The party leadership may allow members to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, which means the chief whip is not required to influence the way members vote.
Francis Urquhart is a fictional Conservative Chief Whip, created by Michael Dobbs, formerly Chief of Staff for British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Urquhart was the main character in Dobbs's trilogy of books, that were turned into successful BBC television dramas in the 1990s. The first book in the trilogy, House of Cards, was adapted and broadcast by the BBC in 1990. This was subsequently followed by a 1993 adaptation of the second element of the trilogy, To Play The King. The third part The Final Cut, aired in 1995. The trilogy charts Urquhart's ambitious rise through his party's ranks until he becomes Prime Minister. Urquhart was played by Ian Richardson.
Chris Cook and Brendan Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900, Macmillan, 1975, pp. 92–93.
David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth-Century British Historical Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000.
November 16, 2023
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The Chief Whip of the Conservative Party oversees the whipping system in the party which is responsible for ensuring that Conservative MPs or members of the House of Lords attend and vote in parliament in the desired way of the party leadership Chief Whips of which two are appointed in the party a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords also help to organise their party s contribution to parliamentary business The party leadership may allow members to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy which means the chief whip is not required to influence the way members vote This is a list of people who have served as Chief Whip of the Conservative Party previously the Tory Party in the Parliament of the United Kingdom The position is currently held by Simon Hart MP appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 25 October 2022 Contents 1 House of Commons 2 House of Lords 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 SourcesHouse of Commons editChief Whip of the Conservative Party nbsp nbsp IncumbentSimon Hart MPsince 25 October 2022AppointerLeader of the Conservative PartyInaugural holderWilliam HolmesFormationcirca 1802No Year Name Constituency1 circa 1802 William Holmes Haslemere2 1835 Sir George Clerk Midlothian Edinburghshire 3 1837 Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Buckingham4 1844 Sir John Young Cavan5 1846 William Beresford Harwich6 1850 Forbes Mackenzie Peeblesshire7 1853 Sir William Jolliffe Petersfield8 1859 Colonel Thomas Edward Taylor County Dublin9 1868 Gerard Noel Rutland10 1873 Colonel Thomas Edward Taylor County Dublin11 1874 Sir William Hart Dyke Mid Kent12 1880 Rowland Winn North Lincolnshire13 1885 Aretas Akers Douglas St Augustine s14 1895 Sir William Hood Walrond Tiverton15 1902 Sir Alexander Acland Hood Wellington16 1911 Lord Balcarres Chorley17 1913 Lord Edmund Talbot Chichester18 1921 Leslie Wilson Reading19 1923 Bolton Eyres Monsell knighted in 1929 Evesham20 1931 David Margesson Rugby21 1941 James Stuart Moray and Nairn22 1948 Patrick Buchan Hepburn East Toxteth23 1955 Edward Heath Bexley24 1959 Martin Redmayne Rushcliffe25 1964 William Whitelaw Penrith and The Border26 1970 Francis Pym Cambridgeshire27 1973 Humphrey Atkins Spelthorne28 1979 Michael Jopling Westmorland29 1983 John Wakeham Colchester and Maldon30 1987 David Waddington Ribble Valley31 1989 Timothy Renton Mid Sussex32 1990 Richard Ryder Mid Norfolk33 1994 Alastair Goodlad Eddisbury34 1997 James Arbuthnot North East Hampshire35 2001 David Maclean Penrith and The Border36 2005 Patrick McLoughlin West Derbyshire 2005 2010 Derbyshire Dales 2010 2012 37 2012 September Andrew Mitchell Sutton Coldfield38 2012 October Sir George Young North West Hampshire39 2014 Michael Gove Surrey Heath40 2015 Mark Harper Forest of Dean41 2016 17 Gavin Williamson South Staffordshire42 2017 2019 Julian Smith Skipton and Ripon43 2019 2022 February Mark Spencer Sherwood44 2022 until September Chris Heaton Harris Daventry45 2022 September October Wendy Morton Aldridge Brownhills46 2022 from October present Simon Hart Carmarthen West and South PembrokeshireHouse of Lords editChief Whip of the Conservative Party nbsp nbsp IncumbentThe Baroness Williams of Traffordsince 7 September 2022AppointerLeader of the Conservative PartyInaugural holderThe 3rd Earl NelsonFormationbefore 1852No Year Name1 before 1852 The Earl Nelson2 1852 The Lord Colville of Culross3 c 1870 The Lord Skelmersdale created Earl of Lathom in 1880 4 1885 The Earl of Kintore5 1889 The Earl of Limerick6 1896 The Earl Waldegrave7 1911 The Duke of Devonshire8 1916 The Lord Hylton9 1922 The Earl of Clarendon10 1925 The Earl of Plymouth11 1929 The Earl of Lucan12 1940 The Lord Templemore13 1945 The Earl Fortescue14 1957 The Earl St Aldwyn15 1977 The Lord Denham16 1991 The Lord Hesketh17 1993 The Viscount Ullswater18 1994 The Lord Strathclyde19 1998 The Lord Henley20 2001 The Lord Cope of Berkeley21 2007 The Lady Anelay of St Johns22 2014 The Lord Taylor of Holbeach23 2019 The Lord Ashton of Hyde24 2022 The Baroness Williams of TraffordIn popular culture editFrancis Urquhart is a fictional Conservative Chief Whip created by Michael Dobbs formerly Chief of Staff for British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Urquhart was the main character in Dobbs s trilogy of books that were turned into successful BBC television dramas in the 1990s The first book in the trilogy House of Cards was adapted and broadcast by the BBC in 1990 This was subsequently followed by a 1993 adaptation of the second element of the trilogy To Play The King The third part The Final Cut aired in 1995 The trilogy charts Urquhart s ambitious rise through his party s ranks until he becomes Prime Minister Urquhart was played by Ian Richardson See also edit nbsp conservatism portalChief Whip of the Labour Party Chief Whip of the Liberal DemocratsReferences editSources editChris Cook and Brendan Keith British Historical Facts 1830 1900 Macmillan 1975 pp 92 93 David Butler and Gareth Butler Twentieth Century British Historical Facts 1900 2000 Macmillan 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief Whip of the Conservative Party amp oldid 1184314964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
