Much Wenlock's constituency boundaries ran from Leighton to just west of Dawley, to Ironbridge, and finally to just east of Madeley along the northern border; travelling eastwards, the boundaries ran from just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn, following the river thereafter. The far southern border, commencing in the east, travelled along the southern part of the Severn across to Easthope; the western border, running northwards, going from Easthope through to Benthall, and onwards back to Leighton.
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The History of Parliament Trust, Much Wenlock, Borough, from 1529 to 1714
The History of Parliament Trust, Wenlock, Borough, from 1715 to 1831
January 01, 1970
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Much Wenlock often called simply Wenlock was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 when it was abolished It was named after the town of that name in Shropshire Much WenlockFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1290 1885Replaced byLudlow The seat was founded in 1468 as a borough constituency and was represented throughout its history by two burgesses Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1830s 3 2 Elections in the 1840s 3 3 Elections in the 1850s 3 4 Elections in the 1860s 3 5 Elections in the 1870s 3 6 Elections in the 1880s 4 See also 5 ReferencesBoundaries editMuch Wenlock s constituency boundaries ran from Leighton to just west of Dawley to Ironbridge and finally to just east of Madeley along the northern border travelling eastwards the boundaries ran from just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn following the river thereafter The far southern border commencing in the east travelled along the southern part of the Severn across to Easthope the western border running northwards going from Easthope through to Benthall and onwards back to Leighton Members of Parliament editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Constituency created 1468 Parliament First member Second member 1510 1523 No names known 1 1529 John Foster Edward Hall 1 1536 1539 1542 William Blount Reginald Corbet 1 1545 Richard Cornwall Richard Lawley 1 1547 Richard Lawley Thomas Lawley 1 1553 Mar John Herbert Thomas Lawley 1 1553 Oct Richard Lee Robert Eyton 1 1554 Apr Thomas Foster Edward Lacon 1 1554 Nov Sir George Blount John Evans 1 1555 Sir George Blount Thomas Ridley 1 1558 Sir George Blount George Bromley 1 1558 9 Roland Lacon George Bromley 2 1562 3 Sir George Blount Charles Foxe 2 1571 William Lacon Thomas Eyton 2 1572 Sir George Blount Thomas Lawley 2 1584 Thomas Lawley William Baynham 2 1586 Thomas Lawley William Baynham 2 1588 William Baynham Robert Lawley 2 1593 William Baynham Sir John Poole 2 1597 William Baynham died and replaced by Thomas Fanshawe William Lacon 2 1601 John Brett William Leighton 2 1604 Robert Lawley George Lawley 1614 Rowland Lacon Edward Lawley 1621 Sir Edward Lawley Thomas Wolryche 1624 Henry Mytton Thomas Wolryche 1625 Thomas Lawley Thomas Wolryche 1626 Thomas Lawley Francis Smallman 1628 Thomas Lawley George Bridgmant 1629 1640 No Parliaments summoned Year First member First party Second member Second party 1640 Apr Sir Thomas Littleton Richard Cresset 1640 Nov William Pierrepont Sir Thomas Littleton 1645 William Pierrepont Humphrey Bridges 1653 1654 1656 Much Wenlock excluded from Barebones and 1st amp 2nd Protectorate Parliaments 1659 Thomas Whitmore Sir Francis Lawley 1660 Sir Francis Lawley Thomas Whitmore 1661 Sir Thomas Littleton Bt George Weld Feb 1679 Sir John Weld William Forester Aug 1679 John Wolryche 1685 Thomas Lawley George Weld 1689 Sir William Forester 1701 George Weld 1708 Thomas Weld 1710 George Weld 1713 William Whitmore 1714 Richard Newport 1715 Thomas Newport William Forester II 1716 Sir Humphrey Briggs 1722 Samuel Edwards 1727 John Sambrooke 1734 William Forester II 1739 Brooke Forester 1741 Sir Brian Broughton Delves Bt 1744 Isaac Hawkins Browne 1754 William Forester II 1758 George Forester 1761 Cecil Forester 1768 Sir Henry Bridgeman Tory 3 George Forester Tory 3 Sept 1780 Thomas Whitmore Tory 3 Dec 1780 George Forester Tory 3 1784 John Bridgeman later Simpson Tory 3 1785 George Forester Tory 3 1790 Cecil Forester from 1811 Weld Forester Tory 3 1794 John Simpson Tory 3 1820 Francis Forester Tory 3 William Lacon Childe Tory 3 1826 John Weld Forester Tory 3 Paul Thompson Whig 3 1828 George Weld Forester Tory 3 1832 James Milnes Gaskell Tory 3 1834 Conservative 3 Conservative 3 1868 Alexander Brown Liberal 1874 Cecil Weld Forester Conservative Constituency abolished 1885 Election results editElections in the 1830s edit Weld Forester was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV requiring a by election By election 20 February 1830 Wenlock 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory George Weld Forester Unopposed Tory hold General election 1830 Wenlock 