Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Leicester
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1295–1918
Number of members
Two
History
Leicester sent burgesses to Parliament for the first time in 1295. Originally both Members were chosen by the whole 'commons' of the borough until at least 1407, when Thomas Denton and John Tonge were stated to have been chosen 'per totam communitatem tocius burgi'. At some unknown date before the middle of the 15th century, however, the 'commons', lost power within the borough and were restricted to the election of just one of the Members, the other being chosen by the mayor and 24 jurats (or aldermen). This situation was reversed by the middle of the sixteenth century.
Although most Members were citizens, usually officials, of the borough there was considerable influence and involvement by the two leading families, the Hastings and the Greys during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by Leicester East, Leicester South and Leicester West.
Members of Parliament
1295–1640
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
Both Picton and Whitehead resigned. The House of Commons passed separate resolutions for two by-elections, and two separate election writs were issued to Leicester Corporation. However, Israel Hart, the mayor of Leicester, decided to economise by holding a single by-election for both vacancies. In 1895, a select committee of the Commons reported that this procedure was incorrect, but that since it was adopted in good faith and without objection from any of the candidates, the result would be allowed to stand.[43]
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"General Election, 1841". Morning Post. 29 June 1841. pp.2–4. Retrieved 15 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Election News". Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser. 10 July 1841. p.23. Retrieved 15 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
Zuch, Ronald K.; Ziegler, Paul R. (1985). "The Little Charter". Joseph Hume: The People's M.P. Ephrata: The American Philosophical Society. p.147. ISBN0871691639. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
Moore, James R. (2017). "Leicester Liberalism: An Uneasy Alliance". The Transformation of Urban Liberalism: Party Politics and Urban Governance in Late Nineteenth-Century England. Routledge. p.89. ISBN9781351126038.
"Leicester Election". Nairnshire Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Northern Counties. 25 June 1856. p.2. Retrieved 15 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Electioneering Movements". Coventry Herald. 20 March 1857. p.4. Retrieved 15 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Election Intelligence". Morning Post. 25 March 1857. p.3. Retrieved 15 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
Harratt, Simon. "Leicester". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885(e-book) (1sted.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
"Borough Election". Leicester Journal. 14 December 1832. p.3. Retrieved 16 April 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Borough Election". Leicester Journal. 30 July 1847. pp.1–2. Retrieved 15 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"The General Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 10 July 1852. pp.7–8. Retrieved 17 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Nottingham Journal". 9 July 1852. p.8. Retrieved 17 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Borough Election". Leicester Journal. 13 November 1868. p.6. Retrieved 21 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"Borough Election". Leicester Journal. 20 November 1868. p.6. Retrieved 21 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"The Polling". Leicester Chronicle. 21 November 1868. p.3. Retrieved 21 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
"The General Election". London Evening Standard. 31 March 1880. pp.2–3. Retrieved 3 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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