Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918

Radnorshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Context: 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the "singly" yellow major area

1542–1918
Seats| one
Replaced by| Brecon and Radnor

Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.

By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire to form Brecon and Radnor constituency.

## Members of Parliament

[edit]

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

|

### MPs 1542–1604

[edit]

Parliament | Member

|

1542 | John Baker, died 1544
and replaced by John Price [1]
1545 | John Knill[1]
1547 | Richard Blick[1]
1553 (Mar) |
1553 (Oct) | Charles Vaughan[1]
1554 (Apr) | John Bradshaw[1]
1554 (Nov) | John Knill[1]
1555 | Stephen Price[1]
1558 | Ieuan Lewis[1]
1559 (Jan) | Thomas Lewis[2]
1562–1563 | Thomas Lewis[2]
1571 | Walter Price[2]
1572-1581 | Roger Vaughan[2]
1584-1585 | Thomas Lewis[2]
1586 | Thomas Lewis[2]
1588 (Oct) | Ieuan Lewis[2]
1593 | James Price[2]
1597-1598 | James Price[2]
1601 (Oct) | James Price[2]

### MPs 1604–1918

[edit]

Election | Member | Party

|
|

| 1604-1611  | James Price |
| 1614  | James Price |
| 1621-1622:  | James Price |
| 1624  | James Price |
| 1625  | James Price |
| 1626  | James Price |
| 1628  | Richard Jones |
| 1629–1640  |  No Parliaments summoned |
| November 1640 | Charles Price | Royalist
| October 1642  | Price disabled to sit - seat vacant
| 1647  | Arthur Annesley |
| December 1648  | Information not clear, sources say that Arthur continued to serve, however he might have been excluded in prides purge
1653  | Radnorshire was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament
Representation increased to two members, 1654
| 1654 | George Gwynne and Henry Williams |
| 1656 | George Gwynne and Henry Williams |
Representation reverted to one member, 1659
| January 1659 | Henry Williams |
| May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump
| April 1660  | George Gwynne |
| 1661  | Sir Richard Lloyd |
| 1677  | Richard Williams |
| 1679  | Rowland Gwynne |
| 1685  | Richard Williams |
| 1689  | Rowland Gwynne |
| 1690  | Richard Williams |
| 1692  | John Jeffreys |
| 1698  | Thomas Harley | Tory
| 1715 | Richard Fowler |
| 1722 | Sir Humphrey Howorth | Whig
| 1755  | Howell Gwynne |
| 1761 | Marquess of Carnarvon | Whig
| 1768 | Chase Price |
| 1777  | Thomas Johnes |
| 1780 | Thomas Johnes |
| 1784 | Thomas Johnes |
| 1790 | Thomas Johnes |
| 1796 | Walter Wilkins | Whig[3][4]
| 1828  | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Tory[3]
| 1834 | Conservative[3]
| 1835 | Walter Wilkins | Whig[3][4]
| 1840  | Sir John Walsh | Conservative[3]
| 1868 | Hon. Arthur Walsh | Conservative
| 1880 | Sir Richard Green-Price | Liberal
| 1885 | Hon. Arthur Walsh | Conservative
| 1892 | Frank Edwards[5] | Liberal
| 1895 | Powlett Milbank | Conservative
| 1900 | Frank Edwards | Liberal
| January 1910 | Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | Conservative
| December 1910 | Sir Frank Edwards | Liberal

## Election results

[edit]

Decades: |

* 1840s
* 1850s
* 1860s
* 1870s
* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s

|

### Elections in the 1830s

[edit]

General election 1830: Radnorshire [3][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 800 |
| Tory gain from Whig
General election 1831: Radnorshire [3][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 800 |
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Radnorshire [3][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,046  |
| Tory hold
General election 1835: Radnorshire [3][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840)  | 483  | 51.4
| Conservative | John Walsh | 456  | 48.6
Majority  | 27  | 2.8
Turnout | 939  | 87.4
Registered electors | 1,074  |
| Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1837: Radnorshire [3][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,944  |
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1840s

[edit]

Wilkins' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 10 June 1840: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
| Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1841: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | 973  | 65.9  | N/A
| Whig | Alfred Harley[3][8] | 504  | 34.1  | N/A
Majority  | 469  | 31.8  | N/A
Turnout | 1,477  | 71.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 2,067  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
General election 1847: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,943  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1850s

[edit]

General election 1852: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,802  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1857: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,662  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1859: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,656  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1860s

[edit]

General election 1865: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,597  |  |
| Conservative hold

Walsh was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Ormathwaite and causing a by-election.

