Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
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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
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
system of elections.
Wycombe has continuously returned MPs since 1295. As a parliamentary borough
(often referred to as High Wycombe or Chepping Wycombe), it returned two MPs until 1868 and then one until its abolition in 1885. The name was then transferred to a new county division, formally known as the "Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire".
contains many working and middle class voters and a sizeable ethnic minority population that totals around one quarter of the town's population, with some areas of town housing over 50% ethnic minorities. The surrounding villages which account for just under half of the electorate are some of the most wealthy areas in the country with extremely low unemployment, and high incomes.
The towns of Eton
and Slough
were part of the Wycombe constituency until 1945, when the new seat of Eton and Slough
was created at the redistribution of that year.
United Kingdom constituencies
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represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It currently elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
system of elections.
Wycombe has continuously returned MPs since 1295. As 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...
(often referred to as High Wycombe or Chepping Wycombe), it returned two MPs until 1868 and then one until its abolition in 1885. The name was then transferred to a new county division, formally known as the "Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire".
Boundaries
The constituency shares similar borders with Wycombe local government district, although it covers a slightly smaller area. The main town within the constituency, High WycombeHigh Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
contains many working and middle class voters and a sizeable ethnic minority population that totals around one quarter of the town's population, with some areas of town housing over 50% ethnic minorities. The surrounding villages which account for just under half of the electorate are some of the most wealthy areas in the country with extremely low unemployment, and high incomes.
The towns of Eton
Eton, Berkshire
Eton is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, 2 miles west of the town, and has a population of 4,980. Eton was in Buckinghamshire until...
and Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
were part of the Wycombe constituency until 1945, when the new seat of Eton and Slough
Eton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)
Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
was created at the redistribution of that year.
MPs 1295-1640
- Constituency created (1295)
Year First member Second member 1295 Stephen Ayott Thomas le Tayleur 1298 Adam de Guldeford Roger Allitarius 1300 John le Pistor 1306 Peter le Cotiler John le Bake 1307 Andrew Batyn 1307 Roger de Sandwell 1308 Edmond de Haveringdoun 1312 Thomas Gerveys Matthew le Fuller 1312 Robert Paer William le Cassiere 1318 Robert Smith William le Fote 1322 Richard le Haslere Bennet le Cassiere 1325 John le Taylor John de Sandwell 1326 Roger Sandwell Matthew le Fuller 1327 Richard atte Walle John atte Donne 1328 John atte Donne Henry de Mussenden 1330 John le Harriere Richard Perre 1332 Matthew Fuller Richard Tottering 1333 Jordan de Wycombe Richard Bennet 1335 John Ayot Richard Perkyn 1336 John le Harriere Thomas Gerveys 1336 John Ayot Richard Abyndon 1337 John le Clerk John Pool 1338 Stephen Ayot John le Taverner 1338 Thomas Gerveys Jordan de Preston 1341 Robert Stenstoole Robert Harleyford 1346 Ralph Barber 1347 John Martyn Robert Cattingham 1348 Walter atte Leech William Cassiere 1355 Thomas Gerveys Ralph Harleyford 1357 Robert Harleyford 1357 John Mepertshale 1360 Robert le Weeler 1360 Richard Spigurnell 1362 William Frere 1365 Thomas Cornwaile Richard Barbour 1368 William atte Dene 1369 Thomas Gerveys 1371 No other? 