Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 51°52′01″N 2°14′56″W / 51.867°N 2.249°W / 51.867; -2.249

Gloucester
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Gloucester in Gloucestershire
Outline map
Location of Gloucestershire within England
CountyGloucestershire
Electorate80,788 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentRichard Graham (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
1295–1885
Number of membersTwo
Type of constituencyBorough constituency

Gloucester /ˈɡlɒstər/ (About this soundlisten) is a constituency[n 1] centred on the cathedral city and county town of the same name, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] by Richard Graham of the Conservative Party.

History[]

A borough of Gloucester was established by 1295 that returned two burgesses as Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. Its population meant this was a situation not leading to an outright rotten borough identified for abolition under the Reform Act 1832 however on more fair (far more equal representation) national changes in 1885, representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

Profile[]

Since 1979 Gloucester has been a bellwether constituency by passing between representatives of the two largest parties in the same way as the government. After nearly three decades as a Conservative seat, it was held by Labour from 1997 to 2010 before returning to a Conservative on a swing of 8.9%.

Boundaries[]

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Map of present boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Gloucester.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, Hucclecote, and Wotton Vill.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, and Hucclecote.

Wotton Vill parish had been absorbed by Gloucester CB in 1951. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Gloucester.

1983–1997: The City of Gloucester, and the District of Stroud wards of Quedgeley and Hardwicke, and Upton St Leonards.

1997–2010: The City of Gloucester.

2010–present: The City of Gloucester wards of Abbey, Barnwood, Barton and Tredworth, Elmbridge, Grange, Hucclecote, Kingsholm and Wotton, Matson and Robinswood, Moreland, Podsmead, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Quedgeley Severn Vale, Tuffley, and Westgate.

Members of Parliament[]

MPs 1295–1640[]

