Winchester (constituency)
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Winchester is a parliamentary 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 Hampshire
, sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is Winchester
. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire
, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county. A new Meon Valley
constituency was formed in 2010 from parts of the old Winchester seat.
, the incumbent MP Gerry Malone
of the Conservative Party
was defeated by Mark Oaten
of the Liberal Democrats
by just two votes. Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court, necessitating a by-election
. This was also won by Oaten, but this time with a majority of 21,556, after the Labour
vote collapsed to 1.7% with the party losing its deposit. The candidacy of Richard Huggett
in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
.
Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine
, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes.
, Winchester is a quiet and civilised cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Deprivation levels are very low, and the population is a mix of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech industries springing up across Hampshire.
Further from the city centre is more rural farming territory, though much of this has now been transferred to other seats, making the Winchester seat more urban.
Politically, Winchester has had an interesting recent history, and the events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat, to which it only just reverted in 2010.
Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett
as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
represented in the House of Commons of the 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...
. 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 constituency is centred around the Winchester districtCity of Winchester
Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the city of Winchester itself, and neighbouring towns and villages including New Alresford, Colden Common and Bishops Waltham....
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county. A new Meon Valley
Meon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Meon Valley is a new county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for the 2010 general election...
constituency was formed in 2010 from parts of the old Winchester seat.
1997 to present
At the 1997 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, the incumbent MP Gerry Malone
Gerry Malone
Peter Gerald "Gerry" Malone MA, LLB is a British Conservative politician who was an MP from 1983–87 and 1992–97.Born in Glasgow, Malone was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow...
of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
was defeated by Mark Oaten
Mark Oaten
Mark Oaten is a former British Liberal Democrat politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1997 to 2010, and was his party's Home Affairs spokesperson from 2003 to 2006...
of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
by just two votes. Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court, necessitating a by-election
Winchester by-election, 1997
The 1997 Winchester by-election was a by-election to the UK House of Commons in the constituency of Winchester, Hampshire. After an unclear result in Winchester at the general election on 1 May 1997, a new election was allowed by the High Court...
. This was also won by Oaten, but this time with a majority of 21,556, after the 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...
vote collapsed to 1.7% with the party losing its deposit. The candidacy of Richard Huggett
Richard Huggett
Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions which were similar, but not identical, to those of established political parties, leading to this practice being outlawed under the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.Most notably he...
in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 , or An Act to make provision about the registration of political parties was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to set up a register of political parties in the United Kingdom. Previously there had been no such register, and political...
.
Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine
Steve Brine
Stephen Charles Brine is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Winchester...
, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes.
Constituency profile
The ancient capital of WessexWessex
The Kingdom of Wessex or Kingdom of the West Saxons was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest...
, Winchester is a quiet and civilised cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Deprivation levels are very low, and the population is a mix of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech industries springing up across Hampshire.
Further from the city centre is more rural farming territory, though much of this has now been transferred to other seats, making the Winchester seat more urban.
Politically, Winchester has had an interesting recent history, and the events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat, to which it only just reverted in 2010.
1295 to 1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 | Richard Frye | Mark Le Faire |
| 1388 (Feb) | Mark Le Faire | Gilbert Forster |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Wygge | John Blake |
| 1390 (Jan) | Mark Le Faire | John West |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | Mark Le Faire | Gilbert Forster |
| 1393 | Mark Le Faire | Edmund Picard |
| 1394 | John Peverel | Richard Gould |
| 1395 | Mark Le Faire | John Blake |
| 1397 (Jan) | Henry Clerk | Nicholas Tanner |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Bolt | Richard Pachford |
| 1399 | Mark Le Faire | Edmund Picard |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | John Snell | John Steor |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | Thomas Smale | Edmund Picard |
| 1407 | John Steor | Robert Archer |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | Mark Le Faire | Robert Archer |
| 1413 (Feb) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1413 (May) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1415 | Richard Gould | Richard Bolt |
| 1416 (Mar) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1416 (Oct) | Richard Turnaunt | William Reson |
| 1417 | Mark Le Faire | Richard Turnaunt |
| 1419 Richard Bolt | Richard Turnaunt | |
| 1420 William Reson | William Wood | |
| 1421 (May) | John French | William Wood |
| 1421 (Dec) | John French | Thomas Cutler |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | William Hawles | Thomas Coke, died and replaced after 1532 by ?Walter Chandler |
| 1536 | ?William Hawles | ?Walter Chandler |
| 1539 | Thomas Lee | ? |
| 1542 | Walter Chandler | ? |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | William Honing | John Foster |
| 1553 (Mar) | Richard Bethell | William Lawrence I |
| 1553 (Oct) | Richard Bethell | William Lawrence I |
| 1554 (Apr) | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1554 (Nov) | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1555 | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1558 | Giles White | William Lawrence I |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Lawrence | Robert Bethell |
| 1562 (Dec) | William Lawrence | Thomas Michelborne |
| 1571 | Thomas Michelborne | Richard Birde |
| 1572 (May) | Thomas Michelborne, died and replaced Jan, 1583 by William Bethell |
John Caplyn |
