Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Huntingdon 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.
In the 17th century, this was Oliver Cromwell
's parliamentary area.
It was abolished in 1918 to re-create Huntingdonshire
; that constituency was renamed, after slight boundary changes, to form the current constituency of Huntingdon.
The former Conservative Prime Minister
John Major
represented the seat from its re-creation in 1983 until his retirement in 2001.
, Huntingdon
, St Ives
, Godmanchester
and a number of smaller settlements in Western Cambridgeshire
. There were minor boundary changes at the 1983 General Election, and more significant changes in 1997 when the neighbouring seat of North West Cambridgeshire was created from areas previously in the seats of Huntingdon and Peterborough
. At this time, St Neots was moved in to this constituency.
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.
In the 17th century, this was Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
's parliamentary area.
It was abolished in 1918 to re-create Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...
; that constituency was renamed, after slight boundary changes, to form the current constituency of Huntingdon.
The former Conservative Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
represented the seat from its re-creation in 1983 until his retirement in 2001.
Boundaries
The constituency consists of the towns of St NeotsSt Neots
St Neots is a town and civil parish with a population of 26,356 people. It lies on the River Great Ouse in Huntingdonshire District, approximately north of central London, and is the largest town in Cambridgeshire . The town is named after the Cornish monk St...
, Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
, St Ives
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around north-west of the city of Cambridge and north of London. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire.-History:...
, Godmanchester
Godmanchester
Godmanchester is a small town and civil parish within the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, in England. It lies on the south bank of the River Great Ouse, south of the larger town of Huntingdon, and on the A14 road....
and a number of smaller settlements in Western Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. There were minor boundary changes at the 1983 General Election, and more significant changes in 1997 when the neighbouring seat of North West Cambridgeshire was created from areas previously in the seats of Huntingdon and Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
. At this time, St Neots was moved in to this constituency.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire, the Boundary Commission for England made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes and new local government ward boundaries. The electoral wards used to create the modified Huntingdon constituency fought at the 2010 general election are:- Alconbury and The Stukeleys, Brampton, BuckdenBuckden, CambridgeshireBuckden in Cambridgeshire , England is a village near Godmanchester, around south of Huntingdon and north of London.-Geography:...
, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden and The Offords, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton and Staughton, Little Paxton, St Ives East, St Ives South, St Ives West, St Neots Eaton Ford, St Neots Eaton Socon, St Neots Eynesbury, St Neots Priory Park, and The Hemingfords all from the HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
district.
MPs c1290–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1361 | William Wightman | |
| 1365 | William Wightman | |
| 1366 | William Wightman | |
| 1369 | William Wightman | |
| 1371 | William Wightman | |
| 1372 | William Wightman | |
| 1373 | William Wightman | |
| 1376 | William Wightman | |
| 1377 (Jan) | William Wightman | |
| 1377 (Oct) | William Wightman | |
| 1378 | William Wightman | |
| 1380 (Jan) | William Wightman | |
| 1381 | William Wightman | |
| 1382 (May) | William Wightman | |
| 1382 (Oct) | William Wightman | |
| 1383 (Oct) | William Wightman | |
| 1834 (Apr) | William Wightman | |
| 1834 (Nov) | William Wightman | |
| 1386 | William Luton | Thomas Daniel |
| 1388 (Feb) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1390 (Jan) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | William Wightman | William Luton |
| 1393 | William Albon | John Pabenham |
| 1394 | Henry Proude | John Dunhead I |
| 1395 | John Cutler | John Dunhead II |
| 1397 (Jan) | Walter Willardby | John Dunhead I |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Hawkin | John Dunhead II |
| 1399 | John Hawkin | Richard Prentice |
| 1401 | John Sabrisforth | John Rous |
| 1402 | Walter Devenham | Ambrose Newton |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | John Hawkin | Richard Prentice |
| 1407 | Richard Prentice | John Navet |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | Robert Peck | Thomas Freeman |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1414 (Apr) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1414 (Nov) | Roger Chamberlain | John Foxton |
| 1415 | Robert Peck | John Bickley |
| 1416 (Mar) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | John Fette | Richard Freeman |
| 1419 | Richard Spicer | Hugh Parson |
| 1420 | John Abbotsley | John Foxton |
| 1421 (May) | Robert [Peck II] | John Colles |
| 1421 (Dec) | Robert Peck II | George Gidding |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Thomas Hall | William Webbe |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | John Arscott | John Millicent |
| 1553 (Mar) | William Tyrwhitt | Thomas Maria Wingfield |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Maria Wingfield | John Purvey |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Maria Wingfield | Simon Throckmorton |
| 1554 (Nov) | Philip Clampe | William Horwood |
| 1555 | Robert Brockbank | Thomas Worlich |
| 1558 | Robert Brockbank | John Brigandine |
| 1559 (Jan) | Richard Patrick | William Symcots |
| 1562/3 | Richard Gooderick | George Blyth |
| 1571 | Tristram Tyrwhitt | Ralph Rokeby |
| 1572 (Apr) | Thomas Slade | John Turpin |
| 1584 (Nov) | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1586 | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1588 (Oct) | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1593 | Robert Lee | Robert Cromwell |
| 1597 (Oct) | Richard Cromwell | Robert Cooke |
| 1601 | William Beecher | Thomas Chichley |
| 1604 | Henry Cromwell | Thomas Harley |
| 1614 | Sir Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton (died 1619) Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Hatton was the eldest son of John Hatton of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire and his wife Jane Shute, daughter of Robert Shute. He succeeded to the estates of Sir Christopher Hatton in 1597 and was... |