Parliament 1st member 2nd member
Parliament of 1295 Henry le Chaunger Roger le Heberer
Parliament of 1298 Richard de Brythampton Robert le Especer
Parliament of 1302 Robert le Especer John le Bole
Parliament of 1305 William de Hertford John de Combe
Parliament of 1306 Richard le Clerk Richard le Blekstere
Parliament of 1307 Andrew de Penedok Thomas de Hauneley
Parliament of 1309 William de Hertford John de Northwick
Parliament of Aug 1311 Walter le Spicer John Lucas
Parliament of Nov 1311 Walter le Spicer John King
Parliament of Mar 1313 William de Hertford John King
Parliament of Sep 1313 Walter le Spicer John King
Parliament of 1315 John le Bury Thomas Coperych
Parliament of 1318 Walter le Spicer Stephen de Maismore
Parliament of 1319 John de Hereford Andrew de Penedok
Parliament of 1320 Andrew Pendok (Bridge)
Parliament of 1321 Andrew de Pendok
Parliament of May 1322 Andrew de Pendok Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Nov 1322 John de Hereford Richard Kyst
Parliament of Jan 1324 Andrew de Pendok
Parliament of 1325 Andrew de Penedok
Parliament of 1326 Andrew de Penedok
Parliament of 1327
Parliament of Feb 1328
Parliament of Apr 1328 Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Mar 1330 Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Nov 1330 Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Mar 1332 Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Sep 1332
Parliament of Dec 1332 Walter le Spicer (Cowbridge)
Parliament of Feb 1334
Parliament of 1335 Thomas de Gloucester Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Mar 1336
Parliament of Sep 1336 Walter le Spicer
Parliament of Jan 1337
Parliament of Feb 1338
Parliament of Jul 1338 Andrew de Penedok
Parliament of Jan 1339
Parliament of Jan 1340
Parliament of Mar 1340
Parliament of 1341
Parliament of 1344
Parliament of 1346
Parliament of Jan. 1348
Parliament of Mar. 1348
Parliament of Feb. 1351
Parliament of 1353
Parliament of 1355
Parliament of 1358
Parliament of 1360
Parliament of 1361
Parliament of 1362 William Heyberer
Parliament of 1365 William Heyberer
Parliament of 1366 John Butte
Parliament of 1368
Parliament of 1369 William Croke
Parliament of Feb 1371 William Heyberer
Parliament of Jun 1371 William Heyberer (One Member only returned)
Parliament of 1372 William Heyberer
Parliament of 1373 William Heyberer
Parliament of 1376 Robert Pope
Parliament of Jan 1377 Richard Baret
Parliament of Oct 1377 William Heyberare
Parliament of Jan 1380 William Heyberer
Parliament of Oct 1382 John Biseley
Parliament of Feb 1383 John Biseley
Parliament of Oct 1383 John Biseley
Parliament of Apr 1384 John Head Robert Pope
Parliament of Nov 1384 John Pope jnr
Parliament of 1385 William Croke
Parliament of 1386 William Croke John Pope
Parliament of Feb 1388 John Head Robert Pope
Parliament of Sept 1388 John Pope Stephen Pope
Parliament of Jan 1390 William Heyberer John Banbury
Parliament of 1391 Richard Asshewell John Bisley
Parliament of 1393 Thomas Pope Simon Broke
Parliament of 1395 Roger Ball William Croke
Parliament of 1397 John Pope Richard Baret
Parliament of Sept 1397 John Pope Richard Baret
Parliament of 1399 Richard Baret Simon Broke
Parliament of 1402 John Bisley Simon Broke
Parliament of 1406 Simon Broke William Birdlip
Parliament of Sep 1407 John Bisley Roger Ball
Parliament of Oct 1411 John Bisley William Birdlip
Parliament for May 1413 John Clopton
Parliament for Nov 1414 Thomas More
Parliament of Oct 1415 Robert Gilbert Thomas More
Parliament of Oct 1417 William Birdlip John Bisley
Parliament of Sep 1419 John Bisley Robert Gilbert
Parliament of Nov 1420 Thomas More Thomas Stevens
Parliament of Apr 1421 John Biseley snr Robert Gilbert
Parliament of Nov 1421 Robert Gilbert Richard Dalby
Parliament of Oct 1422 Robert Gilbert Thomas Stevens
Parliament of Oct 1432 Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Apr 1425 Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Jan 1426 Thomas Hewes
Parliament for Sept 1427 Robert Gilbert Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Dec 1430 Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Apr 1432 Robert Gilbert Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Jun 1433
Parliament for July 1435 Thomas Hewes Richard Dalby
Parliament for Dec 1436
Parliament for Jan 1442 Thomas Stevens
Parliament for Jan 1447
Parliament for 1449
Parliament for Oct 1449
Parliament for Oct 1450
Parliament for Feb 1453
Parliament for Feb 1453
Parliament for July 1455
Parliament for Sep 1460
Parliament for May 1467 John Trye
Parliament for Sep 1472 John Trye
Parliament for Jan 1478
Parliament of 1485–86
Parliament of 1491 or Rende William Marmion
Parliament of 1512 William Goldsmith alias Smith Robert Cole
Parliament of 1515 John Pakington Thomas Porter
Parliament of 1529 John Rawlins Adam Appwell
Parliament of 1545 Richard Morgan (Sir) Thomas Bell
Parliament of Sep 1547 Sir Thomas Bell Richard Morgan
Parliament of Jan 1553
Parliament of Sep 1553 Thomas Payne Thomas Loveday
Parliament of Mar 1554
Parliament of Oct 1554 Sir Thomas Bell William Massinger
Parliament of 1555 Arthur Porter
Parliament of 1558 Richard Pates Thomas Payne
Parliament of 1559 Sir Nicholas Arnold
Parliament of 1563–1567
Parliament of 1571 Thomas Atkins William Massinger
Parliament of 1572–1583 Thomas Semys
Parliament of 1584–1585 Luke Garnons
Parliament of 1586–1587 Richard Pates
Parliament of 1588–1589 Luke Garnons
Parliament of 1593 Richard Birde
Parliament of 1597–1598 William Oldsworth Luke Garnons
Parliament of 1601
Parliament of 1604–1611 Nicholas Overbury John Jones
Addled Parliament (1614) Thomas Machen John Browne
Parliament of 1621–1622 Anthony Robinson
Happy Parliament (1624–1625)
Useless Parliament (1625) Christopher Caple
Parliament of 1625–1626
Parliament of 1628–1629 John Hanbury
No Parliament summoned 1629–1640

MPs 1640–1885[]

