List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies represented by sitting Prime Ministers

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This is a chronological list of parliamentary constituencies in the Kingdom of Great Britain and its successor state the United Kingdom which were represented by sitting Prime Ministers.

Name of constituency	Prime Minister name	Start	End	Notes
King's Lynn	Walpole, Robert !Sir Robert Walpole	01721-04-044 April 1721	01742-02-1111 February 1742	Regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense.
Zzzzzzz !None	Wilmington, Earl of !Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington	01742-02-1616 February 1742	01743-07-022 July 1743	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Sussex	Pelham, HenryHenry Pelham	01743-08-2727 August 1743	01754-03-066 March 1754
Zzzzzzz !None	Newcastle, Duke of !The Duke of Newcastle	01754-03-1616 March 1754	01756-11-1616 November 1756	Prime Minister in House of Lords
Zzzzzzz !None	Devonshire, Duke of !The Duke of Devonshire	01756-11-1616 November 1756	01757-06-2525 June 1757	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Newcastle, Duke of !The Duke of Newcastle	01757-07-022 July 1757	01762-05-2626 May 1762	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Bute, Earl of !The Earl of Bute	01762-05-2626 May 1762	01763-04-088 April 1763	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Buckingham	Grenville, GeorgeGeorge Grenville	01763-04-1616 April 1763	01765-07-1313 July 1765
Zzzzzzz !None	Rockingha,, Marquess of !The Marquess of Rockingham	01765-07-1313 July 1765	01766-07-3030 July 1766	Prime Minister in House of Lords
Bath	Pitt the Elder, William !The Earl of Chatham, "William Pitt the Elder"	01766-07-3030 July 1766	01766-08-044 August 1766	Pitt "kissed hands" as a commoner on 30 July 1766. He chose to become Lord Privy Seal, and was created Earl of Chatham on 4 August 1766.
Zzzzzzz !None	Pitt the Elder, William !The Earl of Chatham, "William Pitt the Elder"	01766-08-044 August 1766	01768-10-1414 October 1768	See previous entry. Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Grafton, Duke of !The Duke of Grafton	01768-10-1414 October 1768	01770-01-2828 January 1770	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Banbury	North, Lord !Lord North	01770-01-2828 January 1770	01782-03-2222 March 1782
Zzzzzzz !None	Rockingham, Marquess of !The Marquess of Rockingham	01782-03-2727 March 1782	01782-07-011 July 1782	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Shelburne, Earl of !The Earl of Shelburne	01782-07-044 July 1782	01783-04-022 April 1783	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Portland, Duke of !The Duke of Portland	01783-04-022 April 1783	01783-12-1919 December 1783	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Appleby	Pitt the Younger, WilliamWilliam Pitt the Younger	01783-12-1919 December 1783	01784-04-033 April 1784
Cambridge University	Pitt the Younger, WilliamWilliam Pitt the Younger	01784-04-033 April 1784	01801-03-1414 March 1801	Chose to stand for different constituency.
