Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
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Ipswich is a borough 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.
, the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation
and the Freemen. It has generally been favourable to Labour since World War II
, although they have lost the seat on three occasions, and have sometimes won with very sparse majorities. From 1997 until a Conservative gain in 2010, Labour won the contests with safer margins.
the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
Portman Road Football Ground to the West of the centre, and the new University to the East are both in the seat, as is the vast Chantry council estate to the South.
Ipswich's Tory-inclining suburbs extend beyond the seat's boundaries - the northernmost wards are in the Suffolk Central division, and several strong Conservative areas are just outside the borough's tightly-drawn limits, making Ipswich a favourable seat for Labour.
For many years a small red island in a sea of blue, Ipswich was lost by Labour in the 2010 election. However, Labour could well regain the seat at the next general election.
During the period between 1835 and 1842 there were five elections and all were found to have been corrupt. After the 1835 election Dundas and Kelly were unseated on the charge of bribery. After the 1837 election Tufnell was unseated on a scrutiny. Gibson who was elected in 1838 resigned. Cochrane was elected in 1839 after which a petition was presented complaining of gross bribery - it was not progressed because a general election was expected. After the 1841 election Wason and Rennie were unseated, being declared guilty of bribery by their agents.
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.
Boundaries
The present-day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich, although the north-western part was transferred to the Central Suffolk constituency at the 1983 General Election. Previous to this, the Parliamentary and Municipal Boroughs were always the same. Before the Reform Act 1832Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation
Ipswich Corporation
The Ipswich Corporation was a municipal corporation that owned property and government to town. The corporation kept highly details accounts of their operation, a great deal of which survives to this day...
and the Freemen. It has generally been favourable to Labour since World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, although they have lost the seat on three occasions, and have sometimes won with very sparse majorities. From 1997 until a Conservative gain in 2010, Labour won the contests with safer margins.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in SuffolkSuffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- Alexandra, Bixley, Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Holywells, Priory Heath, Rushmere, St John’s, St Margaret’s, Sprites, Stoke Park, and Westgate from the town of Ipswich.
Constituency Profile
The seat includes the town centre and docks of Ipswich, with its mix of historic buildings and new developments. Ipswich is a bustling town that serves as a centre for the rest of Suffolk which is predominantly rural and remote, and is the only serious concentration of Labour voters in the county, other than in Lowestoft.Portman Road Football Ground to the West of the centre, and the new University to the East are both in the seat, as is the vast Chantry council estate to the South.
Ipswich's Tory-inclining suburbs extend beyond the seat's boundaries - the northernmost wards are in the Suffolk Central division, and several strong Conservative areas are just outside the borough's tightly-drawn limits, making Ipswich a favourable seat for Labour.
For many years a small red island in a sea of blue, Ipswich was lost by Labour in the 2010 election. However, Labour could well regain the seat at the next general election.
MPs 1295-1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 Geoffrey Starling | Robert Waleys | |
| 1388 (Feb) | Geoffrey Starling | Robert Waleys |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Arnold I | Robert Waleys |
| 1390 (Jan) | Geoffrey Starling | Robert Hethe |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | Geoffrey Starling | Robert Andrew |
| 1393 | ?Geoffrey Starling | ?Robert Andrew |
| 1394 | John Arnold I | Henry Wall |
| 1395 | Geoffrey Starling | William Master |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Arnold I | John Bernard |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Debenham | John Bernard |
| 1399 | John Arnold I | John Lewe |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | Richard Church | John Starling |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | Robert Lucas | John Starling |
| 1407 | John Felbrigg | John Bernard III |
| 1410 | John Rous | James Andrew |
| 1411 | John Bernard III | John Bernard |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | James Andrew | John Starling |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | William Debenham | John Rous |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | ||
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | William Debenham II | James Andrew |
| 1419 | William Debenham II | James Andrew |
| 1420 | John Knepping | John Wood |
| 1421 (May) | William Debenham II | James Andrew |
| 1421 (Dec) | Thomas Kempstone II | William Weatherfeld |
| 1510 | Thomas Hall | William Spencer |
| 1512 | Thomas Baldry | Edmund Daundy |
| 1515 | Thomas Baldry | Edmund Daundy |
| 1523 | Humphrey Wingfield | Thomas Rush |
| 1529 | Thomas Rush | Thomas Hayward, died and replaced Nov 1534 by Thomas Alvard |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | Robert Daundy | William Sabine |
