Huntingdonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-1885 & 1918–1983


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.

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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

  • Constituency created (1290)

1290–1660

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MPs 1660–1885

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MPs 1918–1983

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

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Elections in the 1840s

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Elections in the 1850s

Thornhill's death caused a by-election.

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Montagu succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Manchester and causing a by-election.

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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.

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Elections in the 1860s

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Montagu's appointment as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education required a by-election.

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Elections in the 1870s

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Pelly's death caused a by-election.

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Elections in the 1880s

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Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

Lina Scott Gatty
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Leonard Costello
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Elections in the 1930s

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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;

Elections in the 1940s

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Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1960s

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Notes and references

Notes

  1. 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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  2. S., Craig, Fred W. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0900178094. OCLC 539011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 149–151. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  8. "Launceston Weekly News; and Cornwall and Devon Advertiser". 21 March 1857. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 4 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Coventry Standard". 3 April 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 4 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Harratt, Simon. "Huntingdonshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 400–401. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  12. "Huntingdonshire". Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. 16 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. F. W. S. Craig (1983), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
  14. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  15. F. W. S. Craig (1971), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1970. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
  16. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  17. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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  19. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  20. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  21. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  22. F. W. S. Craig (1984), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1974-1983. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.

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