In the twentieth century, the constituency was held by the Conservative Party for most of the time. However, Aidan Crawley, a Labour Party MP, served Buckingham from 1945 until 1951, and from 1964 until 1970, its Labour MP was the controversial publisher Robert Maxwell.
Before the periodic review effected in 1983, the new town of Milton Keynes, including its older parts such as Bletchley and Fenny Stratford,[n 3] was in the constituency. The 1983 review followed the previous national review in 1974 and recognised the large increase in voters in the constituency. The sitting Buckingham MP, William Benyon, stood for the newly created Milton Keynes constituency, where he was elected. The residual seat was won in 1983 by Conservative George Walden. Walden retired in 1997, and John Bercow won the following general elections in 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2017. At the 2005 general election, this constituency had the Conservatives' highest numerical majority, although a higher share of the vote was achieved in Kensington and Chelsea in London, the constituency of Malcolm Rifkind, and Richmond in North Yorkshire, the constituency of William Hague.
In 2009, Bercow was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of Michael Martin. There is an inconsistently followed convention, which is mostly kept by the major parties, not to oppose a Speaker at election. Nonetheless, UKIP's leader, Nigel Farage, stood against Bercow in the 2010 election but finished third behind the Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy founder, who previously founded the Pro-Euro Conservative Party.[4]
In both the 2015 and 2017 general elections, Bercow was challenged by only UKIP and the Green Party, with the addition of the independent candidate Scott Raven in the latter election. In September 2019 the Conservative Party announced their intention to stand a candidate against Bercow in the next election, breaking the convention of major parties not opposing a Speaker, seemingly in response to Bercow's opposition to Prime MinisterBoris Johnson's handling of Brexit. However, Bercow announced in September 2019 that he would stand down as Speaker on either October 31 or at the next election, whichever occurred first.[5]
Boundaries and boundary changesedit
1885–1918edit
The Municipal Borough of Buckingham;
The Sessional Divisions of Ashendon, Buckingham, Newport, and Stony Stratford; and
The Urban Districts of Bletchley, Linslade, and Newport Pagnell;
The Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Stratford and Wolverton, Wing, and Winslow; and
Parts of the Rural Districts of Aylesbury and Long Crendon.[7]
Gained Linslade and the Rural District of Wing from Aylesbury.
1950–1974edit
The Municipal Borough of Buckingham;
The Urban Districts of Bletchley, Linslade, Newport Pagnell, and Wolverton; and
The Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Wing, and Winslow.[7]
The Urban District of Wolverton had succeeded the Rural District of Stratford and Wolverton. The parts of the Rural District of Aylesbury and the (former) Rural District of Long Crendon were transferred to Aylesbury.
1974–1983edit
The Municipal Borough of Buckingham;
The Urban Districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, and Wolverton; and
The Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Wing, and Winslow.[7]
The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Bierton, Brill, Buckingham North, Buckingham South, Cheddington, Eddlesborough, Great Brickhill, Great Horwood, Grendon Underwood, Haddenham, Hogshaw, Long Crendon, Luffield Abbey, Marsh Gibbon, Newton Longville, Oakley, Pitstone, Quainton, Steeple Claydon, Stewkley, Stone, Tingewick, Waddesdon, Wing, Wingrave, and Winslow; and
The Borough of Milton Keynes wards of Stony Stratford, Wolverton, and Wolverton Stacey Bushes.[8]
Rural areas to the north and west of the town of Aylesbury transferred from the constituency thereof. The area comprising the new District of Milton Keynes, except for Stony Stratford and Wolverton, formed the new constituency of Milton Keynes.
1992–1997edit
For the 1992 general election, outside the normal cycle of periodic reviews by the Boundaries Commission, the Milton Keynes constituency was split in two, with Stony Stratford and Wolverton being included in the new Borough Constituency of Milton Keynes South West.[9] No further changes.
1997–2010edit
The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Aston Clinton, Bierton, Brill, Buckingham North, Buckingham South, Cheddington, Eddlesborough, Great Brickhill, Great Horwood, Grendon Underwood, Haddenham, Hogshaw, Long Crendon, Luffield Abbey, Marsh Gibbon, Newton Longville, Oakley, Pitstone, Quainton, Steeple Claydon, Stewkley, Stone, Tingewick, Waddesdon, Wing, Wingrave, and Winslow.[10]
The Aston Clinton ward was transferred from Aylesbury.
