Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire

The historic county of Buckinghamshire, in the 21st century region of South East England, was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire.

In 1889 Buckinghamshire became an administrative county. In 1974 a new non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire lost the Eton and Slough areas to Berkshire, while the part of Colnbrook formerly included in the county also became part of Berkshire in 1995.

The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Buckinghamshire, both before and after the administrative changes of 1889, 1974 and 1995. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Buckinghamshire. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Note: Dates of representation before 1510 are provisional.

Contents

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbrieviations:-

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Amersham BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1832
Aylesbury BC (1554-1885) 1554 * 2 (1554–1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
CC (1885-*) 1 (1885-*)
Beaconsfield CC 1974 * 1 Bu3
Buckingham BC (1542-1885) 1542 * 2 (1542–1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885-*) 1 (1868-*)
Buckinghamshire CC 1290 1885 2 (1290-1654) Bu1
5 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
3 (1832–1885)
South Buckinghamshire CC 1950 1974 1 Bu2
Chesham and Amersham CC 1974 * 1 Bu3
Eton and Slough CC (1945–1950) 1945 1983 1 Bu2, Be
BC (1950–1983)
Great Marlow BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1885 2 (1625–1868)
1 (1868–1885)
Milton Keynes CC 1983 1992 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes North CC next * 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes South BC next * 1 Bu3
Milton Keynes South West BC 1992 next 1 Bu3
North East Milton Keynes CC 1992 next 1 Bu3
Slough BC 1983 * 1 Be
Wendover BC 1300 <1307 2 Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
1625 1832
Wycombe BC (1295-1885) 1295 * 2 (1295-1654) Bu1, Bu2, Bu3: Includes Chipping Wycombe.
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885-*) 1 (1868-*)

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Windsor CC 1997 * 1 Be: Includes the Eton and Colnbrook areas.
Windsor and Maidenhead CC 1983 1997 1 Be: Includes the Eton area.

Periods constituencies represented

  1290–1295 1295–1300 1300–<1307 <1307–1542 1542–1554 1554–1625 1625–1654 1654–1659 1659–1832
Amersham   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1832
Aylesbury   1554–*
Buckingham   1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885
Great Marlow   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1885
Wendover   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1832
Wycombe   1295–*
  1832–1868 1868–1885 1885–1918 1918–1945 1945–1950 1950–1974 1974–1983 1983–1992 1992–1997
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield   1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885  
South Buckinghamshire   1950–1974  
Chesham and Amersham   1974–*
Eton and Slough   1945–1983  
Great Marlow 1659–1885  
Milton Keynes   1983–1992  
Milton Keynes South West   1992–next
North East Milton Keynes   1992–next
Slough   1983–*
Windsor and Maidenhead   1983–1997
Wycombe 1295–*
  1997–next next–*
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield 1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Chesham and Amersham 1974–*
Milton Keynes North   next–*
Milton Keynes South   next–*
Milton Keynes South West 1992–next  
North East Milton Keynes 1992–next  
Slough 1983–*
Windsor 1997–*
Wycombe 1295–*

Summaries

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Type 1290 1295 1300 <1307 1542 1554 1625 1654 1659 1832 1868 1885 1918 1945 1950 1974 1983 1992 1997 next
Borough – 1 4 1 2 3 6 3 6 4 4 – – – 1 1 1 2 2 2
County 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Total 1 2 5 2 3 4 7 4 7 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8

Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period

Type 1290 1295 1300 <1307 1542 1554 1625 1654 1659 1832 1868 1885 1918 1945 1950 1974 1983 1992 1997 next
Borough – 2 8 2 4 6 12 3 12 8 5 – – – 1 1 1 2 2 2
County 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Total 2 4 10 4 6 8 14 8 14 11 8 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8

See also

References

Countries
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