Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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Aylesbury is a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party
has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.
and the surrounding countryside in Buckinghamshire
.
, the parliamentary borough
of Aylesbury was abolished. The name was transferred to a new, larger, county division of Buckinghamshire, which elected one Member of Parliament
(MP).
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 United Kingdom. The Conservative Party
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...
has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.
Boundaries
The constituency is based around the town of AylesburyAylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
and the surrounding countryside in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
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Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Buckinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England made several changes to the Aylesbury constituency, which took effect at the 2010 general election. The electoral wards included in the revised constituency are:- Aston ClintonAston ClintonAston Clinton is a village and civil parish close to the main A41 road in Buckinghamshire, England between Tring and Aylesbury. The parish covers and is about east of Aylesbury. The village is at the foot of the chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills at the junction of the pre-historic track the...
, AylesburyAylesburyAylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
Central, BedgroveBedgroveBedgrove is one of the housing estates of the modern town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, though it takes its name from a farm and hamlet that stood in the area until the area was cleared for building in the late 1950s. At the time it was built it was the largest housing estate of its kind in the...
, ColdharbourFairford LeysFairford Leys is a new high density housing estate of 1,900 homes west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It has its own village centre with a number of traditionally fronted shops, a small supermarket, two restaurants, a nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. It also has a...
, Elmhurst and WatermeadWatermead, BuckinghamshireWatermead is a housing estate, situated less than half a mile north of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, however, the spine road entrance is situated within Aylesbury. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district. It is a very popular place to live for young couples and city...
, Gatehouse, Mandeville and Elm Farm, Oakfield, QuarrendonQuarrendon (estate)Quarrendon is a large housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. The estate is named after the nearby ancient village of Quarrendon....
, Southcourt, Walton CourtWalton CourtWalton Court is a housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.Through the 1990s the estate became well known as an area with a very moderate crime rate and parts of the estate have had to have been redesigned or rebuilt to overcome some of the difficulties...
and Hawkslade and WendoverWendoverWendover is a market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district...
from the district of Aylesbury ValeAylesbury ValeThe Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the... - BledlowBledlowBledlow is a village in the civil parish of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about a mile and a half WSW of Princes Risborough, and on the border with Oxfordshire....
and BradenhamBradenham, BuckinghamshireBradenham is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near Saunderton, off the main A4010 road between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe.- Village :...
, Greater HughendenHughendenHughenden may refer to:*Hughenden, Queensland, a town in Australia*Hughenden, Alberta, a village in central Alberta, Canada*Hughenden Valley, a village in Buckinghamshire, England*Hughenden Manor, a mansion in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England...
, Lacey GreenLacey GreenLacey Green is a village and civil parish in Wycombe district near Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills above the town....
, SpeenSpeen, BuckinghamshireSpeen is a village in the parish of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about three miles south east of the main town.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'wood chips'...
and the HampdensGreat HampdenGreat and Little Hampden is a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about three miles south-east of Princes Risborough. It incorporates the villages of Great Hampden and Little Hampden, and the hamlets of Green Hailey and Hampden Row...
and StokenchurchStokenchurchStokenchurch is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire and west of High Wycombe. The village is a popular place to live, due to its rural location and ease of access to London and Birmingham...
and RadnageRadnageRadnage is a village and civil parish in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills about two miles north east of Stokenchurch and six miles WNW of High Wycombe....
from Wycombe
MPs 1553–1659
- Constituency created (1553)
Year First member Second member April 1554 Thomas Smith Humphrey Moseley November 1554 William Ryse Unknown 1555 Anthony Restwold 1558 Names lost 1559 Arthur Porter Arthur Porter (MP)Arthur Porter was an English Member of Parliament and was granted Llanthony Secunda Priory.He was the only surviving son of Roger Porter of Newent, Gloucestershire and educated at Lincoln's Inn....Thomas Crawley 1563 Thomas Sackville Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of DorsetThomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset was an English statesman, poet, dramatist and Freemason. He was the son of Richard Sackville, a cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was a Member of Parliament and Lord High Treasurer.-Biography:...Thomas Coleshill 1571 Thomas Lichfield Edward Dockwra 1572 George Burden 1584 Thomas Tasburgh John Smith 1586 Thomas Scott 1589 Thomas Pigott Henry Fleetwood Henry FleetwoodHenry Fleetwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1611.Fleetwood was the youngest son of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache, Buckinghamshire and his second wife. He was educated at Grey's Inn in 1580 and was called to the bar in 1586. In 1589,...1593 Sir Thomas West John Lillye 1597 Thomas Tasburgh Thomas Smythe 1601 John Lillye Richard Moore 1604 Sir William Borlase William Borlase (died 1629)Sir William Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1614.Borlase was the son of John Borlase of Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 17 November 1581, aged 17. He was a student of Gray's Inn in 1584, as of Little Marlow. In 1601...
