Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)









Herefordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyHerefordshire
1290–1885
Number of membersTwo
Replaced by
Leominster
Ross

The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.


The undivided county was represented from 1290 by two Knights of the Shire until 1832 and three thereafter. After the county was split two new county constituencies were created, the North division or Leominster and the South division or Ross.




Contents





  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament

    • 2.1 1290–1604


    • 2.2 1604–1832


    • 2.3 1832–1885



  • 3 Election results

    • 3.1 Elections in the 1850s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1860s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1870s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1880s



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Boundaries


The constituency consisted of the historic county of Herefordshire. Although Herefordshire contained a number of parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected one or two MPs in its own right for parts of the period when Herefordshire was a constituency, these areas were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning freehold property of the required value, within such boroughs, could confer a vote at the county election. From 1832 only non-resident owners of forty shilling freeholds, situated in borough seats, could qualify for a county vote on the basis of that property.



Members of Parliament



1290–1604



Constituency created (1290)





































































































































































































































































































ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1290
Sir Roger le Rous[1]
1315
Sir Hugh de Croft
1318
Sir Roger Chandos
1330
John le Rous[1]
1336–1337
John le Rous[1]
1340
John le Rous[1]
1340
Sir Roger Chandos
1343
John le Rous[1]
1343
Sir Roger Chandos
1355
Sir Thomas Chandos
1355
Sir Richard de la Bere
1360
Sir Thomas Chandos
1370
Sir Thomas Chandos
1376
Peter de la Mare
1377 (Jan)
Sir Robert Whitney
1377 (Oct)
Peter de la Mare
1378Sir Walter Devereux of BodenhamSir John Eylesford
1379Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham
Sir Robert Whitney
1380 (Jan)Peter de la Mare
Sir Robert Whitney
1381Sir Walter Devereux of BodenhamRalph Lengayne
1381Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham
Peter de la Mare
1382Sir John Eylesford
Peter de la Mare
1382 (May, Sep)Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham
Peter de la Mare
1383Sir William Devereux of FromeSir Andrew Herle
1383 (Oct)Sir Walter Devereux of BodenhamSir Andrew Herle
1384Kynard de la Bere
Richard Mawarden
1386Kynard de la Bere
Sir Thomas de la Barre[2]
1388 (Feb)Leonard Hakluyt
Richard Nash[2]
1388 (Sep)Malcolm de la Mare
William Seymour[2]
1390 (Jan)(Sir) Kynard de la Bere
Thomas Oldcastle[2]
1390 (Nov)Roger Wigmore
Richard Nash[2]
1391Sir Robert Whitney
Roger Wigmore[2]
1393Sir John Chandos
Thomas Oldcastle[2]
1394(SIR) Leonard Hakluyt

Thomas Clanvowe[2]
1395Sir John Chandos
Thomas Walwyn I[2]
1397 (Jan)(Sir) Thomas Clanvowe
Thomas Walwyn II[2]
1397 (Sep)(Sir) Thomas Clanvowe
John Skydemore[2]
1399(Sir) Kynard de la Bere
Thomas Walwyn II[2]
1401Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham and Weobley
Sir John Greyndoe[2]
1402Sir Thomas de la Barre
Philip Holgot[2]
1404 (Jan)Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Walwyn II[2]
1404 (Oct)Sir John Greyndore
Thomas Walwyn II[2]
1406John ap Harry
Thomas Holgot[2]
1407John ap Harry
Thomas Holgot[2]
1410John ap Harry
Thomas Holgot[2]
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)Thomas de la Hay
Thomas Holgot[2]
1414 (Apr)Sir John Skydemore
John Russell[2]
1414 (Nov)Sir John Skydemore
Thomas Holgot[2]
1415
1416 (Mar)Sir Thomas de la Barre
Sir Robert Whitney II[2]
1416 (Oct)
1417John Russell
Thomas Holgot[2]
1419John Russell
John Merbury[2]
1420John Russell
John Brugge[2]
1421 (May)John Russell
John Merbury[2]
1421 (Dec)John Russell
John Merbury[2]
1422John Russell
Sir Robert Whitney II
1423John Russell
Thomas de la Hay
1425
John Merbury
1426John Russell
Sir John Skydemore
1427
John Merbury
1428
Walter Devereux
1429John Russell
Sir John Skydemore
1431John Russell
Giles Brydges
1432John Russell
1433John Russell
Sir John Skydemore
1434Walter Devereux
1436Sir Walter Devereux
Sir Kynard de la Bere
1437
John Abrahall
1439
John Abrahall
1440Sir Walter Devereux

