Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
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Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
.
From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough
which elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) by the bloc vote
system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867
its representation was reduced to one MP, elected by the first past the post system. The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, and the name was transferred to a new county constituency.
, no longer connected for such reasons with Worcestershire
, two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. Most of the Leominster seat has been replaced by the North Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat.
and a small part of north-west Worcestershire
,
the boundaries having been specified when the two were joined as the single county of Hereford and Worcester
. In Herefordshire it included the towns of Bromyard
, Kington
and Ledbury
as well as Leominster
, while the largest settlement of Worcestershire it included was Tenbury Wells
.
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...
.
From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
which 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
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867
Reform Act 1867
The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....
its representation was reduced to one MP, elected by the first past the post system. The parliamentary borough 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 the name was transferred to a new county constituency.
Abolition
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in HerefordshireHerefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, no longer connected for such reasons with Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. Most of the Leominster seat has been replaced by the North Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat.
Boundaries
In its final form, the constituency consisted of northern HerefordshireHerefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
and a small part of north-west Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
,
the boundaries having been specified when the two were joined as the single county of Hereford and Worcester
Hereford and Worcester
Hereford and Worcester was an English county created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the area of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire and the county borough of Worcester.It bordered Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands to the...
. In Herefordshire it included the towns of Bromyard
Bromyard
Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...
, Kington
Kington, Herefordshire
Kington is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,597.-Location:Kington is near the Wales-England border and, despite being on the western side of Offa's Dyke, has been English for over a thousand years. The town is in the...
and Ledbury
Ledbury
Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...
as well as Leominster
Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...
, while the largest settlement of Worcestershire it included was Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells is a market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District administrative area of Worcestershire, England. The 2001 census reported a population of 3,316.-Geography:...
.
To 1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 | Robert Calderbrook | Walter Aston |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Calderbrook | John Montgomery |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Aston II | Walter Aston |
| 1390 (Jan) | Hugh Aston | Peter Cook |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | Peter Cook | John Bradford |
| 1393 | Roger Loutwardin | John Hood I |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | Thomas Barber I | Thomas Reynold |
| 1397 (Jan) | Thomas Reynold | William Colle |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Taverner I | John Romayn |
| 1399 | John Hood I | Thomas White II |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | William Taverner I | John Bond |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | William Taverner I | William Tiler |
| 1407 | William Taverner I | William Tiler |
| 1410 | Edmund Morris | Walter Borgate |
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | John Salisbury | John Romayn |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | William Colle | John Salisbury |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | John Salisbury | Reynold Smith |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | John Salisbury | John Braas |
| 1419 | Thomas Hood | Reynold Smith |
| 1420 | Thomas Hood | William Raves |
| 1421 (May) | William Stokes | John Hood II |
| 1421 (Dec) | Thomas Hood | William Raves |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | John Bell I | John Hillesley |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | William Crowche | Richard Cupper |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? | |
| 1553 (Oct) | William Strete | John Polle |
| 1554 (Apr) | Lewis Jones | John Evans |
| 1554 (Nov) | Nicholas Depden | Thomas Wykes |
| 1555 | James Warnecombe | Thomas Kerry |
| 1558 | Alban Birch | Richard Hakluyt |
| 1559 | Thomas Hakluyt | Thomas Coningsby I |
| 1562/3 | Thomas Dallowe | John Morgan |
| 1571 | Edward Croft | Nicholas Depden |
| 1572 | Nicholas Depden | Fabian Phillips |
| 1584 | Thomas Wigmore | Edward Croft |
| 1586 | Edward Croft | Thomas Wigmore |
| 1588 | Thomas Shoter | Humphrey Wall |
| 1593 | Sir Francis Vere Francis Vere Sir Francis Vere was an English soldier, famous for his career in Dutch service.He was the son of Geoffrey Vere of Crepping Hall, Essex, and nephew of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford.-Military career:... |
