Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885

Bedfordshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1290–1885
Seats| two
Replaced by| Biggleswade and Luton

Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1801 and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1885 when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

## History

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The constituency consisted of the historic county of Bedfordshire. (Although Bedfordshire contained the borough of Bedford, which elected two MPs in its own right, this was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.)

As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act 1430, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all.

At the time of the Great Reform Act 1832, Bedfordshire had a population of approximately 95,000, but under 4,000 votes were cast at the election of 1826, and under 3,000 in election of 1830, even though each voter could cast two votes. Although local landowners could never control a county the size of Bedfordshire in the way they could own a pocket borough, titled magnates still exercised considerable influence over deferential county voters, and the Duke of Bedford was regarded as the hereditary "patron" of the constituency.

Elections were held at a single polling place, Bedford, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise. In many other counties this could make the cost of a contested election prohibitive, since it was normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll; but this was less of a factor in a small county like Bedfordshire, and contested elections were not uncommon.

Under the terms of the Great Reform Act 1832, the county franchise was extended to occupiers of land worth £50 or more, as well as the forty-shilling freeholders, but Bedfordshire was otherwise left unchanged. Under the new rules, 3,966 were registered and entitled to vote at the general election of 1832. While Bedford remained the place of election, where nominations were taken and the result declared, polling also took place at Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Ampthill, Biggleswade and Sharnbrook.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished and the county divided into two single-member county constituencies, Biggleswade and Luton.

## Members of Parliament

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MPs 1290-1640 — MPs 1640-1885 — Elections — See also — Notes

### MPs 1290–1640

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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* Constituency created (1290)

Parliament | First member | Second member

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Parliament of 1295  | Sir David Flitwick[1]
Parliament of 1313 (Jul)  | Peter de Loring | David Flitwick, K.B.[1]
Parliament of 1313 (Sep)  | Sir Peter de Loring | Sir David Flitwick, K.B.[1]
Parliament of 1316  | Roger Dakeney
Parliament of 1322 (Sep)  | John Morice or Moriz
Good Parliament (1376) | Johannes Trayle
Parliament of Jan 1377  | Sir Gerard Braybrooke I
Parliament of 1379  | William Mordaunt
Parliament of 1381  | Johannes Trayle
Parliament of 1385  | Reynold Ragon
Parliament of 1386  | Ralph Fitzrichard | John Hervey
Parliament of Feb 1388  | Sir Gerard Braybrooke II | Robert Digswell
Parliament of Sep 1388  | William Terrington | Ralph Walton
Parliament of Jan 1390  | Baldwin Pigot
Parliament of Nov 1390  | Sir Gerard Braybrooke I | Thomas Zouche
Parliament of 1391  | William Terrington | Ralph Walton
Parliament of 1393  | John Worship
Parliament of 1394  | Reynold Regan
Parliament of 1395  | Philip Walwyn | Giles Daubeney
Parliament of Jan 1397  | William Terrington | John Worship
Parliament of Sep 1397  | Sir Baldwin Pigot
Parliament of 1399  | Sir Gerard Braybrooke II | Sir Roger Beauchamp
Parliament of 1401  | Sir Baldwin Pigot | Giles Daubeney
Parliament of 1402  | Reynold Ragon | John Worship
Parliament of Jan 1404  | William Terrington
Parliament of Oct 1404  | Thomas Durant | William Wenlock
Parliament of 1406  | Hugh Hasilden
Parliament of 1407  | William Bosom | John Worship
Parliament of 1409  | Returns lost
Parliament of 1411  | Returns lost
Parliament of May 1413  | William Bosom | Thomas Waweton
Parliament of Apr 1414  | John Goldington
Parliament of Nov 1414  | John Enderby | Roger Hunt
Parliament of Mar 1416  | William Bosom
Parliament of 1417  | Thomas Roxton
Parliament of 1419  | John Enderby | Sir Thomas Waweton
Parliament of 1420  | Robert Scott | Roger Hunt
Parliament of May 1421  | John Goldington II | Thomas Mordaunt
Parliament of Dec 1421  | Thomas Manningham | Henry Cockayne
Parliament of 1424  | Sir Thomas Waweton
Parliament of 1431
Parliament of 1433  | John Wenlock
Parliament of 1436
Parliament of 1437
Parliament of 1439
Parliament of 1455  | Sir John Wenlock
Parliament of 1529  | Sir William Gascoigne | George Acworth (died 1532)
Sir John St John
Parliament of 1536
Parliament of 1539  | Sir John St John | John Gostwick
Parliament of 1542  | Sir John Gascoigne
Parliament of 1545  | John Gostwick, died 1545  | Edmund Conquest
Parliament of 1547–1552  | Oliver St John | Lewis Dyve
Parliament of March 1553  | Sir Humphrey Radclyffe
Parliament of October 1553  | Sir John Gascoigne | Sir John Mordaunt
Parliament of 1554  | Sir Humphrey Radclyffe
Parliament of 1554-1555
Parliament of 1555
Parliament of 1558  | Sir John Gascoigne
Parliament of 1559  | John St John | Thomas Pigott
Parliament of 1563–1567  | Hon. John St John | Lewis Mordaunt
Parliament of 1571  | George Rotheram | Thomas Snagge
Parliament of 1572–1583  | Sir Henry Cheyne (1572 - created a peer)
John Thomson (1572-1583)
Parliament of 1584–1585  | Nicholas Luke
Parliament of 1586–1587  | Thomas Snagge
Parliament of 1588–1589  | Hon. Oliver St John | Edward Radclyffe
Parliament of 1593  | George Rotheram
Parliament of 1597–1598  | Sir Edward Radclyffe | Nicholas Luke
Parliament of 1601  | Hon. Oliver St John
Parliament of 1604–1611
Addled Parliament (1614) | Sir Henry Grey | Sir Oliver Luke
Parliament of 1621-1622  | Sir Beauchamp St John
Happy Parliament (1624-1625) | Oliver St John
Useless Parliament (1625)
Parliament of 1625-1626
Parliament of 1628-1629  | Oliver St John
No Parliament summoned 1629-1640

