Wenlock_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)

(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885


Much Wenlock, often called simply Wenlock, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when it was abolished. It was named after the town of that name in Shropshire.

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The seat was founded in 1468 as a borough constituency and was represented throughout its history by two burgesses.

Boundaries

Much Wenlock's constituency boundaries ran from Leighton to just west of Dawley, to Ironbridge, and finally to just east of Madeley along the northern border; travelling eastwards, the boundaries ran from just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn, following the river thereafter. The far southern border, commencing in the east, travelled along the southern part of the Severn across to Easthope; the western border, running northwards, going from Easthope through to Benthall, and onwards back to Leighton.

Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1468)
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  • Constituency abolished (1885)

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Weld-Forester was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV, requiring a by-election.

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Elections in the 1840s

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Gaskell was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

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Elections in the 1850s

Weld-Forester was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

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Gaskell was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

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Elections in the 1860s

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Forester succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Forester and causing a by-election.

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See also


References

  1. "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. "Much Wenlock (1559–1603)". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 22–24.
  4. Escott, Margaret. "Wenlock". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1 ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 324–325. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  6. "To the Electors of Wenlock". Eddowes's Journal, and General Advertiser for Shropshire, and the Principality of Wales. 28 January 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Wenlock". Dudley Herald. 3 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.

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