Ludlow

Number of seats: 2 seats 1832-1868
County (pre 1974): Shropshire
County (post 1974): Shropshire
Authority (1995): Not specified
Nation: England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 108
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 359
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 433
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 469
Formed 1832
Disbanded current
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3,4) Shropshire, Ludlow

Elected Members

  1. Clive

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1839*
    Date of exit: 16 May 1839
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Also MP for Ludlow six times before 1832.
  2. Edward Romilly

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1835
    Date of exit: 6 January 1835
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. Edmund Charlton

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1835
    Date of election: 6 January 1835
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1837
    Date of exit: 24 July 1837
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. Henry Salwey

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1837
    Date of election: 24 July 1837
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Thomas Alcock

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1839*
    Date of election: 6 June 1839
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1840*
    Date of exit: c. 1840*
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Also MP for Newton, Lancashire, 1826-1830. Exit before 23 May 1840; unseated on petition.
  6. Beriah Botfield

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1840*
    Date of election: 23 May 1840
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: High Sheriff of Northants 1831, Dept lt 1841
  7. James Ackers

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. Henry Salwey

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 7 July 1852
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  9. Henry Clive

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 7 July 1852
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  10. Robert Clive

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1854*
    Date of exit: c. 1854*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit in January 1854; resigned after father's death (20/01/1854) to contest by-election in Shropshire Southern.
  11. Percy Herbert

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1854*
    Date of election: 7 February 1854
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1860*
    Date of exit: c. 1860*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit before 4 September 1860.
  12. Beriah Botfield

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1863*
    Date of exit: 3 September 1902
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  13. George Windsor-Clive

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1860*
    Date of election: 4 September 1860
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  14. William Fraser

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1863*
    Date of election: 28 August 1863
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1865
    Date of exit: 11 July 1865
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  15. John Severne

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1868
    Date of exit: 17 November 1868
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  16. Robert More

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1886
    Date of exit: 1 July 1886
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  17. Robert More

    Party: LU
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: 1 July 1886
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1903*
    Date of exit: 25 November 1903
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: LU
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  18. Rowland Hunt

    Party: LU
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1903*
    Date of election: 22 December 1903
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: LU
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  19. Windsor

    Party: Co. Con.
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1922*
    Date of election: 4 January 1922
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Co. Con.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  20. Windsor

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1923*
    Date of exit: 6 March 1923
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  21. George Windsor-Clive

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1923*
    Date of election: 19 April 1923
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  22. Uvedale Corbett

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 5 July 1945
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1951
    Date of exit: 25 October 1951
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  23. Christopher Holland-Martin

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1951
    Date of election: 25 October 1951
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1960*
    Date of exit: 5 April 1960
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  24. Jasper More

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1960*
    Date of election: 16 November 1960
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1979
    Date of exit: 3 May 1979
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  25. Eric Cockeram

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1979
    Date of election: 3 May 1979
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1987
    Date of exit: 11 June 1987
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Retired after implication in British Telecom shares scandal

Other candidates

  1. Thomas Alcock

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1837
    Date of election: 1837-07-24 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. John Gilbert

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: 1966-03-31 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  3. John Marek

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974²
    Date of election: 1974-10-10 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  4. George Larpent

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1840*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: