Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hereford
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Hereford in Herefordshire
Outline map
Location of Herefordshire within England
CountyHerefordshire
Major settlementsHereford
1918–2010
SeatsOne
Replaced byHereford and South Herefordshire, North Herefordshire
1295–1918
Seats1295–1885: Two
1885–1918: One
Type of constituencyBorough constituency

Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Previously, Hereford had been a parliamentary borough which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote system in contested elections. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election, and for the 1918 general election the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area.

History[edit]

Hereford sent two representatives to Parliament from the beginning of the reign of Edward I. Although a county town, the early elections were always held at a different location from those of the shire, the former taking place at the Guildhall, the latter in the castle.

In 1885, representation was reduced to one Member.

Journalist Robin Day stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1959 general election.

From 1931 until 1997, Hereford was held by the Conservative Party, before being taken by Paul Keetch of the Liberal Democrats at the 1997 general election. Keetch served as the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for defence from October 1999 until May 2005, and announced on 17 November 2006 that he would not be standing at the next election.

Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire, taking effect at the 2010 general election, two parliamentary constituencies were allocated to the county. The Hereford seat was abolished and replaced by the Hereford and South Herefordshire seat, while the remainder of the county is covered by the North Herefordshire seat. [1]

Boundaries[edit]

1918–1950: The Borough of Hereford, the Urban Districts of Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye, the Rural Districts of Dore, Ross, and Whitchurch, and parts of the Rural Districts of Hereford and Ledbury.

1950–1983: The Borough of Hereford, the Urban District of Ross-on-Wye, the Rural Districts of Dore and Bredwardine, and Ross and Whitchurch, and part of the Rural District of Hereford.

1983–1997: The City of Hereford, and the District of South Herefordshire wards of Backbury, Broad Oak, Dinedor Hill, Doward, Fownhope, Garron, Golden Valley, Gorsley, Gorsty, Harewood End, Hollington, Kingsthorne, Merbach, Olchon, Old Gore, Penyard, Pontrilas, Ross-on-Wye East, Ross-on-Wye West, Stoney Street, Tram Inn, Walford, Whitfield, and Wilton.

1997–2010: The City of Hereford, and the District of South Herefordshire wards of Broad Oak, Clehonger East, Clehonger West, Dinedor Hill, Doward, Fownhope, Garron, Golden Valley, Gorsley, Harewood End, Hollington, Kingsthorne, Merbach, Olchon, Old Gore, Penyard, Pontrilas, Ross-on-Wye East, Ross-on-Wye West, Stoney Street, Tram Inn, Walford, Whitfield, and Wilton.

In its final form, the Hereford constituency contained the city of Hereford and most of South Herefordshire, including Ross-on-Wye, but excluding Ledbury and Much Marcle, both of which were in the Leominster constituency.

Members of Parliament[edit]

MPs 1295–1640[edit]

