Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England

Parliament of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...

 from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain

Parliament of Great Britain

The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...

 from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...

 from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MPs).

In 1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire

North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...

, South Monmouthshire

South Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Southern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...

 and West Monmouthshire

West Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Western Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...

.

Boundaries

The Monmouthshire constituency covered the county of Monmouth

Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....

, except that from 1832 there was a borough constituency, Monmouth Boroughs

Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)

Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...

, within the county.

1542–1885

Year	First member	Second member
1542	No names known
1545	Walter Herbert	Charles Herbert
1547	Sir Thomas Morgan	William Herbert
1553 (Mar)
1553 (Oct)	Sir Charles Herbert	Thomas Somerset
1554 (Apr)	Thomas Herbert	James Gunter
1554 (Nov)	Thomas Somerset	David Lewis
1555	William Herbert	William Morgan
1558	Francis Somerset	William Morgan
1559 (Jan)	William Morgan I	Thomas Herbert
1562–1563	Mathew Herbert	George Herbert
1571	Charles Somerset	William Morgan II
1572 (May)	Charles Somerset	Henry Herbert
1584 (Sep)	Sir William Herbert	Edward Morgan
1586 (Sep)	Sir William Herbert	Edward Morgan
1588 (Oct)	Thomas Morgan II	William John Proger
1593	Sir William Herbert	Edward Kemeys
1597 (Sep)	Henry Herbert	John Arnold
1601 (Oct)	Thomas Somerset Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1626.Somerset was the third son of William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester....	Henry Morgan Henry Morgan (of Llandaff) Henry Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601.Morgan was the eldest son of Henry Morgan of Llandaff and Penllwyn-Sarth. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire. He was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1603.Morgan married Cicely Welsh, daughter...
1604	Thomas Somerset Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1626.Somerset was the third son of William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester....	Sir John Herbert John Herbert (Secretary of State) Sir John Herbert was a Welsh lawyer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611. He was Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I.-Life:...
1614	Walter Montagu Walter Montagu (MP) Walter Montagu was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614.Montagu was the second son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton. He was knighted on 11 May 1603. He became High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1608...	William Jones William Jones (of Treowen) William Jones was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614.Jones was the son of John Jones of Treowen. In 1614, Jones was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire. He was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1615...
1621	Sir Edmund Morgan Edmund Morgan (of Llandaff) Sir Edmund Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and 1621.Morgan was the second son of Henry Morgan of Llandaff and Penllwyn-Sarth. He was a captain in the army and was knighted probably at Dublin on 5 August 1599....	Charles Williams Charles Williams (of Llangibby) Sir Charles Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621.Williams was the son of Sir Rowland Williams of Llangibby. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 16 June 1610 aged 19, He became a student of Inner Temple in November 1611.In 1621, Williams was elected...
1624	Robert Viscount Lisle Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage...	Sir William Morgan William Morgan (of Tredegar) Sir William Morgan was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624 and 1625. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
1625	Robert Viscount Lisle Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage...	Sir William Morgan William Morgan (of Tredegar) Sir William Morgan was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624 and 1625. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
1626	Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Arnold (MP) Nicholas Arnold was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629.Arnold was the son of John Arnold of Llanthony. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 29 November 1616 aged 16....	William Herbert William Herbert (of Coldbrook) William Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1626.Herbert was the eldest son of William Herbert of Coldbrook and his wife Catherine Morgan, daughter of Thomas Morgan of Tredegar. He was the grandson of Matthew Herbert.In 1626, Herbert was elected Member of...
1628	Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Arnold (MP) Nicholas Arnold was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629.Arnold was the son of John Arnold of Llanthony. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 29 November 1616 aged 16....	Nicholas Kemeys
1629–1640	No Parliaments convened
Apr 1640	William Morgan William Morgan (of Rhymny) William Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Morgan was probably the son of Sir William Morgan of Tredegar, MP for Monmouthshire in 1624. He studied at the Middle Temple. In 1628 Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs and sat until 1629 when...	Walter Rumsey Walter Rumsey Walter Rumsey was a Welsh judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He suffered for his support of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War...
Nov 1640	Sir Charles Williams Charles Williams (of Llangibby) Sir Charles Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621.Williams was the son of Sir Rowland Williams of Llangibby. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 16 June 1610 aged 19, He became a student of Inner Temple in November 1611.In 1621, Williams was elected...   repl. 1642 by Henry Herbert Henry Herbert (Parliamentarian) Henry Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1642 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Herbert was the son of William Herbert of Coldbrook...	William Herbert William Herbert (MP for Monmouthshire) William Herbert was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War... , disabled 1644
1645	John Herbert John Herbert (died 1659) John Herbert was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1659.Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 15...	Henry Herbert Henry Herbert (Parliamentarian) Henry Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1642 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Herbert was the son of William Herbert of Coldbrook...
1648	John Herbert John Herbert (died 1659) John Herbert was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1659.Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 15...	Henry Herbert Henry Herbert (Parliamentarian) Henry Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1642 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Herbert was the son of William Herbert of Coldbrook...
1653	Philip Jones

