Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Radnorshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context: 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the "singly" yellow major area
1542–1918
Seatsone
Replaced by Brecon and Radnor

Radnorshire was created in 1542 as 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 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.

Contents

By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire to form Brecon and Radnor constituency.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1542–1604

ParliamentMember
1542 John Baker, died 1544
and replaced by John Price [1]
1545 John Knill [1]
1547 Richard Blick [1]
1553 (Mar)
1553 (Oct) Charles Vaughan [1]
1554 (Apr) John Bradshaw [1]
1554 (Nov) John Knill [1]
1555 Stephen Price [1]
1558 Ieuan Lewis [1]
1559 (Jan) Thomas Lewis [2]
1562–1563 Thomas Lewis [2]
1571 Walter Price [2]
1572-1581 Roger Vaughan [2]
1584-1585 Thomas Lewis [2]
1586 Thomas Lewis [2]
1588 (Oct) Ieuan Lewis [2]
1593 James Price [2]
1597-1598 James Price [2]
1601 (Oct) James Price [2]

MPs 1604–1918

ElectionMemberParty
1604-1611 James Price
1614 James Price
1621-1622: James Price
1624 James Price
1625 James Price
1626 James Price
1628 Richard Jones
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
November 1640 Charles Price Royalist
October 1642Price disabled to sit - seat vacant
1647 Arthur Annesley
December 1648Information not clear, sources say that Arthur continued to serve, however he might have been excluded in prides purge
1653Radnorshire was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament
Representation increased to two members, 1654
1654 George Gwynne and Henry Williams
1656 George Gwynne and Henry Williams
Representation reverted to one member, 1659
January 1659 Henry Williams
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 George Gwynne
1661 Sir Richard Lloyd
1677 Richard Williams
1679 Rowland Gwynne
1685 Richard Williams
1689 Rowland Gwynne
1690 Richard Williams
1692 John Jeffreys
1698 Thomas Harley Tory
1715 Richard Fowler
1722 Sir Humphrey Howorth Whig
1755 Howell Gwynne
1761 Marquess of Carnarvon Whig
1768 Chase Price
1777 Thomas Johnes
1780 Thomas Johnes
1784 Thomas Johnes
1790 Thomas Johnes
1796 Walter Wilkins Whig [3] [4]
1828 Thomas Frankland Lewis Tory [3]
1834 Conservative [3]
1835 Walter Wilkins Whig [3] [4]
1840 Sir John Walsh Conservative [3]
1868 Hon. Arthur Walsh Conservative
1880 Sir Richard Green-Price Liberal
1885 Hon. Arthur Walsh Conservative
1892 Frank Edwards [5] Liberal
1895 Powlett Milbank Conservative
1900 Frank Edwards Liberal
January 1910 Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn Conservative
December 1910 Sir Frank Edwards Liberal

Election results

Decades:

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Radnorshire [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Thomas Frankland Lewis Unopposed
Registered electors c. 800
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1831: Radnorshire [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Thomas Frankland Lewis Unopposed
Registered electors c. 800
Tory hold
General election 1832: Radnorshire [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Thomas Frankland Lewis Unopposed
Registered electors 1,046
Tory hold
General election 1835: Radnorshire [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) 483 51.4
Conservative John Walsh 45648.6
Majority272.8
Turnout 93987.4
Registered electors 1,074
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1837: Radnorshire [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Walter Wilkins (d. 1840)Unopposed
Registered electors 1,944
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

Wilkins' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 10 June 1840: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1841: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh 973 65.9 N/A
Whig Alfred Harley [3] [8] 50434.1N/A
Majority46931.8N/A
Turnout 1,47771.5N/A
Registered electors 2,067
Conservative gain from Whig Swing N/A
General election 1847: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 1,943
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 1,802
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 1,662
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 1,656
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 1,597
Conservative hold

Walsh was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Ormathwaite and causing a by-election.

By-election, 28 April 1868: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Walsh Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Walsh Unopposed
Registered electors 2,216
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Walsh 889 48.8 N/A
Liberal Richard Green-Price 83245.7New
Liberal George Augustus Haig [9] 1005.5New
Majority573.1N/A
Turnout 1,82174.9N/A
Registered electors 2,431
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Radnorshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Green-Price 1,137 58.7 +13.0
Conservative Robert Mynors [10] 80041.3−7.5
Majority33717.4N/A
Turnout 1,93779.6+4.7
Registered electors 2,434
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +10.3
General election 1885: Radnorshire [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Walsh 1,880 50.9 +9.6
Liberal Charles Rogers 1,81349.1−9.6
Majority671.8N/A
Turnout 3,69381.4+1.8
Registered electors 4,539
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.6
General election 1886: Radnorshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Walsh 1,910 53.4 +2.5
Liberal Richard Green-Price 1,66846.6-2.5
Majority2426.8+5.0
Turnout 3,57878.8−2.6
Registered electors 4,539
Conservative hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1890s

Bradney Joseph Alfred Bradney, ca 1887.jpg
Bradney
General election 1892: Radnorshire [12] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Edwards 1,973 53.1 +6.5
Conservative Joseph Bradney 1,74046.9-6.5
Majority2336.2N/A
Turnout 3,71381.9+3.1
Registered electors 4,535
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.5
General election 1895: Radnorshire [12] [15] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Powlett Milbank 1,949 51.0 +4.1
Liberal Francis Edwards 1,87049.0-4.1
Majority792.0N/A
Turnout 3,81978.9−3.0
Registered electors 4,838
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1900s

Edwards 1906 Francis Edwards MP.jpg
Edwards
General election 1900: Radnorshire [11] [12] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Edwards 2,082 52.1 +3.1
Conservative Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn 1,91647.9-3.1
Majority1664.2N/A
Turnout 3,99876.6−2.3
Registered electors 5,219
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
General election 1906: Radnorshire [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Edwards 2,187 52.1 0.0
Conservative Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn 2,01347.90.0
Majority1744.20.0
Turnout 4,20076.8+0.2
Registered electors 5,466
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Radnorshire [11] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn 2,222 50.2 +2.3
Liberal Francis Edwards 2,20849.8-2.3
Majority140.4N/A
Turnout 4,43074.2-2.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.3
General election December 1910: Radnorshire [11] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Edwards 2,224 50.5 +0.7
Conservative Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn 2,18249.5-0.7
Majority421.0N/A
Turnout 4,40673.8-0.4
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.7

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;

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