Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Grantham
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lincolnshire
Major settlements Grantham
19181997
SeatsOne
Replaced by Sleaford & North Hykeham, and Grantham & Stamford
18851918
SeatsOne
Type of constituency Borough constituency
1468–1885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency Borough constituency

Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.

Contents

The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain until the Act of Union 1800 established the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The parliamentary borough had its representation reduced to one MP in 1885, and was finally abolished in 1918, the name transferring to a new county division which elected one MP. The county constituency was abolished for the 1997 election, and the area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in Sleaford and North Hykeham. Grantham became part of the new constituency of Grantham and Stamford.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposes to re-establish the seat in its revised proposal. [1]

Boundaries

The constituency was based on Grantham, a market town on the River Witham.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1468–1640

YearFirst memberSecond member
1491 John Mordaunt
1510–1523No names known [2]
1529 William Hussey Francis Hall [2]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 ?
1545 Sir Edward Warner Edmund Hall [2]
1547
1553 (Mar) Thomas Hussey [2]
1553 (Oct) James Wallis [2]
1554 (Apr) Thomas Hussey Richard Disney [2]
1554 (Nov) Roger Johnson Richard Sharpe [2]
1555 George Williams William Porter [2]
1558 Henry Savile Anthony Thorold [2]
1559 (Jan) Thomas Randolph William More [3]
1562–3 Roger Manners William Cooke [3]
1571 William Killigrew Arthur Hall [3]
1572 John Vaughan Arthur Hall [3] [4]
1584 (Nov) Arthur Hall William Thorold [3]
1586 (Oct) Sir Henry Bagenall, sat for Anglesey,
repl. by
William Ashby
Robert Markham [3]
1588–9 Richard More William Armyn [3]
1593 Thomas Horsman Francis Neale [3]
1597 (Oct)
1601 (Oct) Oliver Manners Thomas Horsman [3]
1604 Sir George Manners Sir Thomas Horsman
1614 Sir George Reynell Richard Tufton
1621 Sir William Armyne Sir Clement Cotterell
1624 Sir George Manners
1625 Sir William Airmine
1626 John Wingfield Edward Stirmin
1628–1629 Thomas Hatcher Alexander Moor

MPs 1640–1885

ElectionFirst Member [5] First PartySecond Member [5] Second Party
April 1640 Sir Edward Bashe Henry Pelham
November 1640 Thomas Hussey Royalist Henry Pelham Parliamentarian
1641 Sir William Airmine Parliamentarian
December 1648Pelham excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant
1653Grantham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654 William Bury Grantham had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656 William Ellys
January 1659 Thomas Skipwith Sir William Ellys
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Thomas Skipwith Sir John Newton
1661 Sir William Thorold
1678 Sir Robert Markham
1679 Sir William Ellys
1685 Thomas Harrington John Thorold
1689 Sir John Brownlow Sir William Ellys
1697 Sir John Thorold
Jan. 1701 Thomas Baptist Manners
Nov. 1701 Richard Ellys
1705 Marquess of Granby
1711 Sir John Thorold
1713 Sir John Brownlow
1715 Edward Rolt John Heathcote
1722 Francis Fisher The Viscount Tyrconnel
1727 Sir Michael Newton
1741 Marquess of Granby
1743 Sir John Cust
1754 Lord George Manners
1770 Francis Cust
1774 Sir Brownlow Cust
1776 Peregrine Cust
1780 Francis Cockayne-Cust George Manners-Sutton Tory [6]
1792 Philip Yorke
1793 Simon Yorke Tory [6]
1802 Thomas Thoroton Sir William Earle Welby, Bt
1806 Russell Manners Whig [6]
1807 Sir William Earle Welby, Bt Tory [6]
1812 Robert Percy Smith
1818 Edward Cust Tory [6]
March 1820 James Hughes Whig [6]
July 1820 Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Bt Whig [6]
1826 Frederick Tollemache Tory [6] Montague Cholmeley Whig [6]
1830 Glynne Welby
1831 James Hughes
1832 Hon. Algernon Tollemache Tory [6]
1834 Conservative [6] Conservative [6]
1837 Hon. Frederick Tollemache
1852 Lord Montagu Graham Conservative
1857 William Welby Conservative Hon. Frederick Tollemache Peelite [7] [8] [9]
1859 Liberal
1865 John Thorold Conservative
1868 by-election Edmund Turnor
1868 Sir Hugh Cholmeley, Bt Liberal Hon. Frederick Tollemache Liberal
1874 Henry Cockayne-Cust Conservative
1880 John William Mellor Charles Savile Roundell Liberal
1885 representation reduced to one member

