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Following the review by the [[Boundary Commission for England]] of parliamentary representation in [[Herefordshire]], taking effect at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]], two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. The Hereford seat has been abolished and replaced by the [[Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford and South Herefordshire]] seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]] seat. |
Following the review by the [[Boundary Commission for England]] of parliamentary representation in [[Herefordshire]], taking effect at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]], two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. The Hereford seat has been abolished and replaced by the [[Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford and South Herefordshire]] seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]] seat. |
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Revision as of 03:01, 29 February 2016
| Hereford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Hereford in Herefordshire | |
 Location of Herefordshire within England | |
| County | Herefordshire |
| Major settlements | Hereford |
| 1918–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Hereford and South Herefordshire, North Herefordshire |
| 1295–1918 | |
| Seats | 1295–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Previously, Hereford had been a parliamentary borough which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote system in contested elections. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election, and for the 1918 general election the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area.
History
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Hereford sent two representatives to Parliament from the beginning of the reign of Edward I. Although a county town, the early elections were always held at a different location from those of the shire, the former taking place at the Guildhall, the latter in the castle.
In 1885 representation was reduced to one Member.
Journalist Robin Day stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1959 General Election.
From 1931 until 1997, Hereford was held by the Conservative Party, before being taken by Paul Keetch of the Liberal Democrats at the 1997 general election. Keetch served as the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for defence from October 1999 until May 2005, and announced on 17 November 2006 that he would not be standing at the next election.
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire, taking effect at the 2010 general election, two parliamentary constituencies have been allocated to the county. The Hereford seat has been abolished and replaced by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the North Herefordshire seat. [1]
Boundaries
In its final form, the Hereford constituency contained the city of Hereford and most of South Herefordshire, including Ross-on-Wye but excluding Ledbury and Much Marcle both of which were in the Leominster constituency.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1640
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MPs 1640–1885
MPs 1885–2010
Notes
- ^ "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the county of Herefordshire". Boundary Commission for England. 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/nash-%28ash%29-richard-13945
- ^ 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". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/buryton-william
- ^ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/chippenham-thomas-ii
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of Parliament". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ^ It is not known for certain whether Weaver sat after Pride's Purge: a "Mr Weaver" was re-admitted and Edmund Weaver appears in one list of members of the Rump, but he is not listed in the House of Commons Journals, and Brunton & Pennington suggest he has probably been confused with John Weaver, MP for Stamford (who was certainly a member)
- ^ Later adopted the surname Winford
- ^ Created a baronet, May 1774
- ^ Surrey was also elected for Carlisle, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Hereford
- ^ On petition, the election of 1868 was declared void and a by-election was held
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | 11,680 | 75.8 | |||
| Labour | Sydney Box | 3,730 | 24.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Samuel Roberts | 9,670 | 56.6 | ||
| Liberal | Ernest Wilfred Langford | 7,411 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 62.5 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Samuel Roberts | 13,138 | 76.2 | ||
| Labour | James Jonas Dodd | 4,094 | 23.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 62.0 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Samuel Roberts | 11,448 | 55.3 | −20.9 | |
| Liberal | John Howard Whitehouse | 8,280 | 40.0 | n/a | |
| Labour | Sydney Box | 981 | 4.7 | −19.1 | |
| Majority | 3,168 | 15.3 | −37.1 | ||
| Turnout | 72.6 | +10.6 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Samuel Roberts | 13,210 | 60.6 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | John Howard Whitehouse | 8,604 | 39.4 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 4,606 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Humphrey Frank Owen | 14,208 | 48.7 | +9.3 | |
| Unionist | Frederic Carnegie Romilly | 13,087 | 44.8 | −15.8 | |
| Labour | Henry Cooper | 1,901 | 6.5 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,121 | 3.9 | 25.1 | ||
| Turnout | 78.9 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.6 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 19,418 | 60.90 | ||
| Liberal | Humphrey Frank Owen | 12,465 | 39.10 | ||
| Majority | 6,953 | 21.81 | |||
| Turnout | 83.85 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 18,234 | 61.84 | ||
| Liberal | Walter Leslie Dingley | 8,853 | 30.03 | ||
| Labour | George Clarke | 2,397 | 8.13 | ||
| Majority | 9,381 | 31.82 | |||
| Turnout | 74.67 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939/40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: James Purdon Lewes Thomas
- Liberal: Archibald Pellow Marshall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 17,439 | 51.8 | ||
