THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "S"
Last updated 13/06/2017 (25 Aug 2024)
Date Name Born Died Age
Dates in italics in the first column denote that the election held on that date was a by-election or, in some instances, the date of a successful petition against a previous election result. Dates shown in normal type were general elections.
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the MP was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the MP was buried on that date.
SALISBURY (WILTSHIRE)
2 Apr 1660 Henry Eyre 23 Oct 1628 18 Jul 1678 49
Edward Tooker (to 1664) c 1592 17 Apr 1664
11 Apr 1661 Francis Swanton c 1605 late 1661
30 Nov 1661 Stephen Fox [kt 1665] (to 1679) 27 Mar 1627 28 Oct 1716 89
16 May 1664 Edward Hyde 1 Apr 1645 10 Jan 1665 19
8 Feb 1665 Richard Colman c 1633 13 Oct 1672
14 Feb 1673 William Swanton c 1630 18 Jul 1681
14 Feb 1679 Sir Thomas Mompesson 4 Jan 1630 11 Jun 1701 71
Alexander Thistlethwayte (to 1685) 11 Apr 1636 20 Jan 1716 79
12 Feb 1681 John Wyndham (to 1689) 2 Mar 1648 29 Feb 1724 75
26 Mar 1685 Sir Stephen Fox 27 Mar 1627 28 Oct 1716 89
14 Jan 1689 Thomas Hoby (to 1698) 7 Jan 1642 by Oct 1707 65
Giles Eyre 28 May 1635 2 Jun 1695 60
30 May 1689 Thomas Pitt 5 Jul 1653 28 Apr 1726 72
25 Oct 1695 Sir Thomas Mompesson 4 Jan 1630 11 Jun 1701 71
27 Jul 1698 Charles Fox 2 Jan 1660 21 Sep 1713 53
Robert Eyre (to 1710) c 1667 28 Dec 1735
6 Jan 1701 Sir Thomas Mompesson 4 Jan 1630 11 Jun 1701 71
9 Jul 1701 Charles Fox (to 1714) 2 Jan 1660 21 Sep 1713 53
6 Oct 1710 Robert Pitt c 1680 21 May 1727
31 Aug 1713 Richard Jones (to 1715) by 1679 Dec 1736
15 Mar 1714 Sir Stephen Fox 27 Mar 1627 28 Oct 1716 89
25 Jan 1715 Francis Swanton c 1666 25 Apr 1721
Edmund Lambert (to 1722) 26 Jul 1666 29 Jan 1734 67
6 May 1721 Anthony Duncombe, later [1747] 1st Baron Feversham (to 1734) c 1695 18 Jun 1763
24 Mar 1722 Francis Kenton c 1689 5 Mar 1755
19 Aug 1727 Thomas Lewis c 1679 22 Nov 1736
25 Apr 1734 Peter Bathurst 3 May 1687 6 May 1748 61
Henry Hoare 7 Jul 1705 8 Sep 1785 80
6 May 1741 Sir Jacob Bouverie, 3rd baronet, later [1747] 1st Viscount Folkestone 14 Oct 1694 17 Feb 1761 66
Sir Edward Seymour, 6th baronet, later [1750] 8th Duke of Somerset 17 Jan 1695 12 Sep 1757 62
1 Jul 1747 William Bouverie, later [1765] 1st Earl of Radnor (to 1761) 26 Feb 1725 28 Jan 1776 50
Edward Poore c 1704 19 May 1780
16 Apr 1754 William Bouverie, later [1765] 1st Earl of Radnor 26 Feb 1725 28 Jan 1776 50
Julines Beckford (to 1765) c 1717 27 Nov 1764
Edward Poore c 1704 19 May 1780
Three candidates returned. All three parties petitioned, but Poore later withdrew his petition, with the result that Bouverie and Beckford were declared elected 26 Nov 1754
25 Mar 1761 Edward Bouverie (to 1771) 5 Sep 1738 3 Sep 1810 71
6 Feb 1765 Samuel Eyre c 1729 8 Apr 1795
16 Mar 1768 Edward Bouverie (to 1771) 5 Sep 1738 3 Sep 1810 71
Stephen Fox, later [1774] 2nd Baron Holland (to 1774) 20 Feb 1745 26 Nov 1774 29
Henry Dawkins
Three candidates returned. Dawkins informed the House that he did not wish to contest the return and, as a result, Bouverie and Fox were declared elected 10 Nov 1768
15 May 1771 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, styled Viscount Folkestone, later [1776] 2nd Earl of Radnor (to 1776) 4 Mar 1750 27 Jan 1828 77
7 Oct 1774 William Hussey (to 1813) 1 Jan 1725 26 Jan 1813 88
19 Feb 1776 William Henry Bouverie 30 Oct 1752 23 Aug 1806 53
5 Jul 1802 William Pleydell Bouverie, styled Viscount Folkestone, later [1828] 3rd Earl of Radnor (to 1828) 11 May 1779 9 Apr 1869 89
17 Feb 1813 George Purefoy-Jervoise 10 Apr 1770 1 Dec 1847 77
19 Jun 1818 Wadham Wyndham (to 1833) [following the general election in Dec 1832, he was unseated on petition in favour of Duncombe Pleydell‑Bouverie 6 May 1833] 16 Oct 1773 23 Oct 1843 70
20 Feb 1828 Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie 28 Jun 1780 5 Nov 1850 70
14 Dec 1832 William Bird Brodie (to May 1843) 1780 24 Oct 1863 83
6 May 1833 Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie 28 Jun 1780 5 Nov 1850 70
7 Jan 1835 Wadham Wyndham (to Nov 1843) 1773 23 Oct 1843 70
4 May 1843 Ambrose Hussey (to Jan 1847) 21 Mar 1849
24 Nov 1843 John Henry Campbell (to Jul 1847)
25 Jan 1847 William James Chaplin (to 1857) 1787 24 Apr 1859 71
30 Jul 1847 Charles Baring Wall 1 May 1795 14 Oct 1853 58
15 Nov 1853 Edward Pery Buckley (to 1865) 7 Nov 1796 28 May 1873 76
27 Mar 1857 Matthew Henry Marsh (to 1868) 1810 26 Jan 1881 70
13 Jul 1865 Edward William Terreck Hamilton (to 1869) 1809 28 Sep 1898 89
20 Nov 1868 John Alfred Lush (to 1880) 1815 4 Aug 1888 73
5 Aug 1869 Alfred Seymour 11 Nov 1824 15 Mar 1888 63
4 Feb 1874 Granville Richard Ryder 22 Sep 1833 3 Aug 1901 67
3 Apr 1880 William Henry Grenfell, later [1905] 1st Baron Desborough 30 Oct 1855 9 Jan 1945 89
John Passmore Edwards (to 1885) 24 Mar 1824 22 Apr 1911 87
20 Nov 1882 Coleridge John Kennard 6 Oct 1828 25 Dec 1890 62
REPRESENTATION REDUCED TO ONE MEMBER 1885
26 Nov 1885 William Henry Grenfell, later [1905] 1st Baron Desborough 30 Oct 1855 9 Jan 1945 89
3 Jul 1886 Edward Henry Hulse, later [1899] 6th baronet 25 Aug 1859 29 May 1903 43
27 Jan 1897 Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen 1867 2 May 1925 57
3 Oct 1900 Walter Palmer, later [1904] 1st baronet 4 Feb 1858 16 Apr 1910 52
17 Jan 1906 Edward Priaulx Tennant, later [Jun 1906] 2nd baronet and [1911] 1st Baron Glenconner 31 May 1859 21 Nov 1920 61
15 Jan 1910 Godfrey Lampson Tennyson Locker‑Lampson 19 Jun 1875 1 May 1946 70
14 Dec 1918 Hugh Morrison 8 Jun 1868 15 Mar 1931 62
6 Dec 1923 Hugh Lawrence Fletcher Moulton 1 Apr 1876 4 Jan 1962 85
29 Oct 1924 Hugh Morrison 8 Jun 1868 15 Mar 1931 62
11 Mar 1931 James Archibald St. George Fitzwarenne Despencer‑Robertson 7 Nov 1886 5 May 1942 55
8 Jul 1942 John Granville Morrison, later [1965] 1st Baron Margadale 16 Dec 1906 25 May 1996 89
4 Feb 1965 Michael Aubrey Hamilton [kt 1983] 5 Jul 1918 3 Jul 2000 81
9 Jun 1983 (Simon) Robert Key 22 Apr 1945 3 Feb 2023 77
6 May 2010 John Philip Glen 1 Apr 1974
SALTASH (CORNWALL)
19 Apr 1660 Francis Buller (to 1679) 10 Jan 1630 1682 52
Anthony Buller 14 Nov 1613 mid 1679 65
22 Mar 1661 John Buller c 1632 1716
26 Feb 1679 Bernard Granville 4 Mar 1631 14 Jun 1701 70
Nicholas Courtney c 1630 26 Oct 1722
30 Sep 1679 Sir John Davie, 3rd baronet (to 1685) c 1660 30 Sep 1732
William Jennens 4 Sep 1614 c 1687
24 Mar 1681 Bernard Granville 4 Mar 1631 14 Jun 1701 70
24 Apr 1685 Sir Cyril Wyche c 1632 28 Dec 1707
Edmund Waller 3 Mar 1606 21 Oct 1687 81
16 Jan 1689 Bernard Granville 4 Mar 1631 14 Jun 1701 70
John Waddon 18 Jan 1649 25 Aug 1695 46
12 Mar 1690 Sir John Carew, 3rd baronet (to 1692) 6 Nov 1635 1 Aug 1692 56