Parliament First member Second member
Jan. 1377 Richard Nash[2]
1378 Thomas Whitefield[2]
1379 Richard Nash[2]
Jan.1380 Richard Nash[2]
1381 Richard Nash[2]
Oct. 1383 Richard Nash[2]
1386 John Wych Henry Catchpole I[3]
1388 (Feb) William Jonet Thomas Chippenham I[3]
1388 (Sep) William Jonet William Breinton[3]
1390 (Jan) John Wych James Nash[3]
1390 (Nov) Henry Catchpole II James Nash[3]
1391 Thomas Buryton John Prophet[3]
1393 Thomas Buryton John Wych[3]
1394
1395 Hugh Wigan William Speed[3]
1397 (Jan) Hugh Wigan James Nash[3]
1397 (Sep) Hugh Wigan Thomas Buryton[3]
1399 James Nash Thomas Buryton[3]
1401 Hugh Wigan Thomas Whitefield[3]
1402 Thomas Chippenham I John Troney[3]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406 Henry Chippenham Hugh Wigan[3]
1407 Hugh Wigan Roger ...feld[3] or Roger ...felde[note 1]
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) Henry Chippenham George Breinton[3]
1414 (Apr) John Wilton Richard Strange[3]
1414 (Nov) Henry Chippenham George Breinton[3]
1415
1416 (Mar) Henry Chippenham George Breinton[3]
1416 (Oct)
1417 John Wilton John Orchard[3]
1419 Richard Strange John Abrahall[3]
1420 Thomas Chippenham II John Falk[3]
1421 (May) William Buryton Richard Strange[3]
1421 (Dec) Henry Chippenham Nicholas Chippenham[3]
1426 Thomas Chippenham
1429 Thomas Chippenham William Buryton[5]
1431 Thomas Chippenham[6] William Buryton[5]
1432 William Buryton[5]
1437 William Buryton[5]
1510
1512 Roland Brydges Reginald Mynors[7]
1515 Roland Brydges Reginald Mynors[7]
1523 ?
1529 Richard Warnecombe Thomas Havard[7]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 Richard Warnecombe Thomas Havard[7]
1545 ?
1547 Thomas Havard William Berkeley, died
and replaced Jan 1552 by John Warnecombe[7]
1553 (Mar) Hugh Welshe ?[7]
1553 (Oct) Sir John Price Thomas Havard[7]
1554 (Apr) Thomas Havard Thomas Bromwich[7]
1554 (Nov) William Smothye Leonard Boldyng[7]
1555 Hugh Gebons Morgan Owgan[7]
1558 Henry Dudeston John Gibbs[7]
1558–1559 John Kerry Thomas Church[8]
1562–1563 Thomas Webbe, died
and replaced 1566 by John Hyde		 Henry Green[8]
1571 James Warnecombe Thomas Church[8]
1572 (Apr) James Warnecombe Gregory Price[8]
1584 Gregory Price James Boyle[8]
1586 (Sep) Gregory Price Thomas Jones[8]
1588 Gregory Price Nicholas Garnons[8]
1593 Gregory Price Thomas Mallard[8]
1597 Gregory Price Anthony Pembridge[8]
1601 Walter Hurdman Thomas Jones[8]
1604 Walter Hurdman John Hoskins
1605 Anthony Pembrugge
1610 John Warden
1614 John Hoskins John Warden
1621–1622 James Rodd Richard Weaver
1624 Sir James Clerke Richard Weaver
1625 Sir James Clerke Richard Weaver
1626 Sir James Clerke Richard Weaver
1628 The Viscount Scudamore John Hoskins
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned

MPs 1640–1885[edit]