| Labour | William Pigott | 8,359 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal | Archibald Pellow Marshall | 7,871 | 23.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,080 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 69.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 18,314 | 51.6 | ||
| Labour | William Pigott | 11,185 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal | Albert Edward Farr | 5,965 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 7,129 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 80.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 21,204 | 61.3 | ||
| Labour | William Pigott | 13,396 | 38.7 | ||
| Majority | 7,808 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 77.6 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 18,058 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | Humphrey Frank Owen | 8,658 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Mrs E.L. Patricia Seers | 8,154 | 23.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,400 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 34,870 | 78.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 12,129 | 44.3 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal | Humphrey Frank Owen | 9,979 | 36.4 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | Bryan Capewell Stanley | 5,277 | 19.3 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 2,150 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 27,385 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 17,763 | 49.3 | ||
| Liberal | Robin Day | 10,185 | 28.3 | ||
| Labour | John W Wardle | 8,097 | 22.4 | ||
| Majority | 7,578 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,045 | 79.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 17,780 | 45.45 | ||
| Labour | Thomas J. H. Bishop | 12,020 | 30.72 | ||
| Liberal | Kenneth Vaus | 9,322 | 23.83 | ||
| Majority | 5,760 | 14.72 | |||
| Turnout | 79.10 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 17,529 | 44.60 | ||
| Labour | Michael K Prendergast | 14,782 | 37.61 | ||
| Liberal | Kenneth Vaus | 6,996 | 17.80 | ||
| Majority | 2,747 | 6.99 | |||
| Turnout | 77.30 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 22,011 | 53.20 | ||
| Labour | Gerard D Purnell | 14,410 | 34.83 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas R Crowther | 4,953 | 11.97 | ||
| Majority | 7,601 | 18.37 | |||
| Turnout | 73.37 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James David Gibson-Watt | 18,676 | 41.31 | ||
| Liberal | CB Tannant Nash | 15,238 | 33.70 | ||
| Labour | IE Geffen | 11,299 | 24.99 | ||
| Majority | 3,438 | 7.60 | |||
| Turnout | 78.89 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 17,060 | 38.92 | ||
| Liberal | CB Tannant Nash | 15,948 | 36.39 | ||
| Labour | Michael K Prendergast | 10,820 | 24.69 | ||
| Majority | 1,112 | 2.54 | |||
| Turnout | 75.79 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 23,012 | 47.74 | ||
| Liberal | Christopher Frederick Green | 18,042 | 37.43 | ||
| Labour | IR Adshead | 7,150 | 14.83 | ||
| Majority | 4,970 | 10.31 | |||
| Turnout | 78.45 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 23,334 | 48.07 | ||
| Liberal | Christopher Frederick Green | 21,057 | 43.38 | ||
| Labour | J Evans | 3,690 | 7.60 | ||
| Ecology | V Murray | 463 | 0.95 | ||
| Majority | 2,277 | 4.69 | |||
| Turnout | 75.79 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 24,865 | 47.50 | ||
| Liberal | Christopher Frederick Green | 23,452 | 44.80 | ||
| Labour | VS Woodell | 4,031 | 7.70 | ||
| Majority | 1,413 | 2.70 | |||
| Turnout | 78.04 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 26,727 | 47.2 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwynoro Glyndwr Jones | 23,314 | 41.2 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | Ms. JE Kelly | 6,005 | 10.6 | +2.9 | |
| Green | CT Mattingly | 596 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 3,413 | 6.0 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 56,642 | 81.3 | +3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stuart Keetch | 25,198 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Ryley Shepherd | 18,550 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Chris Chappell | 6,596 | 12.6 | ||
| Referendum | Clive Easton | 2,209 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 6,648 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 52,553 | 75.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stuart Keetch | 18,244 | 40.9 | −7 | |
| Conservative | Virginia Frances Mary Taylor | 17,276 | 38.7 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | David John Alfred Hallam | 6,739 | 15.1 | +2.5 | |
| UKIP | Clive Gwennap Easton | 1,184 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Green | David Bright Gillett | 1,181 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 968 | 2.2 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 44,624 | 63.6 | −11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stuart Keetch | 20,285 | 43.3 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Virginia Frances Mary Taylor | 19,323 | 41.2 | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Thomas Stephen Robert Calver | 4,800 | 10.2 | −4.9 | |
| Green | Brian Ralph Lunt | 1,052 | 2.2 | −0.4 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Rupert Kingsley | 1,030 | 2.2 | −0.5 | |
| Independent | Peter James Morton | 404 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 962 | 2.1 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,894 | 66.2 | +2.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
See also
External links
- UK Constituency Maps
- Hereford Liberal Democrats
- Hereford Conservatives
- Labour in Herefordshire
- UKIP West Midlands
- Herefordshire Green Party
Notes and references
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Hereford Constituency: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Hereford Constituency: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). 5 May 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
Sources
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
- The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969)
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) [3]
- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
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