| 1584 (Nov) | John Wolley | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1586 (Oct) | John Wolley | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1588 (Oct) | Thomas Fleming I | Francis Mylles |
| 1593 | Sir Edward Stafford II | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1597 (Oct) | William Badger | John Moore |
| 1601 (Oct) | Edward Cole | Thomas Fleming II |
| 1604 | John Moore | Edward Cole |
| 1621 | Richard Tichborne | William Savage |
| 1624 | Richard Tichborne | James Lord Wriothesley |
| 1625 | Richard Tichborne | Sir Thomas Philips |
| 1626 | Richard Tichborne | Henry Whitehead |
| 1628 | Richard Tichborne | Robert Mason |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | John Lisle John Lisle Sir John Lisle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England... |
Sir William Ogle William Ogle William Ogle, Viscount Ogle was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
| 1640 (Nov) | John Lisle John Lisle Sir John Lisle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England... |
Sir William Ogle William Ogle William Ogle, Viscount Ogle was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... , disabled June 1643 replaced 1645 by Nicholas Love Nicholas Love Nicholas Love was an English lawyer and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Love was educated at Wadham College, Oxford; M.A., 1636; barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1636. He was elected M.P. for Winchester in 1645. Love was one of the judges at the trial of Charles I, but did not sign the... |
| 1654 | John Hildesley John Hildesley John Hildesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament... |
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| 1656 | John Hildesley John Hildesley John Hildesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament... |
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| 1659 | John Hildesley John Hildesley John Hildesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament... |
Nicholas Love Nicholas Love Nicholas Love was an English lawyer and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Love was educated at Wadham College, Oxford; M.A., 1636; barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1636. He was elected M.P. for Winchester in 1645. Love was one of the judges at the trial of Charles I, but did not sign the... |
| 1659 | John Lisle John Lisle Sir John Lisle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England... |
Nicholas Love Nicholas Love Nicholas Love was an English lawyer and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Love was educated at Wadham College, Oxford; M.A., 1636; barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1636. He was elected M.P. for Winchester in 1645. Love was one of the judges at the trial of Charles I, but did not sign the... |
MPs 1660-1885
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| 1660 | John Hooke John Hooke (politician) John Hooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1661.Hooke was the son of Henry Hooke of Bramshot, Hampshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 28 February 1623, aged 17. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1623.In 1659, Hooke was elected Member... |
Thomas Cole Thomas Cole (died 1681) Thomas Cole was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 and 1660.Cole was the son of Thomas Cole of Liss and his wife Mary Waller, daughter of Thomas Waller of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. He was baptised on 15 January 1622... |
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| 1660 | Lord St John of Basing Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC , son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675... |
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| 1661 | Richard Goddard | Lawrence Hyde Lawrence Hyde (MP for Winchester) Lawrence Hyde was Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1661 to 1679.-References:... |
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| 1666 | Sir Robert Mason | |||||
| 1669 | Sir Robert Holmes | |||||
| 1679 | Lord Annesley James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey FRS was a British peer.He was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Altham.He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, on 4 December 1661.... |
Sir John Cloberry John Cloberry Sir John Cloberry was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1685.... |
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| 1685 | Roger L'Estrange Roger L'Estrange Sir Roger L'Estrange was an English pamphleteer and author, and staunch defender of royalist claims. L'Estrange was involved in political controversy throughout his life... |
Charles Hanses Charles Hanses Charles Hanses Hansen was a Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1685 to 1689.... |
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| 1689 | Francis Morley | Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. He served as Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1689 until 1710, for Lymington from 1710 until 1715, and again for Winchester from 1715 until his death... |
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| 1690 | Frederick Tylney | |||||
| 1701 | George William Brydges | |||||
| 1710 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (died 1736) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Salisbury , Winchester , Buckingham , Southampton , Portsmouth , Whitchurch and Hampshire Thomas Lewis (c.1679 – 22 November 1736) was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury (19 August 1727... |
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| 1714 | George Brydges | John Popham | ||||
| 1715 | Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. He served as Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1689 until 1710, for Lymington from 1710 until 1715, and again for Winchester from 1715 until his death... |
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| 1730 | Norton Powlett | |||||
| 1734 | Paulet St John | |||||
| 1741 | William Powlett | |||||
| 1747 | Henry Penton | |||||
| 1751 | Paulet St John | |||||
| 1754 | Marquess of Carnarvon James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos PC , styled Marquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was a British peer and politician.-Background:... |
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| 1761 | Henry Penton | Lord Harry Powlett Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC was a British nobleman and naval officer.He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry. Educated at Winchester , he joined the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant aboard Shrewsbury on 4 March 1740... |
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| 1765 | George Paulet George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester , known as George Paulet or Powlett until 1794, was an English courtier and nobleman.George was the eighth and youngest son of Norton Paulet, or Powlett , of Amport... |
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| 1774 | Lovell Stanhope | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Flood Henry Flood Henry Flood , Irish statesman, son of Warden Flood, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient in the classics... |
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| 1784 | Richard Grace Gamon | |||||
| 1796 | Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston FRS was a British politician.-Life:He succeeded to the peerage in 1757, and was educated at Clare College, Cambridge from 1757 to 1759... |
