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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983}} |
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-1885 & 1918–1983}} |
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'''Huntingdonshire''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]] covering the county of [[Huntingdonshire]] in England. It was represented in the [[House of Commons of England]] until 1707, then in the [[House of Commons of Great Britain]] from 1707 to 1800, and then in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from 1801 to 1885. |
'''Huntingdonshire''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]] covering the county of [[Huntingdonshire]] in England. It was represented by two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] in the [[House of Commons of England]] until 1707, then in the [[House of Commons of Great Britain]] from 1707 to 1800, and then in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from 1801 to 1885. |
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It was reconstituted as a single-member seat in 1918 and abolished once again in 1983. |
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⚫ | Under the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], it was divided between the |
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== History == |
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⚫ | Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Huntingdon and Ramsey were re-united and the constituency was reconstituted, returning a single [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP). Subject to boundary changes for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], the constituency was succeeded by the re-established constituency of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]]. |
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Huntingdonshire returned two [[Knights of the Shire]] from 1290 to 1885 (apart from 1654 to 1659, when it returned three); when elections were contested, the [[Plurality-at-large voting|bloc vote]] system was used. |
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⚫ | Under the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], it was divided between the two single-seat county divisions of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] and [[Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Ramsey]], with effect from the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]]. |
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==Boundaries== |
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⚫ | Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Huntingdon and Ramsey were re-united and the constituency was reconstituted, returning a single [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP). Subject to boundary changes for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], the constituency was succeeded by the re-established constituency of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]]. Its MP at the time, [[John Major]], continued to represent it. |
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'''1974–1983''': In 1965 Huntingdonshire was merged into the new administrative county of [[Huntingdon and Peterborough]] and in the next redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], the constituency was defined as comprising the Municipal Boroughs of Huntingdon and Godmanchester, and St Ives, the Urban Districts of Old Fletton, Ramsey, and St Neots, and the Rural Districts of Huntingdon, Norman Cross, St Ives, and St Neots.<ref name=":0" /> [[Eaton Socon]] in [[Bedfordshire]] had been absorbed by the Urban District of [[St Neots]] and was transferred from the County Constituency of [[Mid Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Bedfordshire]]. There were other marginal adjustments due to changes in county borders. |
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==Boundaries and boundary changes== |
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=== 1918–1974 === |
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=== 1974–1983 === |
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In 1965 Huntingdonshire was merged into the new administrative county of [[Huntingdon and Peterborough]] and in the next redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], the constituency was defined as comprising: |
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* The Municipal Boroughs of Huntingdon and Godmanchester, and St Ives: |
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* The Urban Districts of Old Fletton, Ramsey, and St Neots; and |
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* The Rural Districts of Huntingdon, Norman Cross, St Ives, and St Neots.<ref name=":0" /> |
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''[[Eaton Socon]] in [[Bedfordshire]] had been absorbed by the Urban District of [[St Neots]] and was transferred from the County Constituency of [[Mid Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Bedfordshire]]. There were other marginal adjustments due to changes in county borders.'' |
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⚫ | As a result of the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the two counties of [[Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely]], and Huntingdon and Peterborough were merged to form the [[non-metropolitan county]] of Cambridgeshire, with effect from 1 April 1974. However, the next redistribution did not come into effect until the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], when the majority of the constituency, including [[Huntingdon]], [[Godmanchester]], [[Ramsey, Cambridgeshire|Ramsey]] and [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]], formed the bulk of the re-established onstituency of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]]. Areas to the south of the [[River Nene]], including [[Fletton]] and the [[Orton, Peterborough|Ortons]], which were now part of the expanded [[Peterborough|City of Peterborough]], were transferred to [[Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Peterborough]], and southernmost areas, including St Neots, were transferred to the new constituency of [[South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Cambridgeshire]]. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
