Coordinates: 51°14′46″N 0°33′07″W / 51.246°N 0.552°W / 51.246; -0.552
Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
From 1295, it was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England until 1708, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1801, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1885. Until 1868 it returned two MPs, elected by the bloc vote system of elections. Under the Reform Act 1867, its representation was reduced to one seat with effect from the 1868 general election.
The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name transferred to a county division of the same name which covered a much wider geographical area.
[edit] Boundaries
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The constituency covers Guildford and the surrounding area in the county of Surrey.
The Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations for proposed boundary changes in Surrey. Guildford's electorate is the largest of the county and the review aims to reduce it. Proposed changes would see the relignment of the boundary with South West Surrey in order to bring it in line with the recent adjustment of local government wards. Two wards are currently split between the two constituencies: Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe, which will be placed entirely in South West Surrey; and Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green which will be placed entirely in Guildford. The net effect is to increase the number of voters in South West Surrey and reduce the number in Guildford.
A public review was called, dealing primarily with objections to transferring Bramley to South West Surrey. Many petitioned to argue that the village's links, especially transport, are mainly with Guildford rather than the towns of Godalming and Farnham. The precedent of the previous review was cited, when a proposal to move Bramley out of Guildford and into Mole Valley was rejected after local opposition. However the review felt that this did not justify splitting the ward (something the Boundary Commission seeks to avoid completely) and that the other parts of the ward had strong links to Godalming. Furthermore it cited the point that in the previous review Bramley Parish Council had stated that if it were to be moved it would prefer to be moved to South West Surrey and thus argued that the previous objection was not strong enough.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1295–1640
| Parliament |
First member |
Second member |
| 1386 |
John Gatyn |
Henry Marlborough [2] |
| 1388 (Feb) |
John Bonet |
Robert Chesenhale [2] |
| 1388 (Sep) |
John Thorne |
Robert Vinter [2] |
| 1390 (Jan) |
Thomas Brocas |
Robert Vinter [2] |
| 1390 (Nov) |
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| 1391 |
John Gatyn |
Robert Vinter [2] |
| 1393 |
John Thorne |
Henry Colas [2] |
| 1394 |
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| 1395 |
John Gatyn |
Thomas Brocas [2] |
| 1397 (Jan) |
John Gatyn |
John Bonet [2] |
| 1397 (Sep) |
Robert Chesenhale |
Robert Vinter [2] |
| 1399 |
John Gatyn |
John Bonet [2] |
| 1401 |
John Gatyn |
Robert Hornmede [2] |
| 1402 |
Robert atte Mille |
John Cross [2] |
| 1404 (Jan) |
John Gatyn |
Thomas Brocas [2] |
| 1404 (Oct) |
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| 1406 |
William Gregory |
Henry Rose [2] |
| 1407 |
Robert Hull |
John Wharton [2] |
| 1410 |
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| 1411 |
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| 1413 (Feb) |
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| 1413 (May) |
Ralph Wimbledon |
Richard Eton [2] |
| 1414 (Apr) |
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| 1414 (Nov) |
William Waterman |
Geoffrey Mudge [2] |
| 1415 |
Thomas Ingram |
William Weston [2] |
| 1416 (Mar) |
John Hipperon |
Richard Eton [2] |
| 1416 (Oct) |
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| 1417 |
William Walsk |
John Gregg [2] |
| 1419 |
John Stoughton |
William Weston [2] |
| 1420 Richard Woking |
John Wharton [2] |
| 1421 (May) |
Thomas Waller |
John Gregg [2] |
| 1421 (Dec) |
Thomas Waller |
Richard Woking [2] |
| 1510-1523 |
No names known [3] |
| 1529 |
Sir Thomas Palmer |
John Dale [3] |
| 1536 |
? |
| 1539 |
?William Fitzwilliam |
?John Bourne [3] |
| 1542 |
Sir John Baker |
William Fitzwilliam [3] |
| 1545 |
Anthony Browne |
Thomas Elyot [3] |
| 1547 |
Sir Anthony Browne |
Thomas Elyot, died
and repl. by Jan 1552 by Thomas Stoughton [3] |
| 1553 (Mar) |
? |
| 1553 (Oct) |
William More |
William Hammond [3] |
| 1554 (Apr) |
George Tadlow |
William Hammond [3] |
| 1554 (Nov) |
Henry Polsted |
William More [3] |
| 1555 |
Henry Polsted |
William More [3] |
| 1558 |
Edward Popham |
William Hammond [3] |
| 1559 |
Sir Thomas Palmer |
Thomas Stoughton [4] |
| 1562/3 |
Thomas Bromley |
John Austen [4] |
| 1571 |
Peter Osborne |
Henry Knollys [4] |
| 1572 |
William More I |
Thomas Stoughton, died
and repl. Jan 1581 by Lawrence Stoughton [4] |
| 1584 |
George More |
Laurence Stoughton [4] |
| 1586 |
George More |
Laurence Stoughton [4] |
| 1588 |
Sir William More I |
George More [4] |
| 1593 |
George More |
Laurence Stoughton [4] |
| 1597 |
Sir William More I |
Sir Robert Southwell [4] |
| 1601 |
Robert More |
William Jackson [4] |
| 1604 |
Sir George More |
George Austen |
| 1614 |
Sir Robert More |
George Stoughton |
| 1621 |
Sir Robert More |
John Murray |
| 1624 |
Sir Robert More |
Nicholas Stoughton |
| 1625 |
Sir William Morley |
Robert Parkhurst, jnr |
| 1626 |
Sir William Morley |
Robert Parkhurst, jnr |
| 1628 |
Robert Parkhurst |
Poynings More |
| 1629–1640 |
No Parliaments summoned |
[edit] MPs 1640–1868
prior to 1868 the constituency was jointly represented by two MPs
[edit] MPs since 1868
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
[edit] Elections in the 1970s
[edit] Elections in the 1960s
[edit] Elections in the 1950s
[edit] Elections in the 1940s
[edit] Elections in the 1910s
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/guildford. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/guildford. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/guildford. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ a b At the 1806 general election, two Tories were returned: Onslow and Sumner. However, a petition was lodged, and on 16 March 1807 Sumner's election was overturned in favour of the 3rd-placed candidate, the Whig Chapple Norton
- ^ For political affiliation see Stoke next Guildford pp57-8, 1999 edition, author Lyn Clark, publisher Phillimore.
- ^ For political affiliation see Stoke next Guildford p58, 1999 edition, author Lyn Clark, publisher Phillimore which refers to Ross Donnelly (son of James Mangles MP 1831-1837) as being the Liberal MP from 1841-1858. Elsewhere on Wikipedia at Liberal Party (UK) the traditional starting date for the Liberal Party is taken to be 1859, although the term Liberal had been used since at least the 1830s to describe Whig and/or Radical politicians. Consistent with 1859 being referred to as the traditional start date of the Liberal Party, Ross Donnelly Mangles has herein been referred to as a Whig, rather than a Liberal. There is further information about Ross Donnelly Mangles' life and family background at Descendants of William Mangles and in the ODNB article by Katherine Prior, ‘Mangles, Ross Donnelly (1801–1877)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 Oct 2010.
- ^ a b For political affiliation see Guildford p180, 1982 edition, author ER Chamberlin, publisher Phillimore.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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