Richard Carew 21 Apr 1641 18 Sep 1691 50
30 Oct 1691 Narcissus Luttrell (to 1695) 12 Aug 1657 27 Jun 1732 74
11 Nov 1692 Michael Hill 7 Aug 1672 c Jul 1699 26
29 Oct 1695 Francis Buller after 1670 5 Feb 1698
Walter Moyle (to Aug 1698) 3 Nov 1672 9 Jun 1721 48
16 Mar 1698 Francis Pengelly c 1661 by 1724
2 Aug 1698 John Speccot [he was also returned for Cornwall, for which he chose to sit] 19 Apr 1665 16 Jun 1705 40
John Morice (to Jan 1701) c 1630 7 Aug 1705
25 Jan 1699 James Buller (to 1702) [at the general election in Dec 1701, Buller was also returned for Cornwall, for which he chose to sit] 8 Jan 1678 14 Sep 1710 32
14 Jan 1701 Alexander Pendarves [he was also returned for Penryn, for which he chose to sit] 11 Nov 1662 8 Mar 1725 62
22 Mar 1701 Thomas Carew (to 1705) 31 Mar 1664 7 Apr 1705 41
5 Feb 1702 Benjamin Buller 19 Dec 1702
25 Jan 1703 John Rolle 8 Dec 1679 6 May 1730 50
21 May 1705 James Buller (to Dec 1708) [at the general election in May 1708, Buller was also returned for Cornwall, for which he chose to sit] 8 Jan 1678 14 Sep 1710 32
Joseph Moyle 4 Sep 1679 29 Mar 1742 62
14 May 1708 Alexander Pendarves (to 1711) [at the general election in Oct 1710, Pendarves was also returned for Penryn, for which he chose to sit] 11 Nov 1662 8 Mar 1725 62
7 Dec 1708 Sir Cholmeley Dering, 4th baronet [he was also returned for Kent, for which he chose to sit] 23 Jun 1679 9 May 1711 31
19 Dec 1710 Jonathan Elford (to 1715) 11 Nov 1684 10 Dec 1755 71
17 Jan 1711 Sir William Carew, 5th baronet 24 Jan 1690 8 Mar 1744 54
7 Sep 1713 William Shippen (to 1718) [at the general election in Jan 1715, Shippen was also returned for Newton, for which he chose to sit] 30 Jul 1673 1 May 1743 69
28 Jan 1715 Shilston Calmady (to 1722) c 1687 8 Jan 1731
1 Dec 1718 John Francis Buller 11 Apr 1695 23 Jun 1751 56
13 Apr 1722 Thomas Swanton 18 Jan 1723
Edward Hughes (to 1734) 26 Jan 1734
5 Feb 1723 Philip Lloyd 18 Mar 1735
23 Aug 1727 John Campbell, styled Lord Glenorchy, later [1752] 3rd Earl of Breadalbane (to 1741) 10 Mar 1696 26 Jan 1782 85
6 Feb 1734 Thomas Corbett (to 1751) c 1687 30 Apr 1751
13 May 1741 John Clevland c 1707 19 Jun 1763
21 Apr 1743 Stamp Brooksbank 11 Jul 1694 24 May 1756 61
2 Jul 1747 Edward Boscawen [he was also returned for Truro, for which he chose to sit] 19 Aug 1711 10 Jan 1761 49
15 Dec 1747 Stamp Brooksbank (to 1754) 11 Jul 1694 24 May 1756 61
13 May 1751 George Brydges Rodney, later [1764] 1st baronet and [1782] 1st Baron Rodney 13 Feb 1719 24 May 1792 73
18 Apr 1754 William Ponsonby, styled Viscount Duncannon, later [1758] 2nd Earl of Bessborough [I] by Nov 1704 11 Mar 1793
George Clinton (to 1761) c 1685 10 Jul 1761
14 Dec 1756 Charles Townshend 27 Aug 1725 4 Sep 1767 42
30 Mar 1761 John Clevland c 1707 19 Jun 1763
George Adams (Anson from 1773) (to 1768) 25 Jul 1731 27 Oct 1789 58
1 Dec 1763 Augustus John Hervey, later [1775] 3rd Earl of Bristol 19 May 1724 22 Dec 1779 55
19 Mar 1768 Martin Bladen Hawke, later [1781] 2nd Baron Hawke (to 1774) 20 Apr 1744 27 Mar 1805 60
Thomas Bradshaw 25 Jan 1733 6 Nov 1774 41
9 May 1772 John Williams [he was unseated on petition in favour of Thomas Bradshaw 8 Jun 1772] 21 Nov 1736 after 1772
8 Jun 1772 Thomas Bradshaw (to 1775) 25 Jan 1733 6 Nov 1774 41
11 Oct 1774 Grey Cooper (to 1784) c 1726 30 Jul 1801
3 Jan 1775 Sir Charles Whitworth c 1721 22 Aug 1778
1 Oct 1778 Henry Strachey, later [1801] 1st baronet 23 May 1736 3 Jan 1810 73
12 Jul 1780 Paul Wentworth Dec 1793
11 Sep 1780 Charles Jenkinson, later [1786] 1st Baron Hawkesbury and [1796] 1st Earl of Liverpool (to 1786) 26 Apr 1727 17 Dec 1808 81
7 Apr 1784 Charles Ambler (to 1790) 19 Apr 1721 28 Feb 1794 72
30 Oct 1786 Richard Wesley (Wellesley from 1789), 2nd Earl of Mornington [I], later [1797] 1st Baron Wellesley and [1799] 1st Marquess Wellesley [he was unseated on petition in favour of John Lemon 7 May 1787] 20 Jun 1760 26 Sep 1842 82
7 May 1787 John Lemon 6 Nov 1754 5 Apr 1814 59
24 Jun 1790 Edward Bearcroft (to Dec 1796) 30 Apr 1737 20 Nov 1796 59
George Stewart, styled Lord Garlies, later [1806] 8th Earl of Galloway 24 Mar 1768 27 Mar 1834 66
21 Feb 1795 William Stewart 10 Jan 1774 7 Jan 1827 52
28 May 1796 Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald [I] (to 1802) 9 Dec 1773 19 Jun 1824 50
10 Dec 1796 Charles Smith Sep 1756 9 May 1814 57
6 Jul 1802 Matthew Russell (to Feb 1807) 24 Feb 1765 8 May 1822 56
Robert Deverell c May 1760 29 Nov 1841 81
8 Nov 1806 Arthur Champernowne 30 Dec 1767 7 Jun 1819 51
Both sitting members (Russell and Champernowne) were unseated on petition in favour of Richard Neville and William Henry Fremantle 19 Feb 1807
19 Feb 1807 Richard Neville, later [1825] 3rd Baron Braybrooke 26 Sep 1783 13 Mar 1858 74
William Henry Fremantle 19 Oct 1850
12 May 1807 Matthew Russell (to 1822) 24 Feb 1765 8 May 1822 57
John Pedley c 1762 22 Jul 1838
William Henry Fremantle 19 Oct 1850
Thomas Francis Fremantle
Double return. Matthew Russell and John Pedley declared elected 26 Feb 1808
19 Apr 1809 Michael George Prendergast 1834
17 Jun 1818 James Blair c 1788 9 Sep 1841
9 Mar 1820 Michael George Prendergast [he was also returned for Galway, for which he chose to sit] 1834
14 Jun 1820 John Fleming (to 1826) c Jan 1747 17 May 1829 82
22 May 1822 William Russell 9 Nov 1798 30 Jan 1850 51
10 Jun 1826 Andrew Spottiswoode (to 1830) 19 Feb 1787 20 Feb 1866 79
Henry Monteith c 1764 14 Dec 1848
19 Dec 1826 Colin Campbell Macaulay c 1759 20 Feb 1836
31 Jul 1830 Henry Vane, styled Earl of Darlington, later [1842] 2nd Duke of Cleveland (to May 1831) 6 Aug 1788 18 Jan 1864 75
John Gregson 30 Nov 1793 9 Dec 1860 67
26 Feb 1831 Philip Cecil Crampton May 1782 29 Dec 1862 80
2 May 1831 Frederick Villiers 24 Mar 1801 27 May 1872 71
Bethell Walrond 10 Aug 1801 28 May 1876 74
CONSTITUENCY DISENFRANCHISED 1832
SANDWICH
12 Apr 1660 Henry Oxenden, later [1678] 1st baronet 28 Apr 1614 Aug 1686 72
James Thurbarne (to 1679) c 1607 23 May 1688
6 May 1661 Edward Montagu c 1636 2 Aug 1665
27 Oct 1665 John Strode 28 Dec 1627 25 Mar 1686 58
11 Feb 1679 John Thurbarne 5 May 1636 25 Jan 1713 76
Sir James Oxenden, later [1686] 2nd baronet 4 Apr 1641 29 Sep 1708 67
28 Mar 1685 John Strode (to 1689) 28 Dec 1627 25 Mar 1686 58
Samuel Pepys [he was also returned for Harwich, for which he chose to sit] 23 Feb 1633 26 May 1703 70
10 Jun 1685 Sir Philip Parker, 1st baronet c 1625 Mar 1690
16 Jan 1689 Sir James Oxenden, 2nd baronet 4 Apr 1641 29 Sep 1708 67
John Thurbarne (to 1695) 5 May 1636 25 Jan 1713 76
28 Feb 1690 Edward Brent (to Apr 1698) 18 Sep 1656 28 Mar 1698 41
22 Oct 1695 John Taylor (to Jul 1698) 7 Dec 1655 4 Apr 1729 73
11 Apr 1698 John Thurbarne (to Jan 1701) 5 May 1636 25 Jan 1713 76