John Abrahall
1442
John Abrahall
1450 (Nov)Sir Walter Devereux

1455Giles Brydges
1459Walter Devereux
1471Sir Richard Croft
1472Thomas Brydges
1476Sir James Baskerville
1504__? MynorsSir Gruffydd ap Rhys[3]
1510–1515
No Names Known[4]
1523Sir Richard Cornwall?[4]
1529
Sir Richard Cornwall, died
and replaced c.1533 by
James Baskerville

John Rudhale, died
and replaced c.1532 by
John Scudamore[4]
1536
1539George Cornwall
John Lingen[4]
1542?John Vaughan
James Croft[4]
1545
1547James Baskerville
John Gwillim[4]
1553 (Mar)
1553 (Oct)Humphrey Coningsby
Stephen Parry[4]
1554 (Apr)John Lingen
John Baskerville[4]
1554 (Nov)Richard Sebourne
Thomas Havard[4]
1555John Baskerville
Stephen Parry[4]
1558Gregory Price
John Pateshall[4]
1559 (Jan)Sir Robert Whitney
Humphrey Coningsby[5]
1562–1563Sir James Croft

James Warnecombe[5]
1571Sir James Croft

John Scudamore[5]
1572 (Apr)Sir James Croft

John Scudamore[5]
1584 (Nov)Sir James Croft

John Scudamore[5]
1586 (Oct)Sir James Croft

John Scudamore[5]
1588 (Oct)Sir James Croft

John Scudamore[5]
1593Sir Thomas Coningsby

Herbert Croft[5]
1597 (Sep)Sir Thomas Coningsby

Sir John Scudamore[5]
1601Sir Thomas Coningsby

Sir Herbert Croft[5]


1604–1832


As there were sometimes significant gaps between Parliaments, the dates of first assembly and dissolution are given for those up to 1640. Where the name of the member has not yet been ascertained or is not recorded in a surviving document, the entry unknown is entered in the table.














































ElectedAssembledDissolvedFirst memberSecond member
160419 March 16049 February 1611Sir James Scudamore
Sir Herbert Croft
16145 April 16147 June 1614Sir James Scudamore
Sir Herbert Croft
162116 January 16218 February 1622Sir John Scudamore, Bt
Fitzwilliam Coningsby
162412 February 162427 March 1625Sir John Scudamore, Bt
Sir Robert Harley
162517 May 162512 August 1625John Rudhale
Sir Giles Brydges, Bt
16266 February 162615 June 1626Sir Robert Harley
Sir Walter Pye
162817 March 162810 March 1629Sir Giles Brydges, Bt
Sir Walter Pye
1629–1640No Parliaments convened










































































































































































































































ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party

Herefordshire was represented by 2 elected Knights of the Shire



1640, April
Sir Robert Harley
Sir Walter Pye



1640, November

Sir Robert Harley[6]

Parliamentarian

Fitzwilliam Coningsby[7]


c. 1641

Humphrey Coningsby[8]

Royalist


c. 1644
vacant

c. 1646

Edward Harley[9]

Parliamentarian


1647, 29 January
vacant


1648, 8 June

Edward Harley[10]

Parliamentarian



1648, 6 December
vacant
vacant

Herefordshire was represented by 2 nominated MPs in Barebone's Parliament


1653[11]Wroth Rogers
John Herring

Herefordshire's representation was increased to 4 elected MPs in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate



1654
John Scudamore
John Pateshal
John Flacket
Richard Read


1656

James Berry[12]

Edward Harley[13]
Bennet Hoskyns
Benjamin Mason

Herefordshire's representation was decreased to 2 MPs in the Third Parliament of the Protectorate and thereafter