Year	First member	Second member	Third member
1654	Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell At the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's... , sat for Hampshire repl. by Thomas Morgan Thomas Morgan (of Machen) Thomas Morgan was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Morgan was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1650...	Philip Jones sat for Glamorgan repl. by Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes (MP) Thomas Hughes was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659.Hughes was the only son of Thomas or Wiliam Hughes of Cillwch. He was and active suporter of the Commonwealth. He was on the Parliamentary Committee for Monmouthshire in 1646 and was appointed Governor of...	Henry Herbert Henry Herbert (Parliamentarian) Henry Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1642 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Herbert was the son of William Herbert of Coldbrook...
1656	Major General James Berry James Berry (Major-General) James Berry was a Parliamentary Major-General who fought in the English Civil War.Berry was a major-general; clerk in ironworks, Shropshire, ca... , sat for Worcestershire repl. by Nathaniel Waterhouse Nathaniel Waterhouse Nathaniel Waterhouse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 and 1659.Waterhouse was of the family of Waterhouse of Halifax and was a resident of Westminster. He was steward of the lands of Oliver Cromwell from 1651 to 1658...	John Nicholas John Nicholas (of Chepstow) John Nicholas was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 and 1659.Nicholas was of Chepstow and was a captain in Commonwealth army. He became governor of Chepstow in January 1651 and was added to the High Court of Justice on 25 June 1651. In 1656, he was elected...	Edward Herbert Edward Herbert (of the Grange) Edward Herbert was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656. He was a prominent supporter of Oliver Cromwell.Herbert was described as Cromwell's right hand man and was appointed member of High Court of Justice in June 1651. On 4 September 1655 he was in possession of the...
1659	William Morgan William Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar) William Morgan was a Welsh politician of the 17th century.Morgan was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Morgan , of Machen, and his second wife, Elizabeth Windham....	John Nicholas John Nicholas (of Chepstow) John Nicholas was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 and 1659.Nicholas was of Chepstow and was a captain in Commonwealth army. He became governor of Chepstow in January 1651 and was added to the High Court of Justice on 25 June 1651. In 1656, he was elected...

