Eye (UK Parliament constituency)
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Eye was a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) by the bloc vote system of election. The Reform Act 1832
reduced its representation to one MP, elected by the first past the post system.
The parliamentary borough of Eye was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, and replaced with a new county division of the same name, which lasted until 1983 when most of it became part of the Central Suffolk constituency. Its main claim to fame was that it was the smallest town to have a parliamentary constituency named after it as the town of Eye
had only approximately 1500 voters in 1981. It had been a Liberal
seat until 1950 after which it became a safe Conservative
seat.
of King John
. The Charter was renewed in 1408, then many more times by successive monarchs. However, in 1885, the Town Clerk of Hythe
proved that the original Charter belonged only to Hythe in Kent
, the error having arisen from the similarity of the early English names. The error was confirmed by archivists in the 1950s, but borough status was not discontinued until 1974 after government reorganization when Eye became a parish but retained a Town Council, a Mayor and the insignia. From 1571 to 1832, Eye boasted two Members of Parliament
. Following the Reform Act 1832
, Eye had one MP until 1983, after which the Eye constituency became the Central Suffolk constituency.
Notes
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 elected two Members 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,...
(MPs) by the bloc vote system of election. The Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
reduced its representation to one MP, elected by the first past the post system.
The parliamentary borough of Eye was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
, and replaced with a new county division of the same name, which lasted until 1983 when most of it became part of the Central Suffolk constituency. Its main claim to fame was that it was the smallest town to have a parliamentary constituency named after it as the town of Eye
Eye, Suffolk
Eye is a small market town in the county of Suffolk, East Anglia, England, south of Diss, and on the River Dove.Eye is twinned with the town of Pouzauges in the Vendée Departement of France.-History:An island...
had only approximately 1500 voters in 1981. It had been a 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...
seat until 1950 after which it became a safe 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...
seat.
The Borough
Eye was once the smallest borough in the country, its claim based on the 1205 CharterCharter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
of King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
. The Charter was renewed in 1408, then many more times by successive monarchs. However, in 1885, the Town Clerk of Hythe
Hythe, Kent
Hythe , is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place....
proved that the original Charter belonged only to Hythe in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, the error having arisen from the similarity of the early English names. The error was confirmed by archivists in the 1950s, but borough status was not discontinued until 1974 after government reorganization when Eye became a parish but retained a Town Council, a Mayor and the insignia. From 1571 to 1832, Eye boasted two Members 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,...
. Following the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, Eye had one MP until 1983, after which the Eye constituency became the Central Suffolk constituency.
MPs 1571–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
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| 1571 | Richard Bedell | Charles Cutter |
| 1572 | Charles Calthrope | Charles Cutter |
| 1584 | Bassingbourne Gawdy | George Brooke |
| 1586 | Bartholemew Kemp | Thomas Bedingfield |
| 1588 | Edward Grimston | Sir Edmund Bacon Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet was an English baronet and politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet of Redgrave, Suffolk and his wife Anne Butts, only daughter of Edmund Butts. His younger brother was Sir Butts Bacon, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Corpus Christi College,... |
| 1593 | Edward, eldest son of William Honnyng William Honnyng William Honnyng was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.-Early life:... |
Philip Gawdy |
| 1597 | Anthony Gawdy | Edward, eldest son of William Honnyng William Honnyng William Honnyng was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.-Early life:... |
| 1601 | Edward, eldest son of William Honnyng William Honnyng William Honnyng was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.-Early life:... |
Anthony Gawdy |
| 1604 | Edward, eldest son of William Honnyng William Honnyng William Honnyng was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.-Early life:... |
Sir Henry Bockenham |
| 1614 | Sir Robert Drury | Huntingdon Colby |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
Sir John Crompton John Crompton (MP) Sir John Crompton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1622.Crompton was possibly the son of Sir Thomas Crompton MP for Radnor. He was knighted at Newmarket on 25 March 1608. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Brecon. He was elected MP for Eye in... |
| 1624 | Sir Henry Crofts Henry Crofts Sir Henry Crofts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1660.Crofts was the eldest son of Sir John Crofts of Little Saxham and West Stow and his wife Mary Shirley, daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston, Sussex. He was knighted on 3 February... |
Francis Finch |
| 1625 | Francis Finch | Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1626 | Francis Finch | Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1628 | Francis Finch | Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Frederick Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Bt Kt was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome, Suffolk and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.He was created a baronet in... |
Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1640 (Nov) | Sir Frederick Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Bt Kt was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome, Suffolk and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.He was created a baronet in... |
Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1645 | Morris Barrow | Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
| 1648 | ? | |
| 1653 | Eye not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | Eye not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament | |
| 1655 | Eye not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament | |
| 1659 | Edward Dendy | Joseph Blisset |
MPs 1660–1832
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1660 | Charles Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis of Eye was a British nobleman, politician, and county magistrate. He served as a Member of Parliament.-Early years:... |
Sir George Reeve Sir George Reeve, 1st Baronet Sir George Reeve, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1678.In 1660, Reeve was elected Member of Parliament for Eye in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Eye in 1661 to the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his deth in 1678... |
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| 1661 | Charles Cornwallis, senior | |||||
| 1675 | Sir Robert Reeve | |||||
| 1678 | Sir Charles Gawdy | |||||
| 1679 | Charles Fox | George Walsh | ||||
| 1681 | Sir Charles Gawdy | Sir Robert Reeve | ||||
| 1685 | Sir John Rous | |||||
| 1689 | Thomas Knyvett Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners was an English peer and Tory politician.The son of Sir John Knyvett and Mary Bedingfield, he was baptised in Darsham in Suffolk in February 1655 or 1656. In 1673, Knyvett succeeded his father de jure as Baron Berners... |
Tory | Henry Poley Henry Poley Henry Poley was an English Member of Parliament. He represented Eye between 1689 and 1695, West Looe between 1703 and 1705, and Ipswich from 1705 until his death in 1707.-References:... |
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| 1690 | Thomas Davenant | |||||
| 1695 | Charles Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis PC was a British politician. He was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis and Elizabeth Fox . On 29 April 1693 he succeeded his father as Baron Cornwallis. He married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, on 6... |
Whig | ||||
| 1697 | Sir Joseph Jekyll Joseph Jekyll Sir Joseph Jekyll KS was a British barrister, politician and judge. Born to John Jekyll, he initially attended a seminary before joining the Middle Temple in 1680. Thanks to his association with Lord Somers Jekyll advanced rapidly, becoming Chief Justice of Chester in 1697 and a King's Serjeant in... |
Whig | ||||
| 1698 | Hon. Spencer Compton Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord... |
Tory | ||||
| 1701 | Whig | |||||
| 1710 | Thomas Maynard | |||||
| 1713 | Edward Hopkins | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Smith | |||||
| March 1722 | Hon. Spencer Compton Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord... |
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| November 1722 | James Cornwallis | |||||
| 1727 | Stephen Cornwallis | John Cornwallis | ||||
| 1743 | Edward Cornwallis Edward Cornwallis Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis was a British military officer who founded Halifax, Nova Scotia with 2500 settlers and later served as the Governor of Gibraltar.-Early life:... |
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| 1747 | Roger Townshend Roger Townshend (MP) The Honourable Roger Townshend was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham... |
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| 1748 | Nicholas Hardinge Nicholas Hardinge Nicholas Hardinge was an English civil servant, clerk to the House of Commons from 1731 to 1752 and then Secretary to the Treasury, and a Member of Parliament known also as a neo-Latin poet.-Life:... |
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| 1749 | Courthorpe Clayton Courthorpe Clayton Courthorpe Clayton was an Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier and Member of Parliament.-Family:He was the son of Laurence Clayton of Mallow and his second wife Anne, daughter of Sir Peter Courthorpe of Little Island. On 6 August 1745 he married Theodosia, daughter of Edward Buckworth; they had one... |
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| 1758 | Henry Townshend | |||||
| 1760 | Viscount Brome Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG , styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator... |
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| March 1761 | Henry Cornwallis | |||||
| December 1761 | Henry Townshend | |||||
| 1762 | The Viscount Allen Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen Captain Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen was an Irish peer.-Life:The son of Hon. Richard A. Allen, and grandson of John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen, he succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Allen, County Kildare, and its subsidiary titles, on 10 November 1753, on the death of his brother the 4th... |
Richard Burton | ||||
| 1768 | Hon. William Cornwallis William Cornwallis Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis GCB was a Royal Navy officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, governor-general of India... |
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| 1770 | Richard Burton Phillipson | |||||
| 1774 | John St John | |||||
| 1780 | Arnoldus Jones-Skelton | |||||
| 1782 | Hon. William Cornwallis William Cornwallis Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis GCB was a Royal Navy officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, governor-general of India... |