Map of current boundaries
2010–presentedit
The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Buckingham North, Buckingham South, Eddlesborough, Gatehouse, Great Brickhill & Newton Longville, Great Horwood, Grendon Underwood & Brill, Haddenham & Stone, Long Crendon, Luffield Abbey, Marsh Gibbon, Oakfield & Bierton, Oakley, Pitstone & Cheddington, Quainton, Steeple Claydon, Stewkley, Tingewick, Waddesdon, Watermead, Weedon, Wing, Wingrave, and Winslow; and
The District of Wycombe wards of Icknield and The Risboroughs.[11]
The District of Wycombe wards, including Princes Risborough, were transferred from Aylesbury, offset by the return of Aston Clinton.
In April 2020, the Districts of Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe, as well as those of South Bucks and Chiltern were merged into the new unitary authority of Buckinghamshire Council. Accordingly, the current contents of the constituency are:
The Buckinghamshire Council wards of Aston Clinton and Bierton (part), Bernwood, Buckingham East, Buckingham West, Great Brickhill, Grendon Underwood, Ivinghoe, Ridgeway East (part), Stone and Waddesdon (part), The Risboroughs, Wing (part), and Winslow.
^ abcJohn Bercow stood as 'The Speaker seeking re-election'.
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Buckingham ˈ b ʌ k ɪ ŋ e m is a constituency n 1 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Greg Smith a Conservative n 2 BuckinghamCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Buckingham in BuckinghamshireLocation of Buckinghamshire within EnglandCountyBuckinghamshirePopulation97 184 2011 census 1 Electorate79 515 2018 2 Major settlementsBuckinghamPrinces RisboroughWinslowCurrent constituencyCreated1885Member of ParliamentGreg Smith Conservative SeatsOne1542 1885SeatsTwo until 1868 then one until 1885Type of constituencyBorough constituencyThe seat is due to be abolished for the next general election 3 Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries and boundary changes 2 1 1885 1918 2 2 1918 1950 2 3 1950 1974 2 4 1974 1983 2 5 1983 1992 2 6 1992 1997 2 7 1997 2010 2 8 2010 present 3 Proposed abolition 4 Members of Parliament 4 1 MPs to 1660 4 2 MPs 1660 1868 4 3 MPs since 1868 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1970s 5 6 Elections in the 1960s 5 7 Elections in the 1950s 5 8 Elections in the 1940s 5 9 Elections in the 1930s 5 10 Elections in the 1920s 5 11 Elections in the 1910s 5 12 Elections in the 1900s 5 13 Elections in the 1890s 5 14 Elections in the 1880s 5 15 Elections in the 1870s 5 16 Elections in the 1860s 5 17 Elections in the 1850s 5 18 Elections in the 1840s 5 19 Elections in the 1830s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Sources 10 External linksHistory editAfter its creation in 1542 the Parliamentary Borough of Buckingham sent two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707 then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 reduced to one MP from 1868 by the Representation of the People Act 1867 The Borough was abolished altogether by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and it was transformed into a large county division formally named the North or Buckingham Division of Buckinghamshire It was one of three divisions formed from the undivided three member Parliamentary County of Buckinghamshire the other two being the Mid or Aylesbury Division and the Southern or Wycombe Division In the twentieth century the constituency was held by the Conservative Party for most of the time However Aidan Crawley a Labour Party MP served Buckingham from 1945 until 1951 and from 1964 until 1970 its Labour MP was the controversial publisher Robert Maxwell Before the periodic review effected in 1983 the new town of Milton Keynes including its older parts such as Bletchley and Fenny Stratford n 3 was in the constituency The 1983 review followed the previous national review in 1974 and recognised the large increase in voters in the constituency The sitting Buckingham MP William Benyon stood for the newly created Milton Keynes constituency where he was elected The residual seat was won in 1983 by Conservative George Walden Walden retired in 1997 and John Bercow won the following general elections in 2001 2005 2010 2015 and 2017 At the 2005 general election this constituency had the