Richard Coningsby |
| 1597 | Thomas Coningsby II | John Creswell |
| 1601 | Thomas Coningsby II | John Warnecombe |
| 1604 | Thomas Coningsby | John Powle |
| 1614 | Sir Humphrey Baskerville | Thomas Coningsby |
| 1621-1622 | Francis Smallman Francis Smallman Francis Smallman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1626.Smallman was the son of Francis Smallman and his wife Elizabeth Hopton. He was a lawyer and acquired Kinnersley Castle... |
William Beecher |
| 1624 | James Tomkins James Tomkins (MP) James Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.Tomkins was of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, but also owned Garnestone, a considerable domain south of Weobley.... |
Sir William Beecher |
| 1625 | James Tomkins James Tomkins (MP) James Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.Tomkins was of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, but also owned Garnestone, a considerable domain south of Weobley.... |
Edward Littleton Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton , from Munslow in Shropshire, was a Chief Justice of North Wales. He was descended from the judge and legal scholar, Thomas de Littleton. His father, also Edward, had been Chief Justice of North Wales before him.-Education and career:He was educated at Oxford before... |
| 1626 | James Tomkins James Tomkins (MP) James Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.Tomkins was of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, but also owned Garnestone, a considerable domain south of Weobley.... |
Edward Littleton Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton , from Munslow in Shropshire, was a Chief Justice of North Wales. He was descended from the judge and legal scholar, Thomas de Littleton. His father, also Edward, had been Chief Justice of North Wales before him.-Education and career:He was educated at Oxford before... |
| 1628 | James Tomkins James Tomkins (MP) James Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.Tomkins was of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, but also owned Garnestone, a considerable domain south of Weobley.... |
Edward Littleton Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton , from Munslow in Shropshire, was a Chief Justice of North Wales. He was descended from the judge and legal scholar, Thomas de Littleton. His father, also Edward, had been Chief Justice of North Wales before him.-Education and career:He was educated at Oxford before... , sat for Caernarvon and replaced by Thomas Lyttelton |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | William Smallman William Smallman William Smallman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Smallman was the son of Francis Smallman and his wife Susan Clarke, widow of John Clarke of London, and daughter of Fabian of Essex... |
Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.Kyle was the son of Robert Kyle of Walford, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 11 April, 1617, aged 17... |
| 1640 (Nov) | Sampson Eure Sampson Eure Sir Sampson Eure was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure, whose second wife was Ellin Clennenau... disabled 22 January 1644 |
Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.Kyle was the son of Robert Kyle of Walford, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 11 April, 1617, aged 17... |
| 1645 | Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.Kyle was the son of Robert Kyle of Walford, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 11 April, 1617, aged 17... excluded in 1648 |
John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... excluded in 1648 |
| 1653 | Leominster not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
(One member only) |
| 1656 | John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
(One member only) |
| 1659 | John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
Edward Freeman |
MPs 1660-1868
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| 1660 | Colonel John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
Edward Pytts Edward Pytts Edward Pytts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660.Pytts was the son of Sir James Pytts of Kyre who had been High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1633.... |
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| 1661 | Ranald Grahme | Humphrey Cornewall | ||||
| Feb 1679 | James Pytts | John Dutton Colt | ||||
| Sep 1679 | Thomas Coningsby Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1679 until 1716 when he was created a peer and sat in the House of Lords-Early life:... , Lord Coningsby from 1691 |
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| 1685 | Robert Cornewall | |||||
| 1689 | John Dutton Colt | |||||
| 1698 | Edward Harley Edward Harley (1664–1735) Edward Harley , of Eywood, Titley, Herefordshire, Auditor of the Imprests was the second son of Edward Harley and younger brother of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He married Sarah Foley, third daughter of Thomas Foley... |
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| Jan 1701 | John Dutton Colt | |||||
| Apr 1701 | Edward Harley Edward Harley (1664–1735) Edward Harley , of Eywood, Titley, Herefordshire, Auditor of the Imprests was the second son of Edward Harley and younger brother of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He married Sarah Foley, third daughter of Thomas Foley... |
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| 1710 | Edward Bangham | |||||
| 1713 | Henry Gorges | |||||
| 1715 | Lord Coningsby Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1679 until 1716 when he was created a peer and sat in the House of Lords-Early life:... |
