- Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 50°50′11″N 0°46′45″W / 50.83652°N 0.77918°W
Chichester County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of Chichester in West Sussex for the 2007 general election.
Location of West Sussex within England.County West Sussex Electorate 81,804 (December 2010)[1] Major settlements Chichester Current constituency Created 1295 Member of Parliament Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) Number of members 1295–1868: Two
1868–: OneOverlaps European Parliament constituency South East England Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency has existed continuously since 1295.
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History
Chichester is one of the oldest constituencies in the UK having been created when commoners were first called to Parliament in the 13th century, originally returning two members. It was reduced to one member in 1868 by the Reform Act 1867.
In its various forms, Chichester has been a Conservative stronghold for decades.
Boundaries
The constituency is based in the western portion of West Sussex, centred on the city of Chichester and covers the majority of the Chichester district. Other towns in the constituency include Midhurst and Selsey.
Prior to the boundary changes implemented in 1974, Chichester was a much more compact constituency, taking in the towns of Arundel and Bognor Regis at various times, but the growth of population in new towns such as nearby Crawley meant that the constituency was expanded to the north to give it equal population.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in West Sussex, the Boundary Commission for England has made alterations to all existing constituencies to deal with population changes, to take effect from 2010. The modified Chichester constituency is created with the following electoral wards:
- From the Chichester district - Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, and Westbourne.
Constituency profile
This large, predominantly rural constituency runs from the West Sussex border with Surrey through the South Downs to the coastals resorts of Selsey and the Witterings. The small cathedral city of Chichester and Georgian market town of Midhurst are the main population centres. There is a cluster of settlements near the border with Havant, in the west. There are a few deprived areas on the outskirts of Chichester. The seat has been Conservative since 1924 and in recent years has seen support for further-right parties such as UKIP.[citation needed]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1660
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- Constituency created 1295
- 1386: Thomas Patching; John Sherare [2]
- 1388 (Feb): Thomas Patching; William Neel [2]
- 1388 (Sep): William Horlebat; Simon Vincent [2]
- 1390 (Jan): Thomas Patching; John Sherare [2]
- 1390 (Nov):
- 1391: Thomas Patching; John Sherare [2]
- 1393: Thomas Patching; John Sherare [2]
- 1394:
- 1395: John atte Mille; John Sherare [2]
- 1397 (Jan): Johm Goldston; John Hebbe [2]
- 1397 (Sep): Thomas Patching; John Okehurst [2]
- 1399: Thomas Patching; William Neel [2]
- 1401: William Combe; Thomas Hayne [2]
- 1402: Robert Jugler; Simon Vincent [2]
- 1404 (Jan):
- 1404 (Oct):
- 1406: John Dolyte; Thomas Neel [2]
- 1407: Robert Jugler; Thomas Neel [2]
- 1410:
- 1411:
- 1413 (Feb):
- 1413 (May): Geoffrey Hebbe; Robert Jugler [2]
- 1414 (Apr):
- 1414 (Nov): Robert Stryvelyne; Robert Jugler [2]
- 1415: William Farnhurst; Thomas Neel [2]
- 1416 (Mar): William Farnhurst; John Vincent [2]
- 1416 (Oct):
- 1417: Thomas Ruddel; Robert Stryvelyne [2]
- 1419: John Dolyte; Richard Sherter [2]
- 1420: John Cok; William Hore [2]
- 1421 (May): William Farnhurst; Robert Stryvelyne [2]
- 1421 (Dec): John Dolyte; Richard Fust [2]
- 1510-1523: No names known [3]
- 1529: Robert Bowyer I; Robert Trigges [3]
- 1536: ?
- 1539: ?
- 1542: William Erneley; ? [3]
- 1545: ?
- 1547: Richard Sackville II; Robert Bowyer I [3]
- 1553 (Mar): Thomas Stoughton; Thomas Carpenter [3]
- 1553 (Oct): Thomas Stoughton; Thomas Carpenter [3]
- 1554 (Apr): Thomas Stoughton; Thomas Carpenter [3]
- 1554 (Nov): John Digons; Walter Roynon [3]
- 1555: Richard Knight; Robert Bowyer II [3]
- 1558: Peter Tolpat; Lawrence Ardren [3]
- 1558/9: Sir Henry Radcliffe; Robert Bowyer [4]
- 1562/3: Thomas Stoughton; John Sherwin [4]
- 1571: Thomas Kyrle; Thomas West [4]
- 1572: Valentine Dale; Richard Lewknor [4]
- 1584: Valentine Dale; Richard Lewknor [4]
- 1586: Valentine Dale; Richard Lewknor [4]
- 1588: Valentine Dale; Richard Lewknor [4]
- 1593: Richard Lewknor; William Ashby [4]
- 1597: Richard Lewknor; Adrian Stoughton [4]
- 1601: Adrian Stoughton; Stephen Barnham [4]
- 1604: Adrian Stoughton; Sir Edward Cecil
- 1614: Andrew Stoughton; Sir John Morley
- 1621: Sir Edward Cecil[5]; Thomas Whaleman
- 1624: Sir Thomas Edmondes; Thomas Whetham
- 1625: Algernon Lord Peircy; Humphrey Hagget
- 1626: Algernon Lord Peircy; Humphrey Hagget
- 1628: William Lawley; Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet
- 1629–1640: No Parliaments summoned
- 1640 (Apr): Christopher Lewknor; Edward Dowse
- 1640 (Nov): Christopher Lewknor; Sir William Morley, disabled 23 November 1642
- 1645: Sir John Temple; Henry Peck
- 1648: ?
