Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
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Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
From 1473 to 1707, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough
of the House of Commons of England
, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801. It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division whose boundaries were similar to those of the Southern division of Shropshire
from 1832 to 1885.
Ludlow was a safe Conservative seat from the 1920s until it was won by the Liberal Democrats
in the 2001 general election. It was regained by the Conservatives in 2005.
of Shropshire Council
(without Shifnal and Albrighton), or the former South Shropshire
district with the southern part of the former Bridgnorth
district. It lies entirely within the county of Shropshire
in England
.
It is a geographically large, rural constituency with a number of market towns, the largest of which are Ludlow
and Bridgnorth
. Other towns are Broseley
, Clun
, Bishop's Castle
, Cleobury Mortimer
, Much Wenlock
, Craven Arms
and Church Stretton
.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
From 1473 to 1707, Ludlow 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...
of the House of Commons of England
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1707 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801. It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division whose boundaries were similar to those of the Southern division of Shropshire
South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire....
from 1832 to 1885.
Ludlow was a safe Conservative seat from the 1920s until it was won by the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
in the 2001 general election. It was regained by the Conservatives in 2005.
Boundaries
The constituency covers most of the South areaArea committee
Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council....
of Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority in Shropshire, United Kingdom.It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan districts -...
(without Shifnal and Albrighton), or the former South Shropshire
South Shropshire
South Shropshire was, between 1974 and 2009, a local government district in south west Shropshire, England.South Shropshire was the most rural district of one of the UK's most rural counties, the population of the district was 40,410 in 2001 spread out over 1,027 km² of forest, mountains,...
district with the southern part of the former Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth (district)
Bridgnorth District was, between 1974 and 2009, a local government district in Shropshire, England. Its main town was Bridgnorth and other towns in its area were Much Wenlock, Shifnal and Broseley. The villages of Albrighton and Sheriffhales as well as RAF Cosford were also in the district.The...
district. It lies entirely within the county of Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It is a geographically large, rural constituency with a number of market towns, the largest of which are Ludlow
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
and Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. It is split into Low Town and High Town, named on account of their elevations relative to the River Severn, which separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left...
. Other towns are Broseley
Broseley
Broseley is a small town in Shropshire, England with a population of 4,912 . The River Severn flows to the north and east of the town. Broseley has a town council and is part of the area controlled by Shropshire Council. The first iron bridge in the world was built in 1779 to link Broseley with...
, Clun
Clun
Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England. The town is located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2001 census recorded 642 people living in the town...
, Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle is a small market town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,630. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun...
, Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer is a small rural market town in Shropshire, England. The town's parish has a population of 1,962 according to the 2001 census. Although sometimes regarded as a village, it is in fact the second smallest town in Shropshire , having been granted a town charter in 1253.Several...
, Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock, earlier known as Wenlock, is a small town in central Shropshire, England. It is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford...
, Craven Arms
Craven Arms
Craven Arms is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line joins the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms...
and Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
.
MPs 1473–1660
- Constituency created (1473)
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1510-1515 | No names known | |
| 1523 | ?William Foxe | ?John Cother |
| 1529 | William Foxe | John Cother |
| 1536 | William Foxe | ?John Cother |
| 1539 | Charles Foxe | Thomas Wheeler |
| 1542 | Charles Foxe | Edmund Foxe |
| 1545 | John Bradshaw | Thomas Wheeler |
| 1547 | Robert Blount | Charles Foxe |
| 1553 (Mar) | Thomas Wheeler | Charles Foxe |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Wheeler | John Passey |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir John Price | Thomas Blashefield |
| 1554 (Nov) | James Warnecombe | John Allsop |
| 1555 | William Heath | Thomas Croft |
| 1558 | Richard Prince | Robert Mason |
| 1559 | William Poughmill | Robert Mason I |
| 1562/3 | Richard Langford | William Poughmill |
| 1571 | William Poughmill | Robert Mason I |
| 1572 | William Poughmill | Robert Mason II, died and replaced Jan 1581 by Philip Sidney Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan Age... who sat for Shrewsbury and was replaced by Robert Berry |
| 1584 | Robert Berry | Richard Farr |
| 1586 | Robert Berry | Thomas Canland |
| 1588 | Robert Berry | Thomas Canland |
| 1593 | Robert Berry | Thomas Canland |
| 1597 | Hugh Sanford, election declared void and was repl. 1597 by Robert Berry |
Thomas Canland |
| 1601 | Thomas Canland | Robert Berry |
| 1604 | Robert Berry | Richard Benson |
| 1614 | Sir Henry Townsend | Robert Berry |