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| 1717 | George Caswall George Caswall Sir George Caswall was a British Member of Parliament who represented the Herefordshire seat of Leominster from 1717 to 1721.George Caswall was one of seven members expelled from the House of Commons in 1721... (expelled) |
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| 1721 | William Bateman | |||||
| 1722 | Sir Archer Croft | Sir George Caswall George Caswall Sir George Caswall was a British Member of Parliament who represented the Herefordshire seat of Leominster from 1717 to 1721.George Caswall was one of seven members expelled from the House of Commons in 1721... |
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| 1727 | Viscount Bateman | |||||
| 1734 | Robert Harley (c. 1706–1774) | |||||
| 1741 | John Caswall | Capel Hanbury | ||||
| 1742 | Robert Harley (c.1706-1774) | |||||
| 1747 | Sir Robert de Cornwall | James Peachey | ||||
| 1754 | Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams | Richard Gorges | ||||
| 1759 | Chase Price Chase Price Chase Price was an 18th century British lawyer and politician.He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Arthur Balfour.-Life:... |
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| 1761 | Jenison Shafto | |||||
| 1767 | Edward Willes Edward Willes (judge) Edward Willes was an English-born judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.- Family :He was the son of Edward Willes and was born on the family estate at Newbold Comyn, near Leamington. He married Mary Denny of Norfolk and had three children... |
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| Feb 1768 | John Carnac | |||||
| Mar 1768 | Viscount Bateman John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman was a British politician.In December 1744 he succeeded as second Viscount Bateman.... |
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| 1774 | Thomas Hill | |||||
| 1776 | Frederick Cornewall | |||||
| 1780 | Richard Payne Knight Richard Payne Knight Richard Payne Knight was a classical scholar and connoisseur best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in ancient phallic imagery.-Biography:... |
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| 1784 | John Hunter John Hunter (British politician) John Hunter was a British 'nabob' who became wealthy as a result of trading with India, and subsequently went into politics as deputy chairman of the East India Company and as Member of Parliament for Leominster.... |
Penn Assheton Curzon | ||||
| 1790 | John Sawyer | |||||
| 1791 | Richard Beckford | |||||
| 1796 | George Augustus Pollen | |||||
| 1797 | William Taylor William Taylor William Taylor was a British scholar, polyglot, and translator of German romantic literature.-Early life:He was born in Norwich, East Anglia, England on 7 November 1765, the only child of William Taylor , a wealthy Norwich merchant with European trade connections, by his wife Sarah , second... |
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| 1802 | John Lubbock Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet was an eminent English banker. Lubbock was also a merchant and Member of Parliament. He was the first son of a Cambridge don, the Reverend William Lubbock of Lammas, Norfolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cooper of North Walsham, Norfolk... |
Charles Kinnaird | ||||
| Jan 1806 | William Lamb William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics... |
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| Nov 1806 | Henry Bonham Henry Bonham Henry Bonham was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire when their matches were organised by the Hambledon Club.Bonham played one first-class match in 1778 against pre-county club Surrey.-External sources:* at CricketArchive... |
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| 1812 | John Lubbock Sir John Lubbock, 2nd Baronet Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet FRS was an English banker.He chaired the family bank Lubbock & Company. He was the nephew of Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet, succeeding him by special remainder, and the grandson of the Reverend William Lubbock... |
John Harcourt | ||||
| 1818 | Sir William Cuningham-Fairlie | |||||
| 1819 | John Harcourt | |||||
| 1820 | The Lord Hotham Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham , was a British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament.... |
Sir William Cuningham-Fairlie | ||||
| 1826 | Thomas Bish | |||||
| 1827 | Rowland Stephenson | |||||
| Feb 1830 | John Ward John Ward (1779–1855) John Ward was a British politician.Ward had Holwood House built for him between 1823 and 1826 and resided there.Ward was a Member of Parliament for Leominster from 11 Feb 1830 to 2 August 1830.... |
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| Aug 1830 | William Marshall | |||||
| May 1831 | William Bertram Evans | Thomas Brayen | ||||
| Dec 1831 | The Lord Hotham Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham , was a British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament.... |
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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.... |
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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... |
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| 1842 by-election | George Arkwright George Arkwright George Arkwright was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1842 until his death in 1856.... |
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| 1845 by-election | Sir Henry Barkly Henry Barkly Sir Henry Barkly, GCMG, KCB, FRS, FRGS was a British politician, colonial governor and patron of the sciences.-Early life and education:... |