1372 John Bledlowe 1373 Thomas Ballard 1377 Richard Sandwell 1378 Richard Jordaine 1379 Richard Sandwell 1381 Thomas Ravell Walter Frere 1382 William Kele William atte Dene 1383 Stephen Watford John Petymin 1384 William atte Dene Richard Kele 1385 Stephen Watford 1386 Walter Frere Richard Holyman 1388 Stephen Watford William atte Dene 1391 William Depham 1392 Walter Waltham 1394 Walter atte Dene Nicholas Depham 1396 Richard Sandwell Walter Waltham 1399 John Cottingham William Clerke 1401 Nicholas Sperling John Sandwell 1413 Henry Sperling Roger More 1414 William Hall John Coventry 1415 William Clerke Andrew Sperling 1417 Roger More 1419 William Merchant John Cottingham 1420 Roger More Thomas Merston 1421 John Harewood Thomas Pusey 1421 Roger More Richard Merston 1422 Nicholas Stepton John Coventry 1423 Roger More 1424 William Whapelade John Cottingham 1425 Thomas Muston William Stocton 1427 John Coventry John Justice 1429 John Wellesbourn John Bishop 1430 Roger More William Fowler 1432 John Martyn John Blackpoll 1434 John Durein John Cottingham 1436 John Hill Bartholomew Halling 1441 John Radeshill John Martyn 1446 John Wellesbourn 1448 John Haynes 1449 William Stocton Nicholas Fayrewell 1450 Thomas More 1452 William Collard David Thomasyn 1461 Thomas Mansell Thomas Catsbury 1469 Thomas Fowler Thomas Fayrewell 1478 Thomas Gate Thomas Wellesbourn 1542 John Gates William Dormer 1547 Thomas Fisher Armigyll Wade Armagil WaadArmagil Waad was a chief clerk of the Privy Council, servant of government and an English parliamentarian.-Early life:...Mar 1553 Henry Peckham John Cheyne Oct 1553 Robert Drury Apr 1554 Thomas Pymme alias Fryer Nov 1554 John Cheyne William Drury William DrurySir William Drury, Knt., was an English statesman and soldier,He was a son of Sir Robert Drury of Hedgerley in Buckinghamshire, and grandson of another Sir Robert Drury , who was speaker of the House of Commons in 1495. He was a brother of Dru Drury.He was born at Hawstead in Suffolk, and was...1555 Henry Peckham Robert Drury 1558 Thomas Pymme Robert Woodleafe 1558 Paul Wentworth Roland Bracebridge 1562 Thomas Fermore alias Draper Thomas Keele 1570 John Russell Robert Christmas 1571 Thomas Nale Rowland Goules 1584 John Morley George Cawfield 1585 Thomas Ridley George Fleetwood George Fleetwood (MP)Sir George Fleetwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611....1589 Owen Oglethorp Francis Goodwin Francis Goodwin (MP)Sir Francis Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spencer. In 1586, he was elected Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire. He was...1592 Thomas Tasburgh Thomas Fortescue 1596 William Fortescue John Tasburgh 1601 Richard Blunt Henry Fleetwood Henry FleetwoodHenry Fleetwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1611.Fleetwood was the youngest son of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache, Buckinghamshire and his second wife. He was educated at Grey's Inn in 1580 and was called to the bar in 1586. In 1589,...1604 Sir John Townsend 1614 William Borlase William Borlase (died 1630)William Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and from 1628 to 1629..Borlase was the son of William Borlase of Marlow and Bockmore Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 22 June 1604, aged 15. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament...
Sir Henry Neville,jnr 1621 Richard Lovelace Arthur Goodwin Arthur GoodwinArthur Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643...1624 Henry Coke Henry CokeHenry Coke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642.Coke was the son of Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice, of Thorington, Suffolk. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge on 18 August 1607....1625 Thomas Lane Thomas Lane (MP)Thomas Lane was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648.-Career:Lane was a bencher of the Temple and lord of the manor of Greenford Parva....1626 Edmund Waller Edmund WallerEdmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.- Early life :...1628 Sir William Borlase William Borlase (died 1630)William Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and from 1628 to 1629..Borlase was the son of William Borlase of Marlow and Bockmore Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 22 June 1604, aged 15. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament...
