Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)
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Colchester 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.
, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Colchester constituency formed from the following electoral wards
From 1997 to 2010 the seat had very similar boundaries.
The present Colchester constituency most closely resembles the old seat of Colchester North
, which was held by the Conservative
Bernard Jenkin
from 1992
to 1997
.
The seat has one of Britain's largest residential military
populations, but the non-military vote in Colchester has been swinging in favour of the Liberal Democrats
since 1997, when Bob Russell was elected with a small majority. Russell has increased both his total vote and percentage share in each of the succeeding elections. At the 2010 election it was the only non-Conservative seat in Essex.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. 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.
History
The borough has sent representatives to Parliament since 1295. Two members were sent until 1885, when representation was reduced to one.Boundaries
Following their review of parliamentary representation in EssexEssex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Colchester constituency formed from the following electoral wards
- Berechurch, Castle, Christ Church, Harbour, Highwoods, Lexden, Mile End, New Town, Prettygate, St Andrew's, St Anne's, St John's, and Shrub End. These boundaries came into effect for the 2010 general election.
From 1997 to 2010 the seat had very similar boundaries.
The present Colchester constituency most closely resembles the old seat of Colchester North
Colchester North (UK Parliament constituency)
Colchester North was a borough constituency in Essex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its...
, which was held by the 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...
Bernard Jenkin
Bernard Jenkin
Bernard Christison Jenkin is a politician in the United Kingdom, and the current Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex...
from 1992
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
to 1997
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
.
Constituency Profile
Once the basis for one or two semi-rural seats, the modern-day Colchester constituency is a compact, urban core, containing the attractive town centre (often referred to as the oldest town in Britain) and surrounding neighbourhoods.The seat has one of Britain's largest residential military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
populations, but the non-military vote in Colchester has been swinging in favour of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
since 1997, when Bob Russell was elected with a small majority. Russell has increased both his total vote and percentage share in each of the succeeding elections. At the 2010 election it was the only non-Conservative seat in Essex.
MPs 1295–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
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| 1312 | Joseph Elianore | |
| 1386 | Thomas Francis | Ralph Algar |
| 1388 (Feb) | Thomas Francis | Simon Fordham |
| 1388 (Sep) | Ralph Algar | Simon Fordham |
| 1390 (Jan) | Thomas Francis | Simon Fordham |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | Thomas Francis | John Christian |
| 1393 | William Mate | John Christian |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | Thomas Francis | John Christian |
| 1397 (Jan) | Henry Boss | John Seaburgh |
| 1397 (Sep) | ||
| 1399 | Thomas Francis | Thomas Godstone |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | Henry Boss | Thomas Godstone |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | Henry Boss | William Mate |
| 1407 | Thomas Godstone | William Mate |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | Thomas Godstone | John Pod |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Godstone | Thomas Francis |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Thomas Godstone | Simon Mate |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | John Ford | John Sumpter |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Thomas Godstone | John Ford |
| 1419 | Thomas Godstone | John Sumpter |
| 1420 | Thomas Godstone | John Kimberley |
| 1421 (May) | Thomas Godstone | John Kimberley |
| 1421 (Dec) | Thomas Godstone | William Nottingham |
| 1510 | No names known | |
| 1512 | ?John Clere | ?John Makin |
| 1515 | ?John Clere | ?John Makin |
| 1523 | Thomas Audley | Ambrose Lowth |
| 1529 | Sir John Raynsford | Richard Rich |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | John Lucas | Benjamin Clere |
| 1547 | John Ryther | John Lucas |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Francis Jobson | ?John Lucas |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Lucas | John Best |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir Francis Jobson | William Cardinall |
| 1554 (Nov) | George Sayer | Robert Browne |
| 1555 | Sir Francis Jobson | John Hering |
| 1558 | George Christmas | Thomas Lucas |
| 1559 | Sir Francis Jobson | William Cardinall |
| 1562/3 | Sir Francis Jobson | William Cardinall |
| 1571 | Henry Golding | Francis Harvey Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) Francis Harvey was an English politician.He was born in 1534, the second son of John Harvey of Ickworth, Suffolk by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pope of Mildenhall, Suffolk.... |
| 1572 | Robert Christmas | Henry Golding, died and repl, 1576 by Nicholas Clere, who alao died and was repl. 1579 by Robert Middleton |
| 1584 | James Morice James Morice James Morice was an English politician.He was born 1539, the eldest son of William Morice of Chipping Ongar by Anne Isaac of Kent and educated at the Middle Temple.He was chosen as the Member of Parliament for Wareham in 1563... |
Francis Harvey Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) Francis Harvey was an English politician.He was born in 1534, the second son of John Harvey of Ickworth, Suffolk by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pope of Mildenhall, Suffolk.... |
| 1586 | James Morice James Morice James Morice was an English politician.He was born 1539, the eldest son of William Morice of Chipping Ongar by Anne Isaac of Kent and educated at the Middle Temple.He was chosen as the Member of Parliament for Wareham in 1563... |
