Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxfordshire, Mid or Woodstock Division | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | one |
Woodstock | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1553–1885 | |
Number of members | two to 1832, then one |
Replaced by | Banbury and Henley |
Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire and (from 1832) the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832. From 1832 until its abolition in 1885, the parliamentary borough elected only one member.
In 1885, the Woodstock borough was abolished but the name was transferred to a county constituency, one of the three divisions into which the previous Oxfordshire constituency had been divided; this constituency was alternatively called Mid Oxfordshire. In 1918, Oxfordshire lost one county seat, and the Woodstock constituency was divided between Banbury and Henley.
Members of Parliament
1553–1640
Parliament | First member | Second member |
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1553 (Oct) | William Cooke | Sir Ralph Chamberlain[1] |
1554 (Apr) | Sir Ralph Chamberlain | William Johnson [1] |
1554 (Nov) | Anthony Restwold | George Chamberlain [1] |
1571 | Thomas Peniston | Martin Johnson [2] |
1572 | George Whiton | Martin Johnson [2] |
1584 | Lawrence Tanfield | Henry Unton [2] |
1586 | Lawrence Tanfield | Francis Stonor [2] |
1588 | Lawrence Tanfield | John Lee [2] |
1593 | Lawrence Tanfield | John Lee [2] |
1597 | Lawrence Tanfield | John Lee [2] |
1601 | Lawrence Tanfield | William Scott [2] |
1604 | Sir Richard Lee | Thomas Spencer |
1614 | Sir James Whitelocke | Sir Philip Cary |
1621 | Sir James Whitelocke | Sir Philip Cary |
1624 | Sir Philip Cary | William Lenthall |
1625 | Sir Philip Cary | Sir Gerard Fleetwood |
1626 | Edward Tavernor | Sir Gerard Fleetwood |
1628 | Edward Tavernor | Sir Miles Fleetwood |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640–1832
1832–1918
Year | Member | Party | |
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1832 | George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford | Conservative | |
1835 | Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill | Conservative | |
1837 | Henry Peyton | Conservative | |
1838 | George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford | Conservative | |
1840 | Frederic Thesiger | Conservative | |
1844 | John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford | Conservative | |
May 1845 | John Loftus, Viscount Loftus | Conservative | |
December 1845 | Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill | Conservative | |
1847 | John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford | Conservative | |
1857 | Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill | Conservative | |
1865 | Henry Barnett | Conservative | |
1874 | Lord Randolph Churchill | Conservative | |
1885 | Francis William Maclean | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1891 | George Herbert Morrell | Conservative | |
1892 | Godfrey Benson | Liberal | |
1895 | George Herbert Morrell | Conservative | |
1906 | Ernest Bennett | Liberal | |
January 1910 | Alfred Hamersley | Conservative | |
1918 | Constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Decades: |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Spencer-Churchill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 347 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Spencer-Churchill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 336 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Spencer-Churchill succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Marlborough and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Alfred Spencer-Churchill | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Alfred Spencer-Churchill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 310 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Henry Barnett | 143 | 54.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Mitchell Henry | 119 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 24 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 262 | 91.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 286 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Henry Barnett | 502 | 51.1 | −3.5 | |
Liberal | George Charles Brodrick | 481 | 48.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 21 | 2.1 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 983 | 87.2 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,127 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Randolph Churchill | 569 | 58.5 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | George Charles Brodrick[5] | 404 | 41.5 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 165 | 17.0 | +14.9 | ||
Turnout | 973 | 90.8 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,071 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Randolph Churchill | 512 | 53.1 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | William Hall[6] | 452 | 46.9 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 60 | 6.2 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 964 | 90.9 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,060 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Churchill was appointed Secretary of State for India, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Randolph Churchill | 532 | 56.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Corrie Grant | 405 | 43.2 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 127 | 13.6 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 937 | 86.4 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,084 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Francis William Maclean | 4,327 | 51.1 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 4,138 | 48.9 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 189 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,465 | 84.5 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,012 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Unionist | Francis William Maclean | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1890s
Maclean resigned after being appointed a Master in Lunacy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Herbert Morrell | 4,448 | 54.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Godfrey Benson | 3,760 | 45.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 688 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,208 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,725 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Godfrey Benson | 4,278 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Herbert Morrell | 4,167 | 49.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 111 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,445 | 86.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,756 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Herbert Morrell | 4,669 | 55.5 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Godfrey Benson | 3,740 | 44.5 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 929 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,409 | 86.1 | -0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,767 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Herbert Morrell | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Ernest Bennett | 4,585 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Herbert Morrell | 4,144 | 47.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 441 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,729 | 87.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,985 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Alfred Hamersley | 5,098 | 53.8 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Ernest Bennett | 4,378 | 46.2 | -6.3 | |
Majority | 720 | 7.6 | 12.6 | ||
Turnout | 90.0 | +2.6 | |||
Registered electors | 10,525 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Alfred Hamersley | 4,773 | 52.1 | -1.7 | |
Liberal | Ernest Bennett | 4,381 | 47.9 | +1.7 | |
Turnout | 9,154 | 87.0 | -3.0 | ||
Majority | 392 | 4.2 | -3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,525 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Henderson
- Liberal:
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