Year First member[2] First party Second member[2] Second party
April 1640 William Singleton Henry Brett
November 1640 Thomas Pury, senior Parliamentarian Henry Brett Royalist
February 1644 Brett disabled from sitting – seat vacant
1645 John Lenthall
1653 Gloucester was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654 Thomas Pury, senior William Lenthall[3]
1656 James Stephens[4]
January 1659 Laurence Singleton James Stephens
May 1659 Thomas Pury, senior John Lenthall
April 1660 Sir Edward Massey James Stephens
1661 Evan Seys
1675 Henry Norwood
February 1679 William Cooke
September 1679 Sir Charles Berkeley
1681 Lord Herbert
1685 John Wagstaffe John Powell
1689 Sir Duncombe Colchester William Cooke
1690 William Trye
1695 Robert Payne
1698 Sir William Rich William Selwyn
January 1701 John Bridgeman
December 1701 Viscount Dursley John Hanbury
July 1702 John Grobham Howe William Trye
December 1702 John Hanbury
1705 William Cooke
1708 Thomas Webb
1709 Francis Wyndham
1710 John Blanch
1713 John Snell Charles Coxe
1722 Charles Hyett
February 1727 John Howe
September 1727[5] Benjamin Bathurst Charles Selwyn
1734 John Selwyn
1751 (Sir) Charles Barrow[6] Tory
1754 George Augustus Selwyn Whig
1761 Whig
1780 John Webb Whig[7]
1789 John Pitt Tory[7]
1795 Henry Thomas Howard Whig[7]
1805 Robert Morris Whig[7]
1816 Edward Webb Whig[7]
1818 Robert Bransby Cooper Tory[7]
1830 John Phillpotts Whig[7][8][9]
1831 Maurice Berkeley Whig[7][10][11][12][13]
1832 John Phillpotts Whig[7][8][9]
1833 Henry Hope Tory[7]
1834 Conservative[7]
1835 Maurice Berkeley Whig[7][10][11][12][13]
1837 John Phillpotts Whig[7][8][9]
1841 Maurice Berkeley Whig[7][10][11][12][13]
1847 Henry Hope Conservative
1852 William Philip Price Radical[14][15][16]
1857 Sir Robert Carden Conservative
1859[17] Charles James Monk Liberal Liberal
1862 Hon. Charles Berkeley Liberal John Joseph Powell Liberal
1865 Charles James Monk Liberal William Philip Price Liberal
1873 William Killigrew Wait Conservative
1880 Thomas Robinson[18] Liberal
1881 Writ suspended: seat vacant
1885 Representation reduced to one Member

In 1881, Robinson's willingness to stand down faced with a popular petition and the unwillingness of the Conservatives to make allegations nor investigate matters further led to suspicions of collusion between the parties and a Royal Commission was set up to examine electoral practices. The Royal Commission concluded that Gloucester was among the most corrupt of the seven towns investigated and that bribery was endemic in all elections in the city. The Commission concluded that half of the electorate had taken bribes in 1880 and blamed local politicians for most of the corruption. Despite these findings and virtually halving the electorate eligible to vote Robinson was reelected for Gloucester in 1885 when representation had been reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[19]

MPs since 1885[]

Election Member[2] Party
1885 Thomas Robinson Liberal
1895 Charles James Monk Liberal Unionist
1900 Russell Rea Liberal
Jan 1910 Henry Terrell Conservative
1918 Sir James Bruton Conservative
1923 James Horlick Conservative
1929 Leslie Boyce Conservative
1945 Moss Turner-Samuels Labour
1957 by-election Jack Diamond Labour
1970 Sally Oppenheim Conservative
1987 Douglas French Conservative
1997 Tess Kingham Labour
2001 Parmjit Dhanda Labour
2010 Richard Graham Conservative

Elections[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

General election 2019: Gloucester[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Graham 29,159 54.2 Increase 3.9
Labour Co-op Fran Boait 18,882 35.1 Decrease 5.0
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Trimnell 4,338 8.1 Increase 3.1
Green Michael Byfield 1,385 2.6 Increase 1.2
Majority 10,277 19.1 Increase 8.9
Turnout 53,764 66.1 Increase 0.9
Registered electors 81,332 Decrease 1.97
Conservative hold Swing Increase 4.5

Note: The Brexit Party were due to field Richard Ford as a candidate, but the nomination was withdrawn.

