- Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons Preserved county Denbighshire 1542–1885 Number of members 1542–1832: One;
1832–1885: TwoReplaced by East Denbighshire
West DenbighshireDenbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.
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History
From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great Britain until 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. These MPs were elected by the first past the post voting system.
Under the Reform Act 1832, the constituency's representation was increased to two members, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when Denbighshire was split into two single-member constituencies: the Eastern and Western divisions, each returning one Member of Parliament.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
MPs 1542–1604
- 1542 John Salusbury I [1]
- 1545 John Salusbury II [1]
- 1547 (Sir) John Salusbury II [1]
- 1553 (Mar) Robert Puleston [1]
- 1553 (Oct) (Sir) John Salusbury II [1]
- 1554 (Apr) (Sir) John Salusbury II [1]
- 1554 (Nov) (Sir) John Salusbury II [1]
- 1555 Edward Almer [1]
- 1558 (Sir) John Salusbury II [1]
- 1558–1559 John Salesbury [1]
- 1562–1563 Simon Thelwall [1]
- 1571 Robert Puleston [1]
- 1572 William Almer [1]
- 1584 Evan Lloyd [1]
- 1586 Robert Salesbury [1]
- 1588–1589 John Edwards / William Almer [1]
- 1593 Roger Puleston [1]
- 1597 John Lloyd [1]
- 16 Dec 1601 Sir John Salusbury [1]
MPs 1604-1832
Year Member Party 1604 Peter Mutton 1614 Simon Thelwall 1621 Sir John Trevor 1624 Sir Eubulus Thelwall 1625 Thomas Myddelton 1626 Sir Eubulus Thelwall 1628 Sir Eubulus Thelwall 1629–1640 No Parliaments convened April 1640 Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Baronet November 1640 Sir Thomas Myddelton Year First Member Second Member 1653 Not represented in Barebones Parliament Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments 1654 Simon Thelwell John Carter 1656 John Carter John Jones
Lumley ThelwellYear Member Party 1659 John Carter 1659 Not represented 1660 Sir Thomas Myddelton 1661 Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet 1664 John Wynne 1679 Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet 1681 Sir John Trevor Tory 1685 Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet 1705 William Robinson 1716 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet Tory 1727 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet Tory 1741 John Myddelton 1742 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet Tory 1749 Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet 1774 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet 1789 Robert Watkin Wynne 1796 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet 1832 Great Reform Act: representation increased to two members MPs 1832-1885
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 1832 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Robert Myddleton-Biddulph 1835 William Bagot Conservative 1840 Hugh Cholmondeley Conservative 1841 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet 1852 Robert Myddleton-Biddulph 1868 George Osborne Morgan Liberal May 1885 Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Nov. 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished: see East Denbighshire and West Denbighshire Election results
References
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1542
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- History of Denbighshire
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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