Denbigh Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
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Denbigh District of Boroughs (variously referred to as Denbigh District, Denbigh Boroughs or just Denbigh) was a parliamentary constituency
centred on the town of Denbigh
in Wales
. It returned one Member of Parliament
(MP) to the British House of Commons
.
The constituency first returned an MP in 1542, to the English Parliament. From 1707 to 1800, the MPs sat in the Parliament of Great Britain
, and after the Act of Union 1800
, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
.
The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election
.
in Wales.
The seat should not be confused with the county constituency of Denbighshire
, which existed from the sixteenth century until 1885. The county was divided into East Denbighshire
and West Denbighshire
between 1885 and 1918.
After 1918 Denbighshire was represented in Parliament by two single member county constituencies, which included all the boroughs formerly in the Denbigh District of Boroughs. One of these was Wrexham
, but the other was the Denbigh
division of Denbighshire.
The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. VIII, c. 26) provided for a single borough seat for each of 11 of the 12 Welsh counties and Monmouthshire. The legislation was ambiguous as to which communities were enfranchised. The county towns were awarded a seat, but this in some fashion represented all the ancient boroughs of the county as the others were required to contribute to the members wages. It was not clear if the burgesses of the contributing boroughs could take part in the election. The only election under the original scheme was for the 1542 Parliament. It seems that only burgesses from the county towns actually took part. An Act of 1544 (35 Hen. VIII, c. 11) confirmed that the contributing boroughs could send representatives to take part in the election at the county town. As far as can be told from surviving indentures of returns, the degree to which the out boroughs participated varied, but by the end of the sixteenth century all the seats had some participation from them at some elections at least.
The original scheme was modified by later legislation and decisions of the House of Commons (which were sometimes made with no regard to precedent or evidence: for example in 1728 it was decided that only the freemen of the borough of Montgomery could participate in the election for that seat, thus disenfranchising the freemen of Llanidloes, Welshpool and Llanfyllin).
In the case of Denbighshire, the county town was Denbigh. The out boroughs were Chirk
, Holt, and Ruthin. At some point, between 1603 and 1690, Chirk ceased to participate.
In 1690-1790 the freemen of the three remaining boroughs were entitled to vote. There were about 1,400 electors in 1715 (including non resident freemen). This number was reduced to about 400 after 1744, when only resident freemen were allowed to vote. The electorate increased to about 500 in the 1754-1790 period.
s in Denbighshire into one single member constituency. The voters from each participating borough cast ballots, which were added together over the whole district to decide the result of the poll. The enfranchised communities in this district, from 1832, were the four boroughs of Denbigh
, Holt
, Ruthin
, and Wrexham
.
The exact boundaries of the parliamentary boroughs in the district were altered by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868, but the general nature of the constituency was unchanged. There were no further boundary changes in the 1885 redistribution of parliamentary seats.
, the Denbigh Boroughs constituency was abolished, along with the two county divisions of East Denbighshire
and West Denbighshire
. They were replaced by a new county division called Denbigh
, which comprised the whole of the county, except for the Municipal Borough
of Wrexham and part of the Chirk Rural District
which formed the Wrexham division
.
The local authorities in the Denbigh division were the Municipal Boroughs of Denbigh and Ruthin; the Urban District
s of Abergele
and Pensarn
, Colwyn Bay
and Colwyn
, Llangollen
, and Llanrwst
; as well as the Rural District
s of Llangollen
, Llanrwst
, Llansillin
, Ruthin
, St Asaph (Denbigh)
, Uwchaled
, part of Chirk, and the part of Glan Conway
not in Caernarvonshire
.
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:...
centred on the town of Denbigh
Denbigh
Denbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It returned 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) to the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
.
The constituency first returned an MP in 1542, to the English Parliament. From 1707 to 1800, the MPs sat in the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
, and after the Act of Union 1800
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
, in 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...
.
The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election
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...
.
Boundaries
From its first known general election in 1542 until 1918, the constituency consisted of a number of boroughs within the historic county of DenbighshireDenbighshire (historic)
Historic Denbighshire is one of thirteen traditional counties in Wales, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which covers an area in north east Wales...
in Wales.