General election 2017:Gloucester[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Graham 27,208 50.3 Increase 5.0
Labour Barry Kirby 21,688 40.1 Increase 8.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 2,716 5.0 Decrease 0.4
UKIP Daniel Woolf 1,495 2.8 Decrease 11.5
Green Gerald Hartley 754 1.4 Decrease 1.4
Monster Raving Loony George Ridgeon 210 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Majority 5,520 10.2 Decrease 3.5
Turnout 54,154 65.2 Increase 1.8
Registered electors 82,963 Steady
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.8
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Gloucester
General election 2015: Gloucester[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Graham 23,837 45.3 Increase 5.4
Labour Sophy Gardner 16,586 31.6 Decrease 3.6
UKIP Richard Ford 7,497 14.3 Increase 10.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 2,828 5.4 Decrease 13.8
Green Jonathan Ingleby 1,485 2.8 Increase 1.8
Monster Raving Loony George Ridgeon 277 0.5 New
TUSC Sue Powell 58 0.1 New
Majority 7,251 13.7 Increase 9.0
Turnout 52,565 63.4 Decrease 0.6
Registered electors 82,949 Increase 4.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase 4.5
General election 2010: Gloucester[26] [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Graham 20,267 39.9 +5.3
Labour Parmjit Dhanda 17,847 35.2 −12.4
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 9,767 19.2 +5.6
UKIP Mike Smith 1,808 3.6 +1.2
English Democrat Alan Platt 564 1.1 New
Green Bryan Meloy 511 1.0 −0.7
Majority 2,420 4.7 N/A
Turnout 50,764 64.0 +1.5
Registered electors 79,322 0.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.9

Elections in the 2000s[]

General election 2005: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parmjit Dhanda 23,138 44.7 −1.1
Conservative Paul James 18,867 36.4 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 7,825 15.1 +0.8
UKIP Gary Phipps 1,116 2.2 +0.5
Green Bryan Meloy 857 1.7 'New
Majority 4,271 8.3 +0.2
Turnout 51,803 62.8 +3.4
Registered electors 82,500 +1.7
Labour hold Swing +0.1
General election 2001: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parmjit Dhanda 22,067 45.8 −4.2
Conservative Paul James 18,187 37.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Bullamore 6,875 14.3 +3.8
UKIP Terry Lines 822 1.7 +0.9
Socialist Alliance Stewart Smyth 272 0.6 New
Majority 3,880 8.1 −6.2
Turnout 48,223 59.4 −14.2
Registered electors 81,144 +3.1
Labour hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1990s[]

General election 1997: Gloucester [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tess Kingham 28,943 50.0 +13.2
Conservative Douglas French 20,684 35.7 −9.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Munisamy 6,069 10.5 ���7.2
Referendum Andrew Reid 1,482 2.6 New
UKIP A. L. Harris 455 0.8 New
Natural Law Moira Hamilton 281 0.5 New
Majority 8,259 14.3 +5.6
Turnout 57,914 73.6 −7.6
Registered electors 78,682 +2.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.5
General election 1992: Gloucester[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas French 29,870 46.2 −3.5
Labour Kevin E. Stephens 23,801 36.8 +7.2
Liberal Democrats John M. Sewell 10,978 17.0 −3.7
Majority 6,069 9.4 −10.7
Turnout 64,649 80.2 +2.1
Registered electors 80,578 +4.8
Conservative hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 1980s[]

General election 1987: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas French 29,826 49.7 −1.2
Labour David Hulme 17,791 29.6 +3.4
Liberal Jeremy Hilton 12,417 20.7 −3.3
Majority 12,035 20.1 −2.2
Turnout 60,034 78.1 +2.5
Registered electors 76,910 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election 1983: Gloucester [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Oppenheim 27,235 48.5 −0.3
Labour C. W. V. Hinds 14,698 26.2 −9.8
SDP M. Golder 13,499 24.0 +9.7
Ecology J. Waters 479 0.9 New
BNP Richard Rhodes 260 0.5 New
Majority 12,537 22.3 +9.5
Turnout 56,171 75.6 −4.5
Registered electors 74,268 +9.1
Conservative hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1970s[]

