Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
, covering much of the Aylesbury Vale
district including the town of Buckingham
. To the north, the remaining part of ceremonial Buckinghamshire forms two Borough of Milton Keynes
constituencies (Milton Keynes South West and Milton Keynes North East).
for most of the time. However, the Labour Party
held Buckingham from 1945 until 1951 and again from 1964 until 1970, when its MP was the controversial publisher Robert Maxwell
.
Prior to 1983, the new town
of Milton Keynes (created in 1967) was in the Buckingham constituency, until its population had expanded substantially enough to merit a seat of its own. The sitting Buckingham MP William Benyon
moved to the new Milton Keynes constituency
, and was succeeded in Buckingham by George Walden
. Walden retired in 1997, and John Bercow
has held the seat since then. In 2009, Bercow was elected
as Speaker of the House of Commons
following the resignation of Michael Martin
.
At the 2005 general election
, this constituency had the Conservatives' highest numerical majority, although the percentage majority was higher in Kensington and Chelsea
in London
and Richmond in North Yorkshire
.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
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 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 system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency takes up a large part of central BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, covering much of the Aylesbury Vale
Aylesbury Vale
The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...
district including the town of Buckingham
Buckingham
Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The town has a population of 11,572 ,...
. To the north, the remaining part of ceremonial Buckinghamshire forms two Borough of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes (borough)
The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. For ceremonial purposes, it is in the county of Buckinghamshire...
constituencies (Milton Keynes South West and Milton Keynes North East).
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Buckinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made several changes to the existing Buckingham seat which came into effect at the 2010 general election. The electoral wards newly included in the modified constituency are:- (from Aylesbury Vale district) Bierton, Brill, Buckingham North, Buckingham South, Cheddington, Edlesborough, Great Brickhill, Great Horwood, Haddenham, Long Crendon, Luffield Abbey, Marsh Gibbon, Newton Longville, Pitstone, Quainton, Steeple Claydon, Stewkley, Tingewick, Waddesdon, Weedon, Wing, Wingrave, Winslow;
- (from Wycombe district) Icknield and The Risboroughs.
History
There has been a Buckingham constituency since 1542. In the twentieth century, the constituency was held by the Conservative PartyConservative 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...
for most of the time. However, the Labour Party
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...
held Buckingham from 1945 until 1951 and again from 1964 until 1970, when its MP was the controversial publisher Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire...
.
Prior to 1983, the new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
of Milton Keynes (created in 1967) was in the Buckingham constituency, until its population had expanded substantially enough to merit a seat of its own. The sitting Buckingham MP William Benyon
William Benyon
Sir William Richard Benyon is a retired British Conservative Party politician, Berkshire landowner and former High Sheriff...
moved to the new Milton Keynes constituency
Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency)
Milton Keynes was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1992.It covered the north Buckinghamshire Borough of Milton Keynes, including Milton Keynes itself together with Newport Pagnell, Olney and the rural area to the...
, and was succeeded in Buckingham by George Walden
George Walden
George Gordon Harvey Walden is a British journalist and a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament who served as the Minister for Higher Education from 1985-87....
. Walden retired in 1997, and John Bercow
John Bercow
John Simon Bercow is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker he was a member of the Conservative party....
has held the seat since then. In 2009, Bercow was elected
Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 2009
The 2009 election of the Speaker of the British House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 after the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker following the MPs' expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced from office...
as Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
following the resignation of Michael Martin
Michael Martin (politician)
Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009...
.
At the 2005 general election
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....