Event First member[9] First party Second member[9] Second party
April 1640 Richard Weaver Richard Seaborne
November 1640 Richard Weaver Parliamentarian Richard Seaborne Royalist
1642 James Scudamore Royalist
May 1643 Scudamore disabled from sitting – seat vacant
January 1644 Seaborne disabled from sitting – seat vacant
1646 Bennet Hoskyns Edmund Weaver[10]
December 1648 Hoskyns excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant
1653 Hereford was unrepresented in Barebone's Parliament
1654 Bennet Hoskyns Hereford had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656 Colonel Wroth Rogers
January 1659 Nathan Rogers Roger Bosworth
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Herbert Westfaling Roger Bosworth
November 1660 Sir Henry Lingen
April 1661 Sir Edward Hopton
September 1661 Herbert Westfaling
1662 Roger Vaughan
1673 The Viscount Scudamore
1679 Bridstock Harford Paul Foley Country Whig
1681 Herbert Aubrey
1685 Thomas Geers
January 1689 Sir William Gregory Paul Foley Country Whig
June 1689 Henry Cornewall
1695 James Morgan
1698 Hon. James Brydges
1699 Samuel Pytts
1701 Thomas Foley
1715 The Viscount Scudamore
1717 Herbert Rudhale Westfaling
1722 William Mayo
1723 James Wallwyn
1727 Marquess of Carnarvon Thomas Geers[11]
1734 Thomas Foley Sir John Morgan
1741 Edward Cope Hopton Thomas Geers Winford
1747 Lieutenant General Henry Cornewall Daniel Leighton
1754 Charles Fitzroy Scudamore John Symons Tory
1764 John Scudamore Whig[12]
1768 (Sir) Richard Symons[13] Tory[12]
April 1784 Earl of Surrey[14] Whig[12]
July 1784 Robert Philipps Whig[12]
1785 James Walwyn Whig[12]
1796 John Scudamore, junior Whig[12]
1800 Thomas Powell Symonds Whig[12]
1805 Richard Philip Scudamore Whig[12]
1818 Viscount Eastnor Tory
1819 Richard Philip Scudamore Whig[12]
1826 Edward Clive Whig[12][15][16][17][18]
1832 Robert Biddulph Whig[12]
1837 Daniel Higford Davall Burr Conservative[12]
July 1841 Henry William Hobhouse Whig[12][17][18]
October 1841 Robert Pulsford Whig[12][19][20]
1845 Sir Robert Price, Bt Whig[21][22][23][24][25]
1847 Henry Morgan-Clifford Whig[26][27][28]
1857 George Clive Whig[29][30]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1865 Richard Baggallay Conservative
1868[31] John Wyllie Liberal
1869 Edward Clive Liberal Chandos Wren-Hoskyns Liberal
1871 George Arbuthnot Conservative
1874 Evan Pateshall Conservative George Clive Liberal
1878 George Arbuthnot Conservative
1880 Joseph Pulley Liberal Robert Reid Liberal
1885 Representation reduced to one member

MPs 1885–2010[edit]

Year Member Party
1885 Joseph Pulley Liberal
1886 Sir Joseph Bailey Conservative
1892 William Grenfell Liberal
1893 Charles Cooke Conservative
1900 John Arkwright Conservative
1912 William Hewins Unionist
1918 Charles Pulley Unionist
1921 Samuel Roberts Unionist
1929 Frank Owen Liberal
1931 James Thomas Conservative
1956 David Gibson-Watt Conservative
1974 Colin Shepherd Conservative
1997 Paul Keetch Liberal Democrat
2010 constituency abolished

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Hereford[12][32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Edward Clive Unopposed
Tory John Somers-Cocks Unopposed
Registered electors c. 1,110
Whig hold
Tory hold
General election 1831: Hereford[12][32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Edward Clive Unopposed
Tory John Somers-Cocks Unopposed
Registered electors c. 1,110
Whig hold
Tory hold
General election 1832: Hereford [33][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Edward Clive 392 38.5
Whig Robert Biddulph 380 37.4
Tory Richard Blakemore 245 24.1
Majority 135 13.3
Turnout 610 66.3
Registered electors 920
Whig hold
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Hereford [33][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Clive 457 34.7 −3.8
Whig Robert Biddulph 435 33.0 −4.4
Conservative Richard Blakemore 426 32.3 +8.2
Majority 9 0.7 −12.6
Turnout 813 91.2 +24.9
Registered electors 891
Whig hold Swing −4.0
Whig hold Swing −4.3
General election 1837: Hereford [33][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Clive 444 34.3 −0.4
Conservative Daniel Higford Davall Burr 430 33.2 +0.9
Whig Robert Biddulph 420 32.5 −0.5
Turnout 816 89.8 −1.4
Registered electors 909
Majority 14 1.1 +0.4
Whig hold Swing −0.4
Majority 10 0.7 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Hereford [33][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Clive 531 39.7 +5.4
Whig Henry William Hobhouse 500 37.3 +4.8
Conservative Daniel Higford Davall Burr 308 23.0 −10.2
Majority 192 14.3 +13.2
Turnout 787 81.9 −7.9
Registered electors 961
Whig hold Swing +5.3
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +5.0