MPs 1885–1997

ElectionMember [5] Party
1885 John William Mellor Liberal
1886 Malcolm Low Conservative
1892 Henry Lopes
1900 Arthur Priestley Liberal
1918 Edmund Royds Coalition Conservative
1922 Robert Pattinson Liberal
1923 Victor Warrender Conservative
1942 by-election Denis Kendall Independent
1950 Eric Smith Conservative
1951 Joseph Godber
1979 Douglas Hogg
1997 constituency abolished: see Grantham and Stamford

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Grantham (2 seats) [6] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Glynne Welby 547 39.0
Whig Montague Cholmeley 469 33.5
Tory Frederick Tollemache 38527.5
Turnout 864c.86.4
Registered electors c.1,000
Majority785.5
Tory hold Swing
Majority846.0
Whig hold Swing
General election 1831: Grantham (2 seats) [6] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Glynne Welby 426 28.5 10.5
Whig James Hughes 408 27.3 6.2
Tory Algernon Tollemache 37825.3N/A
Tory Felix Tollemache 28318.9N/A
Turnout 842c.84.2c.2.2
Registered electors c.1,000
Majority181.24.3
Tory hold
Majority302.04.0
Whig hold
General election 1832: Grantham (2 seats) [6] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Algernon Tollemache 388 41.6 +16.3
Tory Glynne Welby 303 32.5 +4.0
Whig Montague Cholmeley 24125.91.4
Majority626.6+5.4
Turnout 65093.1c.+8.9
Registered electors 698
Tory hold Swing +8.5
Tory gain from Whig Swing +2.4
General election 1835: Grantham (2 seats) [6] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Algernon Tollemache 351 41.2 0.4
Conservative Glynne Welby 351 41.2 +8.7
Whig George Frederick Holt [12] 14917.58.4
Majority20223.7+17.1
Turnout 55983.89.3
Registered electors 667
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +6.5
General election 1837: Grantham (2 seats) [6] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynne Welby 398 39.9 1.3
Conservative Frederick Tollemache 308 30.9 10.3
Whig Robert Turner29129.2+11.7
Majority171.722.0
Turnout 58287.0+3.2
Registered electors 669
Conservative hold Swing 3.6
Conservative hold Swing 8.1

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynne Welby Unopposed
Conservative Frederick Tollemache Unopposed
Registered electors 691
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynne Welby Unopposed
Conservative Frederick Tollemache Unopposed
Registered electors 760
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynne Welby 483 40.7 N/A
Conservative Montagu Graham 375 31.6 N/A
Peelite Frederick Tollemache [13] [14] 32927.7N/A
Majority463.9N/A
Turnout 594 (est)76.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 774
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Welby 472 40.2 0.5
Peelite Frederick Tollemache 393 33.5 +5.8
Conservative Montagu Graham 30826.35.3
Turnout 587 (est)79.3 (est)+2.6
Registered electors 740
Majority796.7+2.8
Conservative hold Swing 1.7
Majority857.2N/A
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing +5.8
General election 1859: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Welby Unopposed
Liberal Frederick Tollemache Unopposed
Registered electors 743
Conservative hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Thorold 432 37.5 N/A
Conservative William Welby 404 35.1 N/A
Liberal Frederick Tollemache 31527.4N/A
Majority897.7N/A
Turnout 733 (est)97.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors 755
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Welby resigned in order to contest the 1868 by-election in South Lincolnshire, causing a by-election.

