Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.
The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. The borough's representation was reduced to one MP by the Reform Act 1832.
The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division with effect from the 1885 general election. The county division returned one MP until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Ribble Valley constituency.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Boroughs of Clitheroe and Burnley, the Sessional Division of Colne, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Clitheroe and Burnley.1918–1950: The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood and Padiham, the Rural District of Clitheroe, and part of the Rural District of Burnley.
1950–1983: The Borough of Clitheroe, the Urban Districts of Great Harwood, Longridge, and Padiham, the Rural Districts of Burnley and Clitheroe, and in the Rural District of Preston the parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester.
Members of Parliament
Borough of Clitheroe
MPs 1559–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1559 | Thomas Greenacres | Walter Horton |
| 1563 | Thomas Greenacres | John Jeffrey |
| 1571 | Richard Greenacres | George Horsey |
| 1572 | William Wynter | Thomas Docwray |
| 1584 | Michael Purefoy | Alexander Fisher |
| 1586 | Edmund Poley | John Walmesley |
| 1588 | Robert Pilkington | John White |
| 1593 | William Twysden | John Chamberlain |
| 1597 | William Holte | George Rotheram |
| 1601 | John Osbaldestone | Anthony Dering |
| 1604 | Sir John Dormer | Martin Lister |
| 1614 | Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet | Clement Coke |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Thomas Walmsley | William Fanshawe |
| 1624 | William Fanshawe | Ralph Whitfield |
| 1625 | Ralph Assheton | William Fanshawe |
| Jan 1626 | Ralph Assheton | George Kirke |
| Apr 1626 | Ralph Assheton | Christopher Hatton |
| 1628 | Thomas Jermyn | William Newell |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliament summoned | No Parliament summoned |
| 1640 | Sir Ralph Assheton | Richard Shuttleworth, jnr |
| 1640 | Sir Ralph Assheton | Richard Shuttleworth, jnr |
| 1645 | Sir Ralph Assheton | Richard Shuttleworth, jnr |
| 1648 | Richard Shuttleworth, jnr | - |
| 1653–1660 | Clitheroe not represented in Barebones or Protectorate Parliaments | Clitheroe not represented in Barebones or Protectorate Parliaments |
MPs 1660–1832
Two members returned to Parliament| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
| Apr 1660 | Sir Ralph Assheton | William White | ||||
| Jul 1660 | Sir Ralph Assheton | William Hulton | ||||
| Apr 1661 | Sir Ralph Assheton | John Heath | ||||
| 1662 | Ambrose Pudsay | John Heath | ||||
| 1675 | Sir Thomas Stringer | John Heath | ||||
| 1679 | Sir Thomas Stringer | Sir Ralph Assheton | ||||
| 1680 | Sir Thomas Stringer | Henry Marsden | ||||
| 1685 | Lord Strange | Edmund Assheton | ||||
| 1689 | Anthony Parker | Christopher Wilkinson | ||||
| 1690 | Anthony Parker | Roger Kenyon | ||||
| 1693 | Fitton Gerard | Roger Kenyon | ||||
| 1695 | Christopher Lister | Ambrose Pudsay | ||||
| 1698 | Christopher Lister | Thomas Stringer | ||||
| 1701 | Ambrose Pudsay | Thomas Stringer | ||||
| 1705 | Edward Harvey | Thomas Stringer | ||||
| 1707 | Edward Harvey | Daniel Harvey | ||||
| 1708 | Edward Harvey | Christopher Parker | ||||
| Apr 1713 | Thomas Lister I | Christopher Parker | ||||
| Sep 1713 | Thomas Lister I | Charles Zedenno Stanley | ||||
| 1715 | Thomas Lister I | Edward Harvey | ||||
| 1722 | Thomas Lister I | Nathaniel Curzon | ||||
| 1727 | Thomas Lister I | The Viscount Galway | ||||
| 1734 | Thomas Lister I | William Curzon | ||||
| 1745 | Thomas Lister II | William Curzon | ||||
| 1747 | Thomas Lister II | Nathaniel Curzon | ||||
| 1754 | Thomas Lister II | Tory | Assheton Curzon | Tory | ||
| Dec 1761 by-election | Nathaniel Lister | Tory | Assheton Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1773 by-election | Thomas Lister III | Tory | Assheton Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1780 | Thomas Lister III | Tory | John Parker | Tory | ||
| 1782 by-election | Thomas Lister III | Tory | John Lee | Tory | ||
| 1790 | Sir John Aubrey, Bt | Tory | Penn Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1792 by-election | Sir John Aubrey, Bt | Tory | Assheton Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1795 by-election | Sir John Aubrey, Bt | Tory | Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor | Tory | ||
| 1796 | Lord Edward Bentinck | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1802 | Hon. John Cust | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1808 by-election | James Gordon | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| Oct 1812 | Viscount Castlereagh | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| Dec 1812 by-election | Edward Wilbraham-Bootle | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1818 | Hon. William Cust | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1822 by-election | Henry Porcher | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1826 | Hon. Peregrine Cust | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory | ||
| 1831 | Hon. Peregrine Cust | Tory | Hon. Robert Curzon | Tory |
MPs 1832–1885
Clitheroe division of Lancashire
MPs 1885–1983
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
- Caused by Kay-Shuttleworth's appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1860s
- Caused by Fort's death.
Elections in the 1850s
- Caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition, due to treating.
- Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition, due to bribery, corruption and intimidation.
Elections in the 1840s