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Data Last Updated: 27 February 2026
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Date Elected	Until	Name	Birth	Death	Age at Election	Age at Death
9 Apr 1660	8 Apr 1661	William Ince		27 Jan 1679
9 Apr 1660	13 Jan 1673	John Ratcliffe	c 1611	13 Jan 1673
8 Apr 1661	22 May 1675	Sir Thomas Smith, bt	c 1622	22 May 1675
10 Feb 1673	17 Feb 1679	Robert Werden	c 1622	23 Jan 1690
14 Jun 1675	9 Mar 1685	William Williams	c 1634	11 Jul 1700
17 Feb 1679	14 Feb 1681	Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt	20 Nov 1655	2 Jul 1700	23	44
14 Feb 1681	9 Mar 1685	Roger Whitley	c 1618	17 Jul 1697
9 Mar 1685	11 Jan 1689	Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt	20 Nov 1655	2 Jul 1700	29	44
9 Mar 1685	11 Jan 1689	Robert Werden	c 1622	23 Jan 1690
11 Jan 1689	17 Mar 1690	George Mainwaring	10 Dec 1642	14 Aug 1695	46	52
11 Jan 1689	17 Mar 1690	Roger Whitley	c 1618	17 Jul 1697
17 Mar 1690	8 Jan 1701	Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt	20 Nov 1655	2 Jul 1700	34	44
17 Mar 1690	18 Nov 1695	Richard Levinge	2 May 1656	13 Jul 1724	33	68
18 Nov 1695	17 Jul 1697	Roger Whitley	c 1618	17 Jul 1697
12 Jan 1698	27 Jul 1698	Thomas Cowper	3 Nov 1670	13 Aug 1718	27	47
27 Jul 1698	16 Feb 1715	Peter Shakerley	c 1650	24 Jun 1726
8 Jan 1701	1711	Sir Henry Bunbury, bt	29 Nov 1676	12 Feb 1733	24	56
21 Sep 1713	24 Aug 1727	Sir Henry Bunbury, bt	29 Nov 1676	12 Feb 1733	36	56
16 Feb 1715	12 Jul 1732	Sir Richard Grosvenor, bt	26 Jun 1689	12 Jul 1732	25	43
24 Aug 1727	31 Jan 1733	Thomas Grosvenor	7 Dec 1693	31 Jan 1733	33	39
24 Jan 1733	1 Aug 1755	Robert Grosvenor	7 May 1695	1 Aug 1755	37	60
21 Mar 1733	10 Apr 1742	Sir Charles Bunbury, bt	9 Feb 1708	10 Apr 1742	25	34
5 May 1742	1 May 1754	Philip Henry Warburton	3 May 1700	16 Aug 1760	42	60
1 May 1754	8 Apr 1761	Richard Grosvenor	18 Jun 1731	5 Aug 1802	22	71
10 Dec 1755	12 Feb 1795	Thomas Grosvenor	Mar 1734	12 Feb 1795	21	60
8 Apr 1761	18 Jun 1790	Richard Wilbraham Bootle	20 Sep 1725	13 Mar 1796	35	70
18 Jun 1790	5 Aug 1802	Robert Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave	22 Mar 1767	17 Feb 1845	23	77
20 Feb 1795	22 Jun 1826	Thomas Grosvenor	30 May 1764	20 Jan 1851	30	86
15 Dec 1802	6 May 1807	Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor	5 Oct 1762	8 Feb 1819	40	56
6 May 1807	26 Jun 1818	John Egerton	11 Jul 1766	24 May 1825	40	58
26 Jun 1818	28 Jul 1830	Richard Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave	27 Jan 1795	31 Oct 1869	23	74
22 Jun 1826	Nov 1830	Hon Robert Grosvenor	24 Apr 1801	18 Nov 1893	25	92
28 Jul 1830	6 May 1831	Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, bt	13 Nov 1806	5 Apr 1881	23	74
6 May 1831	19 Apr 1832	Foster Cunliffe-Offley	17 Aug 1782	19 Apr 1832	48	49
6 May 1831	Aug 1846	Hon Robert Grosvenor	24 Apr 1801	18 Nov 1893	30	92