| 1542 | Ralph Goodwin | John Sparrow |
| 1545 | William Reynball | Richard Smart |
| 1547 | John Gosnold | John Smith alias Dyer |
| 1553 (Mar) | John Smith alias Dyer | Richard Bryde alias Byrde |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Gosnold | John Sulyard |
| 1554 (Apr) | Clement Heigham | Thomas Poley |
| 1554 (Nov) | Ralph Goodwin | John Smith alias Dyer |
| 1555 | John Sulyard | Richard Smart |
| 1558 | William Wheatcroft, repl. Nov 1558 by Edmund Withypoll |
Philip Williams |
| 1558/9 | Thomas Seckford I | Robert Barker |
| 1562/3 | Thomas Seckford I | Edward Grimston |
| 1571 | Edward Grimston | John More |
| 1572 | Thomas Seckford I | Edward Grimston |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir John Heigham | John Barker |
| 1586 (Oct) | John Barker | John Laney |
| 1588 (Oct) | John Barker | William Smarte |
| 1593 | Robert Barker | Zachariah Lok |
| 1597 (Oct) | Michael Stanhope | Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England... |
| 1601 (Oct) | Michael Stanhope | Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England... |
| 1604 | Sir Henry Glenham Henry Glemham (died 1632) Sir Henry Glemham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Glemham was the eldest son of Thomas Glemham of Glemham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Amy Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He was a minor when he inherited the estate... |
Sir Francis Bacon |
| 1614 | Nicholas Cage | Robert Snelling |
| 1621 | Robert Snelling | William Gay |
| 1624 | Sir Robert Snelling | William Cage |
| 1625 | Sir Robert Snelling | William Cage |
| 1628 | Sir Robert Snelling | Sir William Yong |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
| 1640 (Apr) | John Gurdon | William Cage |
| 1640 (Nov) | John Gurdon | William Cage |
| 1645 | John Gurdon | Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
| 1648 | John Gurdon | Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon (politician) -Life:Nathaniel Bacon was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.In 1617 he was called to the bar. A Parliamentarian, active in support of the New Model Army from 1644, Bacon became M.P. for Cambridge University in 1645, during the Long Parliament... |
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
| 1656 | Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon (politician) -Life:Nathaniel Bacon was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.In 1617 he was called to the bar. A Parliamentarian, active in support of the New Model Army from 1644, Bacon became M.P. for Cambridge University in 1645, during the Long Parliament... |
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
| 1659 | Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon (politician) -Life:Nathaniel Bacon was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.In 1617 he was called to the bar. A Parliamentarian, active in support of the New Model Army from 1644, Bacon became M.P. for Cambridge University in 1645, during the Long Parliament... |
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
MPs 1660-1832
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| Apr 1660 | Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon (politician) -Life:Nathaniel Bacon was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.In 1617 he was called to the bar. A Parliamentarian, active in support of the New Model Army from 1644, Bacon became M.P. for Cambridge University in 1645, during the Long Parliament... |
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) Francis Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
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| Oct 1660 | Sir Frederick Cornwallis, Bt Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Bt Kt was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome, Suffolk and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.He was created a baronet in... |
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| Apr 1661 | John Sicklemore John Sicklemore John Sicklemore was an English politician.Sicklemore was M.P. for Ipswich, between 1661 and his death in 1670. He served with William Blois.... |
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| Nov 1670 | John Wright John Wright (Ipswich MP) John Wright was an M.P. for Ipswich, between 9 November 1670 and 16 March 1685. He served with William Blois, Gilbert Lindfield and Sir John Barker, respectively.-References:... |
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| Jan 1674 | Gilbert Lindfield | |||||
| Dec 1680 | Sir John Barker, Bt Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet was an English baronet and politician.He was the second son of Sir John Barker, 2nd Baronet and Winifred Parker, daughter of Sir Philip Parker. In 1665, he succeeded his older brother Jermy as baronet. Barker was educated at Merton College, Oxford... |
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| Mar 1685 | Sir Nicholas Bacon Sir Nicholas Bacon (Ipswich MP) Sir Nicholas Bacon was an M.P. for Ipswich, between 16 March 1685 and his death in 1687. He served with Sir John Barker.It has been suggested that he was the son of Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland Hall, Suffolk, who was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge before being admitted to Gray's... |
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| Jan 1689 | Sir Peyton Ventris | |||||
| May 1689 | Sir Charles Blois, Bt Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet was a politician, a member of parliament for both Ipswich and Dunwich . On 15 April 1686, he was created 1st Baronet Blois, of Grundisburgh and Cockfield Hall. Blois was the son of Sir William Blois... |