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| 1302|| [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
| 1302|| rowspan="5" | [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
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| 1305|| [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
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| 1306|| [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
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| 1318|| [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
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| 1319|| [[John Swinford|Sir John Swinford]]|| |
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| 1377|| [[John Herlyngton]]<ref name = HoPHer>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/herlyngton-john-1408|title=HERLYNGTON, John (d.1408), of Yaxley, Hunts.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 12 October 2016}}</ref>|| |
| 1377|| rowspan="2" | [[John Herlyngton]]<ref name = HoPHer>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/herlyngton-john-1408|title=HERLYNGTON, John (d.1408), of Yaxley, Hunts.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 12 October 2016}}</ref>|| |
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| 1384|| [[John Herlyngton]]<ref name = HoPHer/>|| |
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| 1385|| [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]||[[William Papworth|Sir William Papworth]] |
| 1385|| [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]||[[William Papworth|Sir William Papworth]] |
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| 1386|| [[William Moigne|Sir William Moigne]]|| [[Robert Lovetot]]<ref name = HoP1>{{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/huntingdonshire| title = History of Parliament| access-date = 2011-09-09}}</ref> |
| 1386|| [[William Moigne|Sir William Moigne]]|| [[Robert Lovetot]]<ref name = HoP1>{{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/huntingdonshire| title = History of Parliament| access-date = 2011-09-09}}</ref> |
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| 1388 (Feb)|| [[Robert Waryn]]|| |
| 1388 (Feb)|| rowspan="2" | [[Robert Waryn]]|| Richard Botiller<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1388 (Sep)|| [[John Herlyngton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1390 (Jan)|| [[William Moigne|Sir William Moigne]]|| [[Henry Green (politician, died 1399)|Sir Henry Green]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1390 (Jan)|| rowspan="3" | [[William Moigne|Sir William Moigne]]|| [[Henry Green (politician, died 1399)|Sir Henry Green]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1390 (Nov) |
| 1390 (Nov)|| [[Robert Waryn]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1391|| [[Robert Lovetot]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1393|| [[John Peckbridge|Sir John Peckbridge]]|| [[Robert Stokes (MP)|Sir Robert Stokes]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1393|| [[John Peckbridge|Sir John Peckbridge]]|| [[Robert Stokes (MP)|Sir Robert Stokes]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1394|| [[John Herlyngton]]|| [[John Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1394|| rowspan="2" | [[John Herlyngton]]|| rowspan="2" | [[John Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1395|| [[John Herlyngton]]|| [[John Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1397 (Jan)|| [[John Stukeley]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1397 (Jan)|| [[John Stukeley]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1397 (Sep)|| [[John Knyvet (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John Knyvet]] |
| 1397 (Sep)|| [[John Knyvet (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John Knyvet]] |
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| 1399|| [[John Herlyngton]]|| [[Robert Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1399|| [[John Herlyngton]]|| [[Robert Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1401|| [[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1401|| rowspan="4" | [[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1402|| [[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1404 (Jan)|| rowspan="3" | [[John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft|Sir John Tiptoft]]<ref name="HoP1" /> |
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| 1404 (Oct)|| [[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]]|| [[John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft|Sir John Tiptoft]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1406|| [[John Botiller]] |
| 1406|| [[John Botiller]] |
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| 1407|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[John Burton (fl.1407)|John Burton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1407|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[John Burton (fl.1407)|John Burton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1413 (May)|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[Thomas Beville (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Thomas Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1413 (May)|| rowspan="2" | [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[Thomas Beville (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Thomas Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1414 (Apr) |
| 1414 (Apr)|| [[John Botiller]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1414 (Nov)|| [[Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1414 (Nov)|| rowspan="3" | [[Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1415|| [[Thomas Beville (MP fir Huntingdonshire)|Thomas Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1416 (Mar) |
| 1416 (Mar)|| [[Henry Waryn]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1416 (Oct)|| [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[John Hore (MP for Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire)|John Hore]] <ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1416 (Oct)|| [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[John Hore (MP for Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire)|John Hore]] <ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1417|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[Thomas Beville (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Thomas Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1417|| rowspan="2" | [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| [[Thomas Beville (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Thomas Beville]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1419|| [[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1420|| [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1420|| rowspan="2" | [[Nicholas Stukeley|Sir Nicholas Stukeley]]|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1421 (May) |
