Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bridgnorth | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | Shropshire |
| Major settlements | Bridgnorth |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Number of members | 1295–1868:Two 1868–1885: One |
| Replaced by | Ludlow |
Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.
It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one Member of Parliament (MP).
Contents
Boundaries
According to the 1881 census, the borough of Bridgnorth comprised the parishes of Quatford, part of Quatt, St. Leonard and St Mary (in Bridgnorth town), Astley Abbotts, Eardingdon, Oldbury, Romsley and Tasley. This was smaller than the municipal borough, which only contained the first four.[1]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1640
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MPs 1640–1868
MPs 1868–1885
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1868 | Henry Whitmore | Conservative | |
| 1870 by-election | William Henry Foster | Liberal | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act | ||
Election results
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Sources
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [2]
- 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) [3]
- David Hayton, 'The Country Party in the House of Commons 1698-1699', Parliamentary History, volume 6 (1987), 141-63
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)[self-published source][better source needed]
Notes and references
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- ↑ Created a baronet, June 1641
- ↑ Later Lieutenant-General
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- ↑ The re-election of Sir Robert Pigot at the 1852 general election was voided on petition, triggering the 1853 by-election. A petition was also lodged against Henry Whitmore, but was dismissed.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The election in 1865 of Sir John Dalberg-Acton, Bt was overturned on petition in 1866, and in 1866 the seat was awarded instead to Henry Whitmore
See also
Categories:
- Incomplete lists from August 2008
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1295
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