Hobhouse resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 5 October 1841: Hereford [33][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Robert Pulsford 442 59.8 Decrease 17.2
Conservative Edward Griffiths 297 40.2 Increase 17.2
Majority 145 19.6 Increase 5.3
Turnout 739 76.9 Decrease 5.0
Registered electors 961
Whig hold Swing Decrease 17.2

Clive's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 31 July 1845: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Robert Price Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1847: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Robert Price Unopposed
Whig Henry Morgan-Clifford Unopposed
Registered electors 1,061
Whig hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Robert Price 458 38.1 N/A
Whig Henry Morgan-Clifford 452 37.6 N/A
Conservative Augustus William Henry Meyrick[34] 292 24.3 New
Majority 160 13.3 N/A
Turnout 747 (est) 73.7 (est) N/A
Registered electors 1,013
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A

Price resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 14 February 1857: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Clive 399 63.4 Decrease 12.3
Conservative William Kevill Davies[35][36] 230 36.6 Increase 12.3
Majority 169 26.8 Increase 13.5
Turnout 629 75.6 Increase 1.9
Registered electors 832
Whig hold Swing Decrease 12.3
General election 1857: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Clive Unopposed
Whig Henry Morgan-Clifford Unopposed
Registered electors 832
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1859: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Clive Unopposed
Liberal Henry Morgan-Clifford Unopposed
Registered electors 971
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s[edit]

General election 1865: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Baggallay 510 34.2 New
Liberal George Clive 499 33.4 N/A
Liberal Henry Morgan-Clifford 483 32.4 N/A
Majority 11 0.8 N/A
Turnout 1,001 (est) 82.4 (est) N/A
Registered electors 1,215
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Clive 1,055 26.9 Decrease 6.5
Liberal John Wyllie 1,015 25.9 Decrease 6.5
Conservative Richard Baggallay 983 25.0 Increase 7.9
Conservative George Arbuthnot 872 22.2 Increase 5.1
Majority 32 0.9 N/A
Turnout 1,963 (est) 82.5 (est) Increase 0.1
Registered electors 2,380
Liberal hold Swing Decrease 5.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Decrease 7.2

The election was declared void on petition, after the Liberal agent was found to have "given breakfast to Liberal electors", and therefore was guilty of treating.[37]

By-election, 30 March 1869: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Clive 1,064 28.0 Increase 1.1
Liberal Chandos Wren-Hoskyns 1,033 27.2 Increase 1.3
Conservative Richard Baggallay 871 23.0 Decrease 2.0
Conservative George Arbuthnot 826 21.8 Decrease 0.4
Majority 144 3.8 Increase 2.9
Turnout 1,897 (est) 79.7 (est) Decrease 2.8
Registered electors 2,380
Liberal hold Swing Increase 1.6
Liberal hold Swing Increase 0.9

Elections in the 1870s[edit]

Clive resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 28 Feb 1871: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Arbuthnot 946 58.3 Increase 11.1
Liberal Arthur Hayter[38] 678 41.7 Decrease 11.1
Majority 268 16.6 N/A
Turnout 1,624 70.7 Decrease 11.8
Registered electors 2,298
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Increase 11.1
General election 1874: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evan Pateshall 978 26.4 Increase 1.4
Liberal George Clive 921 24.9 Decrease 2.0
Conservative George Arbuthnot 903 24.4 Increase 2.2
Liberal Joseph Pulley 902 24.4 Decrease 1.5
Turnout 1,852 (est) 79.1 (est) Decrease 3.4
Registered electors 2,340
Majority 76 2.0 N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Increase 1.5
Majority 18 0.5 Decrease 0.4
Liberal hold Swing Decrease 2.1

Pateshall resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 14 Mar 1878: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Arbuthnot 1,110 51.0 Increase 0.2
Liberal Joseph Pulley 1,066 49.0 Decrease 0.3
Majority 44 2.0 Steady 0.0
Turnout 2,176 82.7 Increase 3.6
Registered electors 2,631
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.2