20 Jul 1698 John Michel 29 Aug 1660 29 Aug 1739 79
3 Jan 1701 Sir Henry Furnese, 1st baronet [expelled 19 Feb 1701] 30 May 1658 30 Nov 1712 54
John Taylor (to Nov 1701) 7 Dec 1655 4 Apr 1729 73
7 Apr 1701 John Michel 29 Aug 1660 29 Aug 1739 79
21 Nov 1701 Sir Henry Furnese, 1st baronet (to Apr 1713) 30 May 1658 30 Nov 1712 54
Sir James Oxenden, 2nd baronet 4 Apr 1641 29 Sep 1708 67
17 Jul 1702 John Michel 29 Aug 1660 29 Aug 1739 79
10 May 1705 Josiah Burchett (to Aug 1713) c 1666 2 Oct 1746
17 Apr 1713 John Michel (to 1715) 29 Aug 1660 29 Aug 1739 79
25 Aug 1713 Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th baronet (to 1720) 10 Jul 1690 21 Apr 1720 29
29 Jan 1715 Thomas D'Aeth, later [1716] 1st baronet (to 1722) 4 Dec 1678 4 Jan 1745 66
9 May 1720 Sir George Oxenden, 5th baronet (to 1754) 26 Oct 1694 20 Jan 1775 80
21 Mar 1722 Josiah Burchett c 1666 2 Oct 1746
5 May 1741 John Pratt c 1685 24 Jul 1770
26 Jun 1747 John Clevland (to 1761) c 1707 19 Jun 1763
13 Apr 1754 Claudius Amyand 10 Aug 1718 1 Apr 1774 55
7 Dec 1756 Henry Conyngham, 1st Viscount Conyngham [I] later [1781] 1st Earl Conyngham [I] (to 1774) c 1705 3 Apr 1781
26 Mar 1761 George Hay [kt 1773] 25 Jan 1715 6 Oct 1778 63
16 Mar 1768 Philip Stephens, later [1795] 1st baronet (to 1806) 11 Oct 1723 20 Nov 1809 86
6 Oct 1774 William Hey c 1733 3 Mar 1797
25 Nov 1776 Charles Brett c 1715 10 Feb 1799
11 Sep 1780 Sir Richard Sutton, 1st baronet 31 Jul 1733 10 Jan 1802 68
1 Apr 1784 Charles Brett c 1715 10 Feb 1799
17 Jun 1790 Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd baronet (to 1807) 2 Feb 1744 2 Apr 1814 70
3 Nov 1806 Thomas Francis Fremantle 20 Nov 1765 19 Dec 1819 54
8 May 1807 Peter Rainier 24 Nov 1741 7 Apr 1808 66
Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, later [1828] 3rd Earl of Liverpool (to 1812) 29 May 1784 3 Oct 1851 67
22 Apr 1808 John Spratt Rainier c 1777 13 Nov 1822
7 Oct 1812 Joseph Marryat (to 1824) 8 Oct 1757 12 Jan 1824 66
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
For further information on the death of this MP, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of the MPs for Reigate		 6 Jun 1768 5 May 1831 62
18 Jun 1818 Sir George Warrender, 4th baronet (to 1826) 5 Dec 1782 21 Feb 1849 66
10 Feb 1824 Henry Bonham 31 Jul 1765 9 Apr 1830 64
10 Jun 1826 Joseph Marryat (to 1835) 7 Oct 1790 24 Sep 1876 85
Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen 19 Feb 1771 8 Oct 1849 78
30 Mar 1829 Sir Henry Fane 26 Nov 1778 21 Mar 1840 61
31 Jul 1830 Samuel Grove Price 17 Jun 1793 17 Jun 1839 46
4 May 1831 Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, 2nd baronet (to 1847) c 1790 7 Oct 1852
8 Jan 1835 Samuel Grove Price 17 Jun 1793 17 Jun 1839 46
26 Jul 1837 Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st baronet 11 Nov 1784 28 Jan 1846 61
12 Feb 1839 Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin 1773 1 May 1841 67
11 May 1841 Hugh Hamilton Lindsay 12 Aug 1802 29 May 1881 78
31 Jul 1847 Lord Clarence Edward Paget (to Jul 1852) 17 Jun 1811 22 Mar 1895 83
Charles William Grenfell 17 Mar 1823 4 May 1861 38
28 May 1852 Lord Charles Pelham Pelham‑Clinton (to 1857) 3 Dec 1813 15 Dec 1894 81
8 Jul 1852 James McGregor 1808 5 Sep 1858 50
28 Mar 1857 Edward Hugessen Knatchbull‑Hugessen, later [1880] 1st Baron Brabourne (to 1880) 29 Apr 1829 6 Feb 1893 63
Lord Clarence Edward Paget 17 Jun 1811 22 Mar 1895 83
8 May 1866 Charles Capper 1822 21 Mar 1869 46
18 Nov 1868 Henry Arthur Brassey (to 1885) 14 Jul 1840 13 May 1891 50
19 May 1880 Charles Henry Compton Roberts [His election was declared void 10 Aug 1880. The writ for the second seat was suspended until 1885, when the constituency was abolished]
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1885
SCARBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE)
4 Apr 1660 Luke Robinson (to Jul 1660) [he was discharged from sitting 25 Jul 1660] 6 Sep 1610 mid 1669
John Legard, later [Dec 1660] 1st baronet [he was unseated on petition in favour of William Thomson 21 Jun 1660] c 1631 1 Jul 1678
21 Jun 1660 William Thompson (to 1685) 25 Aug 1629 Feb 1692 62
25 Jul 1660 John Legard, later [Dec 1660] 1st baronet c 1631 1 Jul 1678
10 Apr 1661 Sir Jordan Crosland 31 Dec 1618 20 Aug 1670 51
16 Nov 1670 Sir Philip Monckton c 1622 21 Feb 1679
17 Feb 1679 Francis Thompson c 1655 27 Oct 1693
21 Mar 1685 Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd baronet 15 Jun 1636 1 Mar 1688 51
William Osbaldeston 10 Jun 1631 6 Oct 1707 76
11 Jan 1689 William Harbord [he was also returned for Thetford and for Launceston, for which he chose to sit] 25 Apr 1635 31 Jul 1692 57
Francis Thompson (to 1693) c 1655 27 Oct 1693
16 Feb 1689 William Thompson
28 Apr 1692 John Hungerford [expelled 26 Mar 1695] c 1658 8 Jun 1729
11 Dec 1693 Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount Irvine [S] (to 1701) 25 Jan 1666 21 Jun 1702 36
15 Apr 1695 Sir Charles Hotham, 4th baronet (to 1702) c 1663 8 Jan 1723
26 Nov 1701 William Thompson (to 1722) c 1680 Jun 1744
24 Jul 1702 John Hungerford c 1658 8 Jun 1729
14 May 1705 Robert Squire c 1648 8 Oct 1707
22 Nov 1707 John Hungerford (to 1730) c 1658 8 Jun 1729
28 Mar 1722 William Strickland, later [1724] 4th baronet (to 1736) c 1686 1 Sep 1735
26 Jan 1730 William Thompson (to 1744) c 1680 Jun 1744
26 Jan 1736 Thomas Hay, styled Viscount Dupplin, later [1758] 9th Earl of Kinnoull [he was unseated on petition in favour of William Osbaldeston 21 Apr 1736] 4 Jun 1710 27 Dec 1787 77
21 Apr 1736 William Osbaldeston (to 1747) 20 Jul 1688 5 Sep 1766 78
8 Dec 1744 Edwin Lascelles, later [1790] 1st Baron Harewood (to 1754) 5 Feb 1713 25 Jan 1795 81
29 Jun 1747 Roger Handasyde c 1684 4 Jan 1763
17 Apr 1754 William Osbaldeston (to 1766) 20 Jul 1688 5 Sep 1766 78
Sir Ralph Milbanke, 5th baronet c 1721 8 Jan 1798
27 Mar 1761 John Major, later [1765] 1st baronet (to 1768) 11 May 1698 16 Feb 1781 82
19 Nov 1766 Fountayne Wentworth Osbaldstone (to 1770) 26 Feb 1696 11 Jun 1770 74
22 Mar 1768 George Manners (to 1772) c 1746 Jun 1772
11 Jul 1770 Sir James Pennyman, 6th baronet (to 1774) 6 Dec 1736 27 Mar 1808 71
Ralph Bell
Double return. Bell informed the House that he did not intend to contest the return and, as a result, Pennyman was declared elected 27 Nov 1770
28 Jul 1772 George Carpenter, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnel [I] (to 1796) 30 Jun 1750 15 Apr 1805 54
8 Oct 1774 Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st baronet 26 Feb 1723 19 Mar 1796 73
27 Feb 1779 Charles Phipps 10 Dec 1753 20 Oct 1786 32
3 Apr 1784 George Osbaldeston c 1753 14 Jul 1793
