Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election. The Montgomeryshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency). Boundaries The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the principal area of Powys. One of Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, Montgomeryshire elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates from 1880, until a Conservative victory in the 1979 general election. In the 1983 general election it was the only seat in England and Wales where a sitting Conservative MP was unseated, while nationally the party's seat majority increased. However, in 2010, the Conservatives won and held the seat in 2015 and 2017, with an increased majority. The seat was ...
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ...
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Richard Herbert (c
Richard Herbert may refer to: *Richard Herbert of Coldbrook (died 1469), Welsh knight and brother of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke *Richard Herbert, Lord of Cherbury (died 1596), English Justice of the Peace and Parliamentarian, grandson of the above *Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (c. 1604–1655), grandson of the above *Richard Herbert (died 1603/1605), MP for Montgomery Boroughs *Richard Herbert (darts player) (1972–2012), Welsh darts player *Richard Herbert (died 1510), illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke *Richard Herbert (Ludlow MP) (died 1754), British Member of Parliament for Ludlow and Warden of the Mint *Richard Townsend Herbert Richard Townsend Herbert (1755 – 18 December 1832) was an Irish politician. Herbert served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Kerry between 1783 and 1790. He then represented Clogher from 1790 to 1797 and Grana ...

John Price (died 1602)
John Price (died 1602) was a Welsh politician. He was the eldest son of Matthew Price of Newtown, Montgomeryshire. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Montgomery Boroughs in 1563 and for Montgomeryshire in 1572. He was a Justice of the Peace for Montgomeryshire from c.1564 and was appointed High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire for 1565–66. He was also High Sheriff of Cardiganshire The office of High Sheriff of Cardiganshire was established in 1541, since when a high sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Dyfed as part of the creation of Dyfed from the amalgamat ... for 1569–70. From 1588 he was a deputy lieutenant for Montgomeryshire. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Rhys ap Morris ap Owain, of Aberbechan, near Newtown, with whom he had 4 sons and 4 daughters. References * 16th-century births 1602 deaths People from Montgomeryshire Members of the Parliament of England (pre ...
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Edward Herbert (died 1593)
Edward Herbert (c. 1513 – 30 April 1593), of Chirbury, Shropshire, England and Montgomery, Wales was a politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ... in March 1553, October 1553, April 1554, November 1554, 1558, 1559, 1563, 1571 and 1589. References 1510s births 1593 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians People from Montgomeryshire Politicians from Shropshire Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1589 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub ...
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Humphrey Lloyd (by 1498-1562 Or Later)
Humphrey Lloyd may refer to: * Humphrey Llwyd (1527–1568), Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary and Member of Parliament * Humphrey Lloyd (by 1498–1562 or later), Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire * Humphrey Lloyd (physicist) (1800–1881), provost of Trinity College, Dublin, 1867–1881 * Humphrey Lloyd (bishop) (1610–1689), Bishop of Bangor, 1674–1689 See also * Mount Humphrey Lloyd Mount Humphrey Lloyd is a conspicuous mountain, high, which forms a substantial part of the divide between the heads of Towles Glacier and Manhaul Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by ...

James Leche
James Leche (by 1518 – 1553 or 1554) of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, was a Welsh politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ... in 1542. References 1554 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales People from Newtown, Powys English MPs 1542–1544 Year of birth uncertain {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub ...
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2019 United Kingdom General Election
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 12 December 2019. It resulted in the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party receiving a Landslide victory, landslide majority of 80 seats. The Conservatives made a net gain of 48 seats and won 43.6% of the popular vote – the highest percentage for any party since 1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979. Having failed to obtain a majority in the 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2017 general election, the Conservative Party had faced Parliamentary votes on Brexit, prolonged parliamentary deadlock over Brexit while it governed in minority government, minority with the Conservative–DUP agreement, support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). This situation led to the resignation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister, Theresa May, and the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election, selection of Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative leader and Prime M ...
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2017 United Kingdom General Election
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections. The governing Conservative Party remained the largest single party in the House of Commons but lost its small overall majority, resulting in the formation of a Conservative minority government with a Confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland. The Conservative Party, which had governed as a senior coalition partner from 2010 and as a single-party majority government from 2015, was defending a working majority of 17 seats against the Labour Party, the official opposition led by Jeremy Corbyn. It was the first general election to be contested by either May or Corbyn; May had succeeded David Cameron following his resignation as prime minister the previous summer, Corbyn had succeeded Ed Miliband wh ...
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Ceredigion (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ceredigion (also Cardiganshire) is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Created in 1536, the franchise expanded in the late 19th century and on the enfranchisement of women. Its boundaries remained virtually unchanged until 1983. From 1536 until 1885 the area had two seats (electing MPs): a county constituency (Cardiganshire) comprising the rural areas, the other the borough constituency known as the Cardigan District of Boroughs comprising a few separate towns; in 1885 the latter was abolished, its towns and electors incorporated into the former, reduced to one MP. The towns which comprised the Boroughs varied slightly over this long period, but primarily consisted of Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Adpar, the latter now a suburb of Newcastle Emlyn across the Teifi, in Carmarthenshire. The county constituency (a distinction from borough class remains, namely as to type of returning officer and permissible electoral expe ...
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Brecon And Radnor (UK Parliament Constituency)
Brecon and Radnorshire ( cy, Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, county constituency in Wales of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1918, it elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency is represented by Fay Jones (politician), Fay Jones of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, who defeated incumbent Jane Dodds of the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. Boundaries The boundaries of the constituency correspond broadly with the historic counties of Wales, ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. Radnorshire is included in full, and the only significantly populated area from Brecknockshire not in this constituency is Brynmawr, which is in Blaenau Gwent. This is ...
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Clwyd South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Clwyd South ( cy, De Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). The constituency was created in 1997, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post method of election. The Clwyd South Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency). Boundaries The constituency straddles the authorities of Denbighshire and the borough of Wrexham. Main population centres includes the suburbs of Ruabon, Chirk, Rhosllannerchrugog, Cefn Mawr and Coedpoeth to the south of the city of Wrexham, in addition to Llangollen and Corwen further up the Dee valley to the west. Until the 2010 election, the constituency used to include a small part of the preserved county of Powys. This anomaly was resolved by the Boundary Commission for Wales with the boundaries first used in 2010. The constituency comprises the following electoral wards: *From Wrexham: Overton, Broni ...
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