| 1421 (May)|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1421 (Dec)|| [[Robert Stonham]]|| [[Henry Hethe]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
| 1421 (Dec)|| [[Robert Stonham]]|| [[Henry Hethe]]<ref name = HoP1/> |
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| 1422|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]|| |
| 1422|| [[Thomas Walton|Sir Thomas Waweton]]|| |
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| 1422|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
| 1422|| rowspan="9" | [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
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| 1423|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
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| 1425||[[Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire)|Robert Scott]] |
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| 1426|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
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| 1427|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
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| 1431|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]|| |
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| 1432|| rowspan="2" |[[Robert Stonham]] |
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| 1433|| [[Roger Hunt (speaker)|Roger Hunt]]||[[Robert Stonham]] |
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| 1439 ||[[Robert Stonham]]|| |
| 1439 || rowspan="4" |[[Robert Stonham]]|| |
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| 1449|| [[Thomas Tresham (speaker)|Thomas Tresham]]|| |
| 1449|| [[Thomas Tresham (speaker)|Thomas Tresham]]|| |
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| 1449 (Nov)|| [[Robert Stonham]]|| |
| 1449 (Nov)|| rowspan="3" | [[Robert Stonham]]|| |
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| 1472|| [[John Sapcote (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John Sapcote]] |
| 1472|| [[John Sapcote (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John Sapcote]] |
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| 1559 (Jan)|| [[Robert Tyrwhitt (MP died 1572)|Sir Robert Tyrwhitt]]|| [[Simon Throckmorton]]<ref name = HoP3>{{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/huntingdonshire| title = History of Parliament| access-date = 2011-09-09}}</ref> |
| 1559 (Jan)|| [[Robert Tyrwhitt (MP died 1572)|Sir Robert Tyrwhitt]]|| [[Simon Throckmorton]]<ref name = HoP3>{{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/huntingdonshire| title = History of Parliament| access-date = 2011-09-09}}</ref> |
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| 1562–1563|| [[Henry Williams (alias Cromwell)|Henry Cromwell alias Williams]]|| [[Richard Dorrington]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
| 1562–1563|| [[Henry Williams (alias Cromwell)|Henry Cromwell alias Williams]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Richard Dorrington]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1571|| [[Henry Darcy (MP)|Sir Henry Darcy]] |
| 1571|| [[Henry Darcy (MP)|Sir Henry Darcy]] |
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| 1572 (Apr)|| [[Richard Dorrington]], ''died <br /> and replaced 1576 by'' [[Henry Darcy (MP)|Sir Henry Darcy]]|| [[Francis Cromwell|Francis Cromwell alias Williams]] <ref name = HoP3/> |
| 1572 (Apr)|| [[Richard Dorrington]], ''died <br /> and replaced 1576 by'' [[Henry Darcy (MP)|Sir Henry Darcy]]|| [[Francis Cromwell|Francis Cromwell alias Williams]] <ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1584 (Nov)|| Sir [[Robert Bevill]]|| [[John Dorrington (MP)|John Dorrington]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
| 1584 (Nov)|| Sir [[Robert Bevill]]|| [[John Dorrington (MP)|John Dorrington]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1586|| [[Edward Wingfield of Kimbolton|Edward Wingfield]]|| [[George Walton (MP)|George Walton]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
| 1586|| rowspan="3" | [[Edward Wingfield of Kimbolton|Edward Wingfield]]|| [[George Walton (MP)|George Walton]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1588 (Oct)|| rowspan="4" | [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Oliver Cromwell]]<ref name="HoP3" /> |
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| 1593|| [[Edward Wingfield of Kimbolton|Edward Wingfield]]|| [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Oliver Cromwell]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1597 (Oct)|| [[Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton|Sir Gervase Clifton]] |
| 1597 (Oct)|| rowspan="2" | [[Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton|Sir Gervase Clifton]] |
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| 1601 (Oct)|| [[Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton|Sir Gervase Clifton]]|| [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Oliver Cromwell]]<ref name = HoP3/> |
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| 1604|| [[Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington]]|| [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Sir Oliver Cromwell]] |
| 1604|| [[Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Sir Oliver Cromwell]] |
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| 1614|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] |
| 1614|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] |
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| 1621–1622|| [[Robert Bevill]]|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] |
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| 1624|| [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Edward Montagu]]|| [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Sir Oliver Cromwell]] |