General election 1979: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Oppenheim 25,163 48.7 +2.6
Labour M. D. Golder 18,747 36.3 −2.6
Liberal D. G. Halford 7,213 14.0 −1.0
National Front R. Morgan 527 1.0 New
Majority 6,416 12.4 +5.2
Turnout 51,650 79.5 +0.8
Registered electors 64,958 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
General election October 1974: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Oppenheim 22,664 46.1 +1.6
Labour Ann Clwyd 19,136 38.9 +3.7
Liberal D. G. Halford 7,357 15.0 −4.6
Majority 3,528 7.2 −2.1
Turnout 49,157 78.7 −5.0
Registered electors 62,486 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election February 1974: Gloucester [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Oppenheim 23,052 44.5 −2.2
Labour A. E. Pegler 18,215 35.2 −9.6
Liberal D. Halford 10,155 19.6 +11.0
Powell Conservative B. Gordon-Storkey 366 0.7 New
Majority 4,837 9.3 +7.4
Turnout 51,788 83.7 +7.8
Registered electors 61,910 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing +3.7
General election 1970: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Oppenheim 21,838 46.9 +10.6
Labour Jack Diamond 20,777 44.6 −3.9
Liberal James P. Heppell 3,935 8.5 −6.7
Majority 1,061 2.3 −9.9
Turnout 46,550 76.1 −1.4
Registered electors 61,164 +9.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1960s[]

General election 1966: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Diamond 20,951 48.5 +3.0
Conservative Christopher J. J. Balfour 15,678 36.3 +0.3
Liberal Inga-Stina Robson 6,540 15.1 −2.5
Majority 5,273 12.2 +2.7
Turnout 43,169 77.5 −1.0
Registered electors 55,703 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +1.3
General election 1964: Gloucester[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Diamond 19,631 45.5 +0.8
Conservative John Stokes 15,514 36.0 −2.4
Liberal Inga-Stina Robson 7,581 17.6 +0.7
Independent Russell Eckley 380 0.9 New
Majority 4,117 9.5 +3.2
Turnout 43,106 78.5 −3.8
Registered electors 54,905 +3.9
Labour hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1950s[]

General election 1959: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Diamond 19,450 44.7 -6.2
Conservative H. D. Keith Scott 16,679 38.4 -10.7
Liberal Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips 7,336 16.9 N/A
Majority 2,771 6.3 +4.5
Turnout 43,465 82.3 +1.4
Registered electors 52,836 +2.0
Labour hold Swing −8.2
1957 Gloucester by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Diamond 18,895 51.3 +0.4
Conservative F. J. V. H. Dashwood 10,521 28.6 −20.5
Liberal Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips 7,393 20.1 New
Majority 8,374 22.7 +20.9
Turnout 36,809 71.0 -9.9
Registered electors 51,815 −0.1
Labour hold Swing +10.5
General election 1955: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moss Turner-Samuels 21,354 50.9 +2.1
Conservative David Napley 20,606 49.1 +5.5
Majority 748 1.8 −3.4
Turnout 41,960 80.9 −4.6
Registered electors 51,841 +2.5
Labour hold Swing −1.7
General election 1951: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moss Turner-Samuels 21,097 48.8 +1.1
Conservative Anthony Kershaw 18,836 43.6 +6.5
Liberal Gordon E Payne 3,292 7.6 −7.6
Majority 2,261 5.2 −5.4
Turnout 43,225 85.5 −0.9
Registered electors 50,554 +3.2
Labour hold Swing −2.7
General election 1950: Gloucester[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moss Turner-Samuels 20,202 47.7
Conservative and National Liberal Anthony Kershaw 15,708 37.1
Liberal Harold Arthur Guy 6,444 15.2
Majority 4,494 10.6
Turnout 42,354 86.4
Registered electors 49,005
Labour hold

Election in the 1940s[]

General election 1945: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moss Turner-Samuels 14,010 47.0 +4.1
Conservative Leslie Boyce 10,466 35.1 −22.0
Liberal Harold Arthur Guy 5,338 17.9 New
Majority 3,544 11.9 N/A
Turnout 29,814 74.8 −4.2
Registered electors 39,884 +14.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.0

