Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis
Former borough constituency; for the House of Commons
1295–1868
Seats	two (1295–1832); one (1832–1868)
Replaced by	Dorset

Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.

Members of Parliament

1295–1629

Constituency created (1295)

Parliament	First member	Second member
1386	Walter Tropenell	Robert Membury^[1]
1388 (Feb)	Walter Tropenell	Robert Membury^[1]
1388 (Sep)	Walter Tropenell	John Dorset^[1]
1390 (Jan)	Walter Tropenell	John Dorset^[1]
1390 (Nov)
1391	Walter Tropenell	John Dorset^[1]
1393	Robert Membury	Roger Crogge^[1]
1394	Robert Membury	John Stikelane^[1]
1395	John Dorset	John Wade^[1]
1397 (Jan)	Thomas Bathe	Hugh Sampford^[1]
1397 (Sep)	John Stikelane	John Crone^[1]
1399	Roger Crogge	John Stikelane^[1]
1401
1402	Roger Crogge	Ralph Stikelane^[1]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406	Roger Crogge	Ralph Stikelane^[1]
1407	Peter Richman	John Baker III^[1]
1410	Thomas Haseley	^[1]
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)	Thomas Walsingham	Roger Crogge^[1]
1414 (Apr)	John Tynham	Thomas Stikelane^[1]
1414 (Nov)	John Tynham	Roger Crogge^[1]
1415
1416 (Mar)
1416 (Oct)
1417	Thomas Est	William Taverner^[1]
1419	Thomas Stikelane^[2]	^[1]
1420	Edward Cullyford^[3]	John Richman^[1]
1421 (May)	Thoms Lond	Nicholas Radford^[1]
1421 (Dec)	Thomas Richman	Richard Parker^[1]
1491	John Burgh^[4]
1510–1523	No names known
1529	John Pyne, died and repl. after 1532 by ?John Tudoll	Thomas Burgh
1536	?
1539	?
1542	?
1545	John Fry	William Pole
1547	Sir Francis Fleming	Henry Leke^[5]
1553 (Mar)	?
1553 (Oct)	Thomas Goodwin	John Mallock
Parliament of 1554
Parliament of 1554–1555
Parliament of 1555	John Strowbridge	Jasper Poyntz
Parliament of 1558	Jasper Poyntz^[6]	John Popham^{[n 1]}
Parliament of 1559	Nicholas Throckmorton	John Mallock
Parliament of 1563–1567	Francis Walsingham	William Butler (or Boteler?)
Parliament of 1571	John Astley	William Ellesdon
Parliament of 1572–1581	John Astley	George Ellesdon
Parliament of 1584–1585	Edward Drew	John Hassard
Parliament of 1586–1587	Thomas Hughes	John Hassard
Parliament of 1588–1589	Hamden Paulet	Robert Hassard
Parliament of 1593	Zachariah Bethel	Robert Hassard
Parliament of 1597–1598	Richard Tichborne	Christopher Ellesdon
Parliament of 1601	John FitzJames	Nicholas Throckmorton, later Nicholas Carew
Parliament of 1604–1611	Sir George Somers died 1610 By-election Sir Francis Russell	John Hassard too ill to continue sitting 1610^{[n 2]} By-election George Jeffreys
Addled Parliament (1614)	Sir Edward Seymour	George Browne
Parliament of 1621–1622	John Poulett	Robert Hassard
Happy Parliament (1624–1625)	Sir John Drake	William Wynn
Useless Parliament (1625)	John Drake	Thomas Paramour
Parliament of 1625–1626	Sir Walter Erle
Parliament of 1628–1629	Christopher Erle
No Parliament summoned 1629–1640

1640–1832

Year	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party
April 1640^{[n 3]}		Sir Walter Erle	Parliamentarian		Richard Rose	Parliamentarian
November 1640		Edmund Prideaux	Parliamentarian		Richard Rose	Parliamentarian
December 1648		Edmund Prideaux	Parliamentarian	Rose not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653	Lyme Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654		Sir Edmund Prideaux^{[n 4]}		Lyme Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656
January 1659					Henry Henley
May 1659				One seat vacant
April 1660		Walter Yonge			Thomas Moore (sat for Heytesbury)
June 1660		Walter Yonge			Henry Hyde, later Earl of Clarendon
1661		Sir John Shaw			Henry Henley
1679		Sir George Strode
1679		Thomas Moore
1685		John Pole			Sir Winston Churchill
1689		John Pole			John Burridge
1690		Henry Henley			John Burridge
1695		Henry Henley			Robert Henley
1701		Joseph Paice			Robert Henley
1701		Joseph Paice			John Burridge
1702		Henry Henley
1705		Thomas Freke
1710		Henry Henley			John Burridge, junior
1715		John Henley
1722		Henry Holt Henley
1727		Henry Drax
1728		Henry Drax			Henry Holt Henley^{[n 5]}
1734		John Scrope			Henry Holt Henley^{[n 5]}
1748		John Scrope			Robert Henley
1753		Thomas Fane, later Earl of Westmorland	Tory^[7]		Robert Henley
1754					Francis Fane	Tory^[7]
1757					Henry Fane	Tory^[7]
1762		Lord Burghersh, later Earl of Westmorland	Tory^[7]
1772		Hon. Henry Fane	Tory^[7]
1777					Francis Fane	Tory^[7]
1780^{[n 6]}					David Robert Michel	Tory
1784					Hon. Thomas Fane	Tory^[7]
1802		Henry Fane	Tory^[7]		Hon. Thomas Fane	Tory^[7]
1806					Lord Burghersh, later Earl of Westmorland	Tory^[7]
1816					John Thomas Fane	Tory^[7]
1818		Vere Fane	Tory^[7]
1826		Hon. Henry Sutton Fane	Tory^[7]
1832	Representation reduced to one member