1659, January
Wroth Rogers
Bennet Hoskyns



1659, May
vacant
vacant


1660, 18 April
Edward Harley
William Powell

1661, 20 March
James Scudamore
Thomas Prise

1668, 23 September
Sir John Kyrle


1679, 26 February
The Viscount Scudamore
Sir Herbert Croft, Bt

1679, 10 September
Sir Edward Harley


1685, 18 March
Sir John Morgan, Bt
Tory
Sir John Hoskyns, Bt

1689, 15 January
Sir Edward Harley
Whig


1690, 12 March
Sir Herbert Croft, Bt
Whig


1693, 8 February
Sir Edward Harley
Whig


1698, 3 August
Henry Cornewall
Tory
Henry Gorges
Tory


1701, 16 January
Sir John Williams, Bt
Tory


1705, 16 May
The Viscount Scudamore
Tory


1708, 12 May
John Prise
Tory


1712, 30 July
Sir Thomas Morgan, Bt
Tory


1715, 9 February
Richard Hopton


1717, 6 March

Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, Bt[14]




1722, 28 March

Velters Cornewall[15]

Tory
Sir Edward Goodere, Bt
Tory



1727, 6 September

Edward Harley
Tory


1742, 6 January
Thomas Foley


1747, 15 July
Lord Harley


1755, 5 May
Sir John Morgan, Bt


1767, 18 May
Thomas Foley


1768, 6 April
Thomas Foley


1774, 12 October

Sir George Cornewall, Bt[16]



1776, 22 May
Thomas Harley
Tory


1780, 18 September

Whig


1796, 8 June
Robert Biddulph
Whig



1802, 14 July
Sir George Cornewall, Bt
Tory

John Cotterell[17]

Tory


1803, 31 March
John Matthews
Tory


1806, 8 November
Sir John Cotterell, Bt
Tory


1807, 13 May
Thomas Foley
Whig


1818, 29 June
Sir Robert Price, Bt
Whig[18][19][20][21][22]


1831, 7 May
Kedgwin Hoskins
Whig

Herefordshire's representation was increased to 3 MPs in the 1832 general election and thereafter


1832–1885
















































































ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond partyThird memberThird party

1832


Edward Thomas Foley

Tory


Kedgwin Hoskins

Liberal


Sir Robert Price, Bt

Whig[18][19][20][21][22]

1834


Conservative

1841


Thomas Baskerville

Conservative


Joseph Bailey

Conservative

1847


Francis Haggitt
(F.R. Wegg-Prosser, 1849)

Conservative


George Cornewall Lewis

Whig[23][24][25]

1850 by-election


Thomas William Booker-Blakemore

Conservative

1852


James King King

Conservative


Hon. Charles Hanbury

Conservative

1857


Sir Geers Cotterell, Bt

Whig[26]

1858 by-election


Lord Montagu Graham

Conservative

1859


Humphrey St John-Mildmay

Liberal

1865


Sir Joseph Bailey

Conservative


Michael Biddulph

Liberal

1868


Sir Herbert Croft, Bt

Conservative

1874


Daniel Peploe Peploe

Conservative

1880


Thomas Duckham

Liberal

1885

Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross.


Election results



Elections in the 1850s


Bailey's death caused a by-election.















By-election, 18 October 1850: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Thomas William Booker

Unopposed


Conservative hold


























































General Election 1852: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

James King King

3,167

26.0

N/A


Conservative

Thomas William Booker

3,143

25.8

N/A


Conservative

Charles Bateman-Hanbury

3,030

24.9

N/A


Whig

George Cornewall Lewis
2,836
23.3

N/A
Majority
194
1.6

N/A

Turnout
5,949 (est)
85.3 (est)

N/A

Registered electors
6,972




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A



Conservative hold

Swing

N/A



Conservative gain from Whig

Swing

N/A



























































General Election 1857: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Geers Cotterell

3,352

29.4

+6.1


Conservative

Thomas William Booker-Blakemore

2,822

24.7

−1.1


Conservative

James King King

2,771

24.3

−1.7


Conservative

Charles Bateman-Hanbury
2,475
21.7
−3.2
Majority
530
4.6

N/A

Turnout
6,041 (est)
82.4 (est)
−2.9

Registered electors
7,330




Whig gain from Conservative

Swing
+6.1



Conservative hold

Swing
−1.6



Conservative hold

Swing
−1.9

Booker-Blakemore's death caused a by-election.