Conservatives highest numerical majority although a higher share of the vote was achieved in Kensington and Chelsea in London the constituency of Malcolm Rifkind and Richmond in North Yorkshire the constituency of William Hague In 2009 Bercow was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of Michael Martin There is an inconsistently followed convention which is mostly kept by the major parties not to oppose a Speaker at election Nonetheless UKIP s leader Nigel Farage stood against Bercow in the 2010 election but finished third behind the Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy founder who previously founded the Pro Euro Conservative Party 4 In both the 2015 and 2017 general elections Bercow was challenged by only UKIP and the Green Party with the addition of the independent candidate Scott Raven in the latter election In September 2019 the Conservative Party announced their intention to stand a candidate against Bercow in the next election breaking the convention of major parties not opposing a Speaker seemingly in response to Bercow s opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson s handling of Brexit However Bercow announced in September 2019 that he would stand down as Speaker on either October 31 or at the next election whichever occurred first 5 Boundaries and boundary changes edit1885 1918 edit The Municipal Borough of Buckingham The Sessional Divisions of Ashendon Buckingham Newport and Stony Stratford and Part of the Sessional Division of Winslow 6 1918 1950 edit The Municipal Borough of Buckingham The Urban Districts of Bletchley Linslade and Newport Pagnell The Rural Districts of Buckingham Newport Pagnell Stratford and Wolverton Wing and Winslow and Parts of the Rural Districts of Aylesbury and Long Crendon 7 Gained Linslade and the Rural District of Wing from Aylesbury 1950 1974 edit The Municipal Borough of Buckingham The Urban Districts of Bletchley Linslade Newport Pagnell and Wolverton and The Rural Districts of Buckingham Newport Pagnell Wing and Winslow 7 The Urban District of Wolverton had succeeded the Rural District of Stratford and Wolverton The parts of the Rural District of Aylesbury and the former Rural District of Long Crendon were transferred to Aylesbury 1974 1983 edit The Municipal Borough of Buckingham The Urban Districts of Bletchley Newport Pagnell and Wolverton and The Rural Districts of Buckingham Newport Pagnell Wing and Winslow 7 Lost Linslade to South Bedfordshire the Urban District of Linslade had been merged with that of Leighton Buzzard to form the Urban District of Leighton Linslade which was included in the Administrative County of Bedfordshire 1983 1992 edit The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Bierton Brill Buckingham North Buckingham South Cheddington Eddlesborough Great Brickhill Great Horwood Grendon Underwood Haddenham Hogshaw Long Crendon Luffield Abbey Marsh Gibbon Newton Longville Oakley Pitstone Quainton Steeple Claydon Stewkley Stone Tingewick Waddesdon Wing Wingrave and Winslow and The Borough of Milton Keynes wards of Stony Stratford Wolverton and Wolverton Stacey Bushes 8 Rural areas to the north and west of the town of Aylesbury transferred from the constituency thereof The area comprising the new District of Milton Keynes except for Stony Stratford and Wolverton formed the new constituency of Milton Keynes 1992 1997 edit For the 1992 general election outside the normal cycle of periodic reviews by the Boundaries Commission the Milton Keynes constituency was split in two with Stony Stratford and Wolverton being included in the new Borough Constituency of Milton Keynes South West 9 No further changes 1997 2010 edit The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Aston Clinton Bierton Brill Buckingham North Buckingham South Cheddington Eddlesborough Great Brickhill Great Horwood Grendon Underwood Haddenham Hogshaw Long Crendon Luffield Abbey Marsh Gibbon Newton Longville Oakley Pitstone Quainton Steeple Claydon Stewkley Stone Tingewick Waddesdon Wing Wingrave and Winslow 10 The Aston Clinton ward was transferred from Aylesbury nbsp Map of current boundaries 2010 present edit The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Buckingham North Buckingham South Eddlesborough Gatehouse Great Brickhill amp Newton Longville