DL, JP was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Born Ralph Neville, he was the eldest son of Very Rev. Hon. George Neville-Grenville, in turn son of Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke, and his wife Lady Charlotte Legge, second daughter of George Legge, 3rd... |
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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| 1845 | George Alexander Reid | 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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| 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 *... |
Lord John Hay | Whig | ||||
| 1850 | John Hatchell John Hatchell John Hatchell PC was a lawyer and politician. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1809 and became King's Counsel in 1833. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1847, and Attorney-General for Ireland in 1850. He was elected Member of Parliament for Windsor in 1850.... |
Whig | ||||
| 1852 | Charles William Grenfell | Whig | ||||
| 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... |
Lord Charles Wellesley Lord Charles Wellesley Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley was a British politician, soldier and courtier. He was the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Catherine Pakenham. He married Augusta Pierrepont, daughter of Henry Pierrepont, on 9 July 1844... |
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| 1855 | Samson Ricardo | Whig | ||||
| 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 *... |
William Vansittart | 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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| 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... |
George William Hope George William Hope George William Hope , was a British Tory politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.-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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| 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bt Sir Henry Hoare, 5th Baronet Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, 5th baronet was an English banker and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1866 and 1874.... |
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... |
Henry Du Pré Labouchere Henry Labouchere Henry Du Pré Labouchère was an English politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. He married the actress Henrietta Hodson.... |
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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| 1866 | Charles Edwards | 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... |
Roger Eykyn Roger Eykyn Roger Eykyn was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1866 to 1874.Eykyn was the son of Richard Eykyn of Crouch End, Middlesex, and Ackleton, Shropshire and his wife Susanna Starr, daughter of Sir William Starr, of Canterbury.He was a J.P... |
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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MPs 1868-1974
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Roger Eykyn Roger Eykyn Roger Eykyn was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1866 to 1874.Eykyn was the son of Richard Eykyn of Crouch End, Middlesex, and Ackleton, Shropshire and his wife Susanna Starr, daughter of Sir William Starr, of Canterbury.He was a J.P... |
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 *... |
Robert Richardson-Gardner Robert Richardson-Gardner Robert Richardson-Gardner was a British barrister, militia officer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1890... |
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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| 1890 by-election | Sir Francis Tress Barry, 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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| 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 Francis Mason | 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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| 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... |
Ernest Gardner Ernest Gardner Ernest Gardner was a British politician. He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1901 to 1922.... |
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| 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... |
Sir Annesley Somerville | 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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| 1942 by-election Windsor by-election, 1942 The Windsor by-election, 1942 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Windsor in Berkshire on 30 June 1942. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Mott-Radclyffe.- Vacancy :... |
Sir Charles Mott-Radclyffe | 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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| 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970 The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their... |
Alan Glyn Alan Glyn Sir Alan Jack Glyn ERD was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. He was educated at Westminster School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read medicine. He proceeded to St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, qualifying as a medical practitioner... |
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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| 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,... |
constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency) Windsor and Maidenhead was a county constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... |
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MPs 1997-present
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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... |
Michael Trend Michael Trend Michael St John Trend, CBE is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life:He is the son of Lord Trend, the former Cabinet Secretary. He attended the independent Westminster School, then went to Oriel College, Oxford where he gained an MA in Modern History... |
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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| 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
Adam Afriyie Adam Afriyie Adam Afriyie is a British Conservative Party politician, and the Member of Parliament for Windsor. He was first elected at the 2005 general election and re-elected at the 2010 election.-Early life:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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Elections 1997-2010
Elections 1950-1970
Elections 1918-1945
Elections 1885-1910
Elections 1868-1880
Elections 1690-1866
The bloc votePlurality-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...
electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections and general elections from 1868. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings (until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872).
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Cruickshanks et al. 1690-1715, Sedgwick 1715-1754, Namier and Brooke 1754-1790, Stooks Smith 1790-1832 and from Craig thereafter. Where Stooks Smith gives additional information or differs from the other sources this is indicated in a note after the result. When a candidate is described as Non Partisan for an election this means that the sources used do not give a party label. This does not necessarily mean that the candidate did not regard himself as a member of a party or acted as such in Parliament. Craig's party labels have been varied to take account of the development of parties. Tory candidates are classified as Conservative from the United Kingdom general election, 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...
. Whig and Radical candidates are classified separately until the formal establishment of the Liberal Party shortly after the United Kingdom general election, 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...
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1690s – 1700s – 1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s – 1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s |
Elections in the 1690s
- Note: There is a discrepancy between sources, as The House of Common 1690-1715 indicates that Wren was elected at this election; whereas Leigh Rayment indicates Sir Algernon May was re-elected; both with Baptist May.
- On petition, Wren and May were unseated and Porter and Adderley were seated on 17 May 1690.
- Death of Adderley, in June 1693
Elections in the 1700s
Elections in the 1710s
- Death of Paul
- Masham created the 1st Lord MashamBaron MashamBaron Masham is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1712 when the courtier Samuel Masham was made Baron Masham, of Otes. In 1723 he also succeeded as...
1 January 1712
- On petition, Wren and Gayer were unseated and Ashurst and Travers were seated on 14 April 1715.