By-election, 28 April 1868: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1868: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed
Registered electors | 2,216  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1870s

[edit]

General election 1874: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 889  | 48.8  | N/A
| Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 832  | 45.7  | New
| Liberal | George Augustus Haig[9] | 100  | 5.5  | New
Majority  | 57  | 3.1  | N/A
Turnout | 1,821  | 74.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 2,431  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s

[edit]

General election 1880: Radnorshire [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,137  | 58.7  | +13.0
| Conservative | Robert Mynors[10] | 800  | 41.3  | −7.5
Majority  | 337  | 17.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,937  | 79.6  | +4.7
Registered electors | 2,434  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.3  |
General election 1885: Radnorshire [11][12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,880  | 50.9  | +9.6
| Liberal | Charles Rogers | 1,813  | 49.1  | −9.6
Majority  | 67  | 1.8  | N/A
Turnout | 3,693  | 81.4  | +1.8
Registered electors | 4,539  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6  |
General election 1886: Radnorshire [12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,910  | 53.4  | +2.5
| Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,668  | 46.6  | −2.5
Majority  | 242  | 6.8  | +5.0
Turnout | 3,578  | 78.8  | −2.6
Registered electors | 4,539  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5  |

### Elections in the 1890s

[edit]

Bradney General election 1892: Radnorshire [12][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,973  | 53.1  | +6.5
| Conservative | Joseph Bradney | 1,740  | 46.9  | −6.5
Majority  | 233  | 6.2  | N/A
Turnout | 3,713  | 81.9  | +3.1
Registered electors | 4,535  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5  |
General election 1895: Radnorshire [12][15][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Powlett Milbank | 1,949  | 51.0  | +4.1
| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,870  | 49.0  | −4.1
Majority  | 79  | 2.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,819  | 78.9  | −3.0
Registered electors | 4,838  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1  |

### Elections in the 1900s

[edit]

Edwards General election 1900: Radnorshire [11][12][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,082  | 52.1  | +3.1
| Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 1,916  | 47.9  | −3.1
Majority  | 166  | 4.2  | N/A
Turnout | 3,998  | 76.6  | −2.3
Registered electors | 5,219  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1  |
General election 1906: Radnorshire [11][12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,187  | 52.1  | 0.0
| Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,013  | 47.9  | 0.0
Majority  | 174  | 4.2  | 0.0
Turnout | 4,200  | 76.8  | +0.2
Registered electors | 5,466  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0  |

### Elections in the 1910s

[edit]

General election January 1910: Radnorshire [11][16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,222  | 50.2  | +2.3
| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,208  | 49.8  | −2.3
Majority  | 14  | 0.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,430  | 74.2  | −2.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.3  |
General election December 1910: Radnorshire [11][16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,224  | 50.5  | +0.7
| Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,182  | 49.5  | −0.7
Majority  | 42  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 4,406  | 73.8  | −0.4
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7  |

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: William Lewis[17]
* Unionist: Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr[18]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h "History of Parliament". Retrieved 30 August 2011.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". Retrieved 30 August 2011.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 201–202. Retrieved 14 August 2019 - via Google Books.
4. ^ a b Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 236. Retrieved 14 August 2019 - via Google Books.
5. ^ Created a baronet, 1907
6. ^ a b Escott, Margaret. "Radnorshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
8. ^ "Hereford Times". 3 July 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2019 - via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "The Liberals of Radnorshire". South Wales Daily News. 6 May 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 18 January 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ "Radnor Elections". South Wales Daily News. 1 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 10 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
12. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
13. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
14. ^ a b Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
15. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
16. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
17. ^ The Times, 14 January 1914
18. ^ ‘MERTHYR’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015; online edn, Feb 2015 accessed 27 Aug 2016

## Sources

[edit]

* D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
* Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
* The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
* F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
* J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
* W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)

* v
* t
* e

Historic UK Parliament constituencies in Wales

Last contested in 1880

* Beaumaris
* Brecon
* Caernarvonshire
* Cardigan
* Carmarthenshire
* Denbighshire
* Glamorganshire
* Haverfordwest
* Monmouthshire
* Pembroke
* Radnor

Last contested in 1910

* Breconshire
* Denbigh Boroughs
* East Carmarthenshire
* East Denbighshire
* East Glamorganshire
* Eifion
* Flint Boroughs
* Mid Glamorganshire
* Monmouth Boroughs
* Montgomery
* North Monmouthshire
* Pembroke and Haverfordwest
* Radnorshire
* Rhondda
* South Glamorganshire
* South Monmouthshire
* Swansea
* West Carmarthenshire
* West Denbighshire
* West Monmouthshire

Last contested in 1915

* Cardiff
* Carmarthen (historic)
* Merthyr Tydfil
* Swansea Boroughs

Last contested in 1945

* Caernarfon
* Caernarvonshire
* Cardiff Central (historic)
* Cardiff East (historic)
* Cardiff South
* Flintshire
* Llandaff and Barry
* Merthyr
* University of Wales

Last contested in 1970

* Rhondda East
* Rhondda West

Last contested in 1979

* Aberdare
* Abertillery
* Barry
* Bedwellty
* Cardiff North West
* Cardiff South East
* Ceredigion
* Denbigh
* East Flintshire
* Ebbw Vale
* Merioneth
* Merthyr Tydfil
* Newport
* Pontypool
* West Flintshire

Last contested in 1992 (review)

* Ceredigion and Pembroke North
* Clwyd North West
* Clwyd South West
* Pembrokeshire

Last contested in 2005 (review)

* Caernarfon
* Conwy
* Meirionnydd Nant Conwy

Last contested in 2019 (review)

* Aberavon
* Aberconwy
* Arfon
* Blaenau Gwent
* Brecon and Radnorshire
* Cardiff Central
* Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
* Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
* Ceredigion
* Clwyd South
* Clwyd West
* Cynon Valley
* Delyn
* Islwyn
* Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
* Monmouth
* Montgomeryshire
* Neath
* Newport West
* Ogmore
* Preseli Pembrokeshire
* Rhondda
* Swansea East
* Vale of Clwyd

*[c.]: circa
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template