Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Taunton in Somerset for the 1997-2010 general election. | |
Location of Somerset within England. | |
County | Somerset |
Major settlements | Taunton |
1918–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Taunton Deane |
1295–1918 | |
Number of members | Two (1295-1885), One (1885-1918) |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset. Until 1918, it was a parliamentary borough, electing two Member of Parliaments (MPs) between 1295 and 1885 and one from 1885 to 1918; the name was then transferred to a county constituency, electing one MP.
In the boundary changes that came into effect at the general election of 2010, the Boundary Commission for England replaced Taunton with a modified constituency called Taunton Deane, to reflect the district name.
History
Famous MPs for the borough include Thomas Cromwell.
The 1754 by-election was so fiercely contested that rioting broke out in which two people died.
In the 2005 general election, the victorious Liberal Democrats candidate in Taunton required the smallest percentage swing from the Conservative MP for them to take the seat.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Taunton, the Urban Districts of Wellington and Wiveliscombe, and the Rural Districts of Dulverton, Taunton, and Wellington.
1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Taunton, the Urban District of Wellington, and the Rural Districts of Dulverton, Taunton, and Wellington.
1983-2010: The Borough of Taunton Deane, and the District of West Somerset wards of Dulverton and Brushford, Exmoor, Haddon, and Quarme.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1640
- Constituency created (1295)
Parliament | First member | Second member | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1362 | William Portman | ? | ||
1363, 1365, 1366, 1368, 1369, 1371 |
Unknown | |||
1372 | William Portman | ? | ||
1373, 1376, 1377 (Jan), 1377 (Oct), 1378 |
Unknown | |||
1379 | William Portman | ? | ||
1380 (Jan) | ? | |||
1380 (Nov), 1381, 1382 (May), 1382 (Oct), 1383 (Feb), 1383 (Oct), 1384 (Apr) |
Unknown | |||
1384 (Nov) | William Portman | ? | ||
1385 | ? | |||
1386 | William Marchaunt | |||
1388 (Feb) | ||||
1388 (Sep) | William Damarle | |||
1390 (Jan) | John Porter | |||
1390 (Nov) | Unknown | |||
1391 | William Portman | William Marchaunt | ||
1393 | John Porter | |||
1394 | ||||
1395 | Walter Puryham | |||
1397 (Jan) | Robert Coullyng | Robert Eysel | ||
1397 (Sept) | Richard Marchaunt | John Northmore | ||
1399 | Walter Puryham | Edmund Rokes | ||
1401 | Unknown | |||
1402 | William Portman | Ralph Sargor | ||
1404 (Jan), 1404 (Oct) | Unknown | |||
1406 | William Portman | Robert Bathe | ||
1407 | Richard Marchaunt | John Northmore | ||
1410 | Thomas Bacot | Thomas Edward | ||
1411, 1413 (Feb) | Unknown | |||
1413 (May) | John Rydon | Lewis John | ||
1414 (Apr) | John Marchaunt | Edmund Dyer | ||
1414 (Nov) | ||||
1415, 1416 (Mar), 1416 (Oct) | Unknown | |||
1417 | John Rydon | Walter Portman | ||
1419 | Walter Portman | Robert Croke | ||
1420 | Robert Croke | William Borde | ||
1421 (May) | Walter Portman | |||
1421 (Dec) | John Bowe | |||
1422 | ? | |||
1423 | Unknown | |||
1425 | Walter Portman | ? | ||
1426 | ? | |||
1427 | ? | |||
1429 | Unknown | |||
1431 | Walter Portman | ? | ||
1432, 1433 | Unknown | |||
1435 | Walter Portman | ? | ||
1437, 1439, 1442, 1445, 1447, 1449 (Feb), 1449 (Nov), 1450, 1453 |
Unknown | |||
1455 | Ralph Legh | ? | ||
1459, 1460, 1461, 1463 | Unknown | |||
1467 | Sir William Danvers | Robert Ashetill | ||
1470 | Sir William Danvers | Edward Aysheton | ||
1472 | Sir William Danvers | ? | ||
1478 | Edward Aysheton | Robert Lovelord | ||
1483–1523 | Unknown | |||
1529 | Thomas Cromwell | William Portman | ||
1536 | ?Richard Pollard | ?William Portman | ||
1547 | Sir Nicholas Hare | John Caryll | ||
1553 (Mar) | John Mason | ? | ||
1553 (Oct) | James Basset | Jacques Wingfield | ||
1554 (Apr) | William Barne | Oliver Vachell | ||
1554 (Nov) | Thomas Eden | John Norres | ||
1555 | Dr Valentine Dale | ? | ||
1558 | Richard Myrfield | |||
1559 | ? | |||
1563–7 | Miles Sandys | Anthony Leigh | ||
1571 | Robert Hill | Richard Blount | ||
1572–81 | Roger Hill | Richard Blount[1] Edmund Hodges | ||
1584–5 | Maurice Horner | William Goldwell | ||
1586–7 | Francis Bacon | John Goldwell | ||
1588–9 | Thomas Fisher | |||
1593 | William Aubrey, DCL | John Davidge | ||
1597–8 | Edward Barker | Edward Hext | ||
1601 | John Bond | Daniel Donne, DCL | ||
1604–11 | Edward Hext | |||
Addled Parliament (1614) | James Clarke | John Dunn | ||
1621–2 | Lewis Pope | Thomas Brereton | ||
Happy Parliament (1624–5) | Roger Prowse | |||
Useless Parliament (1625) | Hugh Portman | Thomas Brereton | ||
1625–6 | Sir Robert Gorges | George Browne | ||
1628 | Hugh Portman | |||
1629–40 | No Parliament summoned | |||
MPs 1640–1885
MPs since 1885
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Charles Allsopp | 1,361 | 58.2 | ||
Liberal | Sir Charles James Jessel | 978 | 41.8 | ||
Majority | 383 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 92.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. Samuel Charles Allsopp | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. Alfred Percy Allsopp | 1,426 | 61.6 | n/a | |