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### MPs 1640–1885

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Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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|  | April 1640 | The Lord Wentworth[2] | Royalist | Sir Oliver Luke | Parliamentarian
| 1641  | Roger Burgoyne | Parliamentarian
|  | December 1648  | Burgoyne and Luke excluded in Pride's Purge \- both seats vacant
|  | 1653 | Nathaniel Taylor |  | Edward Cater |
Representation increased to five members in First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate

Year | First member | Second member | Third member | Fourth member | Fifth member
1654 | Sir William Boteler | John Harvey | Edmund Wingate | John Neale | Samuel Bedford
1656 | Richard Wagstaffe | Richard Edwards
Representation reverted to two members in Third Protectorate Parliament

Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party
|  | January 1659 | Major Richard Wagstaffe |  | Colonel John Okey |
|  | May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump
|  | 9 April 1660 | Lord Bruce of Whorlton |  | Samuel Browne |
| 10 April 1661 | Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Bt |
| 2 May 1664  | Sir John Napier, 4th Bt |
|  | 18 February 1679 | Lord Russell | Whig | Sir Humphrey Monoux, 2nd Bt |
1 September 1679
14 February 1681
|  | 10 March 1685 | Sir Villiers Chernock, 2nd Bt |  | William Boteler |
|  | 11 January 1689 | Lord Edward Russell | Whig | William Duncombe | Whig
| 27 February 1690 | Thomas Browne |
| 2 November 1695 | William Duncombe | Whig
| 20 July 1698 | Sir William Gostwick, 4th Bt | Whig
c. January 1701
11 December 1701
22 July 1702
| 23 May 1705 | Sir Pynsent Chernock, 3rd Bt | Tory
| 19 May 1708 | Lord Edward Russell | Whig
5 October 1710
|  | 2 September 1713 | Sir Pynsent Chernock, 3rd Bt | Tory | John Harvey | Tory
| 16 February 1715 | William Hillersden | Whig
| 19 July 1715  | John Cater[3] | Whig
|  | 4 April 1722 | Hon. Charles Leigh | Tory | Sir Rowland Alston, 4th Bt | Whig
| 1 September 1727 | Hon. Pattee Byng |
| 16 February 1733  | Charles Leigh | Tory
| 24 April 1734 | Hon. John Spencer[4]
| 26 February 1735  | Sir Roger Burgoyne, 6th Bt | Whig
| 18 May 1741 | Sir John Chester, 6th Bt | Tory
|  | 6 July 1747 | Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Bt | Tory[5] | Thomas Alston[6] | Tory[5]
| 5 December 1753  | The Earl of Upper Ossory | Whig[5]
24 April 1754
| 13 December 1758  | Henry Osborn | Tory[5]
|  | 1 April 1761 | Marquess of Tavistock | Whig[5] | Robert Henley-Ongley[7] | Tory[5]
| 7 April 1767  | The Earl of Upper Ossory | Whig[5]
28 March 1768
21 October 1774
| 27 September 1780 | Hon. St Andrew St John | Whig[5]
19 April 1784
| 1 July 1784  | The Lord Ongley[8] | Tory[5]
| 19 May 1785  | Hon. St Andrew St John[9] | Whig[5]
28 June 1790
| 15 September 1794  | John Osborn | Tory[5]
31 May 1796
10 July 1802
| 5 July 1806  | Francis Pym | Whig[5]
| 11 May 1807 | Hon. Richard FitzPatrick | Whig[5]
| 14 October 1812 | Marquess of Tavistock | Whig
| 23 June 1818 | Sir John Osborn, 5th Bt | Tory[5]
| 21 March 1820 | Francis Pym | Whig[5]
| 15 June 1826 | Thomas Potter Macqueen | Tory[5]
| 9 August 1830 | William Stuart | Tory[5]
| 5 May 1831 | Peter Payne | Whig[5]
|  | 1832  | Lord Charles Russell | Whig[5][10][11] | William Stuart | Tory[5]
| 1834  | Conservative[5]
| 1835  | Viscount Alford | Conservative[5]
| 1841 | William Astell | Conservative[5]
| March 1847 | Lord Charles Russell | Whig[5][10][11]
| August 1847 | Francis Russell | Whig[12][13]
| 1851 | Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Bt[14] | Conservative
| 1859 | Liberal
| 1872 | Francis Bassett | Liberal
| 1875 | Marquess of Tavistock | Liberal
| 1880  | James Howard | Liberal
1885 | constituency divided: see Luton and Biggleswade