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Hereford [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pulley 1,505 30.3 Increase 5.9
Liberal Robert Reid 1,321 26.6 Increase 1.7
Conservative George Arbuthnot 1,099 22.1 Decrease 2.3
Conservative Frederick Dixon-Hartland 1,041 21.0 Decrease 5.4
Majority 222 4.5 Increase 4.0
Turnout 2,483 (est) 87.5 (est) Increase 8.4
Registered electors 2,837
Liberal hold Swing Increase 4.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase 2.8
General election 1885: Hereford [39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Pulley 1,360 51.2 Decrease 5.7
Conservative William Henry Barneby 1,296 48.8 Increase 5.7
Majority 64 2.4 Decrease 2.1
Turnout 2,656 88.5 Increase 1.0 (est)
Registered electors 3,002
Liberal hold Swing Decrease 5.7
General election 1886: Hereford [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bailey 1,401 55.2 Increase 6.4
Liberal Joseph Pulley 1,136 44.8 Decrease 6.4
Majority 265 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,537 84.5 Decrease 4.0
Registered electors 3,002
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Increase 6.4

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 1892: Hereford [39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Grenfell 1,507 52.2 Increase 7.4
Conservative Joseph Bailey 1,380 47.8 Decrease 7.4
Majority 127 4.4 N/A
Turnout 2,887 88.4 Increase 3.9
Registered electors 3,267
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase 7.4

Grenfell resigned, causing a by-election.

1893 Hereford by-election[39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Cooke 1,504 50.7 Increase 2.9
Liberal Joseph Pulley 1,460 49.3 Decrease 2.9
Majority 44 1.4 N/A
Turnout 2,964 86.8 Decrease 1.6
Registered electors 3,415
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Increase 2.9
General election 1895: Hereford [39][41][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Cooke 1,669 55.2 Increase 7.4
Liberal Robert Pearce Edgcumbe 1,356 44.8 Decrease 7.4
Majority 313 10.4 N/A
Turnout 3,025 90.9 Increase 2.5
Registered electors 3,328
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Increase 7.4

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 1900: Hereford [39][41][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Arkwright Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Hereford [39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Arkwright 1,934 53.3 N/A
Liberal Edward Lucas-Scudamore 1,692 46.7 New
Majority 242 6.6 N/A
Turnout 3,626 94.1 N/A
Registered electors 3,852
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election January 1910: Hereford [42][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Arkwright 2,320 60.2 Increase 6.9
Liberal Evan Lewis Thomas 1,533 39.8 Decrease 6.9
Majority 787 20.4 Increase 13.8
Turnout 3,853 94.8 Increase 0.7
Registered electors 4,066
Conservative hold Swing Increase 6.9
Joseph Davies
General election December 1910: Hereford [42][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Arkwright 2,200 60.6 Increase 0.4
Liberal Joseph Davies 1,430 39.4 Decrease 0.4
Majority 770 21.2 Increase 0.8
Turnout 3,630 89.3 Decrease 5.5
Registered electors 4,066
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.4
William Hewins
1912 Hereford by-election[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist William Hewins Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