By-election, 18 December 1858: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Montagu Graham

Unopposed


Conservative hold





























General Election 1859: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

James King King

Unopposed


Liberal

Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay

Unopposed


Conservative

Montagu Graham

Unopposed

Registered electors
7,722




Conservative hold


Liberal hold


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1860s































General Election 1865: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Russell Bailey

Unopposed


Liberal

Michael Biddulph

Unopposed


Conservative

James King King

Unopposed

Registered electors
7,179




Conservative hold


Liberal hold


Conservative hold

















































General Election 1868: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Herbert Croft

3,351

30.9

N/A


Conservative

Joseph Russell Bailey

3,341

30.8

N/A


Liberal

Michael Biddulph

2,273

21.0

N/A


Liberal

Thomas Blake
1,878
17.3

N/A
Majority
1,068
9.8

N/A

Turnout
5,422 (est)
56.9 (est)

N/A

Registered electors
9,528




Conservative hold


Conservative hold


Liberal hold


Elections in the 1870s































General Election 1874: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Russell Bailey

Unopposed


Liberal

Michael Biddulph

Unopposed


Conservative

Daniel Peploe Peploe

Unopposed

Registered electors
8,977




Conservative hold


Liberal hold


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1880s
































































General Election 1880: Herefordshire[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Russell Bailey

3,077

27.7

N/A


Liberal

Michael Biddulph

2,769

24.9

N/A


Liberal

Thomas Duckham

2,726

24.6

N/A


Conservative

Daniel Peploe Peploe
2,527
22.8

N/A

Turnout
5,550 (est)
67.5 (est)

N/A

Registered electors
8,222


Majority
308
2.8

N/A


Conservative hold

Swing

N/A

Majority
199
1.8

N/A


Liberal hold

Swing

N/A



Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing

N/A


See also


  • List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies

  • Unreformed House of Commons


References


Notes




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  6. ^ Sir Robert Harley was excluded by the Army, 6 December 1648.


  7. ^ Fitzwilliam Coningsby was expelled 30 October 1641, for being a monopolist.


  8. ^ Humphrey Coningsby was disabled for joining the King's Oxford Parliament. New writ issued 11 September 1646.


  9. ^ Edward Harley was disabled on charges brought by Thomas Fairfax and the Army, on 29 January 1647.


  10. ^ The order disabling Edward Harley was revoked by another, on 8 June 1648. Excluded by the Army, 6 December 1648?


  11. ^ From: 'List of members nominated for Parliament of 1653', Diary of Thomas Burton esq, volume 4: March – April 1659 (1828), pp. 499–500. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36965. Date accessed: 27 January 2008.


  12. ^ Major-General Berry being returned to serve as a Knight for Three Counties; viz. for the Counties of Worcester, Hereford, and Monmouth, doth make his Election to serve as a Knight for the County of Worcester; and waves his Election for the County of Monmouth; the Election for the County of Hereford being questioned. From: 'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 2 October 1656', Journal of the House of Commons: volume 7: 1651–1660 (1802), pp. 431–433. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=24466. Date accessed: 27 January 2008. A new election was ordered on 17 July 1657.


  13. ^ Edward Harley was elected but not allowed to take his seat. The Council of State explained to the House of Commons "That the Council, in pursuance of their Duty, and according to the Trust reposed in them, have examined the said Returns, and have not refused to approve any who have appeared to them to be Persons of Integrity to the Government, fearing God, and of good Conversation: And those who are not approved, his Highness hath given Order to some Persons to take Care, that they do not come into the House." From: 'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 22 September 1656', Journal of the House of Commons: volume 7: 1651–1660 (1802), pp. 426. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=24458. Date accessed: 27 January 2008. The excluded members were permitted to take their seats for the second session of the Parliament, which began on 20 January 1658.


  14. ^ Stooks Smith classifies Hoskins (or Hoskyns) as a Whig candidate in the 1722 election, which he lost. He is not classified by party for the 1717 by-election,


  15. ^ Stooks Smith classifies Velters Cornewall as a Tory candidate in the 1722 election, but does not classify him by party in subsequent elections.


  16. ^ Stooks Smith did not classify George Cornewall by party before the 1780 general election. He is classified as a Whig in the 1780, 1784 and 1790 elections; however he is classified as a Tory in the 1796 election, which he lost.


  17. ^ Election of Cotterell declared void


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  23. ^ "The Peers and the Press". Gloucester Journal. 7 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


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  25. ^ Hawkins, Angus (1987). Parliament, Party and the Art of Politics in Britain, 1855–59 (eBook ed.). Basingstoke: Macmillan Press. p. 30. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-08925-3. ISBN 978-1-349-08925-3. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via Google Books.


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  27. ^ abcdefghi Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 396–397. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.




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