Sir William Smythe 1614 Sir John Dormer John Dormer (of Dorton)Sir John Dormer was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1604 and 1622.Dormer was the son of William Dormer of Thame, Oxfordshire and grandson of Sir Michael Dormer who was Lord Mayor of London in 1541. Dormer of built a mansion at Dorton...
Samuel Backhouse Samuel Backhouse-Life:He was the son of Nicholas Backhouse of Cheapside in Middlesex , an alderman and Sheriff of London, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Curzon of Croxall in Derbyshire....1621 Henry Borlase Henry BorlaseHenry Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1624.Borlase was the son of William Borlase of Marlow and Bockmore Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 22 June 1604, aged 13. He was a student of the Middle Temple in 1607. In 1621,...1624 Sir John Pakington, Bt Sir John Pakington, 1st BaronetSir John Pakington, 1st Baronet was the eldest son of Sir John Pakington, but predeceased his father. His marriage to Frances, the daughter of Sir John Ferrers of Tamworth, produced two children, including his heir Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet.-References:*Burke's Peerage and Baronetage , s.v...
Sir Thomas Crewe Thomas CreweSir Thomas Crewe , of Stene in Northamptonshire, was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer, and served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1623 to 1625....1625 Sir Robert Carr May 1625 Sir John Hare 1626 Clement Coke Arthur Goodwin Arthur GoodwinArthur Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643...1628 Sir Edmund Verney April 1640 Sir John Pakington, Bt Sir John Pakington, 2nd BaronetSir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
Ralph Verney 1640 Thomas Fountaine November 1640 Sir John Pakington, Bt Sir John Pakington, 2nd BaronetSir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....1645 Thomas Scot Thomas ScotThomas Scot was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I.- Early life :In 1626 Thomas Scot married Alice Allinson of Chesterford in Essex. He was a lawyer in Buckinghamshire and grew to prominence as the treasurer of the region’s County Committee between 1644 to...
Simon Mayne Simon MayneSimon Mayne was a Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Simon was born and lived at Dinton Hall in Buckinghamshire, the son of Simon Mayne Snr and his wife, Colubria the sister of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace. His father died when he was only five,... - Returned one member to the FirstFirst Protectorate ParliamentThe First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
and Second Protectorate ParliamentSecond Protectorate ParliamentThe Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
sYear Member 1654 Henry Philips 1656 Thomas Scot Thomas ScotThomas Scot was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I.- Early life :In 1626 Thomas Scot married Alice Allinson of Chesterford in Essex. He was a lawyer in Buckinghamshire and grew to prominence as the treasurer of the region’s County Committee between 1644 to... - Returned two members to the Third Protectorate ParliamentThird Protectorate ParliamentThe Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
and thereafter
MPs 1659–1885
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| 1659 | Sir James Whitelocke James Whitelocke Sir James Whitelocke SL was an English judge.-Early life:He was the younger of posthumous twin sons of Richard Whitelocke, merchant, of London, by Joan Brockhurst, widow, daughter of John Colte of Little Munden, Hertfordshire. His twin-brother, William, served under Francis Drake, and fell at sea... |
Thomas Tyrrill | ||||
| 1660 | Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt. Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1691.... |
Sir Richard Ingoldsby Richard Ingoldsby Colonel Sir Richard Ingoldsby was an English officer in the New Model Army during the English Civil War and a politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1647 and 1685... |
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| 1685 | Sir William Egerton | Richard Anderson Richard Anderson (disambiguation) Richard Anderson may refer to:*Richard Anderson , American actor*Richard A. Anderson , American soldier and Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient*Richard B. Anderson , American soldier and World War II Medal of Honor recipient... |
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| 1689 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1699.Lee was the son of Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet of Hartwell and his wife Anne Davis, daughter of Sir John Davis of Pangborne, Berkshire.In 1689, Lee was elected Member of Parliament for... |
Richard Beke | ||||
| 1690 | Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1691.... |
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| 1691 | Simon Mayne Simon Mayne Simon Mayne was a Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Simon was born and lived at Dinton Hall in Buckinghamshire, the son of Simon Mayne Snr and his wife, Colubria the sister of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace. His father died when he was only five,... |
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| 1695 | James Herbert | |||||
| 1699 | Robert Dormer | |||||
| 1701 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1699.Lee was the son of Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet of Hartwell and his wife Anne Davis, daughter of Sir John Davis of Pangborne, Berkshire.In 1689, Lee was elected Member of Parliament for... |
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| July 1702 | Sir John Pakington, 4th Bt. Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet was a British politician. He represented Aylesbury and Worcestershire. He was known for his Tory and High Church views.He succeeded Sir John Pakington, 3rd Baronet in 1688... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| December 1702 | Simon Harcourt | |||||
| 1704 | Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Bt. | |||||
| 1705 | Sir John Wittewrong, 3rd Bt. | Simon Mayne Simon Mayne Simon Mayne was a Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Simon was born and lived at Dinton Hall in Buckinghamshire, the son of Simon Mayne Snr and his wife, Colubria the sister of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace. His father died when he was only five,... |
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| 1710 | Simon Harcourt | John Essington | ||||
| January 1715 | Nathaniel Meade | John Deacle | ||||
| April 1715 | Trevor Hill Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough was an Anglo-Irish landowner and politician.The son of Michael Hill and Anne Trevor, Hill was the member of an influential landowning family of County Down, Ireland. He sat in the British House of Commons as a representative for Aylesbury from 1715 to 1722... |
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| 1722 British general election, 1722 The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This event took place following the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place... |