Elections in the 1930s[]

General election 1935: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Boyce 15,682 57.1 −10.5
Labour Moss Turner-Samuels 11,803 42.9 +10.5
Majority 3,879 14.2 −21.0
Turnout 27,485 79.0 −3.5
Registered electors 34,786 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing −10.5
General election 1931: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Boyce 19,201 67.6 +28.4
Labour Charles Fox 9,223 32.4 −5.0
Majority 9,978 35.2 +33.4
Turnout 28424 82.5 −1.1
Registered electors 34,473 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing +16.7

Elections in the 1920s[]

General election 1929: Gloucester [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Leslie Boyce 11,041 39.2 −8.6
Labour Henry Nixon 10,548 37.4 +1.2
Liberal Thomas Worrall Casey 6,589 23.4 +7.3
Majority 493 1.8 −9.6
Turnout 28,178 83.6 +0.5
Registered electors 33,716 +26.8
Unionist hold Swing −4.8
General election 1924: Gloucester[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Horlick 10,525 47.6 +9.7
Labour M. Philips Price 8,005 36.2 +0.5
Liberal Theobald Mathew 3,566 16.1 −10.3
Majority 2,520 11.4 +9.2
Turnout 22,096 83.1 −3.4
Registered electors 26,600 +1.0
Unionist hold Swing +4.6
General election 1923: Gloucester [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Horlick 8,630 37.9 +1.6
Labour M. Philips Price 8,127 35.7 −0.3
Liberal Arthur Stanton 6,011 26.4 −1.3
Majority 503 2.2 +1.9
Turnout 22,768 86.5 +1.8
Registered electors 26,324 +2.1
Unionist hold Swing +1.0
General election 1922: Gloucester[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Bruton 7,922 36.3 −14.8
Labour M. Philips Price 7,871 36.0 +18.7
Liberal Arthur Stanton 6,050 27.7 −3.9
Majority 51 0.3 −19.2
Turnout 21,843 84.7 +18.4
Registered electors 25,784 +3.1
Unionist hold Swing −16.8

Elections in the 1910s[]

General election 1918: Gloucester[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist James Bruton 8,470 51.1
Liberal Thomas Henry Mordey 5,246 31.6
Labour William Levason Edwards 2,860 17.3 New
Majority 3,224 19.5
Turnout 16,576 66.3
Registered electors 25,006
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Terrell 3,903 50.0 −0.8
Liberal H. F. B. Lynch[36] 3,899 50.0 +0.8
Majority 4 0.0 −1.6
Turnout 7,802 92.1 −3.4
Registered electors 8,475 0.0
Conservative hold Swing −0.8
General election January 1910: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Terrell 4,109 50.8 +2.8
Liberal Russell Rea 3,983 49.2 −2.8
Majority 126 1.6 −2.4
Turnout 8,092 95.5 +1.7
Registered electors 8,475 0.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1900s[]

General election 1906: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Rea 3,921 52.0 +0.2
Conservative Henry Terrell 3,619 48.0 −0.2
Majority 302 4.0 +0.4
Turnout 7,540 93.7 +9.5
Registered electors 8,043 +7.3
Liberal hold
General election 1900: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Rea 3,267 51.8 +5.7
Liberal Unionist Pandeli Ralli[37] 3,044 48.2 −5.7
Majority 223 3.6 −4.2
Turnout 6,311 84.2 −3.6
Registered electors 7,496 +8.6
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1890s[]

General election 1895: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles James Monk 3,264 53.9 +4.6
Liberal Arthur Wells[38] 2,791 46.1 −4.6
Majority 473 7.8 N/A
Turnout 6,055 87.8 +1.5
Registered electors 6,900
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +4.6
General election 1892: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Robinson 2,885 50.7 −2.0
Liberal Unionist Charles James Monk 2,800 49.3 +2.0
Majority 85 1.4 −4.0
Turnout 5,685 86.3 +6.7
Registered electors 6,588
Liberal hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 1880s[]