Liberal | James Harris Sanders | 890 | 38.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 536 | 23.2 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 2,321 | 89.4 | n/a | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. Alfred Percy Allsopp | 1,402 | 60.4 | ||
Liberal | Henry Hewitt Bridgman | 921 | 39.6 | ||
Majority | 481 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 82.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby | 1,387 | 57.5 | n/a | |
Liberal | Walker King | 1,024 | 42.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 363 | 15.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 73.7 | n/a | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Sir Edward Gurney Boyle | 1,842 | 55.1 | -2.4 | |
Liberal | Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby | 1,503 | 44.9 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 339 | 10.2 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,345 | 93.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. William Robert Wellesley Peel | 1,976 | 64.6 | ||
Labour | Francis Samuel Smith | 1,085 | 35.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 891 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 80.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. William Robert Wellesley Peel | 1,906 | 55.3 | ||
Liberal | William Arthur Addinsell | 1,538 | 44.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 368 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 90.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. William Robert Wellesley Peel | 1,806 | 53.4 | ||
Liberal | John Edward Schunck | 1,573 | 46.6 | ||
Majority | 6.8 | ||||
Turnout | 3,379 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills | 1,882 | 54.1 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | John Edward Schunk | 1,597 | 45.9 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 8.2 | +1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,479 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Sir Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills
- Liberal: James Bromley Eames
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 12,619 | 72.4 | |||
Labour | George Saville Woods | 4,816 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 7,803 | 44.8 | |||
Turnout | 60.4 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen | 12,994 | 61.1 | ||
Labour | James Lunnon | 8,290 | 38.9 | ||
Majority | 4,704 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 73.5 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hope Simpson | 13,195 | 56.4 | n/a | |
Unionist | Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen | 10,182 | 43.6 | -17.5 | |
Majority | 3,007 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 79.1 | +5.6 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hope Simpson | 13,053 | 52.5 | -3.9 | |
Unionist | Andrew Hamilton Gault | 11,798 | 47.5 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1,255 | 5.0 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 82.6 | +3.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Andrew Hamilton Gault | 13,930 | 52.1 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | John Hope Simpson | 10,381 | 38.8 | -13.7 | |
Labour | George Saville Woods | 2,441 | 9.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,549 | 13.3 | 18.3 | ||
Turnout | 85.6 | +3.0 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Andrew Hamilton Gault | 15,083 | 45.9 | -6.2 | |
Liberal | Walter Russell Rea | 11,121 | 33.9 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Joseph Alfred Sparks | 6,615 | 20.2 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 3,962 | 12.0 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 82.2 | -3.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -0.6 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Hamilton Gault | 22,564 | 72.95 | ||
Labour | Frank George Bushnell | 8,367 | 27.05 | ||
Majority | 14,197 | 45.90 | |||
Turnout | 75.43 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham | 19,443 | 63.41 | ||
Labour | James Lunnon | 11,219 | 36.59 | ||
Majority | 8,224 | 26.82 | |||
Turnout | 30720 | 72.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham
- Labour: Charles W. Gott[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Victor John Collins | 19,976 | 52.80 | ||
Conservative | Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham | 17,858 | 47.20 | ||
Majority | 2,118 | 5.60 | |||
Turnout | 72.98 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson | 20,724 | 46.43 | ||
Labour | Victor John Collins | 19,352 | 43.35 | ||
Liberal | John Robert Phillipson | 4,561 | 10.22 | ||
Majority | 1,372 | 3.07 | |||
Turnout | 88.81 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson | 24,826 | 54.36 | ||
Labour | Victor John Collins | 20,845 | 45.64 | ||
Majority | 3,981 | 8.72 | |||
Turnout | 89.00 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson | 22,962 | 52.11 | ||
Labour | Reginald Alfred Pestell | 17,420 | 39.53 | ||
Liberal | Guy Barrington | 3,684 | 8.36 | ||
Majority | 5,542 | 12.58 | |||
Turnout | 85.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 19,820 | 50.84 | ||
Labour | Reginald Alfred Pestell | 19,163 | 49.16 | ||
Majority | 657 | 1.68 | |||
Turnout | 38,983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 22,680 | 49.42 | ||
Labour | Leonard V Pike | 16,182 | 35.26 | ||
Liberal | Charles Meddon Karslake Bruton | 7,031 | 15.32 | ||
Majority | 6,498 | 14.16 | |||
Turnout | 87.12 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 21,367 | 46.52 | ||
