A former Parliamentary constituency in existence 1832-1997.
From 1832-1885 the constituency returned two members to parliament. This was reduced to a single member in 1885.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | 1st Member | 2nd Member |
---|---|---|
1832 | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Edward George Barnard |
1835 | John Angerstein | |
1837 | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | |
1841 | James Whitley Deans Dundas | |
1851 by-election | David Salomons | |
1852 by-election | Houston Stewart | |
1852 | Peter Rolt | Montague Chambers |
February 1857 by-election | William Codrington | |
March 1857 | John Townsend | |
February 1859 by-election | David Salomons | |
1859 | William Angerstein | |
1865 | Sir Charles Tilston Bright | |
1868 | William Ewart Gladstone | |
1873 by-election | Sir Thomas Boord | |
1880 | Baron Henry de Worms |
- 1885 Sir Thomas Boord Conservative
- 1895 Lord Hugh Cecil Conservative
- 1906 Richard Stephens Jackson Liberal
- Jan 1910 Ion Hamilton Benn Conservative
- 1922 George Hume Conservative
- 1923 Edward Timothy Palmer Labour
- 1924 Sir George Hume Conservative
- 1929 Edward Timothy Palmer Labour
- 1931 Sir George Hume Conservative
- 1945 Joseph Reeves Labour
- 1959 Richard Marsh Labour
- 1971 by-election Guy Barnett Labour
- 1987 by-election Rosie Barnes Social Democratic
- 1992 Nick Raynsford Labour
- 1997 constituency abolished
More information on the Wikipedia page, [1].