18 May 1832	12 Dec 1832	John Finchett Maddock	c 1775	24 Jan 1858
12 Dec 1832	17 Jul 1846	John Jervis	12 Jan 1802	1 Nov 1856	30	54
30 Jan 1847	31 Oct 1869	Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor	13 Oct 1825	22 Dec 1899	21	74
28 Jul 1847	16 Jul 1850	Sir John Jervis	12 Jan 1802	1 Nov 1856	45	54
22 Jul 1850	28 Mar 1857	Hon William Owen Stanley	13 Nov 1802	24 Feb 1884	47	81
28 Mar 1857	30 Apr 1859	Enoch Robert Gibbon Salisbury	7 Nov 1819	27 Oct 1890	37	70
30 Apr 1859	12 Jul 1865	Philip Stapleton Humberston	1812	16 Jan 1891
12 Jul 1865	16 Nov 1868	William Henry Gladstone	3 Jun 1840	4 Jul 1891	25	51
16 Nov 1868	1 Apr 1880	Henry Cecil Raikes	25 Nov 1838	24 Aug 1891	29	52
4 Dec 1869	3 Feb 1874	Hon Norman de L'Aigle Grosvenor	22 Apr 1845	21 Nov 1898	24	53
3 Feb 1874	3 May 1880	Rt Hon John George Dodson	18 Oct 1825	25 May 1897	48	71
1 Apr 1880	17 Jul 1880	Hon Beilby Lawley	12 May 1849	15 Jan 1912	30	62
26 Nov 1885	6 Jul 1886	Dr Balthazar Walter Foster	17 Jul 1840	31 Jan 1913	45	72
6 Jul 1886	17 Jan 1906	Robert Armstrong Yerburgh	17 Jan 1853	18 Dec 1916	33	63
17 Jan 1906	17 Jan 1910	Alfred Moritz Mond	23 Oct 1868	27 Dec 1930	37	62
17 Jan 1910	25 Nov 1918	Robert Armstrong Yerburgh	17 Jan 1853	18 Dec 1916	57	63
29 Feb 1916	25 Nov 1918	Sir Owen Cosby Philipps, Bt	25 Mar 1863	5 Jun 1937	52	74

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132 returns loaded
22 notes loaded
-12 > -999
adding William Ince (58020) to list (16600409)
adding John Ratcliffe (58019) to list (16600409)
-11 > -12
processing candidate 2: John Ratcliffe (58019)
adding Sir Thomas Smith, bt (58022) to list (16610408)
adding Robert Werden (58023) to list (16730210)
adding William Williams (42285) to list (16750614)
-10 > -11
processing note 0: (8327/-11): Death of John Ratcliffe.
processing note 1: (8328/-11): Death of Sir Thomas Smith, bt.
adding Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024) to list (16790217)
processing candidate 7: William Williams (42285)
-9 > -10
processing candidate 8: Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024)
processing candidate 9: William Williams (42285)
-8 > -9
adding Roger Whitley (43601) to list (16810214)
processing candidate 11: William Williams (42285)
-7 > -8
adding Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024) to list (16850309)
adding Robert Werden (58023) to list (16850309)
-6 > -7
adding George Mainwaring (58026) to list (16890111)
adding Roger Whitley (43601) to list (16890111)
-5 > -6
adding Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024) to list (16900317)
adding Richard Levinge (58027) to list (16900317)
-4 > -5
processing candidate 18: Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024)
adding Roger Whitley (43601) to list (16951118)
adding Thomas Cowper (58029) to list (16980112)
-3 > -4
processing note 2: (8329/-4): Death of Roger Whitley.