Sir Miles Fleetwood Miles Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1641.Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire ( died 8 March 1641) was receiver... |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Henry St John | Miles Sandys Miles Sandys Miles Sandys was an English courtier and Member of Parliament who sat in every Parliament from 1563 to 1597 yet never represented the same constituency twice. Sandys was the brother of the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys, and an influential crown official, working in the Court of Queen's Bench and... |
| 1624 | Sir Arthur Mainwaring | Sir Henry St John |
| 1625 | Sir Arthur Mainwaring | Sir Henry St John |
| 1626 | Arthur Mainwaring | John Goldsborough |
| 1628 | Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.... |
James Montagu |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments sunmmoned | |
| Apr 1640 | Robert Bernard Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Bernard was born at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, the son of Francis Bernard. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 13 November 1615... |
William Montagu William Montagu (judge) Sir William Montagu was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1676.... |
| Nov 1640 | George Montagu George Montagu (died 1681) George Montagu was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679.Montagu was born at Westminster, the son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. He was at school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire under Dr Croke and was admitted at Christ's College,... |
Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton was an English peer and politician.-Life:He was born at Weekley on 11 July 1616, the son of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton. He was educated at Oundle School and entered Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, on 2 March 1631... , ennobled in 1644 and replaced by Abraham Burrell Abraham Burrell Abraham Burrell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | John Bernard Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640... |
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| 1656 | John Bernard Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640... |
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| 1659 | John Thurloe John Thurloe John Thurloe was a secretary to the council of state in Protectorate England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell.-Life:... |
Sir John Bernard Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640... |
| 1659 | Abraham Burrell Abraham Burrell Abraham Burrell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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MPs 1660–1868
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| 1660 | John Bernard Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640... |
Nicholas Pedley Nicholas Pedley Sir Nicholas Pedley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1679.... |
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| 1661 | Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt | Lionel Walden | ||||
| Apr 1679 | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | Sir Nicholas Pedley Nicholas Pedley Sir Nicholas Pedley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1679.... |
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| Aug 1679 | Lionel Walden | |||||
| 1685 | Hon. Oliver Montagu | |||||
| 1689 | John Bigg | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | ||||
| 1690 | Hon. Richard Montagu | |||||
| 1695 | John Pocklington | |||||
| 1697 | Francis Wortley-Montagu | |||||
| 1698 | Edward Carteret Edward Carteret Edward Carteret was an English politician and served as Postmaster General from 1721 until his death.-Life:Edward Carteret was the third son of Philip Carteret FRS and younger brother of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret. He was educated at Brentwood School and Trinity College, Cambridge... |
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| 1701 | The Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences.... |
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| 1702 | Anthony Hammond Anthony Hammond -Life:Born 1 September 1668, he was the son and heir of Anthony Hammond of Somersham Place, Huntingdonshire, who was the third son of Anthony Hammond of St. Alban's Court, Kent, elder brother of William Hammond. His mother was a Miss Amy Browne of Gloucestershire. He was educated at St Paul's... |
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| 1705 | Edward Wortley-Montagu Sir Edward Wortley Montagu Sir Edward Wortley Montagu was British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, husband of the writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and father of the writer and traveller Edward Wortley Montagu.... |
Sir John Cotton, 4th Bt | ||||
| 1706 | John Pedley | |||||
| 1708 | Francis Page Francis Page (judge) Francis Page was an English politician and judge.He was the MP for Huntingdon . He became a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1726 and of the King's Bench in 1727.-References:... |
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| 1713 | Sidney Wortley-Montagu | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | ||||
| 1722 | Edward Wortley-Montagu Sir Edward Wortley Montagu Sir Edward Wortley Montagu was British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, husband of the writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and father of the writer and traveller Edward Wortley Montagu.... |
Roger Handasyde | ||||
| 1734 | Edward Montagu Edward Montagu (1692-1775) Edward Montagu was a wealthy English landowner, who owned numerous coal mines and had several rents and estates in Northumberland. He was the son of Hon. Charles Montagu and Sarah Rogers and the grandson of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich... |
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| May 1741 | Hon. Wills Hill Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire PC , known as the Viscount Hillsborough from 1742 to 1751 and as the Earl of Hillsborough from 1751 to 1789, was a British politician of the Georgian era... |
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| Dec 1741 | Albert Nesbitt | |||||
| 1747 | Kelland Courtenay | |||||
| 1748 | John Montagu | |||||
| 1754 | Robert Jones | |||||
| 1768 | Henry Seymour Henry Seymour (Redland) -Life:Seymour was the eldest son of Francis Seymour, of Sherborne, Dorset. He was educated at New College. In January 1746/7, he inherited the estate of East Knoyle from his uncle, William.In 1753, Seymour married Lady Caroline Cowper -Life:Seymour was the eldest son of Francis Seymour, of... |
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| Feb 1774 | Hon. William Augustus Montagu | |||||
| Oct 1774 | George Wombwell | |||||
| 1776 | The Lord Mulgrave Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, PC was an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles and engagements... |
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| 1780 | Hugh Palliser Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War... |
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| 1784 | Sir Walter Rawlinson | Lancelot Brown | ||||
| 1787 | John Willett Payne John Willett Payne Rear-Admiral John Willett Payne was a senior, veteran officer of the British Navy who also served as a close friend, advisor and courtier to Prince George before and during his first regency... |
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| Jun 1790 | Hon. John George Montagu | |||||
| Dec 1790 | Henry Speed | |||||
| 1796 | William Henry Fellowes William Henry Fellowes William Henry Fellowes , of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire and Haverland Hall in Norfolk, was a British Member of Parliament.... |
John Calvert | ||||
| 1807 | William Meeke Farmer | |||||
| 1809 | Samuel Farmer | |||||
| 1818 | William Augustus Montagu William Augustus Montagu Vice-Admiral Sir William Augustus Montagu, KCH, CB was a senior and successful officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in a number of sea battles and was also in command of the naval brigade in the brief land campaign to capture Île de... |
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| 1820 | Earl of Ancram John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian PC , styled Lord Newbottle until 1815 and Earl of Ancram from 1815 to 1824, was a Scottish Tory politician... |
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| 1824 | James Stuart | |||||
| 1831 | Jonathan Peel Jonathan Peel Jonathan Peel was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner.-Background and education:... |
Sir Frederick Pollock Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet PC , was a British lawyer and Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
Tory | |||
| 1844 | Thomas Baring Thomas Baring (1799–1873) Thomas Baring was a British banker and Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:Baring was the second son of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet, and Mary Ursula, daughter of Charles Sealy. Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, was his elder brother and the Right Reverend Charles Baring... |
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| 1868 | representation reduced to one member | |||||
MPs 1868–1918
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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... |
Thomas Baring Thomas Baring (1799–1873) Thomas Baring was a British banker and Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:Baring was the second son of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet, and Mary Ursula, daughter of Charles Sealy. Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, was his elder brother and the Right Reverend Charles Baring... |
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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| 1873 by-election | Sir John Burgess Karslake John Burgess Karslake Sir John Burgess Karslake was an English lawyer and politician.The son of Henry Karslake, a solicitor and Confidential Secretary to the Duke of Kent, by his wife Elizabeth Marsh Preston, the daughter of Richard Preston, Q.C. and sometime M.P. for Ashburton, he was educated at Harrow... |
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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| 1876 by-election | Viscount Hinchingbrooke Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich , known as Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884, was a British peer, Conservative politician and author.... |
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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| 1884 by-election | Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet GCB, PC was a British Peelite and later Liberal politician. The eldest son of the prime minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, he was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford and entered the Diplomatic Service in 1844... |
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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| 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 Coote Thomas Coote Thomas Coote was an English coal merchant and Liberal politician.Coote was born at Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, the son of Thomas Coote of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. He was educated privately and became a coal merchant in the firm of Coote & Son, Coal Merchants, of St... |
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**... |
Arthur Smith-Barry Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore PC was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
George Montagu George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich , known as George Montagu until 1916, was a British Conservative politician.... |
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**... |
Samuel Howard Whitbread Samuel Howard Whitbread Samuel Howard Whitbread was a British Member of Parliament and a member of the Whitbread brewing family.He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and represented the constituencies of Huntingdon and Luton .- External links :... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1910 (Jan) | John Cator | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
constituency abolished, Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United... from 1918 |
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MPs since 1983
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Rt Hon John Major John Major Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997... |
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... |
Cabinet minister 1987-90; Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister 1990-97 | |
| 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... |
Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Simon Djanogly is a British politician, former practicing solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon... |
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
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
- North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)