Thomas Lane Thomas Lane (MP)Thomas Lane was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648.-Career:Lane was a bencher of the Temple and lord of the manor of Greenford Parva....1629-1640 No Parliament summoned
MPs 1640-1868
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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.... |
Sir Edmund Verney | Royalist | Thomas Lane Thomas Lane (MP) Thomas Lane was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648.-Career:Lane was a bencher of the Temple and lord of the manor of Greenford Parva.... |
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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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| October 1642 | Verney killed in battle - seat left vacant | |||||
| 1645 | Richard Browne | |||||
| December 1648 | Browne and Lane excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Wycombe 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.... |
Thomas Scot Thomas Scot Thomas Scot was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I.- Early life :In 1626 Thomas Scot married Alice Allinson of Chesterford in Essex. He was a lawyer in Buckinghamshire and grew to prominence as the treasurer of the region’s County Committee between 1644 to... |
Wycombe 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... |
Tobias Bridge Tobias Bridge Sir Tobias Bridge was fought for Parliament in the English Civil War, served the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell during the Interregnum and after the restoration he served King Charles II.Pape... |
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| 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 Scot Thomas Scot Thomas Scot was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I.- Early life :In 1626 Thomas Scot married Alice Allinson of Chesterford in Essex. He was a lawyer in Buckinghamshire and grew to prominence as the treasurer of the region’s County Committee between 1644 to... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | Edmund Petty Edmund Petty Edmund Petty was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Petty was the son of Maximilian Petty of Thame, Oxfordshire, and his first wife Elizabeth Waller, daughter of Robert Waller of Beaconsfield. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford aged 15 on 22 January... |
Richard Browne | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Edmund Pye, Bt Pye Baronets There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname of Pye. Both are extinct.The Baronetcy Pye of Leckhampstead was created on 27 April 1641 in the Baronetage of England, for Edmund Pye, who had purchased the Manor of Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire in 1628. He was Member of... |
Sir John Borlase, Bt Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Background:... |
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| February 1673 | Sir John Borlase, Bt Sir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet Sir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.Born in Bockmer in Buckinghamshire, he was the son of Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet and Alice Bancks, daughter of Sir John Bancks, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. His nephew was Borlase Warren. Borlase was educated at Oriel... |
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| November 1673 | Robert Sawyer Robert Sawyer (Attorney General) Sir Robert Sawyer, of Highclere was the Attorney General for England and Wales and, briefly, Speaker of the English House of Commons.... |
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| 1679 | Thomas Lewes | |||||
| 1685 | Sir Dennis Hampson, Bt | Edward Baldwin Edward Baldwin Edward Baldwin may refer to:*Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley , British educator and Crossbench elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords... |
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| 1689 | Thomas Lewes | William Jephson | ||||
| 1691 | Charles Godfrey | |||||
| 1696 | Fleetwood Dormer | |||||
| 1698 | John Archdale John Archdale John Archdale served as British colonial Governor of North Carolina and Governor of South Carolina in 1695 and 1696. He may have also been appointed to serve circa 1683-1686. Archdale was appointed to the position by the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.He first travelled from England to North... |
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| 1699 | Thomas Archdale | |||||
| 1701 | Fleetwood Dormer | |||||
| 1710 | Sir Thomas Lee, Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Sir John Wittewrong, Bt | |||||
| February 1722 | John Neale | |||||
| March 1722 | Charles Egerton | The Earl of Shelburne Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.-Background:Petty was a younger son of Sir William Petty and Elizabeth, Baroness Shelburne, daughter of Sir Hardress Waller... |
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| February 1726 | Charles Colyear Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore KT was a Scottish nobleman, known as Beau Colyear for his conspicuous dress.... |
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| March 1726 | Harry Waller Harry Waller Henry "Harry" Waller was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.-Career:Waller began his career in non-league football with Ashington, signing for Arsenal in 1937. He made eight appearances in the Football League for Arsenal during the 1946-47 season. Waller also made 17... |
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| 1727 | William Lee | |||||
| 1730 | Sir Charles Vernon | |||||
| 1734 | Edmund Waller | |||||
| 1734 | Sir Charles Vernon | |||||
| 1741 | Edmund Waller | |||||
| 1747 | Edmund Waller, junior | |||||
| 1754 | The Earl of Shelburne John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC , known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between 1751 and 1753, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician... |
John Waller | Opposition Whig | |||
| 1757 | Edmund Waller, junior | |||||
| 1760 | Viscount FitzMaurice | Whig | ||||
| March 1761 | Robert Waller | |||||
| December 1761 | Isaac Barré Isaac Barré Isaac Barré was an Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term "Sons of Liberty" in reference to... |