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: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Charles Pulley 11,680 75.8 Increase 15.2
Labour Sidney Box 3,730 24.2 New
Majority 7,950 51.6 Increase 30.4
Turnout 15,410 54.6 Decrease 24.7
Registered electors 28,246
Unionist hold Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1921 Hereford by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Samuel Roberts 9,670 56.6 Decrease 19.2
Liberal Ernest Wilfred Langford 7,411 43.4 New
Majority 2,259 13.2 Decrease 38.4
Turnout 17,081 62.5 Increase 7.9
Registered electors 27,316
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 19.2
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Samuel Roberts 13,138 76.2 Increase 0.4
Labour James Jonas Dodd 4,094 23.8 Decrease 0.4
Majority 9,044 52.4 Increase 0.8
Turnout 17,232 62.0 Increase 7.4
Registered electors 27,774
Unionist hold Swing Increase 0.4
General election 1923: Hereford [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Samuel Roberts 11,448 55.3 Decrease 20.9
Liberal J. Howard Whitehouse 8,280 40.0 New
Labour Sidney Box 981 4.7 Decrease 19.1
Majority 3,168 15.3 Decrease 37.1
Turnout 20,709 72.6 Increase 10.6
Registered electors 28,538
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 0.9
General election 1924: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Samuel Roberts 13,210 60.6 Increase 5.3
Liberal J. Howard Whitehouse 8,604 39.4 Decrease 0.6
Majority 4,606 21.2 Increase 5.9
Turnout 21,814 75.0 Increase 2.4
Registered electors 29,083
Unionist hold Swing Increase 3.0
General election 30 May 1929: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Owen 14,208 48.7 Increase 9.3
Unionist Frederic Carnegie Romilly 13,087 44.8 Decrease 15.8
Labour Henry Cooper 1,901 6.5 New
Majority 1,121 3.9 N/A
Turnout 29,196 78.9 Increase 3.9
Registered electors 36,984
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing Increase 12.6

