Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire

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The historic county of Buckinghamshire, in the 21st century region of South East England, was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire.

Historic counties of England Geographical designations for areas of England, based on historical traditions

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, traditional counties, former counties or simply as counties. In the centuries that followed their establishment, as well as their administrative function, the counties also helped define local culture and identity. This role continued even after the counties ceased to be used for administration after the creation of administrative counties in 1889, which were themselves amended by further local government reforms in the years following.

Buckinghamshire County of England

Buckinghamshire, abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.

South East England region of England in United Kingdom

South East England is the most populous of the nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. As with the other regions of England, apart from Greater London, the south east has no elected government.

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In 1889 Buckinghamshire became an administrative county. In 1974 a new non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire lost the Eton and Slough areas to Berkshire, while the part of Colnbrook formerly included in the county also became part of Berkshire in 1995.

Eton, Berkshire town and civil parish in Berkshire, England

Eton is a historic town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, but within the historic boundaries of Buckinghamshire, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, two miles west of the town, and has a combined population of 4,980, reducing to 4,692 at the 2011 Census. Since 1998 it has been part of the unitary authority of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Slough Large town in Berkshire, UK

Slough is a large town in Berkshire, England, within the Greater London Urban Area, 20 miles (32 km) west of Charing Cross, central London and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of the county town of Reading. It is between the Thames Valley and London and at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.

Colnbrook farm village in the United Kingdom

Colnbrook is a village in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England. It lies within the historic boundaries of Buckinghamshire, and straddles two distributaries of the Colne, the Colne Brook and Wraysbury River. These two streams have their confluence just to the southeast of the village. Colnbrook is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Slough, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Windsor, and 18 miles (29 km) west of central London.

The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Buckinghamshire, both before and after the administrative changes of 1889, 1974 and 1995. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Buckinghamshire. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Note: Dates of representation before 1510 are provisional.

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Parliament of England historic legislature of the Kingdom of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England, existing from the early 13th century until 1707, when it merged with the Parliament of Scotland to become the Parliament of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland created the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
Amersham BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1832
Aylesbury BC (1554-1885) 1554 * 2 (1554–1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
CC (1885–*) 1 (1885–*)
Beaconsfield CC 1974 * 1 Bu3
Buckingham BC (1542–1885) 1542 * 2 (1542–1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885–*) 1 (1868–*)
Buckinghamshire CC 1290 1885 2 (1290–1654) Bu1
5 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
3 (1832–1885)
South Buckinghamshire CC 1950 1974 1 Bu2
Chesham and Amersham CC 1974 * 1 Bu3
Eton and Slough CC (1945–1950) 1945 1983 1 Bu2, Be
BC (1950–1983)
Great Marlow BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1885 2 (1625–1868)
1 (1868–1885)
Milton Keynes CC 1983 1992 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes North CC 2010 * 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes South BC 2010 * 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes South West BC 1992 2010 1 Bu3
North East Milton Keynes CC 1992 2010 1 Bu3
Slough BC 1983 * 1 Be
Wendover BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1832
Wycombe BC (1295-1885) 1295 * 2 (1295-1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3: Includes Chipping Wycombe.
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885–*) 1 (1868–*)

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
Windsor CC 1997 * 1 Be: Includes the Eton and Colnbrook areas.
Windsor and Maidenhead CC 1983 1997 1 Be: Includes the Eton area.

Periods constituencies represented

 1290–12951295–13001300–<1307<1307–15421542–15541554–16251625–16541654–16591659–1832
Amersham   1300–<1307  1625–1654  1659–1832
Aylesbury   1554–*
Buckingham   1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885
Great Marlow   1300–<1307  1625–1654  1659–1885
Wendover   1300–<1307  1625–1654  1659–1832
Wycombe   1295–*
 1832–18681868–18851885–19181918–19451945–19501950–19741974–19831983–19921992–1997
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield   1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885 
South Buckinghamshire   1950–1974 
Chesham and Amersham   1974–*
Eton and Slough   1945–1983 
Great Marlow 1659–1885 
Milton Keynes   1983–1992 
Milton Keynes South West   1992–next
North East Milton Keynes   1992–next
Slough   1983–*
Windsor and Maidenhead   1983–1997
Wycombe 1295–*
 1997–nextnext–*
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield 1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Chesham and Amersham 1974–*
Milton Keynes North   next–*
Milton Keynes South   next–*
Milton Keynes South West 1992–next 
North East Milton Keynes 1992–next 
Slough 1983–*
Windsor 1997–*
Wycombe 1295–*

Summaries

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Type129012951300<1307154215541625165416591832186818851918194519501974198319921997next
Borough – 1 4 1 2 3 6 3 6 4 4 – – – 1 1 1 2 2 2
County 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Total 1 2 5 2 3 4 7 4 7 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8

Summary of members of parliament by Type and Period

Type129012951300<1307154215541625165416591832186818851918194519501974198319921997next
Borough – 2 8 2 4 6 12 3 12 8 5 – – – 1 1 1 2 2 2
County 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Total 2 4 10 4 6 8 14 8 14 11 8 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8

See also

The Parliamentary representation by historic counties is summarised in this article, with links to the articles about the representation of each of the historic counties in the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England, Great Britain (1707-1800) and the United Kingdom.

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References

Lewis Namier British historian

Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background. His best-known works were The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (1929), England in the Age of the American Revolution (1930) and the History of Parliament series he edited later in his life with John Brooke.

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