21 Jun 1790 Henry Phipps, later [1792] 3rd Baron Mulgrave [I], [1794] 1st Baron Mulgrave [GB] and [1812] 1st Earl of Mulgrave 14 Feb 1755 7 Apr 1831 76
19 Sep 1794 Edmund Phipps (to 1818) 7 Apr 1760 14 Sep 1837 77
30 May 1796 Lord Charles Henry Somerset 12 Dec 1767 20 Feb 1831 63
9 Jul 1802 Lord Robert William Manners 14 Dec 1781 15 Nov 1835 53
4 Nov 1806 Charles Manners-Sutton, later [1835] 1st Viscount Canterbury (to 1832) 29 Jan 1780 21 Jul 1845 65
22 Jun 1818 Constantine Henry Phipps, styled Viscount Normanby, later [1831] 2nd Earl of Mulgrave and [1838] 1st Marquess of Normanby 15 May 1797 28 Jul 1863 66
30 May 1820 Edmund Phipps 7 Apr 1760 14 Sep 1837 77
15 Dec 1832 Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd baronet (to 1837) 28 Aug 1799 24 Feb 1869 69
Sir George Cayley, 6th baronet 27 Dec 1773 15 Dec 1857 83
8 Jan 1835 Sir Frederick William Trench (to 1847) c 1777 6 Dec 1859
26 Jul 1837 Sir Thomas Charles Style, 8th baronet 21 Aug 1797 23 Jul 1879 81
1 Jul 1841 Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd baronet (to 1869) 28 Aug 1799 24 Feb 1869 69
28 Jul 1847 George Augustus Constantine Phipps, styled Earl of Mulgrave, later [1863] 2nd Marquess of Normanby 23 Jul 1819 3 Apr 1890 70
19 Jul 1851 George Frederick Young c 1791 23 Feb 1870
7 Jul 1852 George Augustus Constantine Phipps, styled Earl of Mulgrave, later [1863] 2nd Marquess of Normanby 23 Jul 1819 3 Apr 1890 70
14 Dec 1857 John Dent Dent 11 Jun 1826 22 Dec 1894 68
30 Apr 1859 William Henry Forester Denison, later [1860] 2nd Baron Londesborough and [1887] 1st Earl of Londesborough 19 Jun 1834 19 Apr 1900 65
1 Feb 1860 John Dent Dent (to 1874) 11 Jun 1826 22 Dec 1894 68
12 Mar 1869 Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd baronet, later [1881] 1st Baron Derwent (to Jul 1880) 3 Jan 1829 1 Mar 1916 87
5 Feb 1874 Sir Charles Legard, 11th baronet 2 Apr 1846 6 Dec 1901 55
3 Apr 1880 William Sproston Caine (to 1885) 26 Mar 1842 17 Mar 1903 60
31 Jul 1880 John George Dodson, later [1884] 1st Baron Monk Bretton 18 Oct 1825 25 May 1897 71
5 Nov 1884 Richard Fell Steble 1825 8 Oct 1899 74
REPRESENTATION REDUCED TO ONE MEMBER 1885
27 Nov 1885 Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th baronet 27 Jan 1860 8 Jul 1948 88
3 Jul 1886 Joshua Rowntree 6 Apr 1844 10 Feb 1915 70
Jul 1892 Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th baronet 27 Jan 1860 8 Jul 1948 88
16 Jul 1895 Joseph Compton Compton-Rickett [kt 1907] 13 Feb 1847 30 Jul 1919 72
13 Jan 1906 Walter Russell Rea, later [1935] 1st baronet and [1937] 1st Baron Rea 18 May 1873 26 May 1948 74
NAME ALTERED TO "SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY" IN 1918, BUT REVERTED FEB 1974
28 Feb 1974 Michael Norman Shaw [kt 1982], later [1994] Baron Shaw of Northstead [L] 9 Oct 1920 8 Jan 2021 100
9 Apr 1992 John David Sykes 24 Aug 1956
NAME ALTERED TO "SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY" 1997
SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY (YORKSHIRE)
14 Dec 1918 William Gervase Beckett, later [1921] 1st baronet 14 Jan 1866 24 Aug 1937 71
15 Nov 1922 Sidney Herbert, later [1936] 1st baronet 29 Jul 1890 22 Mar 1939 48
6 May 1931 Herbert Paul Latham, later [Oct 1931] 2nd baronet
For further information on this MP, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of his baronetcy		 22 Apr 1905 24 Jul 1955 50
24 Sep 1941 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman [kt 1956] 2 Mar 1901 5 Apr 1982 81
31 Mar 1966 Michael Norman Shaw [kt 1982], later [1994] Baron Shaw of Northstead [L] 9 Oct 1920 8 Jan 2021 100
NAME ALTERED TO "SCARBOROUGH" FEB 1974, BUT REVERTED 1997
1 Feb 1997 Lawrence William Quinn 25 Dec 1956
5 May 2005 Robert Goodwill 31 Dec 1956
4 Jul 2024 Alison Louise Hume
SCOTLAND
In the first Parliament after the Union in 1707, the following members were returned. Individual constituencies were established in the 1708 Parliament
William Nisbet c 1666 Oct 1724
John Cockburn c 1679 13 Nov 1758
Sir John Swinton by 1662 1723
Sir William Kerr, 3rd baronet Apr 1716
Archibald Douglas c 1667 3 Jul 1741
William Bennet, later [1710] 2nd baronet 23 Dec 1729
John Murray c 1667 24 Mar 1714
John Pringle c 1674 19 Aug 1754
William Morison 19 Apr 1663 1739 76
George Baillie 16 Mar 1664 6 Aug 1738 74
Sir John Johnstone, 1st baronet 30 Sep 1711
John Stewart after 1670 22 Apr 1748
Francis Montgomerie by Jan 1729
William Dalrymple 11 Oct 1678 30 Nov 1744 66
Sir Robert Pollock, 1st baronet c 1665 22 Aug 1735
John Haldane 31 Mar 1660 26 Jun 1721 61
Mungo Graham 23 Dec 1670 26 Nov 1754 83
Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd baronet after 1656 Jan 1714
Sir David Ramsay, 4th baronet after 1673 1 Sep 1710
William Seton, later [1719] 1st baronet 6 Mar 1673 1744 71
Alexander Grant after 1673 19 Aug 1719
Hugh Rose 27 Jan 1663 23 Jan 1732 68
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, later [1714] 3rd baronet c 1658 13 Sep 1728
John Campbell c 1660 9 Apr 1729
Sir James Campbell, 5th baronet c 1679 14 Oct 1756
James Campbell, later [1709] 2nd baronet c 1666 5 Jul 1752
James Halyburton by Jul 1755
Alexander Abercromby 5 Nov 1678 23 Dec 1728 50
Sir Alexander Douglas Jan 1718
John Bruce 19 Mar 1711
Sir Patrick Johnstone 7 Sep 1736
Sir John Erskine, 3rd baronet 1672 12 Mar 1739 66
Hugh Montgomerie, later [1731] 6th baronet c 1663 14 Jan 1735
James Scott 1671 Oct 1732 61
John Erskine Sep 1660 1733 72
Patrick Moncreiff c 1674 Jan 1709
Sir Andrew Hume 19 Jul 1676 16 Mar 1730 53
Sir Peter Halkett, 1st baronet c 1660 20 Mar 1746
Sir James Smollett c 1648 1731
Sir David Dalrymple, 1st baronet c 1665 3 Dec 1721
John Clerk, later [1722] 2nd baronet 8 Feb 1676 4 Oct 1755 79
Patrick Ogilvy 1665 20 Sep 1737 72
Sir George Allardice 17 Aug 1672 5 Oct 1709 37
Daniel Campbell c 1672 8 Jun 1753
Alexander Maitland Jun 1721
SCOTLAND (LIVERPOOL)
25 Nov 1885 Thomas Power O'Connor
For information on the "Battle of the House of Commons" which occurred on 27 July 1893, see the note at the foot of this page		 5 Oct 1848 18 Nov 1929 81
14 Dec 1929 David Gilbert Logan 22 Nov 1871 25 Feb 1964 92
11 Jun 1964 Walter Harold Alldritt 4 Jul 1918 27 Jul 1990 72
1 Apr 1971 Frank Marsden 15 Oct 1923 5 Nov 2006 83
NAME ALTERED TO "SCOTLAND EXCHANGE" FEB 1974
SCOTLAND EXCHANGE (LIVERPOOL)
28 Feb 1974 Robert Parry 8 Jan 1933 9 Mar 2000 67
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1983
SCOTSTOUN (GLASGOW)
23 Feb 1950 Sir Arthur Stewart Leslie Young, 1st baronet 10 Oct 1889 14 Aug 1950 60
25 Oct 1950 James Riley Holt Hutchison, later [1956] 1st baronet 10 Apr 1893 24 Feb 1979 85
8 Oct 1959 William Watson Small 19 Oct 1909 18 Jan 1978 68
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED FEB 1974
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