processing candidate 21: Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt (58024)
adding Peter Shakerley (58030) to list (16980727)
-2 > -3
adding Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967) to list (17010108)
processing candidate 24: Peter Shakerley (58030)
-1 > -2
processing candidate 25: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 26: Peter Shakerley (58030)
0 > -1
processing candidate 27: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 28: Peter Shakerley (58030)
1 > 0
processing candidate 29: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 30: Peter Shakerley (58030)
2 > 1
processing candidate 31: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 32: Peter Shakerley (58030)
3 > 2
processing candidate 33: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 34: Peter Shakerley (58030)
processing candidate 35: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
4 > 3
processing note 3: (8330/3): Resignation of Sir Henry Bunbury, bt on appointment as a Commissioner of Revenue (Ireland).
adding Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967) to list (17130921)
processing candidate 37: Peter Shakerley (58030)
5 > 4
processing candidate 38: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
adding Sir Richard Grosvenor, bt (41966) to list (17150216)
6 > 5
processing candidate 40: Sir Henry Bunbury, bt (41967)
processing candidate 41: Sir Richard Grosvenor, bt (41966)
7 > 6
adding Thomas Grosvenor (41970) to list (17270824)
processing candidate 43: Sir Richard Grosvenor, bt (41966)
adding Robert Grosvenor (41971) to list (17330124)
adding Sir Charles Bunbury, bt (41973) to list (17330321)
8 > 7
processing note 4: (6626/7): Death of Sir Richard Grosvenor, bt.
processing note 5: (6627/7): Death of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bt.
processing candidate 46: Sir Charles Bunbury, bt (41973)
processing candidate 47: Sir Robert Grosvenor, bt (41971)
9 > 8
processing candidate 48: Sir Charles Bunbury, bt (41973)
processing candidate 49: Sir Robert Grosvenor, bt (41971)
adding Philip Henry Warburton (41975) to list (17420505)
10 > 9
processing note 6: (6628/9): Death of Sir Charles Bunbury, bt.
processing candidate 51: Sir Robert Grosvenor, bt (41971)
processing candidate 52: Philip Henry Warburton (41975)
11 > 10
processing note 7: (6629/10): Petition - dismissed.
processing candidate 53: Sir Robert Grosvenor, bt (41971)
adding Richard Grosvenor (41977) to list (17540501)
adding Thomas Grosvenor (41978) to list (17551210)
12 > 11
processing note 8: (6630/11): Death of Sir Robert Grosvenor, bt.
processing candidate 56: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
adding Richard Wilbraham Bootle (41979) to list (17610408)
13 > 12
processing candidate 58: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
processing candidate 59: Richard Wilbraham Bootle (41979)
14 > 13
processing candidate 60: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
processing candidate 61: Richard Wilbraham Bootle (41979)
15 > 14
processing candidate 62: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
processing candidate 63: Richard Wilbraham Bootle (41979)
16 > 15
processing candidate 64: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
processing candidate 65: Richard Wilbraham Bootle (41979)
17 > 16
processing candidate 66: Thomas Grosvenor (41978)
adding Robert Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (41982) to list (17900618)
adding Thomas Grosvenor (41983) to list (17950220)
18 > 17
processing note 9: (6631/17): Death of Thomas Grosvenor.
processing candidate 69: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
processing candidate 70: Robert Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (41982)
19 > 18
processing candidate 71: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
processing candidate 72: Robert Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (41982)
adding Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor (41984) to list (18021215)
20 > 19
processing note 10: (6632/19): Succession of Viscount Belgrave to the Peerage - 2nd Earl Grosvenor.