Great Horwood Grendon Underwood amp Brill Haddenham amp Stone Long Crendon Luffield Abbey Marsh Gibbon Oakfield amp Bierton Oakley Pitstone amp Cheddington Quainton Steeple Claydon Stewkley Tingewick Waddesdon Watermead Weedon Wing Wingrave and Winslow and The District of Wycombe wards of Icknield and The Risboroughs 11 The District of Wycombe wards including Princes Risborough were transferred from Aylesbury offset by the return of Aston Clinton In April 2020 the Districts of Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe as well as those of South Bucks and Chiltern were merged into the new unitary authority of Buckinghamshire Council Accordingly the current contents of the constituency are The Buckinghamshire Council wards of Aston Clinton and Bierton part Bernwood Buckingham East Buckingham West Great Brickhill Grendon Underwood Ivinghoe Ridgeway East part Stone and Waddesdon part The Risboroughs Wing part and Winslow The constituency takes up a large part of central Buckinghamshire covering much of the Aylesbury Vale including the town of Buckingham and some areas south of it including Chequers the official country residence of the Prime Minister since 1921 12 13 To the north the remaining part of ceremonial Buckinghamshire forms two Borough of Milton Keynes constituencies Milton Keynes South and Milton Keynes North Proposed abolition editFurther to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the seat will be abolished for the next general election with its contents distributed three ways 3 Buckingham Winslow Great Brickhill and surrounding rural areas to form part of the newly created constituency of Buckingham and Bletchley with the Bletchley area of the City of Milton Keynes Western areas extending southwards to Haddenham and Princes Risborough to form part of the new constituency of Mid Buckinghamshire Wing and Ivinghoe wards to be transferred to AylesburyMembers of Parliament editConstituency created 1542 MPs to 1660 edit Year First member Second member1529 John Hasilwood Edward Lloyd 14 1536 Thomas Pope George Gifford 14 1539 TBA TBA1542 TBA TBA1545 John Josselyn Ralph Gifford 14 1547 Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon John Josselyn 14 1553 Mar Edward Chamberlain Francis Verney 14 1553 Oct William Walter Edward Gifford 14 1554 Apr Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon George Fettiplace 14 1554 Nov 1555 Hugh Mynors 14 1558 Bernard Brocas 15 John Higford 14 1558 59 Robert Drury William Riseley 16 1562 63 Robert Newdigate I Paul Wentworth 16 1571 Thomas Wenman 16 1572 Henry Carey Lawrence Holinshed 16 1584 Michael Harcourt John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon 16 1586 John Fortescue Christopher Edmonds 16 1588 89 John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon Francis Fortescue 16 15931597 Sir Edward or Edmund Carey1601 Christopher Hatton Robert Newdigate II 16 1604 Sir Thomas Denton Sir Edward Tyrrell 1604 1606 Sir Francis Goodwin 1606 1614 1614 Sir Ralph Winwood1621 22 Richard Oliver1624 Sir Edmund Verney1625 Sir Alexander Denton1626 Sir John Smythe1628 29 Sir Thomas Denton Richard OliverYear First member Second memberApr 1640 Sir Peter Temple Sir Alexander DentonNov 16401645 John Dormer1653 Buckingham not Represented in Barebones Parliament1654 Francis Ingoldsby one seat only 16561659 Sir Richard Temple 3rd BaronetMPs 1660 1868 edit Year First member 17 18 First party Second member 17 18 Second party1660 John Dormer Sir Richard Temple 3rd Baronet1661 Sir William Smyth 1st BaronetFebruary 1679 Viscount Latimer Sir Peter Tyrrell 1st BaronetAugust 1679 Sir Richard Temple 3rd Bt 1681 Sir Ralph Verney 1st Bt 1690 Alexander Denton1697 Sir Richard Temple 4th Bt Whig1698 Edmund Denton1702 Roger PriceMay 1705 Sir Richard Temple 4th Bt WhigDecember 1705 Browne Willis1708 Sir Richard Temple 4th Bt Whig Alexander Denton1710 Thomas Chapman1713 John Radcliffe1715 Alexander Denton Abraham Stanyan1718 Edmund HalseyMarch 1722 Richard GrenvilleOctober 1722 William HeathcoteMarch 1727 John FaneAugust 1727 Thomas Lewis1728 George Chamberlayne1734 Richard Grenville1741 George Grenville Whig1747 Richard Grenville1753 Temple West1754 James Grenville1768 Henry Grenville1770 James Grenville Tory 19 1774 Richard Grenville1780 Richard Aldworth Neville1782 William Grenville