Richard Abell Richard Abell Richard Abell was a British politician.The eldest son of William Abell, of East Claydon, Buckinghamshire, he was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar as a member of the Inner Temple in 1714.... |
Whig | John Guise | |||
| 1727 British general election, 1727 The British general election, 1727 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was triggered by the death of George I; at the time elections... |
Sir William Stanhope | Philip Lloyd | ||||
| 1728 by-election | Edward Rudge | |||||
| 1730 by-election | Thomas Ingoldsby | |||||
| 1734 British general election, 1734 The British general election, 1734 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the... |
George Champion | Christopher Tower | ||||
| 1741 British general election, 1741 The British general election, 1741 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Charles Pilsworth | Viscount Petersham William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington was a British politician and soldier.The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and was also returned for Aylesbury... |
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| 1747 British general election, 1747 The British general election, 1747 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and... |
The Earl of Inchiquin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin William McWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, KB, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:O'Brien was the eldest son of William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin and his wife, Mary , sister of the 1st Earl of Jersey, and inherited his father's titles in 1719.-Political career:Inchiquin... |
Whig | 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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| 1754 British general election, 1754 The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.... |
Thomas Potter Thomas Potter (d. 1759) Thomas Potter was a British politician who sat as a Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, Okehampton and St Germans in Cornwall.Potter was the second son of John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born in 1718. He acquired a law degree at Oxford University. Through his father's interest, he... |
John Willes John Willes (1721-1784) Sir John Willes was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Banbury 1746-1754, and for Aylesbury 1754-61. He lived at Astrop Park near Banbury.- References :... |
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| 1757 | John Wilkes John Wilkes John Wilkes was an English radical, journalist and politician.He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of voters—rather than the House of Commons—to determine their representatives... |
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| 1761 British general election, 1761 The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Welbore Ellis Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip PC FRS was a British statesman. He held a number of political offices, including briefly serving as Secretary for the Colonies in 1782 during the American War of Independence.-Background:... |
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| 1764 by-election | Anthony Bacon Anthony Bacon (industrialist) Anthony Bacon was an English-born merchant and industrialist who was significantly responsible for the emergence of Merthyr Tydfil as the iron-smelting centre of Britain.-Background:... |
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| 1768 British general election, 1768 The British general election, 1768 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
John Durand | |||||
| 1774 British general election, 1774 The British general election, 1774 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
John Aubrey Sir John Aubrey, 6th Baronet Sir John Aubrey, 6th Baronet was a British politician. In 1786, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy.Baptised in Boarstall in Buckinghamshire on 2 July 1739, he was the son of Sir Thomas Aubrey, 5th Baronet and Martha Carter. Aubrey was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church,... |
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| 1780 British general election, 1780 The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Thomas Orde Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating Master of Arts in 1773.... |
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| 1784 British general election, 1784 The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:... |
Sir Thomas Hallifax | William Wrightson | ||||
| 1789 by-election | Scrope Bernard | |||||
| 1790 British general election, 1790 The British general election, 1790 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Political Situation:... |
Gerard Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake was a British general. He commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the military in British India.-Background:... |
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| 1802 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
James Du Pre | Robert Bent | ||||
| 1804 by-election | William Cavendish William Cavendish (1783-1812) William Cavendish was an English politician, the son of Lord George Cavendish, later Earl of Burlington.... |
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| 1806 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
George Nugent, 1st Bt. | George Henry Compton Cavendish George Henry Compton Cavendish George Henry Compton Cavendish was an English politician, the son of Lord George Cavendish, later Earl of Burlington.... |
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| 1809 by-election | Thomas Hussey | |||||
| 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
The Lord Nugent George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent GCMG , Irish politician.George Nugent-Grenville was:* Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckingham, 1810–1812; for Aylesbury, 1812–1832.... |
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| 1814 by-election | Charles Compton Cavendish Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham was a British Liberal politician.Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle,... |
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| 1818 United Kingdom general election, 1818 The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats... |
William Rickford William Rickford William Rickford was an English banker and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1841.... |
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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.... |
Henry Hanmer Henry Hanmer Henry Hanmer was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1837.Hanmer was the fifth son of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet of Hanmer, Bettisfield Park in Flintshire, and his wife Margaret Kenyon daughter of George Kenyon of Peel Hall Leicestershire. He was educated... |