processing candidate 74: Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor (41984)
processing candidate 75: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
21 > 20
adding John Egerton (41985) to list (18070506)
processing candidate 77: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
22 > 21
processing candidate 78: John Egerton (41985)
processing candidate 79: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
23 > 22
processing candidate 80: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
adding Richard Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (34761) to list (18180626)
24 > 23
processing candidate 82: Richard Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (34761)
processing candidate 83: Thomas Grosvenor (41983)
25 > 24
adding Hon Robert Grosvenor (34775) to list (18260622)
processing candidate 85: Richard Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave (34761)
26 > 25
adding Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, bt (34762) to list (18300728)
processing candidate 87: Hon Robert Grosvenor (34775)
processing candidate 88: Hon Robert Grosvenor (34775)
processing candidate 89: Hon Robert Grosvenor (34775)
27 > 26
processing note 11: (8331/26): Resignation of Hon Robert Grosvenor as Comptroller of HM Household.
processing note 12: (8332/26): Resignation of Hon Robert Grosvenor.
adding Foster Cunliffe-Offley (50966) to list (18310506)
adding Hon Robert Grosvenor (34775) to list (18310506)
adding John Finchett Maddock (34777) to list (18320518)
28 > 27
processing note 13: (7844/27): Death of Foster Cunliffe-Offley.
processing candidate 93: Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor (34775)
adding John Jervis (34776) to list (18321212)
29 > 28
processing candidate 95: Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor (34775)
processing candidate 96: John Jervis (34776)
30 > 29
processing candidate 97: Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor (34775)
processing candidate 98: John Jervis (34776)
31 > 30
processing candidate 99: Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor (34775)
processing candidate 100: John Jervis (34776)
processing candidate 101: John Jervis (34776)
processing candidate 102: Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor (34775)
adding Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706) to list (18470130)
32 > 31
processing note 14: (4118/31): Resignation of John Jervis on appointment as Attorney-General.
processing note 15: (4119/31): Resignation of Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor on appointment as Treasurer of HM Household.
processing note 16: (4120/31): Resignation of Rt Hon Lord Robert Grosvenor in order to contest Middlesex.
processing candidate 104: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
adding Sir John Jervis (34776) to list (18470728)
adding Hon William Owen Stanley (12864) to list (18500722)
33 > 32
processing note 17: (4121/32): Resignation of Sir John Jervis on appointment as Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas.
processing candidate 107: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
processing candidate 108: Hon William Owen Stanley (12864)
34 > 33
processing candidate 109: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
adding Enoch Robert Gibbon Salisbury (34780) to list (18570328)
35 > 34
processing candidate 111: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
adding Philip Stapleton Humberston (34782) to list (18590430)
36 > 35
adding William Henry Gladstone (29488) to list (18650712)
processing candidate 114: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
37 > 36
processing candidate 115: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (30706)
adding Henry Cecil Raikes (31841) to list (18681116)
adding Hon Norman de L'Aigle Grosvenor (34785) to list (18691204)
38 > 37
processing note 18: (4122/37): Succession of Earl Grosvenor to the Peerage - 3rd Marquess of Westminster.
adding Rt Hon John George Dodson (34786) to list (18740203)
processing candidate 119: Henry Cecil Raikes (31841)
39 > 38
processing candidate 120: Rt Hon John George Dodson (34786)
adding Hon Beilby Lawley (34788) to list (18800401)
processing candidate 122: Rt Hon John George Dodson (34786)
40 > 39
processing note 19: (4123/39): Resignation of Rt Hon John George Dodson on appointment as President of the Board of Local Government.
processing note 20: (7846/39): Petition - election declared void. The writ was suspended until 1885.
processing note 21: (7845/39): Rt Hon John Dodson was unseated as his election at the General Election in April 1880 had been declared void.
adding Dr Balthazar Walter Foster (16928) to list (18851126)
41 > 40
adding Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630) to list (18860706)
42 > 41
processing candidate 125: Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630)
43 > 42
processing candidate 126: Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630)
44 > 43
processing candidate 127: Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630)
45 > 44
adding Alfred Moritz Mond (9569) to list (19060117)
46 > 45
adding Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630) to list (19100117)
47 > 46
processing candidate 130: Robert Armstrong Yerburgh (16630)
adding Sir Owen Cosby Philipps, Bt (10842) to list (19160229)
52 MPs found in total