14 Dec 1918 Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st baronet 14 Dec 1852 19 Apr 1932 79
Dugald McCoig Cowan (to 1934) 17 Oct 1865 30 Dec 1933 68
Sir Henry Craik, later [1926] 1st baronet (to 1927) 18 Oct 1846 16 Mar 1927 80
15 Nov 1922 Sir George Andreas Berry (to 1931) 6 Oct 1853 18 Jun 1940 86
29 Apr 1927 John Buchan, later [1935] 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (to 1935) 26 Aug 1875 11 Feb 1940 64
27 Oct 1931 Archibald Noel Skelton (to 1936)
For further information on this MP, see the note at the foot of this page		 1 Jul 1880 22 Nov 1935 55
12 Mar 1934 George Alexander Morrison (to 1945) 30 Oct 1869 8 Sep 1956 86
22 Jun 1935 Sir John Graham Kerr (to 1950) 18 Sep 1869 21 Apr 1957 87
31 Jan 1936 James Ramsay Macdonald 12 Oct 1866 9 Nov 1937 71
25 Feb 1938 Sir John Anderson, later [1952] 1st Viscount Waverley (to 1950) 8 Jul 1882 4 Jan 1958 75
13 Apr 1945 Sir John Boyd-Orr, later [1949] 1st Baron Boyd‑Orr 23 Sep 1880 25 Jun 1971 90
27 Nov 1946 Walter Elliot Elliot
For information on the death of his first wife, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of the members for Lanark		 19 Sep 1888 8 Jan 1958 69
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950
SCUNTHORPE
1 May 1997 Elliot Anthony Morley 6 Jul 1952
6 May 2010 Nicholas Dakin 10 Jul 1955
12 Dec 2019 Holly Mumby-Croft Jul 1985
4 Jul 2024 Nicholas Dakin 10 Jul 1955
SEAFORD
c Apr 1660 Sir Thomas Dyke (to 1670) 10 Dec 1619 13 Dec 1669 50
George Parker c 1619 12 Jul 1673
6 May 1661 Sir William Thomas, 1st baronet (to 1681) 29 Jul 1641 18 Nov 1706 65
15 Mar 1670 Francis Gratwick [he was unseated on petition in favour of Robert Morley 10 Feb 1671] c Jul 1670
10 Feb 1671 Robert Morley 27 Nov 1650 2 Feb 1671 20
23 Feb 1671 Sir Nicholas Pelham c 1650 8 Nov 1739
20 Feb 1679 Herbert Stapley 3 Nov 1655 by 1693
7 Mar 1681 Edward Montagu 25 Sep 1649 27 Feb 1690 40
Edward Selwyn (to 1689) 19 Sep 1638 9 Dec 1704 66
6 Apr 1685 Sir William Thomas, 1st baronet 29 Jul 1641 18 Nov 1706 65
14 Jan 1689 William Campion (to Jul 1698) 6 Feb 1640 20 Sep 1702 62
Sir Nicholas Pelham c 1650 8 Nov 1739
4 Mar 1690 Henry Pelham c 1661 1 Apr 1721
12 Nov 1695 William Lowndes (to 1715) 1 Nov 1652 20 Jan 1724 71
23 Jul 1698 Sir William Thomas, 1st baronet [he was also returned for Sussex, for which he chose to sit] 29 Jul 1641 18 Nov 1706 65
31 Dec 1698 William Campion 6 Feb 1640 20 Sep 1702 62
31 Jan 1701 Sir William Thomas, 1st baronet [at the general election in Nov 1701, Thomas was also returned for Sussex, for which he chose to sit] 29 Jul 1641 18 Nov 1706 65
27 Jan 1702 Thomas Chowne 22 Apr 1679 16 Sep 1724 45
21 Jul 1702 Sir William Thomas, 1st baronet 29 Jul 1641 18 Nov 1706 65
12 Dec 1706 George Naylor 21 Oct 1670 29 Jan 1730 59
7 Oct 1710 Thomas Chowne 22 Apr 1679 16 Sep 1724 45
26 Aug 1713 George Naylor (to 1722) 21 Oct 1670 29 Jan 1730 59
29 Jan 1715 Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd baronet 1 Apr 1678 7 Nov 1755 77
28 Feb 1717 Henry Pelham c Jan 1695 6 Mar 1754 59
20 Mar 1722 Sir William Gage, 7th baronet (to 1744) 1695 23 Apr 1744 48
Sir Philip Yorke, later [1754] 1st Earl of Hardwicke 1 Dec 1690 6 Mar 1764 73
25 Jan 1734 William Hay (to 1755) 21 Aug 1695 19 Jun 1755 59
9 May 1744 William Hall Gage, later [1754] 2nd Viscount Gage [I] 1 Jan 1718 11 Oct 1791 73
29 Jun 1747 William Pitt, later [1766] 1st Earl of Chatham 15 Nov 1708 11 May 1778 69
16 Apr 1754 William Hall Gage, later [Dec 1754] 2nd Viscount Gage [I] (to 1780) 1 Jan 1718 11 Oct 1791 73
21 Nov 1755 James Peachey, later [1765] 4th baronet and [1794] 1st Baron Selsey 8 Mar 1723 1 Feb 1808 84
18 Mar 1768 George Medley 6 Aug 1720 1 Jun 1796 75
13 Sep 1780 John Durand (to 1784) c 1719 30 Jul 1788
John Robinson [he was also returned for Harwich, for which he chose to sit] 15 Jul 1727 23 Dec 1802 75
4 Dec 1780 Christopher D'Oyly c 1717 19 Jan 1795
30 Mar 1784 Henry Nevill, styled Viscount Nevill, later [1785] 2nd Earl of Abergavenny 22 Feb 1755 27 Mar 1843 88
Sir Peter Parker, 1st baronet c 1721 21 Dec 1811
Nevill vacated his seat in Jun 1784 and his election was subsequently declared void 21 Mar 1785
29 Mar 1785 Sir John Henderson, 5th baronet 8 Jan 1752 12 Dec 1817 65
Sir Peter Parker, 1st baronet c 1721 21 Dec 1811
Election declared void 13 Mar 1786
21 Mar 1786 Sir John Henderson, 5th baronet 8 Jan 1752 12 Dec 1817 65
Sir Peter Parker, 1st baronet c 1721 21 Dec 1811
Both members were unseated on petition in favour of Henry Flood and Sir Godfrey Webster 26 Apr 1786
26 Apr 1786 Henry Flood 1732 1 Dec 1791 59
Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th baronet 25 Dec 1747 3 Jun 1800 52
26 Jun 1790 John Sargent (to 1794) 1750 9 Sep 1831 81
Richard Paul Jodrell [he was unseated on petition in favour of John Tarleton 19 Mar 1792] 13 Nov 1745 26 Jan 1831 85
19 Mar 1792 John Tarleton (to 1796) 26 Oct 1755 19 Sep 1841 85
29 Jan 1794 Richard Paul Jodrell 13 Nov 1745 26 Jan 1831 85
25 May 1796 Charles Rose Ellis, later [1826] 1st Baron Seaford (to Oct 1806) 19 Dec 1771 1 Jul 1845 73
George Ellis 19 Dec 1753 10 Apr 1815 61
5 Jul 1802 Richard Joseph Sullivan 10 Dec 1752 17 Jul 1806 53
28 Jul 1806 John Leach [kt 1818] (to 1816) 28 Aug 1760 14 Sep 1834 74
31 Oct 1806 George Hibbert 13 Jan 1757 8 Oct 1837 80
5 Oct 1812 Charles Rose Ellis, later [1826] 1st Baron Seaford (to 1826) 19 Dec 1771 1 Jul 1845 73
14 Feb 1816 Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st baronet 18 Feb 1755 6 Jan 1837 81
15 Jun 1818 George Watson-Taylor 12 May 1771 6 Jun 1841 70
6 Mar 1820 George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, later [1831] 1st Baron Dover 17 Jan 1797 10 Jul 1833 36
9 Jun 1826 John Fitzgerald (to 1832) 25 Dec 1775 18 Mar 1852 76
Augustus Frederick Ellis 17 Sep 1800 16 Aug 1841 40
20 Apr 1827 George Canning 11 Apr 1770 8 Aug 1827 57
5 Sep 1827 Augustus Frederick Ellis [following the general election in Jul 1830, his name was erased from the return and that of William Lyon substituted 7 Mar 1831] 17 Sep 1800 16 Aug 1841 40
7 Mar 1831 William Lyon 7 Jul 1807 5 Apr 1892 84
CONSTITUENCY DISENFRANCHISED 1832
SEAHAM (DURHAM)
14 Dec 1918 Evan Hayward 2 Apr 1876 30 Jan 1958 81
15 Nov 1922 Sidney James Webb, later [1929] 1st Baron Passfield 13 Jul 1859 13 Oct 1947 88
30 May 1929 James Ramsay Macdonald 12 Oct 1866 9 Nov 1937 71
14 Nov 1935 Emanuel Shinwell, later [1970] Baron Shinwell [L] 18 Oct 1884 8 May 1986 101
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950
SEDGEFIELD (DURHAM)
14 Dec 1918 Rowland Burdon 19 Jun 1857 1 Aug 1944 87
15 Nov 1922 John Herriotts 13 Sep 1874 27 Jun 1935 60
6 Dec 1923 Leonard Ropner, later [1952] 1st baronet 26 Feb 1895 12 Oct 1977 82
30 May 1929 John Herriotts 13 Sep 1874 27 Jun 1935 60