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| Oct 1695 | Charles Whitaker Charles Whitaker Charles Whitaker was twice M.P. for Ipswich, firstly between October 1695 and November 1696, and later between 1701 and 1702.-Sources:http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/icommons.htm... |
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| Nov 1696 | Richard Phillips Richard Phillips (MP) Richard Phillips was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Suffolk from 10 November 1696 to January 1701 and from December 1701 to July 1702.Phillips was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1704.-References:... |
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| Jul 1698 | Sir Samuel Barnardiston, Bt Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 2nd Bt. was an English MP and Barrister. He lived at Brightwell, Suffolk.Barnardiston was admitted to Gray's Inn on 10 February 1679. He was M.P... |
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| Jan 1701 | Joseph Martin | Sir Charles Duncombe Sir Charles Duncombe Sir Charles Duncombe was an English banker and politician who served as a Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of the City of London.Duncombe was apprenticed to the London goldsmith Edward Backwell and became in due course... |
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| Dec 1701 | Charles Whitaker Charles Whitaker Charles Whitaker was twice M.P. for Ipswich, firstly between October 1695 and November 1696, and later between 1701 and 1702.-Sources:http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/icommons.htm... |
Richard Phillips Richard Phillips (MP) Richard Phillips was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Suffolk from 10 November 1696 to January 1701 and from December 1701 to July 1702.Phillips was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1704.-References:... |
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| Jul 1702 | John Bence | |||||
| May 1705 | Henry Poley Henry Poley Henry Poley was an English Member of Parliament. He represented Eye between 1689 and 1695, West Looe between 1703 and 1705, and Ipswich from 1705 until his death in 1707.-References:... |
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| Nov 1707 | William Churchill William Churchill (Ipswich MP) William Churchill was twice M.P. for Ipswich, first between 1707–1714, and later between 1715–1717.He was a bookbinder, stationary to the king, and cashier to the ordinance office from 1699 to 1702.... |
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| May 1708 | Sir William Barker, Bt Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Barker entered the British House of Commons for... |
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| Sep 1713 | William Thompson William Thompson (Ipswich MP) Sir William Thompson or Thomson was an English judge and politician, Member of Parliament for Ipswich.-Life:He was second son of Sir William Thompson , serjeant-at-law, and was admitted in 1688 a student at the Middle Temple, where he was called to the bar in 1698... |
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| Apr 1714 | Richard Richardson | Orlando Bridgeman | ||||
| Jan 1715 | William Thompson William Thompson (Ipswich MP) Sir William Thompson or Thomson was an English judge and politician, Member of Parliament for Ipswich.-Life:He was second son of Sir William Thompson , serjeant-at-law, and was admitted in 1688 a student at the Middle Temple, where he was called to the bar in 1698... |
William Churchill William Churchill (Ipswich MP) William Churchill was twice M.P. for Ipswich, first between 1707–1714, and later between 1715–1717.He was a bookbinder, stationary to the king, and cashier to the ordinance office from 1699 to 1702.... |
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| Dec 1717 | Francis Negus Francis Negus Francis Negus was an English military officer, courtier, politician, and reputed inventor of the drink negus.-Life:Negus is a Norfolk family name. From 1685 to 1688 he was secretary to Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, and in that capacity made the acquaintance of Elias Ashmole... |
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| Jan 1730 | Philip Broke Philip Broke (Ipswich MP) Philip Broke was an English politician, Member of Parliament for Ipswich.Philip Broke inherited the family estate, Broke Hall, at Nacton, Suffolk. He married Anne Bowse in 1732. His son, Philip Bowes Broke was the father of the naval hero Rear Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Baronet... |
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| Jan 1733 | William Wollaston William Wollaston (Ipswich MP elected 1733) William Wollaston was M.P. for Ipswich between 1733 and 1734.He was the son of William Wollaston , the philosopher. His son, William Wollaston was also MP for Ipswich.-References:... |
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| Apr 1734 | Samuel Kent | |||||
| May 1741 | Edward Vernon Edward Vernon Edward Vernon was an English naval officer. Vernon was born in Westminster, England and went to Westminster School. He joined the Navy in 1700 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1702 and served on several different ships for the next five years... |
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| Dec 1757 | Thomas Staunton | |||||
| Nov 1759 | George Montgomerie George Montgomerie George Montgomerie was Member of Parliament for Ipswich, between 20 November 1759 and 27 March 1761.-References:... |
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| Mar 1761 | Lord Orwell Francis Vernon, 1st Earl of Shipbrook Francis Vernon, 1st Earl of Shipbrook , known as The Lord Orwell between 1762 and 1776 and as The Viscount Orwell between 1776 and 1777, was an English politician.... |
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| Mar 1768 | William Wollaston William Wollaston (Ipswich MP elected 1768) Colonel William Wollaston was M.P. for Ipswich between 1768 and 1784. He was friendly with the artist Thomas Gainsborough, with whom he shared a love of music, and Gainsborough painted Wollaston's portrait in about 1758... |
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| Apr 1784 | William Middleton William Middleton (Ipswich MP) William Middleton was M.P. for Ipswich, between 1784 and 1790.-Sources:http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/icommons.htm... |
John Cator John Cator John Cator was a wealthy timber merchant and landowner responsible for the layout of much of the areas around Blackheath and Beckenham, both in London — and both of which were in the county of Kent during the late 18th century.The son of a Herefordshire timber merchant and Quaker, Cator... |
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| Jun 1784 | Charles Alexander Crickett | |||||
| Jun 1790 | Sir John D'Oyly Sir John D'Oyly, 6th Baronet Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1790 to 1796.He is buried in the South Park Street Cemetery in Kolkata, India.- References:**... |
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| May 1796 | Sir Andrew Hamond | |||||
| Feb 1803 | William Middleton William Middleton (Ipswich MP) William Middleton was M.P. for Ipswich, between 1784 and 1790.-Sources:http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/icommons.htm... |
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| Oct 1806 | Richard Wilson Richard Wilson (Ipswich MP) Richard Wilson was an English politician who served as Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1806 to 1807.-Sources:... |
Robert Stopford | ||||
| May 1807 | Sir Home Riggs Popham Home Riggs Popham Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham KCB was a British Royal Naval Commander who saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars... |
Robert Alexander Crickett | ||||
| Oct 1812 | John Round John Round (MP) John Round was an English Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1812 to 1818, and for Maldon from 1837 to 1847.... |
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| Jul 1818 | William Newton | |||||
| Apr 1820 | William Haldimand William Haldimand William Haldimand was an English philanthropist, director of the Bank of England, and Member of Parliament. He was the sister of Jane Marcet, a popular writer on science and economics.-References:*... |
Thomas Barrett-Lennard | ||||
| Jun 1826 | Robert Torrens Robert Torrens (economist) Colonel Robert Torrens was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, MP, owner of the influential Globe newspaper and prolific writer.Born in Ireland, son of Protestant Robert Torrens of Hervey Hill.... |
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| Feb 1827 | Robert Adam Dundas Robert Adam Christopher Robert Adam Nisbet-Hamilton PC, FRS, JP , known as Robert Dundas until 1835 and as Robert Christopher between 1835 and 1855, was a British Conservative Party politician... |
Charles Mackinnon | ||||
| May 1831 | James Morrison James Morrison (businessman) James Morrison was a British millionaire businessman and Member of Parliament.Alternatively he was born in 1790, probably at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, and died 30 October 1857 at Basildon, Berkshire possessed of property in England valued at between three and four million pounds,... |
Rigby Wason Rigby Wason Rigby Wason was a Scottish barrister and farmer, and a Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election... |
MPs 1832-1918
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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.... |
James Morrison James Morrison (businessman) James Morrison was a British millionaire businessman and Member of Parliament.Alternatively he was born in 1790, probably at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, and died 30 October 1857 at Basildon, Berkshire possessed of property in England valued at between three and four million pounds,... |
Rigby Wason Rigby Wason Rigby Wason was a Scottish barrister and farmer, and a Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election... |
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| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Fitzroy Kelly Fitzroy Kelly Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly PC, KC , was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge.-Background and education:... |
Robert Adam Dundas Robert Adam Christopher Robert Adam Nisbet-Hamilton PC, FRS, JP , known as Robert Dundas until 1835 and as Robert Christopher between 1835 and 1855, was a British Conservative Party 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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| Jun. 1835 | James Morrison James Morrison (businessman) James Morrison was a British millionaire businessman and Member of Parliament.Alternatively he was born in 1790, probably at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, and died 30 October 1857 at Basildon, Berkshire possessed of property in England valued at between three and four million pounds,... |
Rigby Wason Rigby Wason Rigby Wason was a Scottish barrister and farmer, and a Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election... |
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| Jul 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.... |
