Barnstaple

Number of seats: 2 seats 1832-1885
County (pre 1974): Devon
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): N/A
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 18
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 242
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 310
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1832
Disbanded 1950
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3) Devon, Barnstaple

Elected Members

  1. Charles Fancourt

    Party: Conservative
    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: 1837
    Date of exit: 24 July 1837
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. John Chichester

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Also MP for this constituency 1831-1832
  3. Frederick Hodgson

    Party: Conservative
    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: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: also MP B'staple 1824, 1826, 1831, so direct conn
  4. Montagu Gore

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Frederick Hodgson

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. Richard Bremridge

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1853
    Date of exit: c. 1853
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: 1852 General Election result declared void on petition, April 1853. Exit resulted in by election.
  7. John Fortescue

    Party: Liberal
    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: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. William Fraser

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1853
    Date of exit: c. 1853
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  9. John Laurie

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1854
    Date of election: 25 August 1854
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1855
    Date of exit: c. 1855
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.
  10. Richard Guinness

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1854
    Date of election: 25 August 1854
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1857
    Date of exit: 27 March 1857
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Did not take seat until December 1854. Elected as a result of a by election.
  11. William Fraser

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1859
    Date of exit: 28 April 1859
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  12. John Laurie

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1859
    Date of exit: 28 April 1859
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  13. John Davie

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1859
    Date of election: 28 April 1859
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1865
    Date of exit: 11 July 1865
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  14. Thomas Lloyd

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1863
    Date of election: 20 October 1863
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1864
    Date of exit: c. 1864
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.
  15. Thomas Cave

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1880
    Date of exit: 31 March 1880
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  16. Charles Williams

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1868
    Date of election: 17 November 1868
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1874
    Date of exit: 31 January 1874
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Stenton says he resigned in 1873, but Craig makes no mention of this.
  17. Samuel Waddy

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1874
    Date of election: 31 January 1874
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1879
    Date of exit: c. 1879
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit in or before December 1879; resigned in order to contest by-election at Sheffield. Exit resulted in by election.
  18. Newton Lymington

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 31 March 1880
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  19. Robert Carden

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 31 March 1880
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  20. Alfred Billson

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  21. William Gull

    Party: LU
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1895
    Date of election: 13 July 1895
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1900
    Date of exit: 1 October 1900
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: LU
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  22. Ernest Soares

    Party: Liberal Party
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: 1 October 1900
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1911
    Date of exit: 15 April 1911
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal Party
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  23. Godfrey Baring

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1911
    Date of election: 6 May 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: Entered as a result of a by election.
  24. John Rees

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Sat as Co. Lib. for latter part of this service
  25. John Rees

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1924
    Date of exit: 29 October 1924
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  26. Richard Acland

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Sat as Common Wealth 1942-1945.
  27. Richard Bremridge

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1863
    Date of election: c. 1863
    Nature of election: Petition
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1865
    Date of exit: 11 July 1865
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Seated on petition following defeat at by-election on 20 October 1863. Elected as a result of a by election.

Other candidates

  1. John Fortescue

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 1841-06-29 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. Henry Grenfell

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 1880-03-31 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  3. David Mason

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 1929-05-30 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  4. Richard Acland

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 1931-10-27 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  5. Mark Bonham Carter

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 1945-07-05 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  6. John Fleming

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1874
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  7. William Tite

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1854
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  8. Richard Bremridge

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1863
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.