Elections in the 1720s
- Succession of Burford as the 2nd Duke of St AlbansDuke of St AlbansDuke of St Albans is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1684 for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford, then fourteen years old...
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Elections in the 1730s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Beauclerk as a Commissioner of the Navy.
- Succession of Malpas as the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
- Seat vacated after the appointment of Lord Vere Beauclerk to an office.
- A double return was made. The House of Commons decided the correct result was Beauclerk 240 (60.00%) and Oldfield 160 (40.00%); a majority of 80 (20.00%). Beauclerk was declared duly elected on 27 March 1738.
Elections in the 1740s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Lord Sidney Beauclerk as Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdVice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
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- Seat vacated on the appointment of Fox to an office.
- Death of Beauclerk
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Fox as Secretary at WarSecretary at WarThe Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office. It was occasionally a cabinet level position, although...
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Elections in the 1750s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Fox as Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentSecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentThe Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782.Before 1782, the responsibilities of the two British Secretaries of State were divided not based on the principles of modern ministerial divisions, but...
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- Seat vacated on the appointment of Fox as Paymaster of the ForcesPaymaster of the ForcesThe Paymaster of the Forces was a position in the British government. The office, which was established 1661 after the Restoration, was responsible for part of the financing of the British Army. The first to hold the office was Sir Stephen Fox. Before his time it had been the custom to appoint...
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Elections in the 1760s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Keppel to an office.
- Death of Beauclerk.
Elections in the 1770s
- Death of Tonson.
- Note (1772): Both Stooks Smith and Napier & Brooke refer to this MP as the Hon. John Montagu.
Elections in the 1780s
- Note (1784): The Lord PenrhynRichard Pennant, 1st Baron PenrhynRichard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn was a slave owner, anti-abolitionist Member of Parliament and Irish peer.Richard Pennant was educated at Newsome's academy in Hackney and Trinity College, Cambridge...
was proposed, but declined going to the poll. - Death of Hussey-Montagu
- Note (1787): Lord John RussellJohn Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, LLD, FSA , known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician and notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents...
was a candidate, but declined going to the poll. - Seat vacated on the appointment of Powney as Ranger of the Little Park.
Elections in the 1790s
- Death of Powney
- Death of Isherwood
Elections in the 1800s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Greville as a Groom of the Bedchamber
- Seat vacated when Williams was declared not duly elected
Elections in the 1810s
- Resignation of Ramsbottom
- Death of Disbrowe
Elections in the 1820s
- Note (1820): From this election Stooks Smith does not append junior to the name of John Ramsbottom.
- Resignation of Taylor
Elections in the 1830s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Vivian as Commander of the Forces in Ireland
Note (1832): Stooks Smith classified Ramsbottom as a Radical candidate from this election. However as Stenton, editing a book composed of Parliamentary biographies published by a contemporary after the Reform Act 1832, described Ramsbottom as being 'of Whig principles' he continues to be classified as a Whig in this article.
- On petition de Beauvoir was unseated and Elley was seated on 6 April 1835, following a scrutiny.
Elections in the 1840s
- Note (1841): Later in his career Ralph Neville became known as Ralph Neville Grenville. A petition was presented challenging this election, but it was withdrawn before a decision was obtained.
- Death of Ramsbottom
- Note (1835): John Walter was a candidate, but he retired from the contest before the election.
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Neville as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
- Note (1847): Stooks Smith has the registered electorate as 720.
- Resignation of Hay
Elections in the 1850s
- Seat vacated on appointment of Hatchell as Attorney-General for IrelandAttorney-General for IrelandThe Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was senior to the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters...
- Death of Reid
- Note (1852): A petition was presented against Wellesley only, but it was dismissed.
- Resignation of Wellesley
- Note (1857): As the number of electors who voted is unascertained, the minimum turnout is calculated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that voters did not use both their votes the turnout figure will be an underestimate.
- Note (1859): Turnout estimated as in 1857 above. A petition was presented after this election, but it was withdrawn before a formal decision was made upon it.
Elections in the 1860s
- Note (1863): The full names of Richard Vyse were Richard Henry Richard Howard Vyse.
- Note (1865): Turnout is estimated, in the same way as for 1857 above. This election was declared void on petition.
Sources
- A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament. Robert BeatsonRobert BeatsonRobert Beatson, LL.D. was a Scottish compiler and miscellaneous writer.-Life:He was born in 1742 at Dysart in Fifeshire. He was educated for the military profession, and on one of his title-pages describes himself as 'late of his majesty's corps of Royal Engineers'...
, 1807. - Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).
- The House of Commons 1690-1715, by Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D.W. Hayton (Cambridge University Press 2002)
- The House of Commons 1715-1754, by Romney Sedgwick (HMSO 1970)
- The House of Commons 1754-1790, by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke (HMSO 1964)
- Social Geography of British Elections 1885-1910, by Henry PellingHenry PellingHenry Mathison Pelling , was a British historian best known for his works on the history of the British Labour Party, including:*The Origins of the Labour Party and*A Short History of the Labour Party ....
(Macmillan 1967) - The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973))
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)