Bill Wiggin, the Glossary
Sir William David Wiggin (born 4 June 1966) was a former British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Herefordshire, previously Leominster, from 2001 to 2024.[1]
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62 relations: Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Bachelor of Arts, Badger culling in the United Kingdom, Bangor University, Brexit negotiations, Burnley (UK Parliament constituency), Caernarfon, Cheryl Gillan, Christopher Chope, City of Westminster, Commerzbank, Committee of Selection (House of Commons), Conservative Party (UK), David Cameron, Electoral Calculus, Ellie Chowns, England, Eton College, European Research Group, General Register Office, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Hereford County Hospital, Herefordshire County Council, Jeremy Hunt, Jerry Wiggin, Kleinwort Benson, Knight Bachelor, Labour Party (UK), Leominster, Leominster (UK Parliament constituency), London, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Michael Howard, Mycobacterium bovis, Nigel Evans, North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency), Parish council (England), Peter Pike (British politician), Peter Temple-Morris, Poultry farming in the United States, Returning officer, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Select committee (United Kingdom), Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Standards and Privileges Committee, The Daily Telegraph, Theresa May, UBS, United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, Upton Bishop, ... Expand index (12 more) »
- Politics of Herefordshire
- Wiggin family
Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.
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Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.
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Badger culling in the United Kingdom
Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
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Bangor University
Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor) is a public university in Bangor, Wales.
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Brexit negotiations
Between 2017 and 2019, representatives of the United Kingdom and the European Union negotiated the terms of Brexit.
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Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)
Burnley is a constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire which has been represented since 2024 by Oliver Ryan, of the Labour Party.
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Cheryl Gillan
Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (21 April 1952 – 4 April 2021) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham from 1992 until her death in 2021. Bill Wiggin and Cheryl Gillan are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Robert Chope (born 19 May 1947) is a British barrister and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch in Dorset since 1997. Bill Wiggin and Christopher Chope are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England.
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Commerzbank
The Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (shortly known as Commerzbank AG or Commerzbank) is a European banking institution headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
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Committee of Selection (House of Commons)
The Committee of Selection is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024. Bill Wiggin and David Cameron are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015 and uK MPs 2015–2017.
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Electoral Calculus
Electoral Calculus is a political consultancy and pollster, known for its political forecasting website that attempts to predict future United Kingdom general election results.
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Ellie Chowns
Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellie" Chowns (born 7 March 1975) is a British Green Party politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire since 2024.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Eton College
Eton College is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.
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European Research Group
The European Research Group (ERG) is a research support group and caucus of Eurosceptic Conservative Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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General Register Office
General Register Office or General Registry Office (GRO) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom, many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland.
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born 23 March 1953)Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. Bill Wiggin and Geoffrey Clifton-Brown are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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Hereford County Hospital
Hereford County Hospital is an acute general hospital on Stonebow Road in Hereford.
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Herefordshire County Council
Herefordshire County Council was the county council of Herefordshire from 1 April 1889 to 31 March 1974.
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Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician who is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2024. Bill Wiggin and Jeremy Hunt are uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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Jerry Wiggin
Sir Alfred William Wiggin (24 February 1937 – 12 March 2015), known as Jerry Wiggin, was a British Conservative Party politician. Bill Wiggin and Jerry Wiggin are Wiggin family.
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Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands.
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Knight Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater.
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Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
Leominster was a parliamentary constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England, then until 1801 in that of Great Britain, and finally until 2010, when it disappeared in boundary changes, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Michael Howard
Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne (born Michael Hecht; 7 July 1941) is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. Bill Wiggin and Michael Howard are uK MPs 2001–2005 and uK MPs 2005–2010.
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Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing (16- to 20-hour generation time) aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB).
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Nigel Evans
Nigel Martin Evans (born 10 November 1957) is a former British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley in Lancashire from the 1992 until 2024. Bill Wiggin and Nigel Evans are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Herefordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ellie Chowns of the Green Party of England and Wales. Bill Wiggin and North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency) are politics of Herefordshire.
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Parish council (England)
A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government.
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Peter Pike (British politician)
Peter Leslie Pike (26 June 1937 – 27 December 2021) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnley from June 1983 to April 2005. Bill Wiggin and Peter Pike (British politician) are uK MPs 2001–2005.
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Peter Temple-Morris
Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris (12 February 1938 – 1 May 2018) was a British politician. Bill Wiggin and Peter Temple-Morris are politics of Herefordshire.
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Poultry farming in the United States
Poultry farming is a part of the United States's agricultural economy.
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Returning officer
In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.
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Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales's Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution.
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Select committee (United Kingdom)
In British politics, parliamentary select committees can be appointed from the House of Commons, like the Foreign Affairs Select Committee; from the House of Lords, like the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; or as a joint committee of Parliament drawn from both, such as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
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Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and his/her department, the Wales Office.
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Standards and Privileges Committee
The Standards and Privileges Committee is a former committee of the United Kingdom House of Commons that existed from 1995 to 2013.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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Theresa May
Theresa Mary, Lady May (born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. Bill Wiggin and Theresa May are uK MPs 2001–2005, uK MPs 2005–2010, uK MPs 2010–2015, uK MPs 2015–2017, uK MPs 2017–2019 and uK MPs 2019–2024.
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UBS
UBS Group AG is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland.
United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009, concerning expense claims made by members of the British Parliament in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords over the previous years.
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Upton Bishop
Upton Bishop is a small village in Herefordshire, England.
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Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency)
Weston-super-Mare is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Dan Aldridge from the Labour Party since 2024.
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1997 United Kingdom general election
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997.
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1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales
These are the results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales.
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2001 United Kingdom general election
The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the House of Commons.
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2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.
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2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales
These are the results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales.
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2010 United Kingdom general election
The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2015 United Kingdom general election
The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. Bill Wiggin and 2015 United Kingdom general election are uK MPs 2015–2017.
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2017 United Kingdom general election
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections.
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2019 United Kingdom general election
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 12 December 2019, with 47,567,752 registered voters entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2022 New Year Honours
The 2022 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries.
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2024 United Kingdom general election
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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See also
Politics of Herefordshire
- Bill Wiggin
- Clive Bossom
- Colin Shepherd
- David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt
- George Cornewall
- Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
- Hereford and Worcester (European Parliament constituency)
- Herefordshire and Shropshire (European Parliament constituency)
- List of electoral wards in Herefordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
- North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
- Paul Keetch
- Peter Temple-Morris
- Robert Biddulph (MP)
- Thomas Foley (died 1749)
- Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1716–1777)
- Thomas Harley (politician, born 1730)
Wiggin family
- Bill Wiggin
- Henry Wiggin
- Jerry Wiggin
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wiggin
Also known as Wiggin, Bill, William David Wiggin, William Wiggin.
, Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency), 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales, 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2022 New Year Honours, 2024 United Kingdom general election.