| 1621 | Henry Spencer, Lord Compton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton , styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English peer, soldier and politician.... |
Richard Tomlins |
| 1624 | Richard Tomlins | Ralph Goodman |
| 1625 | Richard Tomlins | Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
| 1626 | Richard Tomlins | Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
| 1628 | Richard Tomlins | Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | Charles Baldwin Charles Baldwin (MP) Charles Baldwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
| 1640 (Nov) | Charles Baldwin Charles Baldwin (MP) Charles Baldwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
| 1645 | Thomas Mackworth | Thomas Moor |
| 1648 | Thomas Mackworth | Thomas Moor |
| 1653 | Ludlow not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | John Aston | (one seat only) |
| 1656 | John Aston | (one seat only) |
| 1659 | Job Charlton Job Charlton Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet KS was Speaker of the House of Commons of England from 4 February 1673 to 18 February 1673... |
Samuel Baldwyn Samuel Baldwyn Sir Samuel Baldwyn was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.Baldwyn was the son of Charles Baldwyn of Burwarton, Shropshire. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 6 March,1635, aged 16 and was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1646. In 1659, he was... |
MPs 1660–1868
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| 1660 | Timothy Littleton Timothy Littleton Sir Timothy Littleton was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1670.Littleton was the son of Sir Edward Littleton of Henley Shropshire and his wife Mary Walter, daughter of Edward Walter of Ludlow. His father was chief justice of North Wales... |
Job Charlton Job Charlton Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet KS was Speaker of the House of Commons of England from 4 February 1673 to 18 February 1673... |
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| 1670 | Somerset Fox | |||||
| Febr. 1679 | Francis Charlton | |||||
| Sept. 1679 | Thomas Walcot Thomas Walcot Sir Thomas Walcot SL was a British judge and politician. Born to Humphrey Walcot and his wife Anne, Walcot entered Trinity College, Cambridge on 16 May 1646, became a member of the Middle Temple on 12 November 1647, and was called to the Bar there on 25 November 1653... |
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| 1681 | Charles Baldwyn | |||||
| Apr. 1685 | Sir Edward Herbert Edward Herbert (judge) Sir Edward Herbert , titular Earl of Portland, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench during the reign of James II.-Early life and career:... |
William Charlton | ||||
| Jn. 1685 | Sir Josiah Child | |||||
| Nov. 1685 | Sir Edward Lutwyche | |||||
| 1689 | Francis Herbert | Charles Baldwyn | ||||
| 1690 | Thomas Hanmer | William Gower | ||||
| 1691 | Silius Titus Silius Titus Silius or Silas Titus , of Bushey, was an English politician, captain of Deal Castle, and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles II.-Early Life:He was born in London, the son of Silas Titus, a salter and Constatia Colley... |
Francis Lloyd | ||||
| 1695 | Thomas Newport Thomas Newport, Baron Torrington Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington PC , styled The Honourable from 1675 until 1716, was an English peer, barrister and Whig politician.-Background:... |
Charles Baldwyn | ||||
| 1698 | Francis Herbert | William Gower | ||||
| 1699 | Thomas Newport Thomas Newport, Baron Torrington Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington PC , styled The Honourable from 1675 until 1716, was an English peer, barrister and Whig politician.-Background:... |
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| Jan. 1701 | Sir Thomas Powys | William Gower | ||||
| Dec. 1701 | Francis Herbert | |||||
| 1705 | Acton Baldwyn | |||||
| 1713 | Humphrey Walcot | |||||
| 1715 | Francis Herbert | |||||
| 1719 | Sir Robert Raymond Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond PC was a British judge.Robert Raymond was the son of the judge Thomas Raymond. He was educated at Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge. Said to have been admitted to Gray's Inn aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1710... |
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| 1722 | Abel Ketelby | Acton Baldwyn | ||||
| Febr. 1727 | Richard Herbert | |||||
| Sept. 1727 | Henry Arthur Herbert | |||||
| 1741 | Sir William Corbet | |||||
| 1743 | Richard Herbert | |||||
| 1748 | Henry Bridgeman Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford , known as Sir Henry Bridgeman, 5th Baronet between 1764 and 1794, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1754 | Edward Herbert | |||||
| 1768 | William Fellowes | |||||
| 1770 | Thomas Herbert | |||||
| 1774 | Viscount Villiers George Mason-Villiers, 2nd Earl Grandison George Mason-Villiers, 2nd Earl Grandison PC , styled Viscount Villiers between 1767 and 1782, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:... |
The Lord Clive Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British peer and politician.-Background:... |
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| 1780 | Frederick Cornewall | |||||
| 1783 | Somerset Davies | |||||
| 1784 | 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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| 1794 | Robert Clive | |||||
| 1806 | Viscount Clive Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis - External links :... |
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| 1807 | Henry Clive | |||||
| 1818 | Robert Clive Robert Clive (1789–1854) The Hon. Robert Henry Clive was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Clive was a younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His mother was Lady Henrietta Antonia, daughter of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis... |
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| 1832 | Edward Romilly Edward Romilly Edward Romilly was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831, and a Member of Parliament from 1832 to 1835.-Life:... |
Whig | ||||