| 1624|| rowspan="3" | [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Edward Montagu]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Sir Oliver Cromwell]] |
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| 1625|| [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Edward Montagu]]|| [[Oliver Cromwell (died 1655)|Sir Oliver Cromwell]] |
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| 1626|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] |
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| 1628|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] || [[Capel Bedel|Sir Capel Bedel]] |
| 1628|| [[Robert Payne (died 1631)|Sir Robert Payne]] || [[Capel Bedel|Sir Capel Bedel]] |
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| Apr 1640|| [[Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington|Thomas Cotton]]|| [[Capel Bedel|Sir Capel Bedel]] |
| Apr 1640|| [[Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington|Thomas Cotton]]|| [[Capel Bedel|Sir Capel Bedel]] |
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| Nov 1640|| Sir [[Sidney Montagu]], disabled 1642 <br /> replaced by [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich|Edward Montagu]] October 1645 || [[Valentine Walton]] |
| Nov 1640|| Sir [[Sidney Montagu (MP, died 1644)|Sidney Montagu]], disabled 1642 <br /> replaced by [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich|Edward Montagu]] October 1645 || [[Valentine Walton]] |
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| 1653|| [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich|Edward Montagu]]|| [[Stephen Pheasant]] |
| 1653|| rowspan="3" | [[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich|Edward Montagu]]|| [[Stephen Pheasant]] |
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| 1654|| rowspan="2" | [[Henry Cromwell-Williams|Henry Cromwell]]|| [[Stephen Pheasant]] |
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| 1656|| [[Nicholas Pedley]] |
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| 1659|| [[Henry Cromwell-Williams|Henry Cromwell]]|| [[Nicholas Pedley]] |
| 1659|| [[Henry Cromwell-Williams|Henry Cromwell]]|| [[Nicholas Pedley]] |
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|[[William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire|Marquess of Hartington]] || [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|rowspan="3"|[[Robert Pigott]] |
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|[[William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester|Viscount Mandeville]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
|[[William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester|Viscount Mandeville]] || rowspan="6" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|rowspan="2" | [[James Rust]] |
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|1857<ref group="n" name="1857election">Both Heathcote and Fellowes secured the same number of votes and were returned alongside Rust in a treble election. However, after scrutiny, Heathcote was declared unduly elected in July 1857</ref> |
|1857<ref group="n" name="1857election">Both Heathcote and Fellowes secured the same number of votes and were returned alongside Rust in a treble election. However, after scrutiny, Heathcote was declared unduly elected in July 1857</ref> |
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|1859 |
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|[[Lord Robert Montagu]] |
|[[Lord Robert Montagu]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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|1874 |
|1874 |
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|[[Sir Henry Pelly, 3rd Baronet]] |
|[[Sir Henry Pelly, 3rd Baronet]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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|1877 |
|1877 |
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|[[George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester|Viscount Mandeville]] |
|[[George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester|Viscount Mandeville]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | || style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | || style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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|colspan="3" align="center"|1885||colspan="4"|''constituency abolished, [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] and [[Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Ramsey]] from 1885'' |
|colspan="3" align="center"|1885||colspan="4"|''constituency abolished, [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] and [[Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Ramsey]] from 1885'' |
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|1918 |
|1918 |
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|[[Oliver Locker-Lampson]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
|[[Oliver Locker-Lampson]] || rowspan="2" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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|1922 |
|1922 |
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|[[Charles Murchison (politician)|Charles Murchison]] |
|[[Charles Murchison (politician)|Charles Murchison]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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|''1970'' |
|''1970'' |
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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|1979 |
|1979 |
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|[[John Major]] |
|[[John Major]] |
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|- |
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|colspan="2" align="center"|1983||colspan="2"|''constituency abolished, [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] and |
|colspan="2" align="center"|1983||colspan="2"|''constituency abolished, [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] and parts of [[Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Peterborough]] and [[South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|SW Cambs]] from 1983'' |
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|votes = 1,468 |
|votes = 1,468 |
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|percentage = 51.0 |
|percentage = 51.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −21.4 |
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}} |