Tory 19 1784 Charles Edmund Nugent Tory 19 June 1790 George Nugent Tory 19 December 1790 The Lord Bridport Tory 19 1796 Thomas Grenville Tory 19 1802 Lord Proby Tory 19 1805 Lord Proby Tory 19 August 1806 Earl Percy Tory 19 November 1806 Sir William Young 2nd Bt Tory 19 March 1807 Sir John Borlase Warren 1st Bt May 1807 Hon Richard Griffin Tory 19 1810 Lord George Grenville Tory 19 1812 Viscount Ebrington Tory 19 William Fremantle Tory 19 1817 James Hamilton Stanhope Tory 19 1818 Sir George Nugent 1st Bt Tory 19 1827 Sir Thomas Fremantle 1st Bt Tory 19 1832 Sir Harry Verney Whig 20 21 22 19 1834 Conservative 19 1841 Sir John Chetwode 4th Bt Conservative 19 January 1846 John Hall ConservativeFebruary 1846 Marquess of Chandos Conservative1857 Sir Harry Verney Whig 20 21 22 1859 John Hubbard Conservative Liberal1868 Representation reduced to one memberMPs since 1868 edit Election Member 18 23 Party1868 Sir Harry Verney Liberal1874 Egerton Hubbard Conservative1880 Sir Harry Verney Liberal1885 Edmund Verney Liberal1886 Egerton Hubbard Conservative1889 by election Edmund Verney expelled Liberal1891 by election Herbert Leon Liberal1895 William Carlile Conservative1906 Frederick Verney Liberal1910 Sir Harry Verney Liberal1918 George Bowyer Conservative1937 by election John Whiteley Conservative1943 by election Lionel Berry Conservative1945 Aidan Crawley n 4 Labour1951 Frank Markham n 5 Conservative1964 Robert Maxwell Labour1970 William Benyon Conservative1983 George Walden Conservative1997 John Bercow Conservative2009 Speaker2019 Greg Smith ConservativeElections edit2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s 1850s 1840s 1830sElections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Buckingham 24 25 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Greg Smith 37 035 58 4 N ALiberal Democrats Stephen Dorrell 16 624 26 2 NewLabour David Morgan 7 638 12 0 NewBrexit Party Andrew Bell 1 286 2 0 NewIndependent Ned Thompson 681 1 1 NewEnglish Democrat Antonio Vitiello 194 0 3 NewMajority 20 411 32 2 N ATurnout 63 458 76 3 10 1Conservative gain from Speaker SwingGeneral election 2017 Buckingham 26 27 Party Candidate Votes Speaker John Bercow n 6 34 299 65 1 0 6Green Michael John Sheppard 8 574 16 3 2 6Independent Scott Darren Raven 5 638 10 7 NewUKIP Brian James Mapletoft 4 168 7 9 13 8Majority 25 725 48 8 6 0Turnout 52 679 66 2 3 1Speaker hold SwingGeneral election 2015 Buckingham 28 29 Party Candidate Votes Speaker John Bercow n 6 34 617 64 5 17 2UKIP Dave Fowler 11 675 21 7 4 3Green Alan Francis 7 400 13 7 NewMajority 22 942 42 8 16 9Turnout 53 692 69 3 4 8Speaker hold Swing 6 4General election 2010 Buckingham 30 31 Party Candidate Votes Speaker John Bercow n 6 22 860 47 3 10 1Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy John Stevens 10 331 21 4 NewUKIP Nigel Farage 8 410 17 4 14 4Independent Patrick Phillips 2 394 5 0 NewIndependent Debbie Martin 1 270 2 6 NewBNP Lynne Mozar 980 2 0 NewMonster Raving Loony Colin Dale 856 1 8 NewIndependent Geoff Howard 435 0 9 NewChristian David Hews 369 0 8 NewIndependent Anthony Watts 332 0 7 NewCut The Deficit Simon Strutt 107 0 2 NewMajority 12 529 25 9 11 6Turnout 48 344 64 5 3 8Speaker hold SwingElections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Buckingham 32 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Bercow 27 748 57 4 3 8Labour David Greene 9 619 19 9 4 3Liberal Democrats Luke Croydon 9 508 19 7 0 3UKIP David Williams 1 432 3 0 0 9Majority 18 129 37 5 8 1Turnout 48 307 68 7 0 7Conservative hold Swing 4 0General election 2001 Buckingham 33 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Bercow 24 296 53 6 3 8Labour Mark Seddon 10 971 24 2 0 5Liberal Democrats Isobel Wilson 9 037 20 0 4 6UKIP Christopher Silcock 968 2 1 NewMajority 13 325 29 4 4 3Turnout 45 272 69 4 9 1Conservative hold Swing 2 2Elections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Buckingham 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Bercow 24 594 49 8Labour Robert C Lehmann 12 208 24 7Liberal Democrats Neil Stuart 12 175 24 6Natural Law Geoffrey Clements 421 0 9Majority 12 386 25 1Turnout 49 398 78 5Conservative win new boundaries General election 1992 Buckingham 35 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Walden 29 496 62 5 3 9Liberal Democrats Tudor Jones 9 705 