Wilton (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
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| Wilton | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Major settlements | Wilton |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South Wiltshire |
| Replaced by | Salisbury and Westbury |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Seats | 1295–1832: Two 1832–1885: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It had two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1832, but from 1832 to 1885 only one member, as a result of the Reform Act 1832 where it also absorbed the former rotten borough of Old Sarum.[1] In 1885 the borough was abolished, but the name of the constituency was then transferred to a new county constituency electing one Member from 1885 until 1918.
1885–1918: The Borough of Salisbury, the Sessional Divisions of Amesbury, Hindon, and Salisbury, and the civil parishes of Figheldean, Fisherton-de-la-Mere, Milston, and Wily.
Stonehenge was within the constituency from 1885 until the seat disappeared in 1918, since when it has been in the Salisbury seat.
Members of Parliament
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| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1832 | John Penruddocke | Tory[11] | |
| 1834 | Conservative[11] | ||
| 1837 | Edward Baker | Conservative[11] | |
| 1841 | James Harris | Conservative[11] | |
| 1841 by-election | James Agar | Conservative[11] | |
| 1847 | Peelite[12][13] | ||
| 1852 | Charles A'Court | Peelite[14][15] | |
| 1855 by-election | (Sir) Edmund Antrobus[16] | Peelite[17] | |
| 1859 | Liberal | ||
| 1877 by-election | Hon. Sidney Herbert | Conservative | |
| 1885 | Borough abolished - name transferred to county division |
Wiltshire, Southern or Wilton Division
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| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Sir Thomas Grove | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1892 | Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie | Conservative | |
| 1900 | James Morrison | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Levi Lapper Morse | Liberal | |
| 1910 | Sir Charles Bathurst | Conservative | |
| 1918 | Hugh Morrison | Unionist | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished |
Elections in the 1830s
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Elections in the 1840s
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Harris succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
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A'Court resigned after being appointed a Special Commissioner of Property and Income Tax in Ireland, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
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Elections in the 1870s
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Antrobus resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
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Herbert was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
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Elections in the 1900s
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Elections in the 1910s
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General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Charles Bathurst
- Liberal: Charles Leach
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- ^ Nicholas was also elected for West Looe and Ripon. He chose to represent Ripon, and did not sit for Wilton in this parliament
- ^ On petition, London was found not to have been duly elected
- ^ Created The Lord Londonderry 1719 and The Viscount Londonderry 1726, both titles being in the Peerage of Ireland
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v 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. 123–125. Retrieved 6 January 2019 – via Google Books.
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- ^ "Hampshire Advertiser". 7 August 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wilton". Morning Post. 8 July 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ Succeeded to a baronetcy, May 1870
- ^ "Berkshire Chronicle". 31 March 1855. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 91–92. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ "Hampshire Advertiser". 10 July 1852. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wilton". Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle. 17 February 1877. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Candidature of Mr Joseph Arch at Wilton". Daily News. 20 March 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 418. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
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- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918
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