By-election, 27 April 1868: Grantham (1 seat) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Turnor 374 55.6 17.0
Liberal Hugh Cholmeley 29944.4+17.0
Majority7511.2+3.5
Turnout 67389.18.0
Registered electors 755
Conservative hold Swing 17.0
General election 1868: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Tollemache Unopposed
Liberal Hugh Cholmeley Unopposed
Registered electors 2,018
Liberal hold
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hugh Cholmeley 1,055 36.1 N/A
Conservative Henry Cockayne-Cust 965 33.1 New
Liberal John William Mellor 89930.8N/A
Turnout 1,942 (est)88.3 (est)N/A
Registered electors 2,199
Majority903.0N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Majority662.3N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Grantham (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John William Mellor 1,329 30.3 0.5
Liberal Charles Savile Roundell 1,304 29.8 6.3
Conservative Henry Cockayne-Cust 91520.9+4.3
Conservative Charles Brinsley Marlay [15] 83519.1+2.5
Majority3898.9+5.9
Turnout 2,192 (est)91.7 (est)+3.4
Registered electors 2,390
Liberal hold Swing 4.4
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 2.4
General election 1885: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John William Mellor 1,377 54.9 5.2
Conservative Alfred Welby 1,13145.1+5.1
Majority2469.8+0.9
Turnout 2,50887.04.7 (est)
Registered electors 2,883
Liberal hold Swing 5.1

Mellor was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.

1886 Grantham by-election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John William Mellor Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1886: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Low 1,197 50.8 +5.7
Liberal John William Mellor 1,16149.25.7
Majority361.6N/A
Turnout 2,35881.85.2
Registered electors 2,883
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1890s

Henry Lopes Henry Lopes.jpg
Henry Lopes
General election 1892: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Lopes 1,296 50.6 0.2
Liberal Thomas Chatfeild Clarke [17] 1,26349.4+0.2
Majority331.20.4
Turnout 2,55995.0+13.2
Registered electors 2,693
Conservative hold Swing 0.2
Samuel Waddy SamuelDanksWaddy (cropped).jpg
Samuel Waddy
General election 1895: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Lopes 1,507 56.4 +5.8
Liberal Samuel Danks Waddy 1,16743.65.8
Majority34012.8+11.6
Turnout 2,67492.32.7
Registered electors 2,896
Conservative hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1900s

Priestley Arthur Priestley.jpg
Priestley
General election 1900: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Priestley 1,347 50.7 +7.1
Conservative Henry Lopes 1,30949.37.1
Majority381.4N/A
Turnout 2,65687.25.1
Registered electors 3,046
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.1
General election 1906: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Priestley 1,663 51.7 +1.0
Conservative Henry Brassey 1,55448.31.0
Majority1093.4+2.0
Turnout 3,21795.1+7.9
Registered electors 3,383
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Priestley 1,848 52.0 +0.3
Conservative Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth1,70348.00.3
Majority1454.0+0.6
Turnout 3,55197.4+2.3
Registered electors 3,647
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
General election December 1910: Grantham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Priestley 1,730 50.5 1.5
Conservative Herbert Guy Snowden1,69749.5+1.5
Majority331.03.0
Turnout 3,42794.03.4
Registered electors 3,647
Liberal hold Swing 1.5

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Grantham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Edmund Royds 9,97248.41.1
Liberal Robert Pattinson 8,70142.28.3
Independent Labour and AgriculturalistWilliam Bilton Harris1,9279.4New
Majority1,2716.2N/A
Turnout 20,60058.135.9
Registered electors 35,462
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.6
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Pattinson 11,723 41.4 0.8
Unionist Edmund Royds 11,29539.88.6
Labour John Henry Jones5,33218.8New
Majority4281.6N/A
Turnout 28,35079.5+21.4
Registered electors 35,655
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +3.9
General election 1923: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Victor Warrender 12,552 43.5 +3.7
Liberal Robert Pattinson 10,81937.63.8
Labour Montague William Moore5,44018.9+0.1
Majority1,7335.9N/A
Turnout 28,81179.10.4
Registered electors 36,444
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.8
General election 1924: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Victor Warrender 14,746 49.5 +6.0
Liberal Alexander Lyle-Samuel 7,73026.011.6
Labour Montague William Moore7,27924.5+5.6
Majority7,01623.5+17.6
Turnout 29,75580.4+1.3
Registered electors 37,021
Unionist hold Swing +8.8
General election 1929: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Victor Warrender 16,121 40.8 8.7
Liberal R Hamilton Brown12,02330.4+4.4
Labour Montague William Moore11,34028.7+4.2
Majority4,09810.413.1
Turnout 39,48481.9+1.5
Registered electors 48,216
Unionist hold Swing 6.6