Thomas Milner Gibson Thomas Milner Gibson Thomas Milner Gibson PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Thomas Milner Gibson came of a Suffolk family, but was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where his father was serving as an officer in the army... |
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Henry Tufnell Henry Tufnell Henry Tufnell was a British Whig politician. He entered the House of Commons in 1837 as a member for Ipswich, having previously been defeated in the North Essex election in 1835, but lost that seat a year later. He was returned for Devonport in a by-election in 1840 and held that seat until 1854... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| Feb. 1838 | Fitzroy Kelly Fitzroy Kelly Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly PC, KC , was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge.-Background and education:... |
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| Jul. 1839 | Sir Thomas John Cochrane Thomas John Cochrane Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane GCB was an English naval officer and colonial governor.-Naval career:... |
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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... |
Rigby Wason Rigby Wason Rigby Wason was a Scottish barrister and farmer, and a Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election... |
George Rennie George Rennie (sculptor and politician) George Rennie was a Scottish sculptor and politician.Rennie was the son of George Rennie, agriculturist, of Phantassie, East Lothian, and nephew of John Rennie, the civil engineer.... |
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| June 1842 | The Earl of Desart John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart , styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish 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... |
Thomas Gladstone Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet was a Tory politician in the United Kingdom.He was Member of Parliament for Queenborough from 1830 to 1831, for Portarlington from 1832 to 1835, for Leicester from 1835 to 1837, and for Ipswich 1842... |
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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| Aug 1842 | John Neilson Gladstone John Neilson Gladstone Captain John Neilson Gladstone was a politician in the United Kingdom and an officer in the Royal Navy.... |
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... |
Sackville Lane-Fox Sackville Lane-Fox Sackville Walter Lane-Fox , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Lane-Fox was the son of James Fox-Lane, of Bramham Park, Yorkshire, by the Honourable Mary Lucy, daughter of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers... |
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 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 Cobbold John Cobbold (1797–1882) John Chevallier Cobbold DL JP was a British brewer, railway developer and Conservative Party politician.-Background:Cobbold was the son of John Cobbold and Harriet, daughter of Reverend Temple Chevallier.-Political career:... |
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... |
Sir Hugh Adair, Bt | 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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| 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... |
Henry Wyndham West Henry Wyndham West Henry Wyndham West was an English barrister and Liberal politician.West was the son of Martin John West and his wife Lady Maria Walpole daughter of the 2nd Earl of Orford. His father was Recorder of Lynn, and Commissioner of Bankrupts for the Leeds District. He was educated at Eton and Christ... |
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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| 1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 -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 Cobbold John Cobbold (1831–1875) John Patteson Cobbold was a Conservative Party politician in England.The scion of a long-established prominent family in Ipswich, Suffolk, Cobbold was elected at the general election in February 1874 as one of the two Members of Parliament for the borough of Ipswich, winning a seat held from 1847... |
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... |
James Redfoord Bulwer James Redfoord Bulwer James Redfoord Bulwer MA, QC, JP was a Dublin-born lawyer and Member of the British Parliament supporting the Conservative Party: he represented Ipswich during the period of the Disraeli government from 1874 to 1880, and Cambridgeshire from 1881 to 1885.- External links :... |
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 | Thomas Clement Cobbold | 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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| 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 *... |
Jesse Collings Jesse Collings Jesse Collings was Mayor of Birmingham, England, a Liberal member of Parliament, but was best known nationally in the UK as an advocate of educational reform and land reform.-Background:... |
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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| Dec. 1883 | Henry Wyndham West Henry Wyndham West Henry Wyndham West was an English barrister and Liberal politician.West was the son of Martin John West and his wife Lady Maria Walpole daughter of the 2nd Earl of Orford. His father was Recorder of Lynn, and Commissioner of Bankrupts for the Leeds District. He was educated at Eton and Christ... |