20 6 4 3Labour Keith M White 7 662 16 2 0 3Natural Law Lawrence R Sheaff 353 0 7 NewMajority 19 791 41 9 8 2Turnout 47 216 84 2 5 9Conservative hold Swing 4 1Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Buckingham 37 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Walden 32 162 58 6 1 7Liberal Charles Burke 13 636 24 9 3 2Labour Martyn Groucutt 9 053 16 5 1 5Majority 18 526 33 7 4 9Turnout 54 851 78 3 1 2Conservative hold Swing 2 5General election 1983 Buckingham 38 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Walden 27 522 56 9Liberal R Ryder 13 584 28 1Labour Martyn Groucutt 7 272 15 0Majority 13 938 28 8Turnout 48 378 77 1Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bill Benyon 41 719 51 3 9 1Labour J S Fryer 27 752 34 1 3 5Liberal S B Crooks 11 045 13 6 6 6National Front M Smith 803 1 0 NewMajority 13 967 17 2 12 6Turnout 81 319 78 6 1 1Conservative hold Swing 6 3General election October 1974 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bill Benyon 26 597 42 2 1 5Labour Robert Maxwell 23 679 37 6 1 6Liberal S B Crooks 12 707 20 2 3 1Majority 2 918 4 6 0 1Turnout 62 983 79 7 5 6Conservative hold Swing 0 1General election February 1974 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bill Benyon 27 179 40 7 6 8Labour Robert Maxwell 24 056 36 0 7 2Liberal C Crooks 15 519 23 3 14 0Majority 3 123 4 7 0 4Turnout 66 754 85 3Conservative hold Swing 0 2General election 1970 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bill Benyon 28 088 47 5 4 3Labour Robert Maxwell 25 567 43 2 4 3Liberal John Martin Cornwall 5 475 9 3 0 1Majority 2 521 4 3 N ATurnout 59 130 81 8 4 0Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4 3Elections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert Maxwell 24 854 47 5 1 6Conservative Elaine Kellett Bowman 22 600 43 2 0 2Liberal John M Cornwall 4 914 9 4 1 7Majority 2 254 4 3 1 4Turnout 52 368 85 8 0 7Labour hold Swing 0 7General election 1964 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert Maxwell 23 085 45 9 2 6Conservative Elaine Kellett Bowman 21 604 43 0 4 0Liberal Jack Raphael Wallis 5 578 11 1 1 4Majority 1 181 2 9 N ATurnout 50 267 86 5 0 1Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3 3Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frank Markham 22 304 47 0 4 3Labour Robert Maxwell 20 558 43 3 5 4Liberal Evan Laurence Frederick Richards 4 577 9 7 NewMajority 1 746 3 7 1 1Turnout 47 439 86 4 1 3Conservative hold Swing 0 6General election 1955 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frank Markham 23 250 51 3 1 2Labour David Gordon Evans 22 110 48 7 1 2Majority 1 140 2 6 2 4Turnout 45 360 85 1 1 5Conservative hold Swing 1 2General election 1951 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frank Markham 22 688 50 1 6 7Labour Aidan Crawley 22 634 49 9 2 8Majority 54 0 2 N ATurnout 45 322 86 6 0 4Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2 0General election 1950 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Labour Aidan Crawley 20 782 47 1 7 6Conservative Frank Markham 19 128 43 4 1 9Liberal John Denis Gilbert Kellock 4 196 9 5 NewMajority 1 654 3 7 5 7Turnout 44 106 86 2 13 4Labour hold Swing 2 9Elections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Labour Aidan Crawley 22 302 54 7 12 7Conservative Lionel Berry 18 457 45 3 12 7Majority 3 845 9 4 N ATurnout 40 759 71 8 3 3Labour gain from Conservative Swing 12 71943 Buckingham by election 39 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lionel Berry Unopposed N A N AConservative holdElections in the 1930s edit 1937 Buckingham by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Whiteley 17 919 52 6 5 4Labour James Viner Delahaye 12 820 37 6 4 4Liberal E J Boyce 3 348 9 8 NewMajority 5 099 15 0 1 0Turnout 34 087 71 4 3 7Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1935 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Bowyer 20 616 58 0 9 0Labour Joseph Sparks 14 928 42 0 9 0Majority 5 688 16 0 17 9Turnout 35 544 75 13 2 60Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1931 Buckingham Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Bowyer 23 783 66 96Labour James Lievsley George 11 736 33 04Majority 12 047 33 92Turnout 35 519 77 73Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1920s edit General election 