27 Oct 1931 Roland Jennings [kt 1954] 1894 5 Dec 1968 74
14 Nov 1935 John Robert Leslie 3 Nov 1873 12 Jan 1955 81
23 Feb 1950 Joseph Slater, later [1970] Baron Slater [L] 13 Jun 1904 21 Apr 1977 72
18 Jun 1970 David Reed 24 Apr 1945
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED FEB 1974, BUT REVIVED 1983
9 Jun 1983 Anthony Charles Lynton Blair 6 May 1953
19 Jul 2007 Philip Wilson 31 May 1959
12 Dec 2019 Paul Howell 10 Jan 1960
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 2024
SEFTON CENTRAL (MERSEYSIDE)
6 May 2010 William Roffen Esterson 27 Oct 1966
SELBY (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
9 Jun 1983 Michael James Hugh Alison 27 Jun 1926 28 May 2004 77
1 May 1997 John Timothy Grogan 24 Feb 1961
NAME ALTERED TO "SELBY AND AINSTY" 2010, BUT REVIVED 2024
4 Jul 2024 Keir Alexander Mather c 1988
SELBY AND AINSTY (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
6 May 2010 Nigel Adams 30 Nov 1966
20 Jul 2023 Keir Alexander Mather c 1998
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 2024
SELKIRKSHIRE
29 May 1708 John Pringle c 1674 19 Aug 1754
13 Feb 1730 James Rutherford Aug 1747
20 May 1734 John Murray 2 Jul 1753
13 Dec 1753 Gilbert Elliot, later [1766] 3rd baronet Sep 1722 11 Feb 1777 54
13 Jun 1765 John Pringle c 1716 27 Jul 1792
14 Apr 1786 Mark Pringle 10 Jan 1754 25 Apr 1812 58
21 Jul 1802 John Rutherford c 1748 6 May 1834
19 Nov 1806 William Eliott-Lockhart 30 Nov 1764 6 Aug 1832 67
10 Aug 1830 Alexander Pringle 30 Jan 1791 2 Sep 1857 66
22 Dec 1832 Robert Pringle 1798 15 Dec 1842 44
19 Jan 1835 Alexander Pringle 30 Jan 1791 2 Sep 1857 66
12 Feb 1846 Allen Eliott Lockhart 24 Jan 1803 15 Mar 1878 75
1 Aug 1861 Lord Henry John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, later [1885] 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu 5 Nov 1832 4 Nov 1905 72
JOINED WITH "PEEBLES" 1868
SELLY OAK (BIRMINGHAM)
26 May 1955 Harold Edward Gurden 28 Jun 1903 27 Apr 1989 85
10 Oct 1974 Thomas Litterick 25 May 1929 6 Jan 1981 51
3 May 1979 Anthony Michael Beaumont‑Dark [kt 1992] 11 Oct 1932 2 Apr 2006 73
9 Apr 1992 Lynne Mary Jones 26 Apr 1951
6 May 2010 Steven James McCabe 4 Aug 1955
4 Jul 2024 Alistair Scott Carns
SEVENOAKS (KENT)
28 Nov 1885 Charles William Mills, later [1898] 2nd Baron Hillingdon 26 Jan 1855 6 Apr 1919 64
Jul 1892 Henry William Forster, later [1919] 1st Baron Forster 31 Jan 1866 15 Jan 1936 69
14 Dec 1918 Thomas Jewell Bennett [kt 1921] 1852 16 Jan 1925 72
6 Dec 1923 Ronald Samuel Ainslie Williams 2 Apr 1890 10 Dec 1971 81
29 Oct 1924 Herbert Walter Styles 4 Apr 1889 5 Oct 1965 76
30 May 1929 Edward Hilton Young, later [1935] 1st Baron Kennet 20 Mar 1879 11 Jul 1960 81
20 Jul 1935 Charles Edward Ponsonby, later [1956] 1st baronet 2 Sep 1879 28 Jan 1976 96
23 Feb 1950 John Charles Rodgers, later [1964] 1st baronet 5 Oct 1906 29 Mar 1993 86
3 May 1979 Geoffrey Mark Wolfson 7 Apr 1934
1 May 1997 Michael Cathel Fallon [kt 2016] 14 May 1952
12 Dec 2019 Laura Trott 7 Dec 1984
SHAFTESBURY (DORSET)
10 Apr 1660 Thomas Grove c 1609 27 Jan 1692
James Baker 21 Oct 1689
22 Mar 1661 Henry Whitaker (to 1679) c 1622 6 Apr 1695
John Lowe c 1628 1667
31 Oct 1667 John Bennett 15 Jan 1625 5 Feb 1677 52
22 Feb 1677 Thomas Bennett (to 1685) c 1645 5 May 1688
3 Sep 1679 Sir Matthew Andrews c 1630 6 Mar 1711
11 Mar 1685 Sir Henry Butler c 1651 1698
John Bowles c 1649 1700
9 Jan 1689 Sir Matthew Andrews c 1630 6 Mar 1711
Edward Nicholas (to 3 May 1715) 24 Feb 1662 20 Apr 1726 64
2 Aug 1698 Henry Cornish [expelled 13 Feb 1699] c 1659 25 Mar 1724
23 Feb 1699 Thomas Chafin 27 Jan 1675 16 Mar 1711 36
27 Nov 1701 Sir John Cropley, 2nd baronet 15 Jul 1663 22 Oct 1713 50
9 Oct 1710 Edward Seymour Feb 1711
26 Mar 1711 Henry Whitaker c 1686 1746
31 Jan 1715 Samuel Rush c 1670 13 Mar 1725
Both sitting members (Nicholas and Rush) unseated on petition in favour of William Benson 3 May 1715
3 May 1715 William Benson (to 1719) [he was unseated on petition in favour of Sir Edward des Bouverie 24 Jan 1719] 17 Mar 1682 2 Feb 1754 71
19 May 1715 Edward Nicholas (to 1726) 24 Feb 1662 20 Apr 1726 64
24 Jan 1719 Sir Edward des Bouverie, 2nd baronet (to 1734) c 1690 21 Nov 1736
3 May 1726 Stephen Fox, later [1741] 1st Baron Ilchester and [1756] 1st Earl of Ilchester 12 Sep 1704 29 Sep 1776 72
1 May 1734 Jacob Banks (to 1738) 27 Feb 1704 18 Feb 1738 33
Philip Bennet [he was unseated on petition in favour of Stephen Fox 20 Feb 1735] 8 Dec 1761
20 Feb 1735 Stephen Fox, later [1741] 1st Baron Ilchester and [1756] 1st Earl of Ilchester (to 1741) 12 Sep 1704 26 Sep 1776 72
9 Mar 1738 Philip Bennet 8 Dec 1761
11 May 1741 Peter Walter (to 1747) 1715 Oct 1753 38
Charles Ewer 20 Jun 1742
1 Jul 1742 George Pitt, later [1776] 1st Baron Rivers (to Dec 1747) [at the general election in Jun 1747, Pitt was also returned for Dorset, for which he chose to sit] 1 May 1721 7 May 1803 82
29 Jun 1747 Cuthbert Ellison (to 1754) 10 May 1698 11 Oct 1785 87
8 Dec 1747 William Beckford 19 Dec 1709 21 Jun 1770 60
15 Apr 1754 James Brudenell, later [1780] 1st Baron Brudenell of Deene and [1790] 5th Earl of Cardigan 20 Apr 1725 24 Feb 1811 85
Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th baronet 19 Jun 1719 14 Oct 1794 75
27 Mar 1761 Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd baronet c 1723 2 Nov 1785
Samuel Touchet c 1705 28 May 1773
16 Mar 1768 William Chaffin Grove (to 1774) c 1731 27 Jan 1793
Ralph Payne, later [1795] 1st Baron Lavington [I] 19 May 1739 3 Aug 1807 68
13 May 1771 Francis Sykes, later [1781] 1st baronet (to 1775) 22 May 1730 11 Jan 1804 73
7 Oct 1774 Thomas Rumbold, later [1779] 1st baronet 15 Jan 1736 11 Nov 1791 55
25 Apr 1775 Hans Winthrop Mortimer (to 1780) 3 May 1734 26 Feb 1807 72
Francis Sykes and Thomas Rumbold were unseated on 25 Apr 1775, and Hans Winthrop Mortimer seated in their place. The second seat remained vacant until 17 May 1776
17 May 1776 George Rous c 1744 11 Jun 1802
8 Sep 1780 Francis Sykes, later [1781] 1st baronet (to 1784) 22 May 1730 11 Jan 1804 73
Sir Thomas Rumbold, 1st baronet [he was unseated on petition in favour of Hans Winthrop Mortimer 2 Apr 1781] 15 Jan 1736 11 Nov 1791 55
2 Apr 1781 Hans Winthrop Mortimer (to 1790) 3 May 1734 26 Feb 1807 72
3 Apr 1784 Adam Drummond 31 Jan 1713 17 Jun 1786 73
5 Jul 1786 John Drummond 1754 13 May 1835 80
18 Jun 1790 Charles Duncombe, later [1826] 1st Baron Feversham (to 1796) 5 Dec 1764 16 Jul 1841 76
William Grant [kt 1799] 13 Oct 1752 23 May 1832 79
26 Jun 1793 Paul Benfield (to 1802) 25 Jan 1741 Apr 1810 69
27 May 1796 Walter Boyd 18 Nov 1753 16 Sep 1837 83
6 Jul 1802 Edward Loveden Loveden (to 1812) c 1750 4 Jan 1822
Robert Hurst 19 Sep 1750 13 Apr 1843 92