Devizes	Addington, HenryHenry Addington	01801-03-1717 March 1801	01804-05-1010 May 1804
Cambridge University	Pitt the Younger, WilliamWilliam Pitt the Younger	01804-05-1010 May 1804	01806-01-2323 January 1806
Zzzzzzz !None	Greville, Lord !The Lord Grenville	01806-02-1111 February 1806	01807-03-3131 March 1807	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Portland, Duke of !The Duke of Portland	01807-03-3131 March 1807	01809-10-044 October 1809	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Northampton	Perceval, SpencerSpencer Perceval	01809-10-044 October 1809	01812-05-1111 May 1812
Zzzzzzz !None	Liverpool, Earl of !The Earl of Liverpool	01812-06-088 June 1812	01827-04-099 April 1827	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Seaford	Canning, GeorgeGeorge Canning	01827-04-1010 April 1827	01827-08-088 August 1827
Zzzzzzz !None	Goderich, Viscount !The Viscount Goderich	01827-08-3131 August 1827	01828-01-2121 January 1828	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Wellington, Duke of !The Duke of Wellington	01828-01-2222 January 1828	01830-11-1616 November 1830	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Grey, Earl !The Earl Grey	01830-11-2222 November 1830	01834-07-099 July 1834	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Melbourne, Viscount !The Viscount Melbourne	01834-07-1616 July 1834	01834-11-1414 November 1834	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Wellington, Duke of !The Duke of Wellington	01834-11-1414 November 1834	01834-12-1010 December 1834	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Tamworth	Peel, Robert !Sir Robert Peel	01834-12-1010 December 1834	01835-04-088 April 1835
Zzzzzzz !None	Melbourne, Viscount !The Viscount Melbourne	01835-04-1818 April 1835	01841-08-3030 August 1841	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Tamworth	Peel, Robert !Sir Robert Peel	01841-08-3030 August 1841	01846-06-2929 June 1846
City of London	Russell, Earl !The Lord John Russell (afterwards PM as Earl Russell)	01846-06-3030 June 1846	01852-02-2121 February 1852
Zzzzzzz !None	Derby, Earl !The Earl of Derby	01852-02-2323 February 1852	01852-12-1717 December 1852	Prime Minister in House of Lords
Zzzzzzz !None	Aberdeen, Earl !The Earl of Aberdeen	01852-12-1919 December 1852	01855-01-3030 January 1855	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Tiverton	Palmerston, Viscount !The Viscount Palmerston	01855-02-066 February 1855	01858-02-1919 February 1858
Zzzzzzz !None	Derby, Earl !The Earl of Derby	01858-02-2020 February 1858	01859-06-1111 June 1859	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Tiverton	Palmerston, Viscount !The Viscount Palmerston	01859-06-1212 June 1859	01865-10-1818 October 1865
Zzzzzzz !None	Russell, Earl !The Earl Russell (previously PM as Lord John Russell)	01865-10-2929 October 1865	01866-06-2626 June 1866	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Derby, Earl !The Earl of Derby	01866-06-2828 June 1866	01868-02-2525 February 1868	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Buckinghamshire	Disaeli, Benjamin !Benjamin Disraeli	01868-02-2727 February 1868	01868-12-011 December 1868
Greenwich	Gladstone, William EwartWilliam Ewart Gladstone	01868-12-033 December 1868	01874-02-1717 February 1874
Buckinghamshire	Disaeli, Benjamin !Benjamin Disraeli	01874-02-2020 February 1874	01876-08-2121 August 1876	Disraeli became Earl of Beaconsfield, 21 August 1876
Zzzzzzz !None	Disaeli, Benjamin !Benjamin Disraeli	01876-08-2121 August 1876	01880-04-2121 April 1880	See previous entry. Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Midlothian	Gladstone, William EwartWilliam Ewart Gladstone	01880-04-2323 April 1880	01885-06-099 June 1885
Zzzzzzz !None	Salisbury, Marquess of !The Marquess of Salisbury	01885-06-2323 June 1885	01886-01-2828 January 1886	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Midlothian	Gladstone, William EwartWilliam Ewart Gladstone	01886-02-011 February 1886	01886-07-2020 July 1886
Zzzzzzz !None	Salisbury, Marquess of !The Marquess of Salisbury	01886-07-2525 July 1886	01892-08-1111 August 1892	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Midlothian	Gladstone, William EwartWilliam Ewart Gladstone	01892-08-1515 August 1892	01894-03-022 March 1894
Zzzzzzz !None	Rosebery, Earl of !The Earl of Rosebery	01894-03-055 March 1894	01895-06-2222 June 1895	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Zzzzzzz !None	Salisbury, Marquess of !The Marquess of Salisbury	01895-06-2525 June 1895	01902-07-1111 July 1902	Prime Minister in House of Lords.