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| 1837 United Kingdom general election, 1837 The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.... |
Winthrop Mackworth Praed Winthrop Mackworth Praed Winthrop Mackworth Praed was an English politician and poet.-Early life:He was born in London. The family name of Praed was derived from the marriage of the poet's great-grandfather to a Cornish heiress. Winthrop's father, William Mackworth Praed, was a serjeant-at-law. His mother belonged to the... |
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| 1839 by-election | Charles Baillie-Hamilton Charles Baillie-Hamilton (Aylesbury MP) Charles John Baillie-Hamilton was a British Conservative Party politician.A member of the Baillie-Hamilton family headed by the Earl of Haddington, he was the son of the Ven Charles Baillie, Archdeacon of Cleveland, son of the Honourable George Baillie, second son of Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
Richard Rice Clayton | |||||
| 1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
John Peter Deering | 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... |
The Lord Nugent George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent GCMG , Irish politician.George Nugent-Grenville was:* Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckingham, 1810–1812; for Aylesbury, 1812–1832.... |
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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| 1848 by-election | Quintin Dick | |||||
| 1850 by-election | Frederick Calvert | |||||
| 1851 by-election | Richard Bethell Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury PC, QC , was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain between 1861 and 1865.-Background and education:... |
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 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising... |
Austen Henry Layard Austen Henry Layard Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB, PC was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.-Family:... |
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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| 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 *... |
Thomas Tyringham Bernard Sir Thomas Bernard, 6th Baronet Sir Thomas Tyringham Bernard, 6th Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician and baronet.Bernard was the son of Sir Scrope Bernard-Morland, 4th Baronet and Hannah Morland and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford... |
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| 1859 United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives... |
Samuel George Smith Samuel George Smith Samuel George Smith was an English banker and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1880.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
Nathan Rothschild Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild was a British banker and politician from the international Rothschild financial dynasty.-Life and family:... |
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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 *... |
George W. E. Russell | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1885 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... |
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MPs since 1885
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885Redistribution 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...
, the 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 Aylesbury was abolished. The name was transferred to a new, larger, county division of Buckinghamshire, which elected 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).
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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:... |
Ferdinand James de Rothschild | 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**... |
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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| 1899 by-election | Lionel Walter Rothschild Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS , a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.-Biography:... |
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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| 1910, January | Lionel Nathan de Rothschild Lionel Nathan de Rothschild Lionel Nathan de Rothschild was an English banker and Conservative politician best remembered as the creator of Exbury Gardens... |
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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| 1912 | 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... |
Coalition Conservative | ||
| 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... |
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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| 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Thomas Keens Thomas Keens Sir Thomas Keens was a British Liberal later National Liberal politician and accountant.-Family and education:Keens was born in Luton, Bedfordshire the son of Thomas and Emma Keens . He was educated privately in Luton and went into business in the town... |
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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| 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *... |
Sir Alan Hughes Burgoyne | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Michael Beaumont Michael Beaumont Michael Wentworth Beaumont TD, DL, JP was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:... |
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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| 1938 by-election | Sir Stanley Reed Stanley Reed (UK politician) Sir Stanley Reed, KBE was a British Conservative Party politician and an important figure in the media of India in the early 20th century.... |
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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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Spencer Summers Spencer Summers Sir Spencer Summers was a British Conservative politician. In 1945, he was Secretary for Overseas Trade in the post-war caretaker government. In 1946 he also assumed the role of the first chairman of the Outward Bound Trust... |
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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| 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970 The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their... |
Timothy Raison Timothy Raison Sir Timothy Hugh Francis Raison , was a British Conservative politician who began his career as a journalist, first working on Picture Post , then New Scientist... |
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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| 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
David Lidington David Lidington David Roy Lidington PC is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been Member of Parliament for Aylesbury since 1992... |
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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Sources
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)