Francis Harvey Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) Francis Harvey was an English politician.He was born in 1534, the second son of John Harvey of Ickworth, Suffolk by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pope of Mildenhall, Suffolk.... |
| 1588 | James Morice James Morice James Morice was an English politician.He was born 1539, the eldest son of William Morice of Chipping Ongar by Anne Isaac of Kent and educated at the Middle Temple.He was chosen as the Member of Parliament for Wareham in 1563... |
Arthur Throckmorton Arthur Throckmorton Sir Arthur Throckmorton was an English courtier and politician.He was the second son of the diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton of Beddington, Surrey and was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. His sister Elizabeth incurred the Queen's displeasure by secretly marrying Sir Walter Raleigh... |
| 1593 | James Morice James Morice James Morice was an English politician.He was born 1539, the eldest son of William Morice of Chipping Ongar by Anne Isaac of Kent and educated at the Middle Temple.He was chosen as the Member of Parliament for Wareham in 1563... |
Martin Bessell |
| 1597 | Richard Symnell | Robert Barker Robert Barker (MP for Colchester) Robert Barker was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex 1597-1621.He may have been the Robert Barker who entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1581 and graduated BA from Pembroke College a few years later.... |
| 1601 | Robert Barker Robert Barker (MP for Colchester) Robert Barker was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex 1597-1621.He may have been the Robert Barker who entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1581 and graduated BA from Pembroke College a few years later.... |
Richard Symnell |
| 1604-1611 | Robert Barker Robert Barker (MP for Colchester) Robert Barker was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex 1597-1621.He may have been the Robert Barker who entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1581 and graduated BA from Pembroke College a few years later.... |
Edward Alford |
| 1614 | Robert Barker Robert Barker (MP for Colchester) Robert Barker was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex 1597-1621.He may have been the Robert Barker who entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1581 and graduated BA from Pembroke College a few years later.... |
Edward Alford |
| 1621-1622 | Edward Alford | William Towse William Towse William Towse was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Towse was from Hingham, Norfolk. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1571 and was called to the bar... |
| 1624 | Edward Alford | William Towse William Towse William Towse was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Towse was from Hingham, Norfolk. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1571 and was called to the bar... |
| 1625 | Sir Robert Quarles | William Towse William Towse William Towse was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Towse was from Hingham, Norfolk. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1571 and was called to the bar... |
| 1626 | Edward Alford | William Towse William Towse William Towse was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Towse was from Hingham, Norfolk. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1571 and was called to the bar... |
| 1628 | Sir Thomas Cheek Thomas Cheek Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653.... |
Edward Alford repl. on petition by Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
| 1639–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640–1885
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
(Sir) Harbottle GrimstonSucceeded to a baronetcy, April 1648 | Parliamentarian | Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
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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... |
Sir Thomas Barrington Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1644.... |
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| September 1644 | Barrington died September 1644 - seat vacant | ||||||
| 1645 | John Sayer | ||||||
| December 1648 | Grimston 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 |
Sayer not recorded as sitting after 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... |
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| 1653 | Colchester 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.... |
Colonel John Barkstead John Barkstead John Barkstead was an English Major-General and Regicide.Barkstead was a goldsmith in London; captain of parliamentary infantry under Colonel Venn; governor of Reading, 1645: commanded regiment at siege of Colchester; one of the king's judges, 1648; governor of Yarmouth, 1649, and of the Tower,... |
John Maidstone | |||||
| 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... |
Henry Lawrence | ||||||
| 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... |
Abraham Johnson | John Shaw John Shaw (died 1690) Sir John Shaw was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Shaw was the son of John Shaw of Colchester and his wife Mary Lufkin. His father was an alderman who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.In 1659, Shaw was elected Member of Parliament... |
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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 | Sir Harbottle Grimston | John Shaw John Shaw (died 1690) Sir John Shaw was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Shaw was the son of John Shaw of Colchester and his wife Mary Lufkin. His father was an alderman who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.In 1659, Shaw was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1679 | Sir Walter Clarges Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet was an English Tory politician who served four separate terms in Parliament. An early ally of William of Orange, he inherited large holdings of land but no great ability from his father, Sir Thomas Clarges, and largely used his Parliamentary seat to advance his own... |
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| 1681 | Samuel Reynolds | ||||||
| 1685 | Sir Walter Clarges Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet was an English Tory politician who served four separate terms in Parliament. An early ally of William of Orange, he inherited large holdings of land but no great ability from his father, Sir Thomas Clarges, and largely used his Parliamentary seat to advance his own... |