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Warrender 27,164 69.2 +28.4
Labour Montague William Moore12,11530.8+2.1
Majority15,04938.4+28.0
Turnout 39,27979.5−2.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Warrender 22,194 58.1 −11.1
Labour Montague William Moore16,00941.9+11.1
Majority6,18516.2−22.2
Turnout 38,20374.2−5.3
Conservative hold Swing

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;

Elections in the 1940s

1942 Grantham by-election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denis Kendall 11,758 50.8 New
Conservative Arthur Longmore 11,39149.2−8.9
Majority3671.6N/A
Turnout 23,14942.6−31.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1945: Grantham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denis Kendall 27,719 58.2 N/A
Conservative George Arthur Worth12,20625.6−32.5
Labour Thomas Sansby Bavin7,72816.2−25.7
Majority15,51332.6N/A
Turnout 47,65375.9+1.7
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Smith 19,195 41.33
Labour Albert Edward Millett14,45731.13
Independent Denis Kendall 12,79227.54
Majority4,73810.20N/A
Turnout 46,444
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
General election 1951: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 20,712 43.47
Labour Albert Edward Millett18,54038.91
Liberal Denis Kendall 8,39617.62New
Majority2,1724.56
Turnout 47,648
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 24,188 50.8 +7.3
Labour Woodrow Wyatt 21,81345.8+6.9
Liberal Reginald Clifford Gaul1,6243.4−14.2
Majority2,3755.0+0.4
Turnout 47,625
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Grantham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 27,482 56.8 +6.0
Labour Thomas Skeffington-Lodge 20,86743.2−2.6
Majority6,61513.6+8.6
Turnout 48,34981.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Grantham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 27,634 55.9 −0.9
Labour Peter Horton21,77044.1+0.9
Majority5,86411.8−1.8
Turnout 49,40478.8−3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 24,748 47.7 −8.2
Labour Mary Large22,59043.6+0.5
Liberal David C. Howie4,5038.7New
Majority2,1584.1−7.7
Turnout 51,84180.6+1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 33,070 58.7 +11.0
Labour W. Frank Higgins23,29641.3−2.3
Majority9,77417.4+13.3
Turnout 56,366
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 31,910 50.44
Labour SM Smedley20,56732.51
Liberal WT Bailey10,78117.04New
Majority11,34317.93
Turnout 63,25881.37
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Godber 27,738 47.66
Labour SM Smedley19,70833.86
Liberal WT Bailey10,75218.47
Majority8,03013.80
Turnout 58,19874.23
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Grantham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Hogg 36,697 55.52
Labour V Bell18,54728.06
Liberal WT Bailey10,85216.42
Majority18,15027.46
Turnout 66,09678.24
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Grantham [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Hogg 31,692 57.47
Liberal Simon Titley12,78123.17
Labour Terence Savage10,67719.36
Majority18,91134.30
Turnout 55,15073.49
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Grantham [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Hogg 33,988 57.06
Liberal James Heppell12,68521.29
Labour Maurice Gent12,19720.48
Green Patricia Hewis7001.18New
Majority21,30335.77
Turnout 59,57074.99
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Grantham [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Hogg 37,194 56.2 −0.9
Labour Co-op Steven Taggart17,60626.6+6.1
Liberal Democrats James Heppell9,88214.9−6.4
Liberal John D. Hiley1,5002.3New
Majority19,58829.6−6.2
Turnout 66,18279.2+4.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

See also

Notes and references

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Lincoln is a constituency in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Hamish Falconer of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newark (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Newark is a constituency in Nottinghamshire, England. It is represented by Robert Jenrick of the Conservative Party, who won the seat in a by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer in April 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–2010

Leominster was a parliamentary constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England, then until 1801 in that of Great Britain, and finally until 2010, when it disappeared in boundary changes, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dave Robertson of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the UK

Ludlow was a constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1801-1983 & 1997 onwards

Colchester is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Pam Cox, of the Labour party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Reigate is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Rebecca Paul, of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1997

Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until the constituency was disenfranchised for corruption in 1867.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1983

Warrington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1983 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885-1997 and 2024 onwards

Peckham is a borough constituency in South London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Holland with Boston was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 and was abolished for the 1950 general election when it was split into the Oldham East and Oldham West constituencies.

Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the English and after 1707 British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two members of parliament (MPs) from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.