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## Elections

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1810s — 1820s — 1830s — 1840s — 1850s — 1860s — 1870s — 1880s — See also — Notes

### Elections in the 1800s

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* 1802: John Osborn (Tory) and Hon. St Andrew St John (Whig) elected unopposed
* 1806: Following the elevation of Hon. St Andrew St John to the House of Lords, Francis Pym (Whig) elected unopposed
* 1806: John Osborn (Tory) and Francis Pym (Whig) elected unopposed

General election 1807: Bedfordshire[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Francis Pym | 1,138  | 34.6  | N/A
| Whig | Hon. Richard FitzPatrick | 1,084  | 32.9  | N/A
| Tory | John Osborn | 1,069  | 32.5  | N/A
Majority | 15  | 0.4  | N/A
Registered electors | c. 2,000  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Tory

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### Elections in the 1810s

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* 1812: Marquess of Tavistock and Francis Pym (both Whig) elected unopposed
* 1818: Marquess of Tavistock (Whig) and Sir John Osborn, 5th Bt (Tory) elected unopposed

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### Elections in the 1820s

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General election 1820: Bedfordshire[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Marquess of Tavistock | 1,458  | 36.6  | N/A
| Whig | Francis Pym | 1,308  | 32.9  | N/A
| Tory | Sir John Osborn, 5th Bt | 1,214  | 30.5  | N/A
Majority | 94  | 2.4  | N/A
Turnout | 3,980  |  | N/A
Registered electors | c. 2,800  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1826: Bedfordshire[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | Thomas Potter Macqueen  | 1,515  | 39.6  | +9.1
| Whig | Marquess of Tavistock | 1,273  | 33.3  | −3.3
| Whig | Francis Pym | 1,040  | 27.2  | −5.7
Majority | 233  | 6.1  | +3.7
Turnout | 2,546  | c.90.9  |
Registered electors | c. 2,800  |  |
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +7.4  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −6.2  |

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Bedfordshire[5][16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Francis Russell | Unopposed
| Tory | William Stuart | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 2,800 |
| Whig hold
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Bedfordshire[16][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Francis Russell | 1,137  | 39.2
| Whig | Peter Payne (MP)  | 1,073  | 37.0
| Tory | William Stuart | 690  | 23.8
Majority  | 383  | 13.2
Turnout | c. 1,450 | c. 51.8
Registered electors | c. 2,800 |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Bedfordshire[17][18][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Charles Russell | 1,937  | 34.8  | −4.4
| Tory | William Stuart | 1,871  | 33.6  | +9.8
| Whig | Peter Payne (MP)  | 1,756  | 31.6  | −5.4
Turnout | 3,478  | 87.7  | c. +35.9
Registered electors | 3,966  |  |
Majority | 66  | 1.2  | −12.0
| Whig hold | Swing | −4.7  |
Majority | 115  | 2.0  | N/A
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +9.8  |
General election 1835: Bedfordshire[18][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Charles Russell | Unopposed
| Conservative | John Egerton | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,015  |
| Whig hold
| Conservative hold
General election 1837: Bedfordshire[18][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Charles Russell | Unopposed
| Conservative | John Egerton | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,134  |
| Whig hold
| Conservative hold