, this constituency had the Conservatives' highest numerical majority, although the percentage majority was higher in Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Richmond in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
MPs to 1660
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1529 | John Hasilwood | Edward Lloyd |
| 1536 | Thomas Pope | George Gifford |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | John Josselyn | Ralph Gifford |
| 1547 | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England... |
John Josselyn |
| 1553 (Mar) | Edward Chamberlain | Francis Verney |
| 1553 (Oct) | William Walter | Edward Gifford |
| 1554 (Apr) | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England... |
George Fettiplace |
| 1554 (Nov) | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England... |
George Fettiplace |
| 1555 | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England... |
Hugh Mynors |
| 1558 | Bernard Brocas | John Higford |
| 1558/9 | Robert Drury | William Riseley |
| 1562/3 | Robert Newdigate I | Paul Wentworth |
| 1571 | Robert Newdigate I | Thomas Wenman |
| 1572 | Henry Carey | Lawrence Holinshed |
| 1584 | Michael Harcourt | John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon was an English peer, politician and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed.He was born the son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and was the younger brother of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon and the grandson of Mary Boleyn. It is alleged that his father was the illegitimate... |
| 1586 | John Fortescue | Christopher Edmonds |
| 1588/9 | John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon was an English peer, politician and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed.He was born the son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and was the younger brother of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon and the grandson of Mary Boleyn. It is alleged that his father was the illegitimate... |
Francis Fortescue |
| 1593 | John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon was an English peer, politician and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed.He was born the son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and was the younger brother of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon and the grandson of Mary Boleyn. It is alleged that his father was the illegitimate... |
Francis Fortescue |
| 1597 (Oct) | Sir Edward [or Edmund] Carey | Francis Fortescue |
| 1601 (Oct) | Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton (died 1619) Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Hatton was the eldest son of John Hatton of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire and his wife Jane Shute, daughter of Robert Shute. He succeeded to the estates of Sir Christopher Hatton in 1597 and was... |
Robert Newdigate II |
| 1604 | Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton (MP) Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his... |
Sir Edward Tyrrell Edward Tyrrell Edward Tyrrell was a priest-hunter based in Ireland. He travelled the country from 1710 onwards looking for Catholic priests and bishops.... died 1606 repl. by Sir 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... |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton (MP) Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his... |
Sir Ralph Winwood Ralph Winwood Sir Ralph Winwood was an English diplomat and politician.-Life:He was born at Aynhoe in Northamptonshire and educated at St John's College, Oxford.... |
| 1621-22 | Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton (MP) Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his... |
Richard Oliver |
| 1624 | Sir Edmund Verney | Richard Oliver |
| 1625 | Sir Alexander Denton Alexander Denton (Royalist) Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... |
Richard Oliver |
| 1626 | Sir Alexander Denton Alexander Denton (Royalist) Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... |
Richard Oliver |
| 1628-1629 | Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton (MP) Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his... |
Richard Oliver |
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| Apr 1640 | Sir Peter Temple Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War.... |
Sir Alexander Denton Alexander Denton (Royalist) Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... |
| Nov 1640 | Sir Peter Temple Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War.... |
Sir Alexander Denton Alexander Denton (Royalist) Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... disabled 1644 |
| 1645 | Sir Peter Temple Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War.... |
John Dormer John Dormer (Parliamentarian) John Dormer was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660.Dormer was the son of Sir Fleetwood Dormer, of Shipdon Leigh, Buckinghamshire and was baptised at Quainton, Buckinghamshire on 6 January 1612... |
| 1653 | Buckingham not Represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Ingoldsby was the son of Richard Ingoldsby of Lenborough, Buckinghamshire and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 25 November 1631, aged 16. He sold his estate... |
(one seat only) |
| 1656 | Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Ingoldsby was the son of Richard Ingoldsby of Lenborough, Buckinghamshire and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 25 November 1631, aged 16. He sold his estate... |
(one seat only) |
| 1659 | Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby Francis Ingoldsby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Ingoldsby was the son of Richard Ingoldsby of Lenborough, Buckinghamshire and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 25 November 1631, aged 16. He sold his estate... |
Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1697.... |
MPs 1660–1868
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| 1660 | John Dormer John Dormer (Parliamentarian) John Dormer was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660.Dormer was the son of Sir Fleetwood Dormer, of Shipdon Leigh, Buckinghamshire and was baptised at Quainton, Buckinghamshire on 6 January 1612... |
Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1697.... |
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| 1661 | William Smith | |||||
| February 1679 | Viscount Latimer | Sir Peter Tyrrell, 1st Baronet | ||||
| August 1679 | Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt. Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1697.... |
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| 1681 | Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Bt. | |||||
| 1690 | Alexander Denton | |||||
| 1697 | Sir Richard Temple, 4th Bt. Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1698 | Edmund Denton Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Baronet Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Baronet , was an English politician.Denton was the member of an ancient Buckinghamshire family which had been granted the manor of Hillesdon by King Edward IV. He was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Buckingham in 1698. The following year he was... |
