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Reigate (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reigate () is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Crispin Blunt of the Conservative Party. Constituency profile The seat is predominantly in the London commuter belt with good rail services from Reigate, Redhill and Banstead to Central London. Several financial companies are based in the seat. Residents are wealthier than the national average. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Borough of Reigate, its Sessional Division, and those of Dorking and Godstone except Effingham, Mickleham, Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh 1918–1950: The Borough of Reigate, the Urban District of Dorking, and the Rural Districts of Dorking and Reigate 1950–1974: The Borough of Reigate, and the Rural District of Godstone :1974: ''what had been the Rural District was ceded to the East Surrey seat; Banstead U.D. was taken from the Carshalton seat'' 1974–1983: The Borough of Reigate, and the Urban District of Banstead :1983: ''The north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Surrey (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey. Since its creation in 1918, East Surrey has elected a Conservative MP on an absolute majority (over 50% of the vote) at every general election, and is therefore regarded as a Conservative safe seat. Its greatest share of the vote for any opposition candidate was 33.75% in February 1974. Boundaries 1832–1868: The Hundreds of Brixton, Kingston, Reigate, Tandridge and Wallington. 1868–1885: The Hundred of Tandridge, and so much of the Hundred of Wallington as included and lay to the east of the parishes of Croydon and Sanderstead, and so much of the Hundred of Brixton as included and lay to the east of the parishes of Streatham, Clapham and Lambeth. ''For period to 1918 see completely new single-member Wimbledon and Reigate seats, also termed N.E. and S.E. Divisions of Surrey.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases the chance of a letter or parcel being delivered on time. Post towns in general originated as the location of delivery offices. , their main function is to distinguish between localities or street names in addresses not including a postcode. Organisation There are approximately 1,500 post towns which are organised by Royal Mail subject to its policy only to impose changes where it has a proven, economic and practical benefit to the organisation, covering its own cost. Each post town usually corresponds to one or more postal districts (the 'outward' part of the postcode, before the space) therefore each post town can cover an area comprising many towns, urban districts and villages. Post towns rarely correspond exactly to administrative bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bone (MP)
William Bone ( fl. 1380-1391), was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for huma ... in January 1380, September 1388, January 1390 and 1391. Nothing is recorded of William Bone, but his family seem to have had roots in Reigate, and their name was given to some land there. References 14th-century births Year of death missing 14th-century English people People from Reigate Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ballard (fl
Colonel Thomas Ballard (1630/31 – March 24, 1689/90) was a prominent colonial Virginia landowner and politician who played a role in Bacon's Rebellion. He served on the Governor's Council 1670–79 and was Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1680–82.Kukla, pp. 74-77 Early life and family Thomas was born in about March 1630/1. In 1650, he married Anna Thomas, daughter of William and Anne Thomas of Warwickshire, England. His children included Sarah Ballard, Jane Ballard, John Ballard, Thomas Ballard, Lydia M. Harwood, Martha Margaret Collier, William Ballard, Elizabeth Ladd, Francis Ballard, Matthew Ballard, and one other child that can not be identified (possibly an infant). He also had a brother named John Ballard. Early career From about July 1652–March 1663 he was clerk of York County, where he owned land. He also patented land in Gloucester County along the Mattaponi River and Propotank Creek. He actively bought and sold land throughout the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Atte Mere
Richard atte Mere ( fl. 1386–1397), was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for huma ... in 1386 and September 1397. Nothing further has been recorded of him. References 14th-century births Year of death missing English MPs 1386 People from Reigate English MPs September 1397 {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Aubyn, Junior
John Aubyn ( fl. 1384–1393), of Reigate, Surrey, was an English politician. Aubyn is thought to have been the son of John Aubyn, senior, MP for Reigate in January 1377, 1378 and October 1382. Aubyn was described as 'the elder' in 1393, indicating he had an adult son also named John Aubyn. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for huma ... in April 1384, 1385, 1386, September 1388, January 1390 and 1393. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing People from Surrey English MPs April 1384 English MPs 1385 English MPs 1386 English MPs September 1388 English MPs January 1390 English MPs 1393 {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats (commonly referred to as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. Since the 1992 general election, with the exception of the 2015 general election, they have been the third-largest UK political party by the number of votes cast. They have 14 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 83 members of the House of Lords, four Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Senedd. The party has over 2,500 local council seats. The party holds a twice-per-year Liberal Democrat Conference, at which party policy is formulated, with all party members eligible to vote, under a one member, one vote system. The party served as the junior party in a coalition government with the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2015; with Scottish Labour in the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2007, and with Welsh Labour in the Welsh Government from 2000 to 2003 and from 2016 to 2021. In 1981, an electoral alliance was establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Referendum Party (UK)
The Referendum Party was a Eurosceptic, single-issue political party that was active in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1997. The party's sole objective was for a referendum to be held on the nature of the UK's membership of the European Union (EU). Specifically, it called for a referendum on whether the British electorate wanted to be part of a federal European state or to revert to being a sovereign nation that was part of a European free-trade bloc without wider political functions. The Referendum Party was founded by the Anglo-French multi-millionaire businessman and politician James Goldsmith in November 1994. A Eurosceptic who had previously had close links to the UK's governing Conservative Party, he was also an elected Member of the European Parliament for the Movement for France party. He used his financial resources and contacts to promote the new venture, in which he was assisted by other former Conservatives. The party's structure was centralised and hierarchical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redistribution Of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict., c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, a concept in the broader global context termed equal apportionment, in an attempt to equalise representation across the UK. It was associated with, but not part of, the Representation of the People Act 1884. Background The first major reform of Commons' seats took place under the Reform Act 1832. The second major reform of Commons' seats occurred in three territory-specific Acts in 1867–68: *the Reform Act 1867 applied to English and Welsh constituencies *the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 applied to Scottish constituencies and gave Scotland an additional quota of seats *the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 applied to Irish constituencies. The latter United Kingdom set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Reform Act
The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales. It abolished tiny districts, gave representation to cities, gave the vote to small landowners, tenant farmers, shopkeepers, householders who paid a yearly rental of £10 or more, and some lodgers. Only qualifying men were able to vote; the Act introduced the first explicit statutory bar to women voting by defining a voter as a male person. It was designed to correct abuses – to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament". Before the reform, most members nominally represented boroughs. The number of electors in a borough varied widely, from a dozen or so up to 12,000. Frequently the selection of Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