General election 1886: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Robinson 1,908 52.7 −3.6
Conservative John Ward[39] 1,713 47.3 +3.6
Majority 195 5.4 −7.2
Turnout 3,621 79.6 −7.2
Registered electors 4,547 0.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.6
General election 1885: Gloucester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Robinson 2,222 56.3 −0.3
Conservative William Killigrew Wait 1,726 43.7 +0.3
Majority 496 12.6 +8.7
Turnout 3,948 86.8 +0.1 (est)
Registered electors 4,547 0.0
Liberal hold Swing −0.3
General election 1880: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Robinson 2,797 28.9 +4.2
Liberal Charles James Monk 2,680 27.7 +2.0
Conservative William Killigrew Wait 2,304 23.8 −2.7
Conservative Benjamin St John Ackers 1,898 19.6 −3.5
Majority 376 3.9 +1.3
Turnout 4,840 (est) 86.7 (est) +3.4
Registered electors 5,583
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.5
  • A petition was raised against the election of Robinson and Monk, leading to Robinson's election being made void. Although the petition against Monk was dismissed, the writ was suspended and Monk became the only MP for the constituency.

Elections in the 1870s[]

General election 1874: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Killigrew Wait 2,132 26.5 +4.4
Liberal Charles James Monk 2,070 25.7 −2.2
Liberal John Joseph Powell 1,990 24.7 −3.4
Conservative Trevor Lawrence 1,865 23.1 +1.2
Turnout 4,029 (est) 83.3 (est) +5.8
Registered electors 4,838
Majority 62 0.8 N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.9
Majority 205 2.6 −3.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.7
By-election, 8 May 1873: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Killigrew Wait 1,850 51.1 +7.1
Liberal Thomas Robinson 1,767 48.9 −7.1
Majority 83 2.2 N/A
Turnout 3,617 76.4 −1.1
Registered electors 4,737
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.1
  • Caused by Price's resignation after being appointed a railway commissioner.

Elections in the 1860s[]

General election 1868: Gloucester[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Philip Price 1,933 28.1 −8.2
Liberal Charles James Monk 1,922 27.9 −5.0
Conservative William Nassau Lees 1,520 22.1 +6.7
Conservative Edward John Brennan[42] 1,504 21.9 +6.5
Majority 402 5.8 +3.7
Turnout 3,440 (est) 77.5 (est) −12.3
Registered electors 4,437
Liberal hold Swing −7.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.8
General election 1865: Gloucester[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Philip Price 854 36.3 −0.7
Liberal Charles James Monk 774 32.9 −2.8
Conservative Adam Steinmetz Kennard 726 30.8 +3.5
Majority 48 2.1 −6.3
Turnout 1,540 (est) 89.8 (est) +9.1
Registered electors 1,715
Liberal hold Swing −1.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.3
: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Joseph Powell Unopposed
Liberal hold
  • Caused by Powell's appointment as Recorder of Wolverhampton.
: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Berkeley 761 35.2 −1.8
Liberal John Joseph Powell 716 33.1 −2.6
Conservative Richard Potter 687 31.7 +4.4
Majority 29 1.4 −7.0
Turnout 1,426 (est) 81.8 (est) +1.1
Registered electors 1,742
Liberal hold Swing −2.0
Liberal hold Swing −2.4
  • Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition "by reason of extensive corruption".[43]

Elections in the 1850s[]

General election 1859: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Philip Price 807 37.0 +3.9
Liberal Charles James Monk 779 35.7 +3.0
Conservative Robert Carden 595 27.3 −6.9
Majority 184 8.4 N/A
Turnout 1,388 (est) 80.7 (est) −2.8
Registered electors 1,721
Liberal hold Swing +3.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.2
General election 1857: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Carden 742 34.2 +2.2
Radical William Philip Price 717 33.1 −1.9
Whig Maurice Berkeley 710 32.7 −0.4
Turnout 1,456 (est) 83.5 (est) −13.3
Registered electors 1,743
Majority 25 1.5 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +1.3
Majority 7 0.4 −1.5
Radical hold Swing −2.1
: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William Philip Price Unopposed
Radical hold
  • Caused by Price seeking re-election after resigning to accept a contract for supplying huts to the army in the Crimea.[44]
: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley 761 53.2 +20.1
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 670 46.8 +14.8
Majority 91 6.4 +5.3
Turnout 1,431 86.6 −10.2
Registered electors 1,652
Whig hold Swing +2.7
  • Caused by Berkeley's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.
General election 1852: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William Philip Price 831 35.0 N/A
Whig Maurice Berkeley 786 33.1 N/A
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 760 32.0 N/A
Turnout 1,569 (est) 96.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 1,621
Majority 45 1.9 N/A
Radical gain from Conservative
Majority 26 1.1 N/A
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s[]