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| 1702 | Roger Price | |||||
| May 1705 | Sir Richard Temple, 4th Bt. Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| December 1705 | Browne Willis Browne Willis Browne Willis was an antiquary, author, numismatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708.-Early life:... |
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| 1708 | Sir Richard Temple, 4th Bt. Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
Alexander Denton | |||
| 1710 | Thomas Chapman | |||||
| 1713 | John Radcliffe | |||||
| 1715 | Alexander Denton | Abraham Stanyan Abraham Stanyan Abraham Stanyan was an English politician and diplomat.After becoming a student in the Middle Temple, he served as secretary to Sir William Trumbull as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and later to the Earl of Manchester as Ambassador to the Venice in 1697–1698 and then in France in 1699–1700. ... |
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| 1718 | Edmund Halsey | |||||
| March 1722 | Richard Grenville | |||||
| October 1722 | William Heathcote Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet was a British merchant and politician.Heathcote was a successful merchant who purchased the Hursley estate in 1718. Between the years of 1721 and 1724 William built a red brick, Queen Anne style mansion now known as Hursley House on the site of a hunting lodge... |
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| March 1727 | John Fane John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, styled The Honourable John Fane from 1691 to 1736.... |
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| August 1727 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (died 1736) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Salisbury , Winchester , Buckingham , Southampton , Portsmouth , Whitchurch and Hampshire Thomas Lewis (c.1679 – 22 November 1736) was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury (19 August 1727... |
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| 1728 | George Chamberlayne | |||||
| 1734 | Richard Grenville Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761... |
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| 1741 | George Grenville George Grenville George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1747 | Richard Grenville Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761... |
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| 1753 | Temple West Temple West Vice-Admiral Temple West was a British naval officer, best known for his role as second-in-command to Admiral John Byng in the Battle of Minorca.-Early career and family:West was a younger son of Rev. Dr... |
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| 1754 | James Grenville James Grenville James Grenville was a British politician.He was born at Wotton in 1715 into the influential Grenville political family and was one of five brothers who went into politics... |
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| 1768 | Henry Grenville Henry Grenville Henry Grenville was a British diplomat and politician.Grenville was the son of Richart Grenville born into a family of politicians, one of his elder brothers was Earl Temple, another a government minister, another was Lord of Trade and Cofferer of the Household, while another brother George... |
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| 1770 | James Grenville James Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury James Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury, PC was a United Kingdom politician, who was a member of both houses of Parliament during his career.... |
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| 1774 | Richard Grenville | |||||
| 1780 | Richard Aldworth-Neville | |||||
| 1782 | William Grenville William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville PC, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807 as head of the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background :... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1784 | Charles Edmund Nugent Charles Edmund Nugent Sir Charles Edmund Nugent was a British admiral. Joining the Navy in 1771, he rose through the ranks during the American War of Independence, primarily active against Spain in the West Indies. He saw action at the 1776 Battle of Sullivan's Island and the 1779 Battle of San Fernando de Omoa... |
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| June 1790 | George Nugent | |||||
| December 1790 | The Lord Bridport Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport |-... |
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| 1796 | Thomas Grenville Thomas Grenville Thomas Grenville PC was a British politician and bibliophile.-Background and education:Grenville was the second son of Prime Minister George Grenville and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet... |
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| 1802 | Lord Proby William Proby, Lord Proby William Allen Proby, Lord Proby was a British Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1805 | Lord Proby John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort , known as Lord Proby from 1804 to 1828, was a British military commander and Whig politician.... |
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| August 1806 | Earl Percy Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.... |
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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| November 1806 | Sir William Young, 2nd Bt. Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet William Young was a British colonial governor, politician and sugar plantation owner. He was the governor of Grenada in 1776 and British Guiana from 8 March 1777–3 April 1777 and Tobago from 1807 – January 1815.... |
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| March 1807 | Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Bt. | |||||
| May 1807 | Hon. Richard Griffin Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke , known as Richard Neville until 1797 and as the Hon. Richard Griffin between 1797 and 1825, was a British Whig politician and literary figure.-Background and education:... |
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| 1810 | Lord George Grenville George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent GCMG , Irish politician.George Nugent-Grenville was:* Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckingham, 1810–1812; for Aylesbury, 1812–1832.... |
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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| 1812 | Viscount Ebrington | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
William Henry Fremantle William Henry Fremantle Sir William Henry Fremantle GCH, PC was a British courtier and politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1826 to 1837.-Background:... |