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| 1774 | Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice | |||||
| 1780 | Viscount Mahon Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope aka Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope FRS was a British statesman and scientist. He was the father of the great traveller and Arabist Lady Hester Stanhope and brother-in-law of William Pitt the Younger. He is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his,... |
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| 1786 | Earl Wycombe John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne was the eldest son of the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, by his first wife, Lady Sophia Carteret.John Henry Petty-FitzMaurice travelled widely desipte his ill health,... |
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| 1790 | Rear-Admiral Sir John Jervis John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom... |
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| 1794 | Sir Francis Baring, Bt | |||||
| 1796 | Sir John Dashwood-King, Bt Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet was a British Tory politician and country gentleman.The son of Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet and half-nephew of Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer, he shared little of their cultured and hedonistic ways and was a pious churchgoer.On 29 August 1789,... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1802 | Sir Francis Baring, Bt | |||||
| 1806 | Sir Thomas Baring, Bt Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet , was a British banker and MP.He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, founder of Barings Bank. His grandfather John Baring had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. Thomas became a partner in Baring Brothers & Co. in 1804,... |
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| 1831 | Hon. Robert Smith Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington was a baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington.... |
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| 1832 | Hon. Charles Grey Charles Grey (British Army officer) Sir Charles Grey was a British army officer, member of the British House of Commons and political figure in Lower Canada... |
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| 1837 | Sir George Dashwood, Bt Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet Sir George Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1865.... |
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| 1838 | George Robert Smith | Whig | ||||
| 1841 | Ralph Bernal Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne, MP , born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician.-Life:... |
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| 1847 | Martin Tucker Smith | Whig | ||||
| 1859 | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1862 | John Remington Mills | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1865 | Hon. Charles Carington | 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-present
- Reduced to one member (1868)
Year Member Party 1868 Hon. William Carington William CaringtonSir William Henry Peregrine Carington GCVO KCB PC JP was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1883-Biography:...
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...1883 Gerard Smith 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...1885 Viscount Curzon Richard Curzon, 4th Earl HoweRichard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe GCVO, TD, JP , styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
Conservative Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...1900 William Grenfell William Grenfell, 1st Baron DesboroughWilliam Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage...
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...1906 Thomas Arnold Herbert Liberal Liberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...January 1910 Sir Charles Alfred Cripps 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...1914 William Baring du Pré William Baring du PréColonel William Baring du Pré was a British Conservative Party politician.Du Pré was educated at Winchester and the RMA and was originally commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps but served in the Boer War with 47th Coy., Imperial Yeomanry. He was captured in the "Yeomanry Disaster" at...
Conservative Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...1923 Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington Vera Woodhouse, Lady TerringtonVera Florence Annie Woodhouse, Lady Terrington was a British Liberal Party politician, and one of the first women Members 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...1924 Sir Alfred William Fortescue Knox Alfred Knox (general)Major-General Sir Alfred William Fortescue Knox was a career British military officer and later a Conservative Party politician.Born in Ulster, he joined the British Army and was posted to India....
Unionist Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...1945 John Edwin Haire Labour Labour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...1951 William Astor William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount AstorWilliam Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician and a member of the prominent Astor family.-Biography:...
Conservative Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...1952 Sir John Hall 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...1978 Sir Raymond Whitney 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...2001 Paul Goodman Paul Alexander Cyril GoodmanPaul Alexander Cyril Goodman is a British journalist and Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Wycombe from 2001 to 2010, during which time he was a Shadow Minister shadowing the Department for Communities and Local Government...
Conservative Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...2010 Steve Baker Steve Baker (UK politician)Steven John Baker is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament MP for Wycombe, having been elected in the 2010 general election.-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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