Nathaniel Lawrence | |||||
| 1689 | Samuel Reynolds | Isaac Rebow | |||||
| 1690 | Edward Cary | ||||||
| 1692 | Sir Isaac Rebow | ||||||
| 1694 | Sir Thomas Cooke | ||||||
| 1695 | Sir John Morden | ||||||
| 1698 | Sir Thomas Cooke | ||||||
| May 1705 | Edward Bullock Edward Bullock Edward C. Bullock was an American politician and Confederate officer in the American Civil War. A two-term State Senator from Eufaula, Alabama, Bullock was a strong supporter of secession. He delivered an address, A Plea for Home Education in the South, to the East Alabama Female College in July... |
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| December 1705 | Sir Thomas WebsterWebster and Rebow were re-elected in 1714, but on petition the result was reversed and Gore declared to have been duly elected instead, following a dispute over whether foreigners could be made freemen of the borough and thereby acquire voting rights | ||||||
| 1711 | William Gore | ||||||
| 1713 | Sir Thomas Webster | ||||||
| 1714Webster was re-elected in 1710, but on petition the result was reversed and Gore and Corsellis declared to have been duly elected instead, following a further dispute over foreign freemen's voting rights | William Gore | Nicholas Corsellis | |||||
| 1715 | Richard Du Cane Richard Du Cane Richard Du Cane, M.P. was the Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1715 to 1722. Du Cane was from a leading Essex family of merchants and politicians having distinguished Huguenot descent. The son of Peter Du Cane, the elder and Jane Booth, he married Anne Lyde, daughter of Nehemiah Lyde and... |
Whig | Sir Isaac Rebow | Whig | |||
| 1722 | Sir Thomas Webster | Whig | Matthew Martin | Whig | |||
| 1727 | Stamp Brooksbank | Whig | Samuel Tufnell | Whig | |||
| 1734 | Isaac Lemyng Rebow | Whig | Matthew Martin | Whig | |||
| 1735 | Jacob Houblon | Tory | |||||
| 1741 | John Olmius | ||||||
| 1742At the election of 1741, Olmius and Martin were returned as elected, but on petition their election was declared void and their opponents, Savill and Gray, declared elected in their place | Samuel Savill | Charles Gray Charles Gray (MP) Charles Gray FRS was a lawyer, antiquary and Tory Member of Parliament for Colchester.... At the election of 1754, Gray was re- elected, but on petition his election was declared void and his opponent, Rebow, declared elected in his place |
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| 1747 | Richard Savage Nassau Richard Savage Nassau The Hon. Richard Savage Nassau was a British Member of Parliament.He was born at St Osyth Priory, the second son of Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford, by his wife Bessy, an illegitimate daughter of Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers.He was first elected to Parliament at the 1747... |
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| 1754 | John Olmius | ||||||
| 1755 | Isaac Martin Rebow | Whig | |||||
| 1761 | Charles Gray Charles Gray (MP) Charles Gray FRS was a lawyer, antiquary and Tory Member of Parliament for Colchester.... |
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| 1780 | Sir Robert Smyth | Radical Whig | |||||
| 1781 | Christopher Potter | ||||||
| 1782 | Captain Sir Edmund AffleckAdmiral from 1784 | ||||||
| April 1784 | Christopher PotterOn petition, Potter was declared ineligible on the grounds of bankruptcy, and a writ for a new election was issued | ||||||
| July 1784 | Sir Robert Smyth | Radical | |||||
| 1788 | George Tierney George Tierney George Tierney PC was an English Whig politician.-Background and education:Born in Gibraltar, Tierney was the son of Thomas Tierney, a wealthy Irish merchant of London, who was living in Gibraltar as prize agent. He was sent to Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he took the degree of Law in 1784... |
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| 1790 | Robert Thornton | Tory | George Jackson | Tory | |||
| 1796 | The Lord Muncaster John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster , known as John Pennington until 1783, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background:... |
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| 1802 | John Denison | Tory | |||||
| 1806 | William Tufnell | Whig | |||||
| 1807 | Richard Hart Davis | Tory | |||||
| 1812 | Hart Davis | Tory | |||||
| 1817 | Sir William Burroughs | Tory | |||||
| February 1818 | James Beckford Wildman James Beckford Wildman James Beckford Wildman was an English landowner and Tory politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1818 to 1826. His properties included plantations in Jamaica and Chilham Castle in Kent, England, which he sold in 1861. The Jamaican plantation, Quebec Estate, was... |
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| June 1818 | Daniel Whittle Harvey Daniel Whittle Harvey Daniel Whittle Harvey was a Radical English politician who founded The Sunday Times newspaper and was the first Commissioner of the City of London Police.... Harvey was re-elected in 1820 but on petition his election was declared void on the grounds of defective qualification and a by-election was held |
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| 1820 | Henry Baring Henry Baring Henry Baring , of Cromer Hall, Norfolk, was a British banker and politician. He was the third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of the family banking firm that grew into Barings Bank His grandfather John Baring emigrated from Germany and established the family in... |
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| 1826 | Daniel Whittle Harvey Daniel Whittle Harvey Daniel Whittle Harvey was a Radical English politician who founded The Sunday Times newspaper and was the first Commissioner of the City of London Police.... |
Radical | Sir George Henry Smyth | Tory | |||
| 1830 | Andrew SpottiswoodeOn petition, Spottiswoode's election was declared void and a by-election was held | Tory | |||||
| 1831 | William Mayhew William Mayhew William Mayhew was a British politician.He was the Whig Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex from 9 April 1831 to 1832.-References:... |
