Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
Wiltshire, North or Cricklade Division
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members
one
Replaced by
Swindon and partly Chippenham
Cricklade
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1295–1885
Number of members
two
From 1295 until the general election of 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of England.
Initially this consisted of only the town of Cricklade, but from 1782 the vote was extended to the surrounding countryside as a punishment for the borough's corruption. The extended area came to include the village of Swindon, which later grew into a large town with the coming of the railways in the 19th century.
From the 1885 general election the borough was abolished, but the name was transferred to a county division of Wiltshire covering much the same area, and electing a single MP. This constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election: Cricklade joined the Chippenham constituency and a new Swindon constituency was created.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Cricklade and Swindon.
Members of Parliament
1295-1640
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
"Brydges, Grey". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Wroughton, John. "Hungerford, Sir Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14173.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Gore was also elected for Colchester, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Cricklade
Sawbridge was expelled from the House for his role in the South Sea Bubble
A by-election was held in December 1774 after the death of William Earle, but the result was disputed and the Returning Officer made a double return, naming both Samuel Peach and John Dewar. The Commons declared the election void, and a second election was held; Peach was initially declared elected but on petition the result was reversed and Dewar took his seat.
On petition, Macpherson's election in 1779 was declared void and a new writ issued, but he was re-elected in the by-election. At the general election of 1780 he was again elected and his opponent again entered a petition. On investigation the Committee reported that "instances of the most notorious bribery had occurred"; the House voted that neither Macpherson nor his opponent Samuel Petrie were duly elected, and shortly afterwards passed an Act to extend the right of voting in Cricklade to the surrounding hundreds.
On petition the result of the election of 1784 was reversed, Coxe and Adamson being declared not duly elected and Heneage and Nicholas being seated in their place
"Elections Decided". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 10 July 1841. p.6. Retrieved 1 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"General Election". Western Times. 3 July 1841. p.3. Retrieved 1 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
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