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|votes = 58 |
|votes = 58 |
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|percentage = 2.0 |
|percentage = 2.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.7 |
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}} |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −21.4 |
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}} |
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===Elections in the 1880s=== |
===Elections in the 1880s=== |
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|title=[[1880 United Kingdom general election|General election 1880]]: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) <ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st| |
|title=[[1880 United Kingdom general election|General election 1880]]: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) <ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book|pages=400–401}}</ref> |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −2.4 |
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}} |
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|votes = 10,079 |
|votes = 10,079 |
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|percentage = 50.7 |
|percentage = 50.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −11.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 5,123 |
|votes = 5,123 |
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|percentage = 25.7 |
|percentage = 25.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −11.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 4,956 |
|votes = 4,956 |
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|percentage = 25.0 |
|percentage = 25.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −0.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 9,404 |
|votes = 9,404 |
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|percentage = 47.3 |
|percentage = 47.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 19,869 |
|votes = 19,869 |
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|percentage = 69.6 |
|percentage = 69.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 9,703 |
|votes = 9,703 |
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|percentage = 43.1 |
|percentage = 43.1 |
||
|change = |
|change = −9.6 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 11,935 |
|votes = 11,935 |
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|percentage = 42.1 |
|percentage = 42.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −14.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 28,317 |
|votes = 28,317 |
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|percentage = 77.2 |
|percentage = 77.2 |
||
|change = |
|change = −0.6 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|votes = 27,726 |
|votes = 27,726 |
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|percentage = 74.2 |
|percentage = 74.2 |
||
|change = |
|change = −3.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|votes = 17,287 |
|votes = 17,287 |
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|percentage = 68.7 |
|percentage = 68.7 |
||
|change = |
|change = −14.6 |
||
}} |
}} |
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|votes = 9,426 |
|votes = 9,426 |
||
|percentage = 37.4 |
|percentage = 37.4 |
||
|change = |
|change =−29.2 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 25,148 |
|votes = 25,148 |
||
|percentage = 66.2 |
|percentage = 66.2 |
||
|change = |
|change = −8.0 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −14.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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|votes = 15,389 |
|votes = 15,389 |
||
|percentage = 50.1 |
|percentage = 50.1 |
||
|change = |
|change = −18.6 |
||
}} |
}} |
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|votes = 9,458 |
|votes = 9,458 |
||
|percentage = 30.8 |
|percentage = 30.8 |
||
|change = |
|change = −0.5 |
||
}} |
}} |
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|votes = 5,931 |
|votes = 5,931 |
||
|percentage = 19.3 |
|percentage = 19.3 |
||
|change = |
|change = −18.1 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
||
|votes = 30,716 |
|votes = 30,716 |
||
|percentage = 65.7 |
|percentage = 65.7 |
||
|change = |
|change = −0.5 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
||
|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −9.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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|votes = 4,442 |
|votes = 4,442 |
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|percentage = 12.3 |
|percentage = 12.3 |
||
|change = |
|change =−6.8 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
||
|votes = 5,455 |
|votes = 5,455 |
||
|percentage = 15.1 |
|percentage = 15.1 |
||
|change = |
|change =−4.2 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = National Liberal and Conservative |
|winner = National Liberal and Conservative |
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|swing = |
|swing = −2.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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|votes = 5,358 |
|votes = 5,358 |
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|percentage = 14.8 |
|percentage = 14.8 |
||
|change = |
|change =−0.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
||
|votes = 36,332 |
|votes = 36,332 |
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|percentage = 80.8 |
|percentage = 80.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
||
|winner = National Liberal and Conservative |
|winner = National Liberal and Conservative |
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|swing = |
|swing = −0.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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|votes = 14,670 |
|votes = 14,670 |
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|percentage = 41.6 |
|percentage = 41.6 |
||
|change = |
|change = −1.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 35,279 |
|votes = 35,279 |
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|percentage = 77.1 |
|percentage = 77.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 20,254 |
|votes = 20,254 |
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|percentage = 53.9 |
|percentage = 53.9 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.5 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 11,983 |
