Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) explained
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies.
History
Nottingham sent two representatives to Parliament from 1283 onwards.
In the mid eighteenth century it was influenced by the large local landowners the Duke of Newcastle for the Whigs and Lord Middleton for the Tories and as a consequence would tend to return MP from each party.[1]
The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by Nottingham East, Nottingham South and Nottingham West.
Members of Parliament
1295–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|
| 1318 | Robert Ingram[2] | Simon Folville |
| 1322 (May) | Geoffrey le Flemyng | Simon Folville |
| 1327 (Jan) | Robert Ingram of Nottingham | Simon Folville |
| 1384 (Apr) | John Tansley[3] | |
| 1385 | John Crowshaw[4] | |
| 1386 | William Butler | Robert Howden[5] |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Crowshaw | John Plumtre |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Butler | Thomas Mapperley |
| 1390 (Jan) | William Butler | Robert German |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | William Butler | Thomas Mapperley |
| 1393 | William Butler | Nicholas Alestre |
| 1394 | |
| 1395 | Thomas Mapperley | Robert German (MP) |
| 1397 (Jan) | Thomas Mapperley | Robert German (MP) |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Gresley | John Hodings |
| 1399 | John Plumtre | John Tansley |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | |
| 1404 (Jan) | |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | Walter Stacy | Thomas Fox |
| 1407 | John Bothall | John Jorce |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | Thomas Mapperley | John Hodings |
| 1413 (Feb) | Thomas Mapperley | John Hodings 1 |
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Mapperley | John Tansley |
| 1414 (Apr) | John Tansley | Robert Glade |
| 1414 (Nov) | Walter Stacy | Henry Preston |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | John Alestre | John Bingham |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | Henry Preston | William Burton |
| 1419 | Robert Glade | Richard Samon |
| 1420 | John Bingham | Thomas Poge |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Glade | John Alestre |
| 1421 (Dec) | Richard Samon | Thomas Poge |
| 1422 | John Alestre[6] | Thomas Poge[7] |
| 1423 | | |
| 1425 | | |
| 1427 | | |
| 1510–1523 | No names known[8] |
| 1529 | Anthony Babington | Henry Statham, died and
replaced Jan 1535 by Nicholas Quarnby |
| 1536 | | ? |
| 1539 | Sir John Markham | George Pierrepont |
| 1542 | Edward Chamberlain | ?Sir John Markham |
| 1545 | Sir John Markham | Nicholas Powtrell |
| 1547 | John Paston | Nicholas Powtrell |
| 1553 (Mar) | Robert Haselrigg | Francis Colman |
| 1553 (Oct) | Humphrey Quarnby | Thomas Markham |
| 1554 (Apr) | Humphrey Quarnby | Francis Colman |
| 1554 (Nov) | Nicholas Powtrell | William Markham |
| 1555 | Hugh Thornhill | John Bateman |
| 1558 | Francis Colman | Edward Boun |
| 1558 (Dec) | Thomas Markham | John Bateman |
| 1562–1563 | Humphrey Quarnby, died and
replaced 1566 by Ralph Barton | John Bateman |
| 1571 | | William Ball |
| 1572 (Apr) | Sir Thomas Manners | John Bateman |
| 1584 (Oct) | Richard Parkins | John Bateman |
| 1586 | Sir Robert Constable | Richard Parkins |
| 1588–1589 | Richard Parkins | George Manners |
| 1593 | Richard Parkins | Humphrey Bonner |
| 1597 (Sep) | Humphrey Bonner | Anchor Jackson |
| 1601 | William Gregory | William Greaves |
| 1604–1611 | Richard Harte (or Hunt) | Anchor Jackson |
| 1614 | William Gregory | Robert Staples |
| 1621 | | George Lascelles |
| 1623 | John Byron | Sir Charles Cavendish |
| 1625 | Robert Greaves | John Martyn |
| 1626 | Sir Gervase Clifton | John Byron |
| 1628 | Sir Charles Cavendish | Viscount Newark |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened |
|
1640–1885
Notes
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Ponsonby was appointed Home Secretary and elevated to the House of Lords as Lord Duncannon, causing a by-election.
Hobhouse was appointed as President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Ferguson's death caused a by-election.