Year		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1660 (CP)		Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester....			William Morgan William Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar) William Morgan was a Welsh politician of the 17th century.Morgan was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Morgan , of Machen, and his second wife, Elizabeth Windham....
1661
1667		Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...	Whig
Feb 1679		Charles, Lord Herbert Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was the eldest son of a peer in the peerage of England and an MP.-Private Life:...
Aug 1679		Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...	Whig
1680					Sir Edward Morgan, Bt
1681
1685		Charles, Marquess of Worcester Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was the eldest son of a peer in the peerage of England and an MP.-Private Life:...			Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet was a Welsh landowner in the late 17th century and early 18th century in south Wales and MP for both Monmouthshire and Monmouth Boroughs.He was a student at Wadham College, Oxford...
1689 (CP) Convention Parliament (1689) The English Convention was an irregular assembly of the Parliament of England which transferred the Crowns of England and Ireland from James II to William III...					Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...	Whig
1690 English general election, 1690 -Summary of the Constituencies:See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period...					Thomas Morgan Thomas Morgan (of Dderw) Thomas Morgan, JP was a Welsh Whig politician of the 17th century.The eldest son of William Morgan and his first wife Blanche, Morgan inherited his father's estate upon the latter's death in 1680...
1695 English general election, 1695 -Summary of the Constituencies:See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period...		Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet was a Welsh landowner in the late 17th century and early 18th century in south Wales and MP for both Monmouthshire and Monmouth Boroughs.He was a student at Wadham College, Oxford...
1698 English general election, 1698 -Summary of the Constituencies:See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period...		Sir John Williams, Bt Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Member of Parliament, representing the constituencies of Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire ....
1700
1701 English general election, 1701 -Summary of the Constituencies:See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period...					John Morgan John Morgan (of Rhiwpera) John Morgan was a Welsh politician of the early 18th century.Morgan was the youngest son of William Morgan and his wife Blanche. When his elder brother Thomas Morgan died without surviving children in 1700, he inherited the family estates, the two middle brothers having predeceased him...	Whig
1705 English general election, 1705 The 1705 election saw contests in 110 constituencies in England and Wales, roughly 41% of the total. The election was fiercely fought, with mob violence occurring in serveral boroughs. During the previous session of Parliament the Tories had become incrasingly unpopular, and their position was...		Sir Hopton Williams, Bt
1708 British general election, 1708 The British general election, 1708 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 2nd 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:...		The Viscount Windsor
1710 British general election, 1710 The British general election, 1710 produced a landslide victory for the Tory party in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell and the collapse of the previous Whig government lead by Godolphin and the Whig junto...
1712		James Gunter
Apr 1713		Thomas Lewis
Sep 1713 British general election, 1713 The British general election, 1713 produced further gains for the governing Tory party. Since 1710 Robert Harley had lead a government appointed after the downfall of the Whig junto, attempting to pursue a moderate and non-controversial policy, but had increasingly struggled to deal with the...		Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt
1715 British general election, 1715 The British general election of 1715 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...		Thomas Lewis
1720					John Hanbury John Hanbury (1664–1734) John Hanbury was one of a dynasty of ironmasters responsible for the industrialisation and urbanisation of the eastern valley through which runs the Afon Llwyd in Monmouthshire around Pontypool...	Whig
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...		William Morgan, the Elder William Morgan (of Tredegar, elder) Sir William Morgan, KB was a Welsh Whig politician of the early 18th century.Morgan was the eldest son of John Morgan, a Whig of great political influence in Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire...	Whig
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...
1731		Lord Charles Somerset Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort was the younger son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, and his second wife, Rachel Noel. Because his brother had no issue, on 24 February 1746, on his brother's death, he succeeded him and became 4th Duke of Beaufort, the 12th Lord Herbert, and the...
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...		Thomas Morgan, the Elder Thomas Morgan (judge advocate) Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician and lawyer of the 18th century.He was the younger son of John Morgan and his wife Martha. Thomas received the estate of Rhiwpera upon his father's death in 1720. He entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Brecon in 1723, which he represented...
1735					Charles Hanbury Williams Charles Hanbury Williams Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB , diplomat, writer and satirist, son of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to the estate of his godfather Charles Williams, in 1720....
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...
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...		William Morgan, the Younger William Morgan (of Tredegar, younger) William Morgan was a Welsh politician of the mid-18th century.He was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan and his wife Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. He inherited the Tredegar Estate upon his father's death in 1725. Morgan matriculated at Christ...	Whig		Capel Hanbury
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....
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...
1763		Thomas Morgan, the Younger Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera) Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician, of the family of Morgan of Tredegar. He was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan and his wife Jane Colchester.Morgan represented Brecon in the House of Commons from 1754 until 1763...
1766					John Hanbury	Whig
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:...
1771		John Morgan John Morgan (of Dderw) John Morgan was a Welsh politician of the mid-to-late 18th century, the youngest son of Thomas Morgan and his wife, Jane....
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:...
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...
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:...					Henry, Viscount Nevill Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny KT MA was a British peer, styled Viscount Nevill from 1784 to 1785...
1785					James Rooke
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:...
1792		Robert Salusbury
1796 British general election, 1796 The British general election, 1796 returned members to serve in the 18th and last House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain to be held before the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		Lt Col Sir Charles Gould Morgan
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...
1805					Capt Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset
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....
1807 United Kingdom general election, 1807 The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
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....
1816					Lord Granville Somerset Lord Granville Somerset Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC was a British Tory politician. He held office under Sir Robert Peel as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1834 and 1835 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1841 and 1846.-Background and education:Somerset was the second son of...	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...
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...
1820 United Kingdom general election, 1820 The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....
1826 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....
1830 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...
1831 United Kingdom general election, 1831 The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...		William Addams Williams
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....
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...
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....
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...		Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan DL, JP, FRS, FSA , known as Octavius Morgan, was a British politician, historian and antiquary. He was a significant benefactor to the British Museum.-Background and education:...	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...
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 *...
1848					Edward Arthur Somerset Edward Arthur Somerset Lieutenant-General Edward Arthur Somerset CB was a British soldier and politician, the son of Lord Edward Somerset....	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...
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...
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 *...
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...					Col Poulett Somerset Poulett Somerset Colonel Poulett George Henry Somerset CB was a British soldier and politician.The eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset by his second wife, Lady Mary Poulett, Somerset was educated at Eton and Sandhurst....
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...
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...
1871					Lord Henry Somerset Lord Henry Somerset Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset PC, DL, JP was a British Conservative politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1879.-Background:...	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...
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 *...		Col Frederick Morgan Frederick Courtenay Morgan Colonel Frederick Courtenay Morgan was a British Army officer and Conservative politician.-Biography:Morgan was the son of Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, 3rd Bt., by his wife Rosamund Mundy. Morgan was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1853 and fought in the Crimean...	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...
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 *...					John Rolls John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock John Allan Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, DL owned The Hendre, a Victorian mansion north of Monmouth.- Biography :He was the only son of John Etherington Welch Rolls and his wife Elizabeth Mary Long...
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:...	Constituency divided into North Monmouthshire North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:... , South Monmouthshire South Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Southern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:... , and West Monmouthshire West Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Western Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...