| 1834 | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1835 | Edmund Lechmere Charlton | 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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| 1837 | Henry Salwey | Whig | ||||
| 1839 | Thomas Alcock Thomas Alcock (MP) Thomas Alcock was a British politician.Thomas Alcock was born in Putney,the son of Joseph Alcock of Roehampton. He was educated at Harrow and served briefly in the 1st Dragoon Guards... |
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| 1840 | Beriah Botfield Beriah Botfield Beriah Botfield was a British Member of Parliament representing Hopton Court of Shropshire. He was also a Conservative Party politician.... |
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| 1841 | James Ackers | 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 | Henry Bayley Clive | 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... |
Henry Salwey | 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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| 1852 | Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive Robert Windsor-Clive (MP) The Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Windsor-Clive was the eldest son of the Hon. Robert Clive, younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His mother was Lady Harriett, daughter of Otho Windsor, 5th Earl... |
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Lord William Powlett William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland , styled The Hon. William Vane from 1792 to 1813, The Hon... |
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| 1854 | Percy Egerton Herbert Percy Egerton Herbert Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Egerton Herbert KCB, PC , was a British Army officer and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1857 | Beriah Botfield Beriah Botfield Beriah Botfield was a British Member of Parliament representing Hopton Court of Shropshire. He was also a Conservative Party politician.... |
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| 1860 | George Windsor-Clive | 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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| 1863 | Sir William Fraser Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet of Leadclune , English politician, author and collector, was born the son of Sir James Fraser, a colonel of the 7th Hussars, who had served on Wellington's staff at Waterloo.... |
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| 1865 | John Edmund Severne John Edmund Severne John Edmund Severne was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885.Severne was the son of John Michael Severne of Wallop Hall, Shrewsbury and his wife Anna Maria Wigley daughter of Edmund Wigley of Shakenhurst Worcestershire and MP for Worcester... |
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MPs 1868–1885
- Constituency reduced to one Member (1868)
- 1868-1885 George Windsor-Clive,
- Constituency reorganized (1885)
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:... |
Robert Jasper More Robert Jasper More Robert Jasper More was an English landowner, barrister and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1865 and 1903.... |
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 | Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule... |
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| 1903 by-election | Rowland Hunt | Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule... |
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| 1917 | National Party National Party (UK, 1917) The National Party was a short-lived British political party created in August 1917 as a right-wing split from the Conservative Party.-Formation:... ; |
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| 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... |
Sir Beville Stanier | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 by-election | Viscount Windsor Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth PC was an English nobleman and Conservative politician.... |
Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 by-election | George Windsor-Clive | 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... |
Uvedale Corbett Uvedale Corbett Lieutenant-Colonel Uvedale Corbett DSO was a British soldier, politician and businessman. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Ludlow from 1945 to 1951.-References:... |
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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| 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... |
Christopher Holland-Martin Christopher Holland-Martin Christopher John Holland-Martin was a British banker and Conservative Party politician.-Early career:The son of the Chairman of Martins Bank, Holland-Martin was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He followed his father's profession but in 1939 was commissioned in the Royal Fusiliers... |
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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| 1960 by-election | Jasper More Jasper More Sir Jasper More was a British Conservative Party politician, the son of Sir Thomas Jasper Mytten More , a Shropshire landowner, and Lady Norah Browne, daughter of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo.... |
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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| 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... |
Eric Cockeram Eric Cockeram Eric Paul Cockeram is a British Conservative Party politician.Originally elected Member of Parliament for Bebington in 1970, Cockeram lost his seat in the first 1974 general election... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd... |
Christopher Gill | 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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| 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... |
Matthew Green | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
Philip Dunne Philip Dunne (politician) Philip Martin Dunne is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for the Ludlow constituency in Shropshire.... |
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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Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Sources
- UK Polling Report Ludlow constituency
- The Guardian Ludlow constituency profile and election results