The seat should not be confused with the county constituency of Denbighshire
Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great...
, which existed from the sixteenth century until 1885. The county was divided into East Denbighshire
East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
and West Denbighshire
West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
between 1885 and 1918.
After 1918 Denbighshire was represented in Parliament by two single member county constituencies, which included all the boroughs formerly in the Denbigh District of Boroughs. One of these was Wrexham
Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wrexham is a parliamentary constituency in North Wales which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, but the other was the Denbigh
Denbigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbigh was a county constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
division of Denbighshire.
Denbigh (1535-1832)
On the basis of information from several volumes of the History of Parliament, it is apparent that the history of the borough representation from Wales and Monmouthshire is more complicated than that of the English boroughs.The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. VIII, c. 26) provided for a single borough seat for each of 11 of the 12 Welsh counties and Monmouthshire. The legislation was ambiguous as to which communities were enfranchised. The county towns were awarded a seat, but this in some fashion represented all the ancient boroughs of the county as the others were required to contribute to the members wages. It was not clear if the burgesses of the contributing boroughs could take part in the election. The only election under the original scheme was for the 1542 Parliament. It seems that only burgesses from the county towns actually took part. An Act of 1544 (35 Hen. VIII, c. 11) confirmed that the contributing boroughs could send representatives to take part in the election at the county town. As far as can be told from surviving indentures of returns, the degree to which the out boroughs participated varied, but by the end of the sixteenth century all the seats had some participation from them at some elections at least.
The original scheme was modified by later legislation and decisions of the House of Commons (which were sometimes made with no regard to precedent or evidence: for example in 1728 it was decided that only the freemen of the borough of Montgomery could participate in the election for that seat, thus disenfranchising the freemen of Llanidloes, Welshpool and Llanfyllin).
In the case of Denbighshire, the county town was Denbigh. The out boroughs were Chirk
Chirk
Chirk is a small town and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has a population of over 4,000....
, Holt, and Ruthin. At some point, between 1603 and 1690, Chirk ceased to participate.
In 1690-1790 the freemen of the three remaining boroughs were entitled to vote. There were about 1,400 electors in 1715 (including non resident freemen). This number was reduced to about 400 after 1744, when only resident freemen were allowed to vote. The electorate increased to about 500 in the 1754-1790 period.
Denbigh Boroughs (1832-1918)
This was a district of boroughs constituency, which grouped a number of parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
s in Denbighshire into one single member constituency. The voters from each participating borough cast ballots, which were added together over the whole district to decide the result of the poll. The enfranchised communities in this district, from 1832, were the four boroughs of Denbigh
Denbigh
Denbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
, Holt
Holt, Wales
Holt is a medieval market town and local government community in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. It is situated on the border with England. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English invasion of Wales in 1277.-Area:...
, Ruthin
Ruthin
Ruthin is a community and the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of...
, and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
.
The exact boundaries of the parliamentary boroughs in the district were altered by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868, but the general nature of the constituency was unchanged. There were no further boundary changes in the 1885 redistribution of parliamentary seats.
After 1918
In the redistribution of seats which took place at the 1918United 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...
, the Denbigh Boroughs constituency was abolished, along with the two county divisions of East Denbighshire
East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
and West Denbighshire
West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
. They were replaced by a new county division called Denbigh
Denbigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbigh was a county constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, which comprised the whole of the county, except for the Municipal Borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Wrexham and part of the Chirk Rural District
Chirk Rural District
Chirk was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935.The rural district was formed from parts of Oswestry and Corwen Rural Sanitary Districts.The district contained three civil parishes:*Chirk*Glyntraen...
which formed the Wrexham division
Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wrexham is a parliamentary constituency in North Wales which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
.
The local authorities in the Denbigh division were the Municipal Boroughs of Denbigh and Ruthin; the Urban District
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
s of Abergele
Abergele
Abergele is a community and old Roman trading town, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies on the Irish Sea coast and is known for its beach, where it is claimed by some that a ghost ship...
and Pensarn
Pensarn
Pensarn is a suburb of Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It has a population of around 2,000.The name Pensarn means 'end of the causeway' in English. The crossing of Morfa Rhuddlan was facilitated by a causeway near the sea, located at this point...
, Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay
- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
and Colwyn
Colwyn
The Borough of Colwyn was one of six districts of the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales, from 1974 to 1996.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the following parts of the administrative county of Denbighshire:...
, Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
, and Llanrwst
Llanrwst
Llanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It takes its name from the 5th century to 6th century Saint Grwst, and the original parish church in Cae Llan was replaced by the 12th-century church....
; as well as the Rural District
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
s of Llangollen
Llangollen Rural District
Llangollen was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1935.The rural district comprised part of the existing Corwen Rural Sanitary District, and consisted of three civil parishes:*Bryneglas*Llangollen Rural...
, Llanrwst
Llanrwst Rural District
Llanrwst was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935.The rural district was formed from the part of Llanrwst Rural Sanitary District in Denbighshire...
, Llansillin
Llansillin Rural District
Llansillin was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935....
, Ruthin
Ruthin Rural District
Ruthin was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1974.The rural district was formed from the area of Ruthin Rural Sanitary District.The district originally contained nineteen civil parishes:*Aberwheeler Rural*Clocaenog...
, St Asaph (Denbigh)
St Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District
St Asaph was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935.The rural district was formed from the parts of St Asaph Rural Sanitary Districts in Denbighshire...
, Uwchaled
Uwchaled Rural District
Uwchaled was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1935. The name denoted the upper reaches of the River Aled, and originated in the medieval cwmwd of Uwch Aled....
, part of Chirk, and the part of Glan Conway
Glan Conway Rural District
Glan Conway was an area in the administrative county of Denbighshire which was administered by the Conway Rural District in the neighbouring county of Caernarvonshire....
not in Caernarvonshire
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
.
MPs 1542-1660
As there were sometimes significant gaps between Parliaments held in this period, the dates of first assembly and dissolution are given. Where the name of the member has not yet been ascertained or is not recorded in a surviving document, the entry unknown is entered in the table.| Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Member | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1542 | 16 January 1542 | 28 March 1544 | Richard Myddelton | |
| 1545 | 23 November 1545 | 31 January 1547 | George Salusbury | |
| 1547 | 4 November 1547 | 15 April 1552 | Robert Myddelton | |
| 1553 | 1 March 1553 | 31 March 1553 | Simon Thelwall | |
| 1553 | 5 October 1553 | 5 December 1553 | Simon Thelwall | |
| 1554 | 2 April 1554 | 3 May 1554 | John Salesbury | |
| 1554 | 12 November 1554 | 16 January 1555 | Fulk Lloyd | |
| 1555 | 21 October 1555 | 9 December 1555 | John Evans | |
| 1558 | 20 January 1558 | 17 November 1558 | John Salesbury | |
| 1559 | 23 January 1559 | 8 May 1559 | Simon Thelwall I | |
| 1562 or 1563 | 11 January 1563 | 2 January 1567 | Humphrey Llwyd | |
| 1571 | 2 April 1571 | 29 May 1571 | Simon Thelwall I | |
| 1572 | 8 May 1572 | 19 April 1583 | Richard Cavendish | |
| 1584 | 23 November 1584 | 14 September 1585 | Richard Cavendish | |
| 1586 | 13 October 1586 | 23 March 1587 | Robert Wrote | |
| 1588 | 4 February 1589 | 29 March 1589 | John Turbridge | |
| 1593 | 18 February 1593 | 10 April 1593 | Simon Thelwall II Simon Thelwall (of Cefn Coch) Simon Thelwall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1614.... |
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| 1597 | 24 October 1597 | 9 February 1598 | John Panton | |
| 1601 | 27 October 1601 | 19 December 1601 | Richard Myddleton or John Panton | |
| 1604 | 19 March 1604 | 9 February 1611 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1614 | 5 April 1614 | 7 June 1614 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1620 | 16 January 1621 | 8 February 1622 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1624 | 12 February 1624 | 27 March 1625 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
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| 1640 | 13 April 1640 | 5 May 1640 | John Salusbury John Salusbury (MP) John Salusbury was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Short Parliament 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.... |
| 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 5 December 1648 | Simon Thelwall Simon Thelwall Simon Thelwall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1654. Fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
Long Parliament 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... |
| ... | 6 December 1648 | 20 April 1653 | Simon Thelwall Simon Thelwall Simon Thelwall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1654. Fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
Rump Parliament 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.... |
| ... | 4 July 1653 | 12 December 1653 | unrepresented | 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... |
| 1654 | 3 September 1654 | 22 January 1655 | unrepresented | First Protectorate Parliament 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.... |
| 1656 | 17 September 1656 | 4 February 1658 | unrepresented | Second Protectorate Parliament 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... |