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| 1784 | Peter Bathurst | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. William Cornwallis William Cornwallis Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis GCB was a Royal Navy officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, governor-general of India... |
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| 1792 | Peter Bathurst | |||||
| 1795 | Viscount Brome Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis , styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British Tory politician.... |
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| 1796 | Mark Singleton | |||||
| 1799 | James Cornwallis James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis , known as James Cornwallis until 1814 and as James Mann between 1814 and 1823 and styled Viscount Brome between 1823 and 1824, was a British peer and Tory politician.... |
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| 1806 | Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line.-Early life:... |
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| January 1807 | James Cornwallis James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis , known as James Cornwallis until 1814 and as James Mann between 1814 and 1823 and styled Viscount Brome between 1823 and 1824, was a British peer and Tory politician.... |
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| April 1807 | Hon. Henry Wellesley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB was the youngest brother of the Duke of Wellington, and became a notable diplomat in his own right.-Life:... |
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| May 1807 | Mark Singleton | |||||
| 1809 | Charles Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot was a British diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Wellington... |
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| 1812 | Sir William Garrow William Garrow Sir William Garrow KC, PC, FRS was a British barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advocacy system, which helped usher in the adversarial court system used in most common law nations today... |
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| 1817 | Sir Robert Gifford Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford was a British lawyer, judge and politician.Gifford was elected to the House of Commons for Eye in 1817, a seat he represented until 1824, and served under the Earl of Liverpool as Solicitor General between 1817 and 1819 and as Attorney General between 1819 and 1824... |
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| 1820 | Sir Miles Nightingall Miles Nightingall Sir Miles Nightingall KCB was the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 24 February 1816 to 9 October 1819. He sat in the House of Commons as a Tory from 1820 to 1829.... |
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| 1824 | Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB was a British Army officer and politician.Kerrison was a Lieutenant-Colenel in the Seventh Light Dragoons when he, with Charles Wetherell petitioned parliament over electoral malpractice in the parliamentary elections for Shafstubry... |
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| 1829 | Sir Philip Sidney, Bt Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley Philip Charles Shelley Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley GCH was a British Tory politician.Sidney was the only son of Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Hunloke. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was his cousin. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford... |
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| 1831 | William Burge William Burge William Burge was a British lawyer and Privy Councillor.-Biography:William Burge matriculated at Oxford University in 1803 and was admitted to the Inner Temple being called to the bar in 1808... |
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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.... |
Representation reduced to one member | |||||
MPs 1832–1885
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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.... |
Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB was a British Army officer and politician.Kerrison was a Lieutenant-Colenel in the Seventh Light Dragoons when he, with Charles Wetherell petitioned parliament over electoral malpractice in the parliamentary elections for Shafstubry... |
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| 1866 by-election | Hon. George Barrington George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington PC was a British Conservative politician. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886.-Background and education:Barrington was... |
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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:... |
Borough abolished – name transferred to county division | ||
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:... |
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| 1906 by-election | Harold Pearson | 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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Alexander Lyle-Samuel Alexander Lyle-Samuel Alexander Lyle-Samuel was a businessman from Birmingham and Liberal member of the House of Commons. He represented the seat of Eye in East Suffolk from 1918 until 1923 and was involved in a difficult court case when he was forced to defend himself against a series of allegations made by a defeated... |
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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... |
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| 1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats... |
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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 Suffolk Central | ||
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