1832–1868

Election		Member	Party
	1832	William Pinney	Whig^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
	1842^{[n 7]}	Thomas Hussey	Conservative
	1847	Sir Thomas Abdy	Whig^[13]^[14]
	1852	William Pinney	Whig^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
	1859	William Pinney	Liberal
	1865	John Wright Treeby	Conservative
1868		Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Lyme Regis^[7]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Tory	John Thomas Fane	Unopposed
	Tory	Henry Sutton Fane	Unopposed
Registered electors			c. 30
	Tory hold
	Tory hold

General election 1831: Lyme Regis^[7]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Tory	John Thomas Fane	Unopposed
	Tory	Henry Sutton Fane	Unopposed
Registered electors			c. 30
	Tory hold
	Tory hold

General election 1832: Lyme Regis^[16]^[7]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Pinney	79	43.2
	Tory	John Fane	60	32.8
	Whig	John Melville	44	24.0
Majority			19	10.4
Turnout			183	82.2
Registered electors			222
	Whig gain from Tory

General election 1835: Lyme Regis^[16]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Whig	William Pinney	Unopposed
Registered electors			250
	Whig hold

General election 1837: Lyme Regis^[16]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Pinney	121	58.2
	Conservative	Renn Hampden	87	41.8
Majority			34	16.4
Turnout			208	85.6
Registered electors			243
	Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Lyme Regis^[16]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	William Pinney	123	52.8	−5.4
	Conservative	Thomas Hussey	110	47.2	+5.4
Majority			13	5.6	−10.8
Turnout			233	84.1	−1.5
Registered electors			277
	Whig hold		Swing	−5.4

Pinney was unseated on petition on 31 May 1842, and Hussey was declared elected.

General election 1847: Lyme Regis^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Thomas Abdy	146	50.5	−2.3
	Conservative	Fitzroy Kelly^[17]	143	49.5	+2.3
Majority			3	1.0	−4.6
Turnout			289	88.7	+4.6
Registered electors			326
	Whig hold		Swing	−2.3

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Lyme Regis^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	William Pinney	145	53.5	+3.0
	Conservative	Phipps Hornby^[18]	126	46.5	−3.0
Majority			19	7.0	+6.0
Turnout			271	87.7	−1.0
Registered electors			309
	Whig hold		Swing	+3.0

General election 1857: Lyme Regis^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	William Pinney	144	73.1	+19.6
	Conservative	Thomas Hesketh	53	26.9	−19.6
Majority			91	46.2	+39.2
Turnout			197	74.9	−12.8
Registered electors			263
	Whig hold		Swing	+19.6

General election 1859: Lyme Regis^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Pinney	116	50.2	−22.9
	Conservative	John Wright Treeby	115	49.8	+22.9
Majority			1	0.4	−45.8
Turnout			231	87.5	+12.6
Registered electors			264
	Liberal hold		Swing	−22.9

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Lyme Regis^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Wright Treeby	116	52.0	+2.2
	Liberal	John Clarke Hawkshaw^[19]^{[full citation needed]}	107	48.0	−2.2
Majority			9	4.0	N/A
Turnout			223	89.2	+1.7
Registered electors			250
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.2