31 Oct 1806 Home Riggs Popham [kt 1815] 12 Oct 1762 11 Sep 1820 57
6 May 1807 Thomas Wallace, later [1828] 1st Baron Wallace c 1768 23 Feb 1844
8 Oct 1812 Richard Bateman-Robson 1753 10 Mar 1827 73
Hudson Gurney 19 Jan 1775 9 Nov 1864 89
Both members were unseated on petition in favour of Charles Wetherell and Edward Kerrison 19 Feb 1813
19 Feb 1813 Charles Wetherell [kt 1824] 1770 17 Aug 1846 76
Edward Kerrison [kt 1815], later [1821] 1st baronet 30 Jul 1776 9 Mar 1853 76
17 Jun 1818 John Bacon Sawrey Morritt 1771 12 Jul 1843 72
Henry John Shepherd c 1784 21 May 1855
9 Mar 1820 Edward Harbord, later [1821] 3rd Baron Suffield 10 Nov 1781 6 Jul 1835 53
Abraham Moore (to 1822) 2 Jul 1766 c Oct 1822 56
12 Sep 1821 Ralph Leycester (to 1830) 17 Dec 1764 Jun 1835 70
30 Apr 1822 Robert Grosvenor, later [1857] 1st Baron Ebury 24 Apr 1801 18 Nov 1893 92
12 Jun 1826 Edward Davies Davenport 27 Apr 1778 9 Sep 1847 69
6 Aug 1830 Edward Penrhyn (to 1832) 16 Sep 1794 6 Mar 1861 66
William Stratford Dugdale 1 Apr 1801 15 Sep 1871 70
19 Apr 1831 William Leader Maberly 7 May 1798 6 Feb 1885 86
REPRESENTATION REDUCED TO ONE MEMBER 1832
13 Dec 1832 John Sayer Poulter [he was unseated on petition in favour of George Benvenuto Mathew 3 Apr 1838] c 1784 31 Mar 1847
3 Apr 1838 George Benvenuto Mathew [kt 1879] 1807 22 Oct 1879 72
2 Jul 1841 Henry Howard, styled Baron Howard, later [1845] 2nd Earl of Effingham 23 Aug 1806 5 Feb 1889 82
5 Mar 1845 Richard Brinsley Sheridan c 1806 2 May 1888
9 Jul 1852 William Henry Berkeley Portman, later [1888] 2nd Viscount Portman 12 Jul 1829 16 Oct 1919 90
27 Apr 1857 George Grenfell Glyn, later [1873] 2nd Baron Wolverton 10 Feb 1824 6 Nov 1887 63
30 Aug 1873 Vere Fane Benett-Stanford 1839 8 May 1894 54
3 Apr 1880 Sidney Carr Glyn 11 Oct 1835 26 Feb 1916 80
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1885
 

Thomas Power O'Connor and the "Battle of the House of Commons" 27 July 1893
MP for Galway 1880‑1885 and Scotland (Liverpool) 1885‑1929
Probably the worst example of physical violence in the House of Commons (apart from the assassination of Spencer Perceval) occurred on 27 July 1893, at the end of the Committee stage of the Home Rule Bill. It appears to have been sparked off by Thomas Power O'Connor, in response to a speech by Joseph Chamberlain in which he had compared William Gladstone to Herod. O'Connor then called Chamberlain a "Judas" and mayhem ensued. The following report appeared in The Yorkshire Herald the following day:-
VIOLENT SCENES IN PARLIAMENT - The Press Association states that the calling of the first of the series of the closure divisions last night was signalised by one of the most violent and disorderly scenes which has been witnessed in the House of Commons during the past generation. When Mr. [Joseph] Chamberlain's speech was brought to an abrupt close at ten o'clock, his comparison of Mr. Gladstone to Herod was greeted with hisses by the Liberals and uproar from the Irish benches, with loud and repeated cries of "Judas". Amidst the prevailing noise the Chairman called the division. Mr. Vicary Gibbs [MP for St. Albans] putting on his hat and returning to his seat as required, in rising to a point of order after a division was called, was observed to be addressing himself to the chairman presumably with an idea of reporting what he regarded as a disorderly expression. There was so much noise and confusion that the chairman could not hear him and took no formal notice of the appeal. Failing in this effort the Conservative members after a hurried exchange of words resolved to keep their seats until the point in dispute was settled. Among those who thus remained on the front Opposition bench were Sir John Gorst [MP for Cambridge University], Sir Edward Clarke [Plymouth] and Mr. [Edward] Carson [Dublin University], behind whom sat a large body of Conservatives. Meantime some Ministerialists and others had gone into the lobby to record their votes, but the majority lingered in order to await the upshot of the impending disturbance. Whilst the turmoil was in progress Mr. [John William] Logan [MP for Harborough], who had crossed over from the front bench below the gangway, was seen to be in somewhat excited conversation with Mr. Carson. In order to put an end to this apparent altercation, Sir Wm. Walrond [MP for Tiverton], one of the Conservative Whips, advanced and endeavoured to lead Mr. Logan out of the House. That hon. member resented the intervention, and quickly planted himself on the front Opposition bench beside Mr. Carson. No sooner had he done so than Mr. Hayes Fisher [MP for Fulham], who sat behind him, leaned forward and vigorously attempted to push Mr. Logan out of the place which he had taken. When the Irish members saw one of their Liberal friends being thus ejected from the place their blood was instantly up, and instead of proceeding into the division lobby they swayed towards the Tory benches, and a free fight broke out so suddenly that it was almost impossible even for those who watched the scene from the Press gallery above to say who struck the first blow. Certain it was that the tall figure of Col. [Edward] Saunderson [MP for Armagh North] was conspicuous striking out, as he afterwards stated, in self defence against some of the Irish members who were being pushed forward from behind. One of the most prominent of the latter group was Mr. [Eugene] Crean [MP for Ossory], who was the subject of at least one violent blow from Col. Saunderson. The gallant Colonel was not without active supporters, but most of those around endeavoured to restrain him, just as Mr. W[illiam] O'Brien [MP for Cork City] and other Nationalist members surrounded Mr. Crean, who was seen to be struggling desperately with them, and endeavouring to get at the Colonel. Other members took part in the extraordinary melee, but it was almost impossible amid the excitement and jostling and confusion to identify them or apportion the exact share taken by each member. One stalwart figure which could be distinguished amid the tumult was Mr. [Thomas] Condon [MP for Tipperary East], but whether he was intervening as a peacemaker or otherwise it was not easy at the moment to discern. Whilst the fight was in progress the Sergeant-at-Arms [Sir Henry David Erskine] and Mr. [Edward] Marjoribanks [MP for Berwickshire] interposed with most anxious efforts to restore order, but their endeavours were for some time in vain. The Sergeant-at-Arms next strove to induce members who thronged the floor of the House to leave for the division lobby, and some few yielded to his persuasions, but the majority lingered with a desire to see how the strange episode would end.
