Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies.
History Nottingham sent two representatives to Parliament from 1283 onwards.
The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by Nottingham East, Nottingham South and Nottingham West.
Members of Parliament 1295–1640 Parliament First member Second member 1318 Robert Ingram[2] Simon Folville[2] 1322 (May) Geoffrey le Flemyng[2] Simon Folville[2] 1327 (Jan) Robert Ingram of Nottingham[2] Simon Folville[2] 1384 (Apr) John Tansley[3] 1385 John Crowshaw[4] 1386 William Butler Robert Howden[5] 1388 (Feb) John Crowshaw John Plumtre[5] 1388 (Sep) William Butler Thomas Mapperley[5] 1390 (Jan) William Butler Robert German[5] 1390 (Nov) 1391 William Butler Thomas Mapperley[5] 1393 William Butler Nicholas Alestre[5] 1394 1395 Thomas Mapperley Robert German [5] 1397 (Jan) Thomas Mapperley Robert German [5] 1397 (Sep) William Gresley John Hodings[5] 1399 John Plumtre John Tansley[5] 1401 1402 1404 (Jan) 1404 (Oct) 1406 Walter Stacy Thomas Fox[5] 1407 John Bothall John Jorce[5] 1410 1411 Thomas Mapperley John Hodings[5] 1413 (Feb) Thomas Mapperley John Hodings 1[5] 1413 (May) Thomas Mapperley John Tansley[5] 1414 (Apr) John Tansley Robert Glade[5] 1414 (Nov) Walter Stacy Henry Preston[5] 1415 1416 (Mar) John Alestre John Bingham[5] 1416 (Oct) 1417 Henry Preston William Burton[5] 1419 Robert Glade Richard Samon[5] 1420 John Bingham Thomas Poge[5] 1421 (May) Robert Glade John Alestre[5] 1421 (Dec) Richard Samon Thomas Poge[5] 1422 John Alestre[6] Thomas Poge[7] 1423 Thomas Poge[7] 1425 John Alestre[6] 1427 Thomas Poge[7] 1510–1523 No names known [8] 1529 Anthony Babington Henry Statham, died and replaced Jan 1535 by Nicholas Quarnby[8] 1536 ?Sir Anthony Babington ?[8] 1539 Sir John Markham George Pierrepont[8] 1542 Edward Chamberlain ?Sir John Markham[8] 1545 Sir John Markham Nicholas Powtrell[8] 1547 John Paston Nicholas Powtrell[8] 1553 (Mar) Robert Haselrigg Francis Colman[8] 1553 (Oct) Humphrey Quarnby Thomas Markham[8] 1554 (Apr) Humphrey Quarnby Francis Colman[8] 1554 (Nov) Nicholas Powtrell William Markham[8] 1555 Hugh Thornhill John Bateman[8] 1558 Francis Colman Edward Boun[8] 1558 (Dec) Thomas Markham John Bateman[8] 1562/1563 Humphrey Quarnby, died and replaced 1566 by Ralph Barton John Bateman[8] 1571 Ralph Barton William Ball[8] 1572 (Apr) Sir Thomas Manners John Bateman[8] 1584 (Oct) Richard Parkins John Bateman[8] 1586 Sir Robert Constable Richard Parkins[8] 1588/1589 Richard Parkins George Manners[8] 1593 Richard Parkins Humphrey Bonner[8] 1597 (Sep) Humphrey Bonner Anchor Jackson[8] 1601 William Gregory William Greaves[8] 1604–1611 Richard Harte (or Hunt) Anchor Jackson 1614 William Gregory Robert Staples 1621 Michael Purefoy George Lascelles 1623 John Byron Sir Charles Cavendish 1625 Robert Greaves John Martyn 1626 Sir Gervase Clifton John Byron 1628 Sir Charles Cavendish Viscount Newark 1629–1640 No Parliaments convened
1640–1885 Notes
^ Later General; knighted 1775 ^ Later Rear-Admiral ^ On petition, Birch was found not to have been duly elected ^ On petition, Walter's election was declared void and a by-election held, in which his son, John Walter (junior) , took his place as Conservative candidate and was defeated ^ On petition, the election of 1865 was declared void and a by-election held Election results Elections in the 1830s General election 1832: Nottingham[9] [36] Party Candidate Votes % Whig Ronald Craufurd Ferguson 2,399 41.9 Whig John Ponsonby 2,349 41.0 Tory James Edward Gordon 976 17.1 Majority 1,373 23.9 Turnout 3,322 63.6 Registered electors 5,220 Whig hold Whig hold
Ponsonby was appointed Home Secretary and elevated to the House of Lords as Lord Duncannon, causing a by-election.
Hobhouse was appointed as President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s Ferguson's death caused a by-election.
Walter and Charlton retired half an hour after the poll opened.[9]
Larpent resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Walter's election was declared void, on petition , due to bribery by his agents, on 23 March 1843, causing a by-election.[40]
Hobhouse was appointed President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s Strutt was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , requiring a by-election.
By-election, 1 January 1853: Nottingham[36] Party Candidate Votes % Whig Edward Strutt Unopposed Whig hold
Strutt was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Belper , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s Mellor resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice , causing a by-election.
By-election, 26 December 1861: Nottingham[36] Party Candidate Votes % Independent Liberal Robert Juckes Clifton[32] 2,513 69.1 New Liberal Henry Pelham-Clinton 1,122 30.9 −29.1 Majority 1,391 38.2 N/A Turnout 3,635 55.6 +0.5 Registered electors 6,533 Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Swing N/A
The election, "won by violence" and bribery was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.[45] [32]
Wright was a Liberal-Conservative candidate.[34] Clifton's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s Wright's resignation caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s Wright's death caused a by-election.
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