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| 1849 by-election | Frederick Peel Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel was a British Liberal Party politician.The second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, and was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849.... |
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| 1856 by-election | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy | 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 *... |
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| 1858 by-election | Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox | 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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| 1866 by-election | Richard Arkwright Richard Arkwright (MP) Richard Arkwright was an English Conservative Party politician.Blake was the second son of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1857. In 1862 he married Lady Mary Caroline Byng, daughter of the Earl of... |
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| 1868 by-election | Viscount Mahon | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
representation reduced from two MPs to one | |||||
MPs 1868–1885
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Richard Arkwright Richard Arkwright (MP) Richard Arkwright was an English Conservative Party politician.Blake was the second son of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1857. In 1862 he married Lady Mary Caroline Byng, daughter of the Earl of... |
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| 1876 by-election | Thomas Blake Thomas Blake (MP) Thomas Blake was an English Liberal politicianBlake was the youngest son of William Blake, of Ross on Wye. He was chairman of the Ross School Board, to which he was elected four times.Blake stood for parliament unsuccessfully in Herefordshire at the 1868... |
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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 *... |
James Rankin Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Leominster parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to county division | |||
MPs since 1885
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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:... |
Thomas Duckham Thomas Duckham Thomas Duckham was an English farmer, cattle breeder and Liberal politician.Duckham was the second son of John Duckham of Shirehampton, Bristol and was educated at private schools at Bristol and Hereford. He was a tenant farmer at Baysham Court, near Ross and was a stock breeder of pedigree of ... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Sir James Rankin Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate... |
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**... |
Edmund George Lamb | 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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| Jan. 1910 | Sir James Rankin Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate... |
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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| 1912 by-election Leominster by-election, 1912 A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Leominster on 18 March 1912. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet, who had held the seat since the 1910 general election, with a majority of 831,... |
Captain Henry FitzHerbert Wright Henry FitzHerbert Wright Henry FitzHerbert Wright was an English cricketer, lawyer and Conservative politician. He was active in local government in Derbyshire and sat in the House of Commons from 1912 to 1918.... |
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... |
Charles Lionel Atkins Ward-Jackson Charles Lionel Atkins Ward-Jackson Major Charles Lionel Atkins Ward-Jackson was a British Conservative Party politician.Educated at Eton, Ward-Jackson served in the 3d Yorkshire Regiment and then the Yorkshire Hussars from 1891 to 1907; as an officer during the Boer War he was twice mentioned in dispatches... |
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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| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
Ernest Whittome Shepperson | 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... |
Sir Archer Baldwin Archer Baldwin Sir Archer Ernest Baldwin MC was a farmer and British Conservative Party Member of Parliament .He was born in a log cabin in Tennessee, USA, to which his parents had emigrated... |
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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| 1959 United Kingdom general election, 1959 This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan... |
Sir Clive Bossom Clive Bossom Major Sir Clive Bossom, 2nd Baronet FRSA, FRGS is a former British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament .... |
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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| Feb. 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,... |
Peter Temple-Morris Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris is a British politician. He was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Leominster in 1974.-Early life:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1997 | Independent One-Nation Conservative | ||
| 1998 | 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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| 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
Bill Wiggin Bill Wiggin William David Wiggin is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament and a former Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries. He held the seat of Leominster from the 2001 election until the 2010 election, when the seat of Leominster was abolished... |
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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| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see North Herefordshire | ||