Manchester East	Balfour, ArthurArthur Balfour	01902-07-1111 July 1902	01905-12-055 December 1905
Stirling Burghs	Campbell-Bannerman, Sir HenrySir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	01905-12-055 December 1905	01908-04-077 April 1908
Fife East	Asquith, H. H.H. H. Asquith	01908-04-077 April 1908	01916-12-077 December 1916
Caernarvon Boroughs	Lloyd George, DavidDavid Lloyd George	01916-12-077 December 1916	01922-10-1919 October 1922
Glasgow Central	Law, BonarBonar Law	01922-10-2323 October 1922	01923-05-2020 May 1923
Bewdley	Baldwin, StanleyStanley Baldwin	01923-05-2323 May 1923	01924-01-1616 January 1924
Aberavon	MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald	01924-01-2222 January 1924	01924-11-044 November 1924
Bewdley	Baldwin, StanleyStanley Baldwin	01924-11-044 November 1924	01929-06-055 June 1929
Seaham	MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald	01929-06-055 June 1929	01935-06-077 June 1935
Bewdley	Baldwin, StanleyStanley Baldwin	01935-06-077 June 1935	01937-05-2828 May 1937
Birmingham Edgbaston	Chamberlain, NevilleNeville Chamberlain	01937-05-2828 May 1937	01940-05-1010 May 1940
Epping	Churchill, WinstonWinston Churchill	01940-05-1010 May 1940	01945-07-2727 July 1945
Limehouse	Attlee, ClementClement Attlee	01945-07-2727 July 1945	01950-02-2323 February 1950	Constituency abolished effective with the 1950 General Election.
Walthamstow West	Attlee, ClementClement Attlee	01950-02-2323 February 1950	01951-10-2626 October 1951
Woodford	Churchill, WinstonWinston Churchill	01951-10-2626 October 1951	01955-04-077 April 1955
Warwick and Leamington	Eden, Anthony !Sir Anthony Eden	01955-04-077 April 1955	01957-01-1010 January 1957
Bromley	Macmillan, HaroldHarold Macmillan	01957-01-1010 January 1957	01963-10-1919 October 1963
Zzzzzzz !None	Douglas-Home, AlecAlec Douglas-Home	01963-10-1919 October 1963	01963-11-088 November 1963	Douglas-Home was the Earl of Home when he became Prime Minister, and renounced his peerage on 23 October 1963 in order to stand for the House of Commons. Elected in by-election, 8 November 1963
Kinross and Western Perthshire	Douglas-Home, AlecAlec Douglas-Home	01963-11-088 November 1963	01964-10-1616 October 1964
Huyton	Wilson, HaroldHarold Wilson	01964-10-1616 October 1964	01970-06-1919 June 1970
Bexley	Heath, EdwardEdward Heath	01970-06-1919 June 1970	01974-02-2828 February 1974	Constituency abolished effective with February 1974 General Election.
Sidcup	Heath, EdwardEdward Heath	01974-02-2828 February 1974	01974-03-044 March 1974	Heath was elected for Sidcup and did not resign as Prime Minister for several days while he attempted to form a coalition.
Huyton	Wilson, HaroldHarold Wilson	01974-03-044 March 1974	01976-04-055 April 1976
Cardiff South East	Callaghan, JamesJames Callaghan	01976-04-055 April 1976	01979-05-044 May 1979
Finchley	Thatcher, MargaretMargaret Thatcher	01979-05-044 May 1979	01990-11-2828 November 1990
Huntingdon	Major, JohnJohn Major	01990-11-2828 November 1990	01997-05-022 May 1997
Sedgefield	Blair, TonyTony Blair	01997-05-022 May 1997	02007-06-2727 June 2007
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Brown, GordonGordon Brown	02007-06-2727 June 2007	02010-05-1111 May 2010
Witney	Cameron, David !David Cameron	02010-05-1111 May 2010	99999999 !Incumbent