|votes = 11,983 |
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|percentage = 31.8 |
|percentage = 31.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −9.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 20,320 |
|votes = 20,320 |
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|percentage = 51.1 |
|percentage = 51.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 12,456 |
|votes = 12,456 |
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|percentage = 31.3 |
|percentage = 31.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.5 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 7,864 |
|votes = 7,864 |
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|percentage = 19.8 |
|percentage = 19.8 |
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|change = |
|change =−2.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 39,768 |
|votes = 39,768 |
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|percentage = 78.8 |
|percentage = 78.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative and National Liberal |
|winner = Conservative and National Liberal |
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|swing = |
|swing = −1.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 20,504 |
|votes = 20,504 |
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|percentage = 49.1 |
|percentage = 49.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 5,900 |
|votes = 5,900 |
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|percentage = 14.2 |
|percentage = 14.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 5,228 |
|votes = 5,228 |
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|percentage = 12.4 |
|percentage = 12.4 |
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|change = |
|change = −7.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 41,680 |
|votes = 41,680 |
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|percentage = 77.6 |
|percentage = 77.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative and National Liberal |
|winner = Conservative and National Liberal |
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|swing = |
|swing = −3.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 17,588 |
|votes = 17,588 |
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|percentage = 35.1 |
|percentage = 35.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 5,082 |
|votes = 5,082 |
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|percentage = 10.2 |
|percentage = 10.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 50,068 |
|votes = 50,068 |
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|percentage = 75.3 |
|percentage = 75.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 29,042 |
|votes = 29,042 |
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|percentage = 44.6 |
|percentage = 44.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −10.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 17,066 |
|votes = 17,066 |
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|percentage = 26.2 |
|percentage = 26.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −8.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 10,002 |
|votes = 10,002 |
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|percentage = 15.4 |
|percentage = 15.4 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −14.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 15,152 |
|votes = 15,152 |
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|percentage = 25.3 |
|percentage = 25.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 59,886 |
|votes = 59,886 |
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|percentage = 75.1 |
|percentage = 75.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −7.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −2.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 18,630 |
|votes = 18,630 |
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|percentage = 25.7 |
|percentage = 25.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 12,812 |
|votes = 12,812 |
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|percentage = 17.6 |
|percentage = 17.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −7.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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Huntingdonshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Huntingdon Ramsey |
Replaced by | Huntingdon SW Cambridgeshire Peterborough[1] |
1290–1885 | |
Seats | 2 (1290 – 1654) 3 (1654 – 1659) 2 (1659 – 1885) |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Replaced by | Huntingdon Ramsey |
Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
It was reconstituted as a single-member seat in 1918 and abolished once again in 1983.
History
Huntingdonshire returned two Knights of the Shire from 1290 to 1885 (apart from 1654 to 1659, when it returned three); when elections were contested, the bloc vote system was used.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was divided between the two single-seat county divisions of Huntingdon and Ramsey, with effect from the 1885 general election.
Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Huntingdon and Ramsey were re-united and the constituency was reconstituted, returning a single Member of Parliament (MP). Subject to boundary changes for the 1983 general election, the constituency was succeeded by the re-established constituency of Huntingdon. Its MP at the time, John Major, continued to represent it.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1918–1974
- The administrative county of Huntingdonshire.[2]
1974–1983
In 1965 Huntingdonshire was merged into the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough and in the next redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect for the February 1974 general election, the constituency was defined as comprising:
- The Municipal Boroughs of Huntingdon and Godmanchester, and St Ives:
- The Urban Districts of Old Fletton, Ramsey, and St Neots; and
- The Rural Districts of Huntingdon, Norman Cross, St Ives, and St Neots.[2]
Eaton Socon in Bedfordshire had been absorbed by the Urban District of St Neots and was transferred from the County Constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. There were other marginal adjustments due to changes in county borders.