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory George Weld Forester Unopposed Whig Paul Thompson Unopposed Registered electors c 500 Tory hold Whig hold General election 1831 Wenlock 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory George Weld Forester Unopposed Whig Paul Thompson Unopposed Registered electors c 500 Tory hold Whig hold General election 1832 Wenlock 3 5 Party Candidate Votes Tory George Weld Forester 448 41 3 Tory James Milnes Gaskell 330 30 4 Radical Matthew Bridges 308 28 4 Majority 22 2 0 Turnout 635 91 9 Registered electors 691 Tory hold Tory gain from Whig General election 1835 Wenlock 3 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester 519 41 1 0 2 Conservative James Milnes Gaskell 422 33 4 3 0 Whig William Somerville 323 25 6 2 8 Majority 99 7 8 5 8 Turnout c 632 c 78 1 c 13 8 Registered electors 809 Conservative hold Swing 0 6 Conservative hold Swing 2 2 General election 1837 Wenlock 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 906 Conservative hold Conservative hold Elections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 Wenlock 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 961 Conservative hold Conservative hold Gaskell was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury requiring a by election By election 14 September 1841 Wenlock 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 949 Conservative hold General election 1847 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 857 Conservative hold Conservative hold Elections in the 1850s edit Weld Forester was appointed Comptroller of the Household requiring a by election By election 3 March 1852 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative hold General election 1852 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 905 Conservative hold Conservative hold General election 1857 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 871 Conservative hold Conservative hold Gaskell was appointed Comptroller of the Household requiring a by election By election 3 March 1858 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Conservative hold General election 1859 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 881 Conservative hold Conservative hold Elections in the 1860s edit General election 1865 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Conservative James Milnes Gaskell Unopposed Registered electors 961 Conservative hold Conservative hold General election 1868 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester Unopposed Liberal Alexander Brown Unopposed Registered electors 3 445 Conservative hold Liberal gain from Conservative Elections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Weld Forester 1 708 41 4 N A Liberal Alexander Brown 1 575 38 1 N A Conservative Charles Milnes Gaskell 6 846 20 5 N A Turnout 3 283 est 92 7 est N A Registered electors 3 541 Majority 133 3 3 N A Conservative hold Swing N A Majority 729 17 6 N A Liberal hold Swing N A Forester succeeded to the peerage becoming Lord Forester and causing a by election 1874 Wenlock by election 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Cecil Weld Forester 1 720 55 1 6 8 Liberal Beilby Lawley 1 401 44 9 6 8 Majority 319 10 2 6 9 Turnout 3 121 88 1 4 6 Registered electors 3 541 Conservative hold Swing 6 8 Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 Wenlock 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Brown 2 058 46 5 8 4 Conservative Cecil Weld Forester 1 358 30 7 10 7 Conservative Ralph Augustus Benson 7 1 013 22 9 2 4 Majority 700 15 8 1 8 Turnout 3 244 est 93 2 est 0 5 Registered electors 3 481 Liberal hold Swing 1 5 Conservative hold Swing 7 5 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 See also editParliamentary constituencies in Shropshire Historical constituencies List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Unreformed House of CommonsReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k History of Parliament History of Parliament Trust Retrieved 12 October 2011 a b c d e f g h i j Much Wenlock 1559 1603 History of Parliament Trust Retrieved 12 October 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x 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 amp Co pp 22 24 a b c Escott Margaret Wenlock The History of Parliament Retrieved 30 April 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1 ed London Macmillan Press pp 324 325 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 To the Electors of Wenlock Eddowes s Journal and General Advertiser for Shropshire and the Principality of Wales 28 January 1874 p 4 Retrieved 22 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Wenlock Dudley Herald 3 April 1880 p 5 Retrieved 23 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 2 The History of Parliament Trust Much Wenlock Borough from 1529 to 1714 The History of Parliament Trust Wenlock Borough from 1715 to 1831 Retrieved 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