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| 1817 | James Hamilton Stanhope | |||||
| 1818 | Sir George Nugent, 1st Bt. | |||||
| 1827 | Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st 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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| 1832 | Sir Harry Verney Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:... |
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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| 1841 | Sir John Chetwode, 4th Bt. Sir John Chetwode, 4th Baronet Sir John Chetwode, 4th Baronet was a British politician and baronet.Born in Stockport, he was the only surviving son of Sir John Chetwode, 3rd Baronet and his wife Dorothy Bretland, third daughter of Thomas Bretland. In 1779, he succeeded his father as baronet. Chetwode was High Sheriff of... |
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| January 1846 | John Hall John Hall (Buckingham MP) General John Hall was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament for Buckingham at a by-election January 1846, and was returned at the next three elections until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1859 general election.He... |
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| February 1846 | Marquess of Chandos | 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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| 1857 | Sir Harry Verney Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1859 | John Gellibrand Hubbard | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1868 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... |
Sir Harry Verney Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:... |
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 *... |
Egerton Hubbard Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington Colonel Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington VD was a British Peer.He was Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 to 1889.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Sir Harry Verney Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
Edmund Hope Verney | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Egerton Hubbard Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington Colonel Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington VD was a British Peer.He was Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 to 1889.... |
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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| 1889 by-election | Edmund Hope Verney (expelled) | 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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| 1891 by-election | Herbert Samuel Leon | 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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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
William Walter Carlile | 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**... |
Frederick William Verney Frederick William Verney Frederick William Verney was a younger son of the long-established Verney family in Buckinghamshire. He became a Church of England clergyman, a barrister, a Siamese diplomat, and a Liberal Party politician, serving as a member of both the Buckinghamshire and London County Councils, and from 1906... |
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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| 1910 | Sir Harry Verney Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet , was a British Liberal politician.Verney succeeded in the baronetcy in May 1910. In the December general election of the same year he was returned to Parliament for Buckingham, a seat he held until 1918. He served under H. H... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
George Wentworth Bowyer | 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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| 1937 by-election Buckingham by-election, 1937 The Buckingham by-election of 1937 was a by-election held on 11 June 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire.... |
John Percival Whiteley | 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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| 1943 by-election Buckingham by-election, 1943 The Buckingham by-election of 1943 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 4 August 1943 for the House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire.... |
Lionel Berry | 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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| 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... |
Aidan Crawley Aidan Crawley Aidan Merivale Crawley, MBE was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1951 United Kingdom general election, 1951 The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats... |
Frank Markham Frank Markham Sir Sydney Frank Markham was a British politician, who represented three parties in Parliament.He was elected as a Labour MP at the 1929 general election as MP for Chatham, and defected with Ramsay MacDonald to become a National Labour MP just before standing down at the 1931 general election... |
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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| 1964 United Kingdom general election, 1964 The United Kingdom general election of 1964 was held on 15 October 1964, more than five years after the preceding election, and thirteen years after the Conservative Party had retaken power... |
Robert Maxwell Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 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... |
William Benyon William Benyon Sir William Richard Benyon is a retired British Conservative Party politician, Berkshire landowner and former High Sheriff... |
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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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
George Walden George Walden George Gordon Harvey Walden is a British journalist and a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament who served as the Minister for Higher Education from 1985-87.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
John Bercow John Bercow John Simon Bercow is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker he was a member of the Conservative party.... |
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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| 2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 2009 The 2009 election of the Speaker of the British House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 after the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker following the MPs' expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced from office... |
Speaker Speaker of the British House of Commons The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin... |
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