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| 1802 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, Bt | |||||
| 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.... |
Sir Henry St John Carew St John Mildmay | |||||
| 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.... |
Richard Meyler | |||||
| 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... |
James Henry Leigh | |||||
| 1818 | Paulet St John-Mildmay | |||||
| 1823 | Sir Edward Hyde East Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet was a British member of parliament, legal writer, and judge in India. He served as chief justice of Calcutta from 1813 to 1822.... |
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| 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... |
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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.... |
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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... |
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| 1837 United Kingdom general election, 1837 The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.... |
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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... |
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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 *... |
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| 1864 | Thomas Willis Fleming Thomas Willis Fleming Thomas James Willis Fleming was an English landed proprietor and Conservative Member of Parliament.He was the second son of John Willis Fleming. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. He was called to the bar of the Middle Temple on 27 January 1843.His political career was brief... |
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| 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
William Barrow Simonds William Barrow Simonds William Barrow Simonds was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1880.... |
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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 *... |
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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 *... |
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Richard Moss | 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:... |
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MPs since 1885
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
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| 1888 by-election | Richard Moss | 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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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
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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**... |
Guy Baring Guy Baring Guy Victor Baring was a British Army officer and politician. He became a Conservative member of the British Parliament but was one of 22 Members killed in action in the First World War.-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... |
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| 1916 by-election | Douglas Carnegie Douglas Carnegie Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas George Carnegie was a British politician.He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot.... |
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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| 1917 | National Party National Party (UK, 1917) The National Party was a short-lived British political party created in August 1917 as a right-wing split from the Conservative Party.-Formation:... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Sir George Hennessy George Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham George Richard James Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham OBE , was a British soldier and Conservative politician.Hennessy, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, served in the First World War as a Major in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and on the Staff of the 8th Division... |
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| 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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| 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the... |
Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis Sir Robert Ellis, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
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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| 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady... |
Gerald Palmer Gerald Palmer (politician) Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1935 until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour candidate George Jeger. He also played cricket for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... |
George Jeger George Jeger George Jeger was a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1945 to 1950, and for Goole from 1950 until his death in 1971.-References:... |
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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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Peter Smithers Peter Smithers Sir Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers was a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Winchester for 14 years, and a junior Minister in the early 1960s... |
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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| 1964 by-election | Morgan Morgan-Giles Morgan Morgan-Giles Rear-Admiral Sir Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles, DSO, OBE, GM was a British Admiral and Conservative Party politician.Morgan-Giles was educated at Clifton College and joined the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Vigilant, Vernon 1959-60 and HMS Belfast 1961-62. He was President of the Royal Naval College,... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats... |
John Browne John Browne (UK politician) John Ernest Douglas Delavalette Browne is a former British politician who is currently acting as a political and financial consultant in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.... |
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... |
Gerry Malone Gerry Malone Peter Gerald "Gerry" Malone MA, LLB is a British Conservative politician who was an MP from 1983–87 and 1992–97.Born in Glasgow, Malone was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow... |
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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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Mark Oaten Mark Oaten Mark Oaten is a former British Liberal Democrat politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1997 to 2010, and was his party's Home Affairs spokesperson from 2003 to 2006... |
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| 2010 | Steve Brine Steve Brine Stephen Charles Brine is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Winchester... |
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
Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.Elections in the 1990s
Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition.Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett
Richard Huggett
Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions which were similar, but not identical, to those of established political parties, leading to this practice being outlawed under the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.Most notably he...
as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.