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| 1832 | Richard Sanderson | 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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| 1835 | Sir George Henry Smyth | 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 | Joseph Alfred Hardcastle | Whig | |||||
| 1850 | Lord John Manners John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland |-... |
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| 1852 | William Warwick Hawkins | 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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| February 1857 | John Gurdon Rebow John Gurdon Rebow John Gurdon Rebow was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1857 and 1870.... |
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| March 1857 | Taverner John Miller Taverner John Miller Taverner John Miller was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the owner of a whaling business based in Westminster, London and held a seat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1853, and from 1857 to 1867.... |
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| 1859 | Philip Oxenden Papillon | 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 | John Gurdon Rebow John Gurdon Rebow John Gurdon Rebow was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1857 and 1870.... |
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| 1867 | Edward Kent Karslake | 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 | William Brewer | 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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| 1870 | Alexander Learmonth | 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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| 1874 | Herbert Bulkeley Mackworth-Praed | 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 | Richard Knight Causton Richard Causton, 1st Baron Southwark Richard Knight Causton, 1st Baron Southwark PC, DL was an English stationer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1910... |
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William Willis William Willis (politician) William Willis was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.Willis was the son of William Willis a manufacturer of Luton. He was educated at Huddersfield College and at the University of London. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and... |
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:... |
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MPs 1885–1983
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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:... |
Henry John Trotter Henry John Trotter Henry John Trotter was an English barrister, railway director and Conservative politician.Trotter was the son of the Lieutenant--Colonel William Trotter, of Bishop Auckland and his wife Henrietta Skene. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford and was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1864... |
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| 1888 by-election | Lord Brooke Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick , styled Lord Brooke until 1893, was a British Conservative politician.... |
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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
Herbert Naylor-Leyland Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet , was a British politician.Naylor-Leyland was returned to Parliament for Colchester as a Conservative in 1892, a seat he held until 1895 when he accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. The latter year he was created a Baronet, of Hyde Park House, Albert... |
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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... |
Weetman Dickinson Pearson Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO, PC , known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt, between 1894 and 1910 and as The Lord Cowdray between 1910 and 1917, was a British engineer, oil industrialist, benefactor and Liberal politician... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1910 (January) | Laming Worthington-Evans | 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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| 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Oswald Lewis Oswald Lewis Oswald Lewis was a British businessman, barrister and politician. Born in Hampstead, north west London, he was the younger son of John Lewis, founder of the chain of department stores that bears his name... |
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... |
Charles George Percy Smith George Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith Charles George Percy Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith PC, JP , commonly known as George Delacourt-Smith was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician.-Background and education:... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Cuthbert James McCall Alport Cuthbert Alport, Baron Alport Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Baron Alport was a Conservative Party politician, Cabinet Minister, and life peer.- Early life :... |
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| 1961 by-election | Philip Antony Fyson Buck Philip Antony Fyson Buck Sir Philip Antony Fyson Buck, QC was a British Conservative politician.A strong supporter of the modernising Conservatism championed by Edward Heath, Buck was appointed Under-Secretary for Defence in 1972... |
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... |
Constituency abolished: see Colchester North Colchester North (UK Parliament constituency) Colchester North was a borough constituency in Essex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its... , Colchester South and Maldon Colchester South and Maldon (UK Parliament constituency) South Colchester and Maldon was a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997... |
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MPs since 1997
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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... |
Bob Russell | Liberal Democrat | |
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Sources
- Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) http://books.google.com/books?vid=024wW9LmFc5kXY0FI2&id=Gh2wKY2rkDUC&printsec=toc&dq=Return+of+Members+of+Parliament&as_brr=1&sig=SK5GVtGLfWQ9ovZDbyZObAyIO5I#PPP9,M1
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