Walter and Charlton retired half an hour after the poll opened.[9]
Larpent resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Walter's election was declared void, on petition, due to bribery by his agents, on 23 March 1843, causing a by-election.[39]
Hobhouse was appointed President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Strutt was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Strutt was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Belper, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Mellor resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, causing a by-election.
The election, "won by violence" and bribery was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.[40]
- Wright was a Liberal-Conservative candidate.[38]
Clifton's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Wright's resignation caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Wright's death caused a by-election.
Sources
- Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
- F W S Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885" (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
Notes and References
- Pages 91 to 95,Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
- Book: Members of Parliament 1213-1702 . London . House of Commons. 1878.
- Web site: TANSLEY, John (D.c.1418), of Nottingham. | History of Parliament Online.
- Web site: CROWSHAW, John (D.1399), of Nottingham. | History of Parliament Online.
- Web site: History of Parliament. 20 September 2011.
- Web site: ALESTRE, John (D.1431), of Nottingham. | History of Parliament Online.
- Web site: POGE, Thomas (D.1428), of Nottingham. | History of Parliament Online.
- Web site: History of Parliament. 20 September 2011.
- Book: Stooks Smith
, Henry.
. . The Parliaments of England . 1844–1850 . 2nd . 1973 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-13-2 . 251–256 .
- Later General; knighted 1775
- Later Rear-Admiral
- On petition, Birch was found not to have been duly elected
- Book: Mosse. Richard Bartholomew. The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. 1838. 163. .
- Book: Liston . Carol . Clune . David . Turner . Ken . The Governors of New South Wales, 1788–2010 . 2009 . The Federation Press . Sydney . 978-186287-743-6 . 131 . https://books.google.com/books?id=rHqv_zt_veQC&pg=PA131. Brisbane, Sir Thomas . .
- Book: Aspinall . A. . The Later Correspondence of George III. Volume Five: 1808-1810 . 1970 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 0521-07451-7 . 232 . 62-52516 . Google Books.
- Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Lord. 49.
- Web site: Fisher. David R.. HOBHOUSE, John Cam (1786-1869).. The History of Parliament. 2009.
- Hobhouse, John Cam. Barker. George Fisher Russell. 27.
- Web site: Bloy. Marjorie. John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869). A Web of English History. 2014.
- News: Postscript. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 11 March 1848. 8. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Nottingham Election . Reading Mercury . 8 April 1843 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Larpent, George Gerard de Hochepied . Archbold . William Arthur Jobson . 32.
- Book: Church . Roy . Economic and Social Change in a Midland Town: Victorian Nottingham 1815-1900 . 2006 . Routledge . Abingdon . 978-1-136-61695-2 . 141 . 1966. .
- On petition, Walter's election was declared void and a by-election held, in which his son, John Walter (junior), took his place as Conservative candidate and was defeated
- News: Elections . Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian, Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Brecon Gazette . 15 April 1843 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Nottingham Election . Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette . 13 April 1843 . 4 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Book: Smith. Henry Stooks. The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections. 1841. Simpkin, Marshall & Company. 217. Second. .
- News: Shipping and Mercantile Gazette . 5 July 1852. 4 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Walter, John (1818-1894) . Thursfield . James Richard . James Thursfield . 59.
- News: Members Returned for the New Parliament . Morning Chronicle . 30 March 1857 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Pickard. Willis. The 'Member for Scotland': Duncan McLaren and the Liberal Dominance of Victorian Scotland. Journal of Liberal History. Winter 2010–11. 69. 22.
- Book: Walker. Martyn. The Development of the Mechanics' Institute Movement in Britain and Beyond: Supporting further education for the adult working classes. 2017. Routledge. Abingdon. 9781315685021.
- Book: Howe. Anthony. The Letters of Richard Cobden: Volume 1, 1815-1847. 2007. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 9780199211951. 423.
- News: Wednesday & Thursday's Posts. Stamford Mercury. 11 April 1851. 2. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Book: Church . Roy . Economic and Social Change in a Midland Town: Victorian Nottingham 1815-1900 . 2006 . Routledge . Abingdon . 978-1-136-61695-2 . 218 .
- On petition, the election of 1865 was declared void and a by-election held
- News: Nottingham Election. Nottinghamshire Guardian. 11 May 1866. 5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: The Country Election. Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 17 November 1868. 5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Aris's Birmingham Gazette . 27 March 1843. 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: The Nottingham Election. Nottingham Journal. 2 May 1866. 7. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