Notes and references

Notes

^ This may be the future Speaker of the House of Commons, John Popham (1531–1607), but his entry in the Dictionary of National Biography judges this identification as "uncertain".
^ In 1607, Sir George Somers reported to the Commons that his colleague, Hassard, was too ill from gout to continue serving, and attempted to have him dismissed from his seat. However, the House resolved "That he shall still serve, and that he shall not be removed". But in 1610 Sir John Jeffreys offered a petition on behalf of the borough to allow Hassard to be replaced, and a committee on investigation found that the 69-year-old MP was bed-ridden and incurable, and a new writ was ordered to replace him. (Oldfield, Vol I, p 372).
^ Browne Willis gives three names for Lyme Regis in the Short Parliament, those of Erle, Rose and Prideaux. Other sources do not suggest that Prideaux sat in that Parliament (whereas Erle certainly did), and it is probably his name that is in error.
^ Prideaux took his seat in the restored Rump, but died 1659
^ Burridge was re-elected at the general election of 1727 but was subsequently judged to be ineligible since he was Mayor of the borough at the time of the election, and his defeated opponent Henley was declared elected in his place
^ In 1780 there was a double return: on petition, the election was declared void and a new election held with the same candidates: Fane and Michel were elected in preference to Henry Harford and Lionel Darell.
^ Pinney was initially declared re-elected at the general election of 1841, but on petition his election was declared void and Hussey declared elected in his place after scrutiny of the votes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^ "STIKELANE, Thomas, of Bridport and Lyme Regis, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "CULLYFORD, Edward (d.c.1446), of Hinton St. George, Somerset". History of Parliament.
^ Cavill, P. R. (13 August 2009). The English Parliaments of Henry VII. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191610264.
^ "LEKE, Henry (by 1526-58 or later), ?of London. | History of Parliament Online".
^ "Lyme Regis | History of Parliament Online".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ ^a ^b "Election Talk". The Spectator. 13 December 1834. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b "The General Election". Sherborne Mercury. 27 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b "To the Editor of the Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury". Sherborne Mercury. 28 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b Elvins, Brian. "Somerset County M.P.s 1832–1885—A Profile" (PDF). Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. p. 152. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "The Provinces". The Spectator. 3 April 1847. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "The General Election". Western Times. 7 August 1847. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Election Movements". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 31 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c Farrell, Stephen. "Lyme Regis". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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.^{[page needed]}
^ "Lyme Regis and Sir Fitzroy Kelly". The Ipswich Journal. 28 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Lyme Regis Election". Southern Times and Dorset County Herald. 10 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Dorset County Chronicle. 6 July 1865. p. 17 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000408/18650706/057/0017. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[7] This may be the future Speaker of the House of Commons, John Popham (1531–1607), but his entry in the Dictionary of National Biography judges this identification as "uncertain".

[8] In 1607, Sir George Somers reported to the Commons that his colleague, Hassard, was too ill from gout to continue serving, and attempted to have him dismissed from his seat. However, the House resolved "That he shall still serve, and that he shall not be removed". But in 1610 Sir John Jeffreys offered a petition on behalf of the borough to allow Hassard to be replaced, and a committee on investigation found that the 69-year-old MP was bed-ridden and incurable, and a new writ was ordered to replace him. (Oldfield, Vol I, p 372).

[9] Browne Willis gives three names for Lyme Regis in the Short Parliament, those of Erle, Rose and Prideaux. Other sources do not suggest that Prideaux sat in that Parliament (whereas Erle certainly did), and it is probably his name that is in error.

[10] Prideaux took his seat in the restored Rump, but died 1659

[11] Burridge was re-elected at the general election of 1727 but was subsequently judged to be ineligible since he was Mayor of the borough at the time of the election, and his defeated opponent Henley was declared elected in his place

[13] In 1780 there was a double return: on petition, the election was declared void and a new election held with the same candidates: Fane and Michel were elected in preference to Henry Harford and Lionel Darell.

[19] Pinney was initially declared re-elected at the general election of 1841, but on petition his election was declared void and Hussey declared elected in his place after scrutiny of the votes

[HoP1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

[2] "STIKELANE, Thomas, of Bridport and Lyme Regis, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[3] "CULLYFORD, Edward (d.c.1446), of Hinton St. George, Somerset". History of Parliament.

[4] Cavill, P. R. (13 August 2009). The English Parliaments of Henry VII. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191610264.

[5] "LEKE, Henry (by 1526-58 or later), ?of London. | History of Parliament Online".

[6] "Lyme Regis | History of Parliament Online".

[stooks-smith-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[spectator1834-14] "Election Talk". The Spectator. 13 December 1834. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[sherborne1852-15] "The General Election". Sherborne Mercury. 27 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[sherborne1847-16] "To the Editor of the Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury". Sherborne Mercury. 28 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[elvins-17] Elvins, Brian. "Somerset County M.P.s 1832–1885—A Profile" (PDF). Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. p. 152. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[spectator1847-18] "The Provinces". The Spectator. 3 April 1847. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[20] "The General Election". Western Times. 7 August 1847. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[21] "Election Movements". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 31 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[hop1820-1832-22] Farrell, Stephen. "Lyme Regis". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[craig1832-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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.^{[page needed]}

[24] "Lyme Regis and Sir Fitzroy Kelly". The Ipswich Journal. 28 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[25] "Lyme Regis Election". Southern Times and Dorset County Herald. 10 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[26] Dorset County Chronicle. 6 July 1865. p. 17 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000408/18650706/057/0017. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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