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

General election 27 October 1931: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 19,418 60.90
Liberal Frank Owen 12,465 39.10
Majority 6,953 21.80 N/A
Turnout 31,883 83.85
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
General election 14 November 1935: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 18,234 61.84
Liberal Walter Dingley 8,853 30.03
Labour George Clarke 2,397 8.13 New
Majority 9,381 31.81
Turnout 29,484 74.67
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 17,439 51.8 -10.0
Labour William Pigott 8,359 24.8 +16.7
Liberal Archie Marshall 7,871 23.4 -6.6
Majority 9,080 27.0 -4.8
Turnout 33,669 69.3 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 18,314 51.6 -0.2
Labour William Pigott 11,185 31.5 +6.7
Liberal Albert Edward Farr 5,965 16.8 -6.6
Majority 7,129 20.1 -6.9
Turnout 35,464 80.5 +11.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 21,204 61.3 +9.7
Labour William Pigott 13,396 38.7 +7.2
Majority 7,808 22.6 +2.5
Turnout 34,600 77.6 -2.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas 18,058 51.8 -9.5
Liberal Frank Owen 8,658 24.8 New
Labour E.L. Patricia Seers 8,154 23.4 -15.3
Majority 9,400 27.0 +4.4
Turnout 34,870 78.8 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing
1956 Hereford by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 12,129 44.3 Decrease 7.5
Liberal Frank Owen 9,979 36.4 Increase 11.6
Labour Bryan Stanley 5,277 19.3 Decrease 4.1
Majority 2,150 7.9 Decrease 19.1
Turnout 27,385
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 17,763 49.3 +2.5
Liberal Robin Day 10,185 28.3 +3.5
Labour John W Wardle 8,097 22.4 -1.0
Majority 7,578 21.0 -6.0
Turnout 36,045 79.5 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1964: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 17,780 45.45
Labour Thomas J. H. Bishop 12,020 30.72
Liberal Kenneth Vaus 9,322 23.83
Majority 5,760 14.73
Turnout 39,122 79.10
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 17,529 44.60
Labour Michael Prendergast 14,782 37.61
Liberal Kenneth Vaus 6,996 17.80
Majority 2,747 6.99
Turnout 39,307 77.30
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 22,011 53.20
Labour Gerard D Purnell 14,410 34.83
Liberal Thomas R Crowther 4,953 11.97
Majority 7,601 18.37
Turnout 41,374 73.37
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gibson-Watt 18,676 41.31
Liberal CB Tannant Nash 15,238 33.70
Labour IE Geffen 11,299 24.99
Majority 3,438 7.61
Turnout 45,213 78.89
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Shepherd 17,060 38.9 -2.4
Liberal CB Tannant Nash 15,948 36.4 +2.7
Labour Michael K Prendergast 10,820 24.7 -0.3
Majority 1,112 2.5 -5.1
Turnout 43,828 75.8 -3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Hereford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Shepherd 23,012 47.7 +8.8
Liberal Christopher Green 18,042 37.4 +1.0
Labour IR Adshead 7,150 14.8 -9.9
Majority 4,970 10.3 +7.8
Turnout 48,204 78.5 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General election 1983: Hereford[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Shepherd 23,334 48.1 +0.4
Liberal Christopher Green 21,057 43.4 +6.0
Labour John Evans 3,690 7.6 -7.2
Ecology Victoria Murray 463 1.0 New
Majority 2,277 4.7 -5.6
Turnout 48,544 75.8 -2.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Hereford[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Shepherd 24,865 47.5 -0.6
Liberal Christopher Green 23,452 44.8 +1.4
Labour Vivian Woodell 4,031 7.7 +0.1
Majority 1,413 2.7 -2.0
Turnout 52,348 78.0 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1992: Hereford[46][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Shepherd 26,727 47.2 Decrease 0.3
Liberal Democrats Gwynoro Jones 23,314 41.2 Decrease 3.6
Labour JE Kelly 6,005 10.6 Increase 2.9
Green CT Mattingly 596 1.1 New
Majority 3,413 6.0 Increase 3.3
Turnout 56,642 81.3 Increase 3.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.7
General election 1997: Hereford[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Keetch 25,198 47.9
Conservative Colin Shepherd 18,550 35.3
Labour Chris Chappell 6,596 12.6
Referendum Clive Easton 2,209 4.2
Majority 6,648 12.6 N/A
Turnout 52,553 75.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2001: Hereford[49][50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Keetch 18,244 40.9 Decrease 7.0
Conservative Virginia Taylor 17,276 38.7 Increase 3.4
Labour David Hallam 6,739 15.1 Increase 2.5
UKIP Clive Easton 1,184 2.7 New
Green David Gillett 1,181 2.6 New
Majority 968 2.2 Decrease 10.4
Turnout 44,624 63.6 Decrease 11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease5.2
General election 2005: Hereford[51][52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Keetch 20,285 43.3 Increase 2.4
Conservative Virginia Taylor 19,323 41.2 Increase 2.5
Labour Thomas Calver 4,800 10.2 Decrease 4.9
Green Brian Lunt 1,052 2.2 Decrease 0.4
UKIP Christopher Kingsley 1,030 2.2 Decrease 0.5
Independent Peter Morton 404 0.9 New
Majority 962 2.1 Decrease 0.12
Turnout 46,894 66.2 Increase 2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease 0.06

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Roger ...felde: The first part of his surname is illegible in the surviving records. Nothing more is known of him, although he may have been related to Thomas Whitefield[4]

References and notes[edit]

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  4. ^ "...FELDE, Roger, of Hereford". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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  9. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  10. ^ It is not known for certain whether Weaver sat after Pride's Purge: a "Mr Weaver" was re-admitted and Edmund Weaver appears in one list of members of the Rump, but he is not listed in the House of Commons Journals, and Brunton & Pennington suggest he has probably been confused with John Weaver, MP for Stamford (who was certainly a member)
  11. ^ Later adopted the surname Winford
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 140–142. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  13. ^ Created a baronet, May 1774
  14. ^ Surrey was also elected for Carlisle, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Hereford
  15. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 58. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  27. ^ "The General Election". Morning Post. 2 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  28. ^ "Hereford City Election". Hereford Journal. 4 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ^ "City Election". Hereford Journal. 18 February 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  30. ^ "Miscellaneous". The Atlas. 14 February 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  31. ^ On petition, the election of 1868 was declared void and a by-election was held
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  35. ^ "The City Election". Hereford Times. 14 February 1857. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  41. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  42. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  43. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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  46. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  49. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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