Meantime Mr. [George] Bartley [MP for Islington North] shouted out a suggestion that the Speaker should be at once sent for, and he was supported on the Conservative benches by many other cries for the Speaker. Whilst all this was going on the fighting had abated, and Mr. Vicary Gibbs made one more attempt to appeal to the Chairman. His immediate neighbour, Mr. [Thomas] Gibson Bowles [MP for King's Lynn], forming a speaking trumpet with his hands, shouted out a similar appeal in the tones of one accustomed to give commands at sea in stormy weather. Not to be restrained, Mr. Gibbs left his seat and moved to the front Opposition bench near the table, and at last succeeded in making himself auditable to the Chairman. The bulk of the Conservative party with some few of their leaders still retained their places and refused to leave the House for the division. In view of this state of affairs the Chairman suspended the division, although some members had already recorded their votes, and ordered the doors to be opened quickly. Mr. Gladstone and other members who had been in the division lobbies trooped back into the House and the Speaker was sent for. Mr. [Arthur] Balfour [MP for Manchester East], who had left the House with the intention to take no part in the division, also returned, and then upon the return of the Speaker, who was cheered, there followed the explanations and statements which will be found duly recorded in our Parliamentary report. The original division was called at ten o'clock, but it was a quarter to eleven before the Committee was resumed after the Speaker's dignified intervention, so that the scene - an unprecedented one - occupied three-quarters of an hour.
The violent fighting was the universal subject of talk in the lobbies, and members of all parties expressed their deepest regret that the reputation of the House of Commons should have been lowered by scenes such as have had no parallel during the whole of the present reign, if not for a much longer period. No one was seriously hurt during the melee, but several members complained of minor injuries, one having suffered a bruise on the face, another had a swollen nose, and a third damaged knuckles. It was generally agreed by those who witnessed the whole exciting episode that the physical encounter did not directly result from the cries of "Judas", but from what the Irish Nationalist members regarded as the rough treatment of Mr. Logan when he got into altercation with Mr. Carson and sat down on the front Opposition bench. It was stated that Mr. Logan when he stood on the floor of the House was assailed with the cry "You are a gang of gaggers". At one time it was greatly feared that the fighting might be resumed in the lobbies, but some precautions were taken to prevent this, and these were assisted by the rapidity with which the subsequent divisions succeeded each other. At the time of the row all the space allotted to the public was crowded, and contrary to all custom there was loud hissing from the Strangers' Gallery when the disturbance was at its height.
A later telegram states: Mr. Logan, M.P., has tonight made a statement to the lobby representatives of the Press Association on the subject of the disturbance. The hon. member said: I came into the House at three minutes to ten o'clock. I went into the side gallery. After the question had been put by the Chairman I went down behind the Speaker's chair, and was walking down the House to record my vote in the division lobby. As I did so Mr. Vicary Gibbs moved from his seat to the front Opposition bench, and I stopped to hear him. When I did so Mr. Hayes Fisher howled at me repeatedly. I took no notice until he shouted my name and called out, "Go to the bar, get out". I then walked from where I was standing to the end of the table and said to Mr. Fisher, "You are not the Chairman. I decline to obey your orders." Mr. Carson then shouted "get out; you are a gang of gaggers". I replied "Mr. Carson, I did not address a word to you, and you have no business to make such an impertinent observation to me". He replied, "Clear out of that, you are out of order standing there". I could soon put myself in order by sitting down, and I sat down beside him, not for a moment intending to cause any row whatever. Immediately I was pushed out of my seat by Mr. Hayes Fisher, who seized my collar from behind, whilst Sir E[llis] Ashmead-Bartlett [MP for Ecclesall] seized me in front, but I never raised my hand against one of them and would not do so."
Our Parliamentary correspondent telegraphs:- The abnormal quiet which had prevailed up to ten o'clock when the closure of the remaining clauses began was followed by the most astounding disturbance which has ever outraged the decorum of Parliament in the memory of the present generation. Members who had not paired re-assembled in force, and there was not less than five hundred present. Mr. Chamberlain had the last word in the debate, and declared that never since the days of Herod had there been such blind adulation as that of the followers of Mr. Gladstone. After the division was called, and when some few members had already left the House for the lobby, Mr. T.P. O'Connor was heard crying "Judas, Judas", directing the epithet to Mr. Chamberlain by placing his hand to the side of his mouth in plebian fashion. Mr. Vicary Gibbs was making his way to a vacant place in the front Opposition bench beside Mr. Carson to complain to the Chair, when Mr. Logan pushed into the vacant place. He was hastily collared by Mr. Hayes Fisher and another member and hustled. Next moment all that quarter was turmoil. Mr. Crean and Colonel Saunderson were exchanging blows wildly. Several other opponents became combatants. Heavy blows were struck. Colonel [Thomas] Waring [MP for Down North], Mr. Burdett Coutts [Westminster], and Sir E. Ashmead-Bartlett were among those on the one side or the other side. Mr. Wm. O'Brien, Mr. T[imothy] Healy [MP for Louth County North], Mr. [James] Gilhooly [Cork County West], and Mr. [William] Field [Dublin St. Patrick's] were in the thick of the fight. Mr. T.P. O'Connor tried vainly to act as peacemaker. Sir R[ichard] Paget [MP for Wells] was knocked down. While Col. Saunderson was endeavouring to raise him his feet came in contact with some one's face. Dr. [Charles] Tanner [MP for Cork County Mid] arrived rather late, and leaped over the benches and was soon in the midst of the fray. Mr. Marjoribanks and Mr. H[erbert] Gladstone [MP for Leeds West] were trying to act as pacificators. Mr. T[homas] W. Russell [MP for Tyrone South] was being held down on the one side and Mr. T. Healy on the other. Mr. Gladstone sat calmly in his place while the scrimmage was going on. It lasted nearly three minutes. The Speaker was then called in, and "progress" was formally reported to him by the Chairman of Committees. The Speaker suggested that the leaders of the House could possibly offer some explanation of what had occurred. Mr. Gladstone, rather clumsily for him, and with evident pain, gave a diluted version of the incident. Mr. Balfour followed, Then came explanations and contradictions. It was again becoming hot when the authority of the Speaker prevailed, and his recommendation to let the affair pass into oblivion was adopted. Successive divisions followed in the ordinary course.
Archibald Noel Skelton
MP for Perth 1922‑1923 and 1924‑1929 and Scottish Universities 1931‑1935
Skelton was one of four men during the twentieth century who were posthumously elected to Parliament. The other three were Thomas Higgins (Galway North 1906), Sir Edward Taswell Campbell (Bromley 1945) and Leslie Pym (Monmouth 1945). For further information on each of these cases, see the notes at the foot of the page which contain the various constituencies.
At the time of the general election in November 1935, Skelton was terminally ill with cancer. He died on 22 November 1935, three days before the declaration of the poll, at which he was returned posthumously.
The following report is from The Times of 23 November 1935:-
The death yesterday of Mr. Skelton, Under-Secretary for Scotland, creates a most unusual position. He was a Unionist candidate for one of the three Scottish Universities seats, and polling had actually closed before his death, although the result will not be declared until Monday … It has been decided that the election must continue, and the result will be declared on Monday as already arranged. Sir Thomas Holland, Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University and the Returning Officer, stated yesterday that Mr. Skelton's death would not cause any alteration in the lection proceedings. If Mr. Skelton received a sufficient number of votes, he would have to declare him elected; in that event no doubt when Parliament assembled someone in the usual way would move for a writ to be issued for the by-election.
 

 
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