1929 Buckingham 40 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Bowyer 16 375 45 8 6 0Labour James Lievsley George 11 718 32 7 2 1Liberal Norman Crump 7 713 21 5 3 9Majority 4 657 13 1 8 1Turnout 35 806 79 6 1 5Registered electors 44 974Unionist hold Swing 4 1General election 1924 Buckingham 40 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Bowyer 15 129 51 8 1 2Labour E J Pay 8 939 30 6 16 4Liberal Richard Kingsley Johnson 5 144 17 6 NewMajority 6 190 21 2 15 2Turnout 29 212 78 1 9 7Registered electors 37 394Unionist hold Swing 7 6General election 1923 Buckingham 40 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Bowyer 13 351 53 0 3 6Labour E J Pay 11 824 47 0 20 7Majority 1 527 6 0 17 1Turnout 25 175 68 4 8 5Registered electors 36 785Unionist hold Swing 8 6General election 1922 Buckingham 40 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Bowyer 13 751 49 4 4 3Labour Owen Connellan 7 343 26 3 6 0Liberal Charles Hobhouse 6 789 24 3 10 3Majority 6 408 23 1 1 7Turnout 27 883 76 9 13 3Registered electors 36 262Unionist hold Swing 0 9Elections in the 1910s edit General election 1918 Buckingham 40 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist George Bowyer 12 441 53 7 5 1Labour John Scurr 7 481 32 3 NewLiberal Harry Verney 3 250 14 0 37 4Majority 4 960 21 4 N ATurnout 23 172 63 6 26 1Registered electors 36 434Unionist gain from Liberal Swing N AC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government nbsp VerneyGeneral election December 1910 Buckingham 41 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harry Verney 6 029 51 4 0 9Liberal Unionist Francis Tyringham Higgins Bernard 5 702 48 6 0 9Majority 327 2 8 1 8Turnout 11 731 89 7 2 0Liberal hold Swing 0 9General election January 1910 Buckingham 41 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Frederick Verney 6 055 50 5 6 7Conservative Thomas Fremantle 5 944 49 5 6 7Majority 111 1 0 13 4Turnout 11 999 91 7 3 1Liberal hold Swing 6 7Elections in the 1900s edit nbsp Frederick VerneyGeneral election 1906 Buckingham 41 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Frederick Verney 6 253 57 2 9 3Conservative Thomas Fremantle 4 673 42 8 9 3Majority 1 580 14 4 N ATurnout 10 926 88 6 4 9Registered electors 12 334Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 9 3General election 1900 Buckingham 41 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Carlile 5 101 52 1 0 1Liberal Hubert Beaumont 4 684 47 9 0 1Majority 417 4 2 0 2Turnout 9 785 83 7 4 9Registered electors 11 685Conservative hold Swing 0 1Elections in the 1890s edit General election 1895 Buckingham 42 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Carlile 5 266 52 2 4 5Liberal Herbert Leon 4 830 47 8 4 5Majority 436 4 4 N ATurnout 10 096 88 6 3 0Registered electors 11 395Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 4 5General election 1892 Buckingham 42 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Herbert Leon 5 153 52 3 3 7Conservative William Carlile 4 704 47 7 3 7Majority 449 4 6 N ATurnout 9 857 85 6 7 3Registered electors 11 518Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 3 4 nbsp Leon1891 Buckingham by election 43 42 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Herbert Leon 5 013 52 0 2 4Conservative Evelyn Hubbard 4 632 48 0 2 4Majority 381 4 0 N ATurnout 9 645 84 6 6 3Registered electors 11 407Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 2 4Elections in the 1880s edit By election 11 Oct 1889 Buckingham 43 44 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edmund Verney 4 855 51 1 1 5Conservative Evelyn Hubbard 4 647 48 9 1 5Majority 208 2 2 N ATurnout 9 502 75 6 2 7Registered electors 12 565Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 1 5Caused by Hubbard s elevation to the peerage becoming Lord Addington General election 1886 Buckingham 44 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Egerton Hubbard 4 460 50 4 8 1Liberal Edmund Verney 4 389 49 6 8 1Majority 71 0 8 N ATurnout 8 849 78 3 5 4Registered electors 11 307Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 8 1General election 1885 Buckingham 44 45 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edmund Verney 5 462 57 7 7 3Conservative Samuel Wilson 4 006 42 3 7 3Majority 1 456 15 4 14 6Turnout 9 468 83 7 7 5Registered electors 