As a result of the Local Government Act 1972, the two counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and Huntingdon and Peterborough were merged to form the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, with effect from 1 April 1974. However, the next redistribution did not come into effect until the 1983 general election, when the majority of the constituency, including Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Ramsey and St Ives, formed the bulk of the re-established onstituency of Huntingdon. Areas to the south of the River Nene, including Fletton and the Ortons, which were now part of the expanded City of Peterborough, were transferred to Peterborough, and southernmost areas, including St Neots, were transferred to the new constituency of South West Cambridgeshire.
Members of Parliament
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- Constituency created (1290)
1290–1660
1660–1885
1918–1983
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Huntingdon and Ramsey prior to 1918 | |||
1918 | Oliver Locker-Lampson | Conservative | |
1922 | Charles Murchison | ||
1923 | Leonard Costello | Liberal | |
1924 | Sir Charles Murchison | Conservative | |
1929 | Sidney Peters | Liberal | |
1931 | National Liberal | ||
1945 | David Renton | Liberal National | |
1950 | National Liberal and Conservative | ||
1964 | Conservative and National Liberal | ||
1970 | Conservative | ||
1979 | John Major | ||
1983 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and parts of Peterborough and SW Cambs from 1983 |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Montagu | 1,068 | 37.3 | ||
Tory | Charles Gordon | 990 | 34.6 | ||
Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 804 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | 186 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | c. 1,431 | c. 75.3 | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,900 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | ||||
Tory hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 841 | 37.8 | +9.7 | |
Tory | George Montagu | 812 | 36.5 | −0.8 | |
Whig | Charles Gordon | 573 | 25.7 | −8.9 | |
Turnout | c. 1,113 | c. 58.6 | c. −16.7 | ||
Registered electors | c. 1,900 | ||||
Majority | 29 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Majority | 239 | 10.8 | +4.3 | ||
Tory hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | Unopposed | |||
Tory | George Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,647 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,653 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,392 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | George Thornhill | 1,332 | 35.9 | ||
Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 990 | 26.7 | ||
Majority | 342 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,284 | 81.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,805 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Thornhill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,054 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Thornhill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,074 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
Thornhill's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,852 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Montagu succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Manchester and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Rust | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Rust | 1,192 | 35.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,106 | 32.5 | N/A | |
Whig | John Heathcote | 1,106 | 32.5 | New | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,255 (est) | 77.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,918 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig win |
Securing the same number of votes, both Fellowes and Heathcote were returned alongside Rust as Members of Parliament. However, after scrutiny, Rust and Fellowes lost one vote, while Heathcote lost two, causing Heathcote to be declared unduly elected on 31 July 1857.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,404 | 37.1 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Montagu | 1,314 | 34.7 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | John Heathcote | 1,068 | 28.2 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 246 | 6.5 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,427 (est) | 80.3 (est) | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,024 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,999 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Montagu's appointment as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education required a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,748 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,648 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Pelly | 1,482 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Douglas Gordon | 1,192 | 27.6 | New | |
Majority | 290 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,757 (est) | 76.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,592 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Pelly's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Montagu | 1,468 | 51.0 | −21.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam[13] | 1,410 | 49.0 | +21.4 | |
Majority | 58 | 2.0 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,878 | 76.8 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,748 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −21.4 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Fellowes | 1,786 | 35.7 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | Douglas Gordon | 1,617 | 32.3 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | George Montagu | 1,596 | 31.9 | −2.4 | |
Turnout | 3,403 (est) | 86.0 (est) | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,955 | ||||
Majority | 169 | 3.4 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
Majority | 21 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Oliver Locker-Lampson | 10,760 | 62.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Christopher Grey | 6,416 | 37.4 | ||
Majority | 4,344 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 17,176 | 62.8 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Murchison | 10,079 | 50.7 | −11.9 | |
Liberal | Lina Scott Gatty | 5,123 | 25.7 | −11.7 | |