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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| Apr. 1886 | Sir Charles Dalrymple, Bt Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet , was a Scottish Conservative politician.Born Charles Fergusson, he was the second son of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet, and grandson of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet, and his wife Jean, daughter of David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. Sir James... |
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... |
Lord Elcho Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March , styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish 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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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
Sir Daniel Ford Goddard Daniel Ford Goddard Sir Daniel Ford Goddard PC was a British civil engineer, businessman and Liberal Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1895 to 1918.... |
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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| 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**... |
Felix Thornley Cobbold | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| Jan 1910 | Charles Silvester Horne Charles Silvester Horne Charles Silvester Horne was a famous late 19th century and early 20th century Congregationalist who additionally served as Liberal M.P. for Ipswich.... |
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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| May 1914 | John Ganzoni John Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead Francis John Childs Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead was a Conservative Party politician in England.-Personal life:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
During the period between 1835 and 1842 there were five elections and all were found to have been corrupt. After the 1835 election Dundas and Kelly were unseated on the charge of bribery. After the 1837 election Tufnell was unseated on a scrutiny. Gibson who was elected in 1838 resigned. Cochrane was elected in 1839 after which a petition was presented complaining of gross bribery - it was not progressed because a general election was expected. After the 1841 election Wason and Rennie were unseated, being declared guilty of bribery by their agents.
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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... |
Francis Ganzoni | 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:***... |
Robert Jackson Robert Jackson (Labour MP) Robert Frederick Jackson was a Labour Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1923 to 1924.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *... |
Sir Francis Ganzoni, Bt | 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 | Richard Stokes Richard Stokes Major Sir Richard Rapier Stokes MC was a British Labour politician who served briefly as Lord Privy Seal in 1951.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1957 by-election Ipswich by-election, 1957 The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Richard Stokes, of the Labour Party died on August 3, 1957.The by-election to fill his seat was held on October 24.-External links:*... |
Dingle Foot Dingle Foot Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, Q.C. was a British lawyer and politician, born in Plymouth, Devon.-Education and career:... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 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... |
Ernle Money Ernle Money Ernle David Drummond Money is a retired Conservative Party politician and barrister in England.He was educated at Marlborough College and Oriel College, Oxford. He served in the Suffolk Regiment from 1949-51... |
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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| Oct. 1974 United Kingdom general election, October 1974 The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of... |
Kenneth Weetch Kenneth Weetch Kenneth Thomas Weetch is a former Labour Party politician in EnglandWeetch was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He then qualified as a teacher and held various posts in education... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 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... |
Michael Irvine Michael Irvine Michael Fraser Irvine is a former British Conservative Party politician and the son of Labour Member of Parliament Sir Arthur Irvine, QC, who was Solicitor General.... |
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... |
Jamie Cann Jamie Cann Jamie Charles Cann was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Leader of Ipswich Borough Council from 1979 to 1991, before becoming the Member of Parliament for Ipswich in 1992, a seat he held until his death in 2001.-Early and family life:He was educated at Barton on Humber Grammar School... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2001 by-election Ipswich by-election, 2001 The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Jamie Cann, of the Labour Party died on 15 October 2001.The by-election to fill his seat was held on 22 November that year, and was the first of six by-elections which took place during the 2001-2005 parliament.... |
Chris Mole Chris Mole Christopher David "Chris" Mole is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Ipswich from a by-election in 2001, after the death of Jamie Cann, and was re-elected in 2005... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2010 | Ben Gummer | 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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