- 1653: Chichester not represented in Barebones parliament
- 1654: Henry Peckham (one seat only)
- 1656: Henry Peckham (one seat only)
- 1659: Henry Peckham; William Cawley jun.
MPs 1660–1868
Year First member[6] First party Second member[6] Second party 1660 Henry Peckham John Farrington 1661 William Garway 1673 Richard May February 1679 John Braman September 1679 John Farrington 1681 Richard Farington Whig 1685 Sir Richard May George Gounter 1689 Thomas Miller Thomas May 1695 The Earl of Ranelagh William Elson 1698 Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig John Miller Tory January 1701 Sir Thomas May William Elson November 1701 John Miller Tory May 1705 Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Bt Whig November 1705 Thomas Onslow 1708 Thomas Carr Tory Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig 1710 Sir John Miller, 2nd Bt Tory 1713 William Elson James Brudenell 1715 Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig Thomas Miller 1719 Henry Kelsall 1722 Earl of March 1724 Lord William Beauclerk 1727 Charles Lumley 1729 James Lumley 1733 Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet 1734 James Brudenell Thomas Yates 1741 John Page 1746 Viscount Bury 1755 Augustus Keppel Whig 1761 Lord George Henry Lennox 1767 William Keppel 1768 Thomas Conolly 1780 Thomas Steele 1782 Percy Charles Wyndham 1784 George White-Thomas 1807 James du Pre 1812 The Earl of March Tory William Huskisson Tory 1819 Lord John Lennox Whig 1823 William Stephen Poyntz 1830 John Smith 1831 Lord Arthur Lennox Conservative John Abel Smith Whig 1846 Lord Henry Lennox Conservative 1859 Humphrey William Freeland 1863 John Abel Smith Liberal 1868 Representation reduced to one member MPs since 1868
Election Member[6] Party 1868 Lord Henry Lennox Conservative 1885 Charles Gordon-Lennox Conservative 1888 by-election Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative 1894 by-election Lord Edmund Talbot Conservative 1918 Coalition Conservative 1921 by-election Sir William Bird Coalition Conservative 1922 Conservative 1923 Charles Rudkin Liberal 1924 John Courtauld Conservative 1942 by-election Sir Lancelot Joynson-Hicks Conservative 1958 by-election Bill Loveys Conservative 1969 by-election Christopher Chataway Conservative Oct 1974 Anthony Nelson Conservative 1997 Andrew Tyrie Conservative Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Tyrie 31,427 55.3 +7.4 Liberal Democrat Martin Lury 15,550 27.4 -0.3 Labour Simon Holland 5,937 10.5 -8.1 UKIP Andrew Moncrieff 3,873 6.8 +1.0 Majority 15,877 28.0 Turnout 56,787 69.7 +4.5 Conservative hold Swing +3.8 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Tyrie 25,302 48.3 +1.3 Liberal Democrat Alan Hilliar 14,442 27.6 +3.5 Labour Jonathan Austin 9,632 18.4 −3.0 UKIP Douglas Denny 3,025 5.8 +1.0 Majority 10,860 20.7 Turnout 52,401 66.6 +2.8 Conservative hold Swing −1.1 General Election 2001: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Tyrie 23,320 47.0 +0.6 Liberal Democrat Lynne Ravenscroft 11,965 24.1 -4.8 Labour Celia Barlow 10,627 21.4 +4.2 UKIP Douglas Denny 2,380 4.8 +3.4 Green Gavin Graham 1,292 2.6 N/A Majority 11,355 22.9 Turnout 49,584 63.8 -10.8 Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Tyrie 25,895 46.4 -12.9 Liberal Democrat Dr Peter Gardiner 16,161 29.0 +2.4 Labour Charlie Smith 9,605 17.2 +5.9 Referendum Party Douglas Denny 3,318 5.9 N/A UKIP J G Rix 800 1.4 N/A Majority 9,734 17.5 Turnout 55,779 74.6 Conservative hold Swing This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
General Election 1992: Chichester[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anthony Nelson 37,906 59.3 -2.5 Liberal Democrat PF Gardiner 17,019 26.6 -1.7 Labour Mrs DM Andrewes 7,192 11.3 +3.4 Green E Paine 876 1.4 -0.6 Liberal Ms. JL Weights 643 1.0 +1.0 Natural Law Ms. JL Jackson 238 0.4 +0.4 Majority 20,887 32.7 -0.8 Turnout 63,874 77.8 +3.3 Conservative hold Swing -0.4 Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anthony Nelson 37,274 61.8 -1.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal) P F Weston 17,097 28.3 +0.7 Labour D Morrison 4,751 7.9 +0.7 Green I F N Bagnall 1,196 2.0 +0.5 Majority 20,177 33.5 Turnout 60,318 74.4 +2.3 Conservative hold Swing General Election 1983: Chichester Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anthony Nelson 35,482 63.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) H Gibson 15,365 27.6 Labour R H Rhodes 3,995 7.2 Ecology J Sherlock 838 1.5 Majority 20,117 36.1 Turnout 55,680 72.1 Conservative hold Swing See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/chichester. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/chichester. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/chichester. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, later editions, and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
Sources
- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2010 (Guardian) (UKIP result for 2001 is incorrect)
- Iain Dale, ed (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times. 1945.
- The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times. 1950.
- The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1295
- Politics of West Sussex
- Chichester
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