Labour | Dermot Freyer | 4,697 | 23.6 | New | |
Majority | 4,956 | 25.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 19,899 | 70.7 | +7.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.1 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leonard Costello | 10,465 | 52.7 | +27.0 | |
Unionist | Charles Murchison | 9,404 | 47.3 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,869 | 69.6 | −1.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +15.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Murchison | 12,827 | 56.9 | +9.6 | |
Liberal | Leonard Costello | 9,703 | 43.1 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 3,124 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,530 | 77.8 | +8.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sidney Peters | 12,889 | 45.6 | +2.5 | |
Unionist | Charles Murchison | 11,935 | 42.1 | −14.8 | |
Labour | C S Giddins | 3,493 | 12.3 | New | |
Majority | 954 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,317 | 77.2 | −0.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.7 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Sidney Peters | 23,102 | 83.3 | +37.7 | |
Labour | Maurice Orbach | 4,624 | 16.7 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 18,478 | 66.6 | +63.1 | ||
Turnout | 27,726 | 74.2 | −3.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +16.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Sidney Peters | 17,287 | 68.7 | −14.6 | |
Labour | James Lievsley George | 7,861 | 31.3 | +14.6 | |
Majority | 9,426 | 37.4 | −29.2 | ||
Turnout | 25,148 | 66.2 | −8.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −14.6 |
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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal National: Sidney Peters
- Labour: James Lunnon[15]
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 15,389 | 50.1 | −18.6 | |
Labour | W A Waters | 9,458 | 30.8 | −0.5 | |
Liberal | Henry Walston | 5,869 | 19.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,931 | 19.3 | −18.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,716 | 65.7 | −0.5 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −9.1 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 18,551 | 51.4 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Francis Robert Macdonald | 13,096 | 36.3 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | William George F Thompson | 4,442 | 12.3 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 5,455 | 15.1 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,089 | 82.6 | +16.9 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 20,845 | 57.4 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Francis Robert Macdonald | 15,487 | 42.6 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 5,358 | 14.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,332 | 80.8 | −1.8 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 20,609 | 58.4 | +1.0 | |
Labour | John Albert Franks | 14,670 | 41.6 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 5,939 | 16.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 35,279 | 77.1 | −3.7 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 20,254 | 53.9 | −4.5 | |
Labour | John Wilson Fear | 11,983 | 31.8 | −9.8 | |
Liberal | Richard Edward Walter Vanderplank | 5,389 | 14.3 | New | |
Majority | 8,271 | 22.1 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 37,626 | 80.4 | +3.3 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 20,320 | 51.1 | −2.8 | |
Labour | Leslie J Potter | 12,456 | 31.3 | −0.5 | |
Liberal | Peter G H Thorold | 6,992 | 17.6 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 7,864 | 19.8 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,768 | 78.8 | −1.6 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Renton | 20,504 | 49.1 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Martin Lawn | 15,276 | 36.7 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | David Ralph Antony Spreckley | 5,900 | 14.2 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 5,228 | 12.4 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,680 | 77.6 | −1.2 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Renton | 27,398 | 54.7 | +5.6 | |
Labour | James P P Curran | 17,588 | 35.1 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | Michael Wilfrid B O'Loughlin | 5,082 | 10.2 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 9,810 | 19.6 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 50,068 | 75.3 | −2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Renton | 29,042 | 44.6 | −10.1 | |
Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 19,040 | 29.2 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Paul Andrew Ormerod | 17,066 | 26.2 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 10,002 | 15.4 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 65,148 | 82.4 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −14.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Renton | 26,989 | 45.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Alan G Dowson | 17,745 | 29.6 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 15,152 | 25.3 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 9,244 | 15.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 59,886 | 75.1 | −7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Major | 40,193 | 55.3 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Julian G H Fulbrook | 18,630 | 25.7 | −3.9 | |
Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 12,812 | 17.6 | −7.7 | |
National Front | K T Robinson | 983 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 21,563 | 29.6 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 72.618 | 77.4 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 |
See also
- Parliamentary representation from Huntingdonshire
- List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- Unreformed House of Commons
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Both Heathcote and Fellowes secured the same number of votes and were returned alongside Rust in a treble election. However, after scrutiny, Heathcote was declared unduly elected in July 1857
References
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Sources
- Politics of Huntingdonshire
- Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1290
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell