Forest of Dean

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Gloucestershire
County (post 1974): Gloucestershire
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 270
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 343
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1885
Disbanded
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3) Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean

Elected Members

  1. Thomas Blake

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1887
    Date of exit: c. 1887
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit July 1887. Exit resulted in by election.
  2. Godfrey Samuelson

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1887
    Date of election: 29 July 1887
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1892
    Date of exit: 4 July 1892
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Defeated contesting Tewkesbury at 1892 General Election. Elected as a result of a by election.
  3. Charles Dilke

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1911
    Date of exit: 26 January 1911
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  4. Henry Webb

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1911
    Date of election: 24 February 1911
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Defeated standing as Co. Lib. Elected as a result of a by election.
  5. James Wignall

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1925
    Date of exit: 10 June 1925
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: TGWU
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  6. David Vaughan

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 30 May 1929
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. John Worthington

    Party: National Labour Organisation
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: National Labour Organisation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. John Plunkett

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 1885-11-24 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  2. Paul Marland

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  3. Michael Beaumont

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  4. Henry Terrell

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  5. Michael Beaumont

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1925
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.