11 307Liberal hold Swing 7 3General election 1880 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harry Verney 528 50 4 10 5Conservative Egerton Hubbard 520 49 6 10 5Majority 8 0 8 N ATurnout 1 048 91 2 3 5Registered electors 1 149Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 10 5Elections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Egerton Hubbard 589 60 1 17 9Liberal Harry Verney 391 39 9 17 9Majority 198 20 2 N ATurnout 980 87 7 3 2Registered electors 1 118Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 17 9Elections in the 1860s edit General election 1868 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harry Verney 463 57 8 N AConservative John Hubbard 338 42 2 N AMajority 125 15 6 N ATurnout 801 84 5 N ARegistered electors 948Liberal hold Swing N AGeneral election 1865 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harry Verney UnopposedConservative John Hubbard UnopposedRegistered electors 948Liberal holdConservative holdElections in the 1850s edit General election 1859 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harry Verney 198 36 6 21 8Conservative John Hubbard 196 36 2 9 2Conservative George Barrington 48 147 27 2 12 6Majority 2 0 4 7 1Turnout 271 est 74 3 est 4 8Registered electors 364Liberal hold Swing 21 8Conservative hold Swing 10 1General election 1857 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Whig Harry Verney 193 34 5 NewConservative John Hall 151 27 0 N AWhig Richard Cavendish 49 134 23 9 NewConservative Philip Box 50 82 14 6 N ATurnout 280 est 79 1 est N ARegistered electors 354Majority 42 7 5 N AWhig gain from Conservative Swing N AMajority 17 3 1 N AConservative hold Swing N AGeneral election 1852 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hall UnopposedConservative Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville UnopposedRegistered electors 349Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 5 March 1852 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville s appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury Elections in the 1840s edit General election 1847 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hall UnopposedConservative Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville UnopposedRegistered electors 388Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 11 February 1846 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Fremantle s resignation by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern HundredsBy election 20 January 1846 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hall UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Chetwode s death By election 10 February 1845 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Fremantle UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Fremantle s appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of IrelandBy election 25 May 1844 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Fremantle UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Fremantle s appointment as Secretary at WarGeneral election 1841 Buckingham 47 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Fremantle UnopposedConservative John Chetwode UnopposedRegistered electors 396Conservative holdConservative gain from WhigElections in the 1830s edit General election 1837 Buckingham 47 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Fremantle 236 44 4 N AWhig Harry Verney 157 29 6 N AConservative John Chetwode 138 26 0 N ATurnout 299 87 7 N ARegistered electors 341Majority 79 14 8 N AConservative holdMajority 19 3 6 N AWhig holdGeneral election 1835 Buckingham 47 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Fremantle UnopposedWhig Harry Verney UnopposedRegistered electors 351Conservative holdGeneral election 1832 Buckingham 47 19 Party Candidate Votes Whig Harry Verney 175 37 3 NewTory Thomas 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by the prime minister1763 1765 Vacantuntil 1766Title next held byBathPreceded byGlasgow North East Constituency represented by the speaker2009 2019 Succeeded byChorley 52 00 00 N 0 59 17 W 52 000 N 0 988 W 52 000 0 988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buckingham UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1181988249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