| 1658/59 | 27 January 1659 | 22 April 1659 | John Manley John Manley (MP) John Manley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1690. He was Post Master General during the Commonwealth.... |
Third Protectorate Parliament 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... |
| ... | 7 May 1659 | 20 February 1660 | unknown | Rump Parliament restored |
| ... | 21 February 1660 | 16 March 1660 | unknown | Long Parliament restored |
MPs 1660-1983
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | John Carter John Carter (MP) Sir John Carter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1661 | Sir John Salusbury | ||
| 1685 | Sir John Trevor John Trevor (speaker) Sir John Trevor was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls from 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 to 1717... |
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| 1689 | Edward Brereton | ||
| 1705 | William Robinson William Robinson William Robinson, or Will Robinson or Bill Robinson or other nicknames, may refer to:-Historical:* William Robinson , Quaker martyr* William Benjamin Robinson , Canadian fur trader and political figure... |
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| 1708 | Sir William Williams Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1708 to 1710.... , Bt. |
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| 1710 | John Roberts John Roberts (Denbigh MP) John Roberts was a politician in the Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1710 to 1713, and from 1715 to 1722.- References:... |
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| 1713 | John Wynne | ||
| 1715 | John Roberts John Roberts (Denbigh MP) John Roberts was a politician in the Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1710 to 1713, and from 1715 to 1722.- References:... |
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| 1722 | Robert Myddelton | ||
| 1733 | John Myddelton | ||
| 1741 | John Wynn | ||
| 1747 | Richard Myddelton | ||
| 1788 | Richard Myddelton | ||
| 1797 | Thomas Jones | ||
| 1802 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
Hon. Frederick West | ||
| 1806 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Robert Myddelton Biddulph | ||
| 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Viscount Kirkwall John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall John Hamilton FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall , known as John FitzMaurice until 1791, was a British politician.-Background:... |
Tory | |
| 1818 United Kingdom general election, 1818 The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats... |
John Wynne Griffith John Wynne Griffith John Wynne Griffith of Garn was a Welsh Whig politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1818 to 1826... |
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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| 1826 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates.... |
Frederick Richard West | Tory | |
| 1830 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue... |
Robert Myddleton-Biddulph | 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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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
John Madock | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Wilson Jones | 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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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
Townshend Mainwaring | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Frederick Richard West | 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 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Townshend Mainwaring | 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, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
Watkin Williams | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1880 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 Robert Alfred Cunliffe, Bt Sir Robert Cunliffe, 5th Baronet Sir Robert Alfred Cunliffe, 5th Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1872 and 1885.... |
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:... |
Hon. George Thomas Kenyon George Thomas Kenyon George Thomas Kenyon was a British Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1906.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
William Tudor Howell | 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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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Hon. George Thomas Kenyon George Thomas Kenyon George Thomas Kenyon was a British Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1906.... |
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**... |
Allen Clement Edwards | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1910 | Hon. William Ormsby-Gore William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech KG, GCMG, PC , known as William Ormsby-Gore until 1938, was a British Conservative politician and banker.-Background:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
constituency abolished. See Denbigh Denbigh (UK Parliament constituency) Denbigh was a county constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.... and Wrexham Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency) Wrexham is a parliamentary constituency in North Wales which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
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- Denbigh (UK Parliament constituency)Denbigh (UK Parliament constituency)Denbigh was a county constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
(from 1918) - Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great...
(abolished 1885) - East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
(1885–1918) - West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
(1885–1918)