General election 1847: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley Unopposed
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope Unopposed
Registered electors 1,631
Whig hold
Conservative gain from Whig
: Gloucester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley Unopposed
Whig hold
  • Appointment of Berkeley as a Naval Lord of the Admiralty
General election 1841: Gloucester[7][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Phillpotts 753 28.5 −5.8
Whig Maurice Berkeley 732 27.7 −2.8
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 646 24.5 +6.9
Conservative John Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely 510 19.3 +1.7
Majority 86 3.2 N/A
Turnout 1,336 71.2 −5.2
Registered electors 1,876
Whig hold Swing −5.1
Whig gain from Conservative Swing −3.6

Elections in the 1830s[]

: Gloucester[40][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 685 54.2 +19.0
Whig Edward Webb 579 45.8 −19.0
Majority 106 8.4 +7.6
Turnout 1,264 75.5 −0.9
Registered electors 1,674
Conservative hold Swing +19.0
  • Hope seeks re-election after election petition against him had been dismissed.
General election 1837: Gloucester[40][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 727 35.2 −8.8
Whig John Phillpotts 710 34.3 +8.6
Whig Maurice Berkeley 630 30.5 +0.1
Majority 17 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 1,279 76.4 −6.1
Registered electors 1,674
Conservative hold Swing −8.8
Whig hold Swing +6.5
General election 1835: Gloucester[40][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley 708 30.4 −5.8
Conservative Henry Thomas Hope 621 26.7 +12.2
Whig John Phillpotts 598 25.7 −9.1
Conservative William Cother 402 17.3 +2.8
Turnout 1,257 82.5 −1.4
Registered electors 1,523
Majority 87 3.7 −2.1
Whig hold Swing −6.7
Majority 23 1.0 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +9.9
: Gloucester[40][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Henry Thomas Hope 566 55.3 +26.3
Whig Maurice Berkeley 457 44.7 −26.3
Majority 109 10.6 N/A
Turnout 1,023 71.7 −12.2
Registered electors 1,427
Tory gain from Whig Swing +26.3
  • Appointment of Berkeley as a Naval Lord of the Admiralty
General election 1832: Gloucester[40][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley 684 36.2 −6.8
Whig John Phillpotts 658 34.8 +18.9
Tory Henry Thomas Hope 549 29.0 New
Majority 109 5.8 −19.4
Turnout 1,197 83.9 c. +33.2
Registered electors 1,427
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1831: Gloucester[7][45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Maurice Berkeley 730 43.0 N/A
Whig Edward Webb 699 41.1 +0.8
Whig John Phillpotts 270 15.9 −23.6
Majority 429 25.2 +5.9
Turnout 964 c. 50.7 c. −33.5
Registered electors c. 1,900
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1830: Gloucester[7][45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Edward Webb 830 40.3
Whig John Phillpotts 814 39.5
Tory Robert Bransby Cooper 415 20.2
Majority 399 19.3
Turnout 1,600 c. 84.2
Registered electors c. 1,900
Whig hold
Whig gain from Tory

See also[]

Notes and references[]

Notes
  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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  3. ^ Lenthall was also elected for Oxfordshire. Cobbett's recording of William Lenthall as elected for Gloucester may be an error, as his son John sat for the city both before and after this Parliament.
  4. ^ Major-General John Desborough elected but was also elected for Somerset. Chose Somerset and was replaced by James Stephens
  5. ^ At the election of 1727 there was a double return, but two of the candidates returned, Matthew Ducie Moreton and Thomas Chester waived their rights and Bathurst and Selwyn were declared duly elected.
  6. ^ Created a baronet, 1784
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  18. ^ On petition, Robinson's election was declared void, the writ was suspended and a Royal Commission appointed to investigate
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  33. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
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