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### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Astell | Unopposed
| Conservative | John Egerton | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,333  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative gain from Whig

Astell's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 30 March 1847: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Charles Russell | Unopposed
| Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1847: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Egerton | Unopposed
| Whig | Francis Russell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,339  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Whig gain from Conservative

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### Elections in the 1850s

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Egerton's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 24 February 1851: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | 1,562  | 73.7  | N/A
| Radical | John Houghton[19][20] | 558  | 26.3  | N/A
Majority | 1,004  | 47.4  | N/A
Turnout | 2,120  | 52.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 4,071  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1852: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Francis Russell | Unopposed
| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,513  |  |
| Whig hold
| Conservative hold
General election 1857: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Francis Russell | 1,564  | 28.3  | N/A
| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | 1,374  | 24.9  | N/A
| Whig | William Bartholomew Higgins[21] | 1,343  | 24.3  | N/A
| Conservative | William Stuart | 1,246  | 22.5  | N/A
Turnout | 2,764 (est)  | 65.3 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 4,231  |  |
Majority | 190  | 3.4  | N/A
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 31  | 0.6  | N/A
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1859: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | 2,027  | 37.2  | −10.2
| Liberal | Francis Russell | 1,837  | 33.7  | +5.4
| Liberal | William Bartholomew Higgins  | 1,583  | 29.1  | +4.8
Majority | 190  | 3.5  | +2.9
Turnout | 3,737 (est)  | 79.5 (est)  | +14.2
Registered electors | 4,701  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.2  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3  |

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### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Russell | Unopposed
| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,845  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Conservative hold
General election 1868: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Russell | Unopposed
| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,680  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Conservative hold

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### Elections in the 1870s

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Russell succeeded to the peerage, becoming Duke of Bedford and causing a by-election.

By-election, 27 Jun 1872: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Bassett | 2,450  | 52.1  | N/A
| Conservative | William Stuart | 2,250  | 47.9  | N/A
Majority | 200  | 4.2  | N/A
Turnout | 4,700  | 71.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 6,580  |  |
| Liberal hold
General election 1874: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Bassett | Unopposed
| Conservative | Richard Gilpin | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,874  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Conservative hold

Bassett's resignation caused a by-election.

By-election, 28 Apr 1875: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Russell | Unopposed
| Liberal hold

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### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Bedfordshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Howard | 3,143  | 36.0  | N/A
| Liberal | George Russell | 3,088  | 35.4  | N/A
| Conservative | William Stuart  | 2,500  | 28.6  | N/A
Majority | 588  | 6.8  | N/A
Turnout | 5,643 (est)  | 79.1 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 7,133  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

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## See also

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* List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
* Unreformed House of Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Members of Parliament 1213-1702 (hardback), London: House of Commons, 1878
2. ^ Wentworth was summoned to the House of Lords in his father's barony, by writ of acceleration, before the Long Parliament had met for the first time
3. ^ Declared elected and Harvey unseated on petition
4. ^ Chose to sit for Woodstock
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
6. ^ Succeeded as 5th baronet in 1759
7. ^ Created Lord Ongley in 1776
8. ^ Declared elected and St John unseated on petition
9. ^ Declared elected and Ongley unseated on petition
10. ^ a b "General Election". Worcester Herald. 22 December 1832. p. 2. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ a b The Protestant elector. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via Google Books.
12. ^ "To Correspondents". Illustrated London News. 14 August 1847. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
13. ^ "Bell's Weekly Messenger". 17 July 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ Sir Richard Gilpin: Obituary in The Times, Monday, 10 Apr 1882; pg. 7; Issue 30477; col F: Died "on Saturday", No issue, Baronetcy extinct.
15. ^ a b Thorne, R. (ed.). "Bedfordshire - 1790-1820". History of Parliament Online. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
16. ^ a b c d Fisher, D.R. (ed.). "Bedfordshire - 1820-1832". History of Parliament Online. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
17. ^ "Bedfordshire PCon through time". Political Life Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 351–352\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
19. ^ "Latest News". Chester Chronicle. 22 February 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
20. ^ "Lancaster Gazette". 22 February 1851. p. 8. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
21. ^ "Bedfordshire Times and Independent". 7 May 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## References

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*[c.]: circa