Labour | Leonard V Pike | 16,619 | 36.18 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Irene Gaenor Heathcoat Amory | 7,944 | 17.30 | ||
Majority | 4,748 | 10.34 | |||
Turnout | 84.74 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 22,369 | 47.55 | ||
Labour | Robin J Bradbury | 19,216 | 40.85 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Irene Gaenor Heathcoat Amory | 5,460 | 11.61 | ||
Majority | 3,153 | 6.70 | |||
Turnout | 85.27 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 26,158 | 53.55 | ||
Labour | Steven Mama | 17,823 | 36.48 | ||
Liberal | Gerald O'Donnell | 4,871 | 9.97 | ||
Majority | 8,335 | 17.06 | |||
Turnout | 78.96 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 23,841 | 45.11 | ||
Labour | D.W. Keene | 15,401 | 29.14 | ||
Liberal | M.E. Mann | 13,607 | 25.75 | ||
Majority | 8,440 | 15.97 | |||
Turnout | 83.88 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 22,542 | 44.61 | ||
Labour | Barry John Sheerman | 15,721 | 31.11 | ||
Liberal | M.E. Mann | 11,984 | 23.72 | ||
United Democratic Party | L.D. Bradford | 283 | 0.56 | ||
Majority | 6,821 | 13.50 | |||
Turnout | 79.38 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 28,483 | 53.17 | ||
Labour | S. Horne | 15,759 | 29.42 | ||
Liberal | M. Lee | 7,928 | 14.80 | ||
Ecology | G. Garbett | 1,403 | 2.62 | ||
Majority | 12,724 | 23.75 | |||
Turnout | 80.74 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Edward Dillon Lott du Cann | 28,112 | 52.89 | ||
Social Democratic | Michael Alfred Kelynack Cocks | 15,545 | 29.24 | ||
Labour | J. Gray | 9,498 | 17.87 | ||
Majority | 12,567 | 23.64 | |||
Turnout | 75.55 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Nicholson | 30,248 | 51.38 | ||
Social Democratic | Michael Alfred Kelynack Cocks | 19,868 | 33.75 | ||
Labour | Gary Reynolds | 8,754 | 14.87 | ||
Majority | 10,380 | 17.63 | |||
Turnout | 79.40 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Nicholson | 29,576 | 46.0 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Margaret Ballard | 26,240 | 40.8 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Mrs L. Jean Hole | 8,151 | 12.7 | −2.2 | |
Natural Law | Philip A. Leavey | 279 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 3,336 | 5.2 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 64,246 | 82.3 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Margaret Ballard | 26,064 | 42.7 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | David John Nicholson | 23,621 | 38.7 | -7.3 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Lisgo | 8,248 | 13.5 | +0.8 | |
Referendum | Brian Ahern | 2,760 | 4.5 | N/A | |
BNP | Leslie Andrews | 318 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,443 | ||||
Turnout | 76.5 | −5.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian John Flook | 23,033 | 41.7 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Margaret Ballard | 22,798 | 41.3 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Govier | 8,254 | 14.9 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Michael Canton | 1,140 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 235 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 55,225 | 67.6 | −8.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Richard Browne | 25,764 | 43.3 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Adrian John Flook | 25,191 | 42.3 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Andrew Govier | 7,132 | 12.0 | −2.9 | |
UKIP | Helen Miles | 1,441 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 573 | 1.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 59,528 | 69.7 | +2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.7 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Blount died during the 1572 Parliament, and Hodges was elected in his place in 1575.
- ↑ "Taunton". The History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Cassidy, Irene. "Taunton 1660-1690". The History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Cobbett records Admiral Robert Blake as being elected for Taunton and Palmer for Bridgwater; but Brunton & Pennington agree with the Dictionary of National Biography that Blake was MP for Bridgwater and Palmer for Taunton.
- ↑ At the general election of 1715, Warre and Portman were initially declared re-elected, but on petition (in a dispute over the franchise) they were adjudged not to have been duly elected and their opponents, Pynsent and Smith, were seated in their place
- ↑ Styled Lord Cockermouth from October 1749
- ↑ Created Earl of Tyrconnell (in the Peerage of Ireland), May 1761
- ↑ Succeeded as The Lord Farnham , August 1759; created Viscount Farnham, September 1760 and Earl of Farnham, May 1763 (all these titles being in the Peerage of Ireland).
- ↑ On petition, Stratford and Webb were adjudged not to have been duly elected, and their opponents, Halliday and Popham, were seated in their place
- ↑ On petition, Mills' election was declared void and a by-election was held
- ↑ On petition, the election of Cox was declared void and after scrutiny of the votes his opponent, James, was declared to have been duly elected
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ "Election of Lieut-Colonel E. T. R. Wickham". Taunton Courier. 20 November 1935. Retrieved 14 January 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
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