Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)

Barnstaple
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1950
Number of members	one
Replaced by	North Devon and Torrington
1295–1885
Number of members	two
Type of constituency	County constituency

Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to a single member.

The constituency was created in 1295, and abolished for the 1950 general election. The town of Barnstaple is today represented by the North Devon constituency.

Contents

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  1 Boundaries
  


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  2 Members of Parliament
  
  
  
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    2.1 1295–1885
    
  
  
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    2.2 1885–1950
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Election results
  
  
  
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    3.1 Elections in the 1840s
    
  
  
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    3.2 Elections in the 1850s
    
  
  
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    3.3 Elections in the 1860s
    
  
  
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    3.4 Elections in the 1870s
    
  
  
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    3.5 Elections in the 1880s
    
  
  
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    3.6 Elections in the 1890s
    
  
  
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    3.7 Elections in the 1900s
    
  
  
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    3.8 Elections in the 1910s
    
  
  
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    3.9 Elections in the 1920s
    
  
  
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    3.10 Elections in the 1930s
    
  
  
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    3.11 Elections in the 1940s
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Notes
  


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  5 References
  

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Barnstaple and Bideford, and the Sessional Divisions of Bideford and Braunton.

1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Barnstaple and Bideford, the Urban Districts of Ilfracombe, Lynton, and Northam, and the Rural Districts of Barnstaple and Bideford (including Lundy Island).

Members of Parliament

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1295–1885

Year		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1372		Thomas Raymond
Jan. 1377		Thomas Raymond
Oct. 1377		Thomas Raymond[1]
1385		John Grey[2]
1386		John Bidewell			Jocelin Antony
February 1388		Thomas Norris II			William Long
September 1388		John Sampford			Roger Rede
January 1390		Thomas Norris II			Robert Crook
1391		John Aston			Robert Cobbley
1393		Richard Colecote			John Herberd
1394		Thomas Norris II			John Bidewell
1395		Thomas Norris II			John Bidewell
January 1397		Robert Napton			Thomas Holman
1399		Thomas Hoper			Walter Spencer
1402		Robert Napton			John But
1406		Thomas Holman alias Pyers			John Luttrell
1407		John Bakwell			John Hunt
1410		Alfred Wonston			John Foxley
1411		Nicholas Broomford			Alfred Wonston
May 1413		Thomas Haseley			John Broomford
November 1414		John Pyne			John Walwyn
1420		William Weldo			Walter Prideaux
May 1421		John More II			Richard Wood
December 1421		John Cokeworthy II			Sir John Trebell
1427		Sir John Trebell
1512		John Culme			John Goddisland
1515		John Goddisland			?
1529		Hugh Yeo			Anthony Bury
1542		George Rolle			?
1545		George Rolle			George Haydon
1547		Sir James Wilford died 1550 and repl. by Sir Arthur Champernowne			Bartholemew Traheron
1553 (Mar)		William Gardiner			Thomas Prideaux
1553 (Oct)		Robert Carey			Roger Worthe
1554 (Apr)		Sir John Pollard			George Ferrers
1554 (Nov)		Robert Apley			William Salusbury
1555		Robert Apley			George Stapleton
1558		Richard Skinner			William Salusbury
1558/9		Sir John Chichester			John Darte
1562/3		Arthur Bassett			Robert Apley
1571		Peter Wentworth[3]			Robert Apley
1572		Vincent Skinner			Robert Apley
1584		John Peryam			Robert Prowse
1586		Thomas Hinson			Lewis Darte
1588		Thomas Hinson			John Doddridge
1593		George Chittinge			Richard Leye
1597		Thomas Hinson			George Peard
1601		Richard Martin[4]			Edward Hancock
1604		Thomas Hinson			George Peard
1614		John Gostlin[5]			John Delbridge
1621		John Delbridge			Pentecost Dodderidge
1624		John Delbridge			Pentecost Dodderidge
1625		John Delbridge			Pentecost Dodderidge
1626		Sir Alexander St John			John Delbridge
1628		Sir Alexander St John			John Delbridge
1640 April		George Peard			Thomas Matthew
1640 November		George Peard			Richard Ferris
		Peard died; Ferrers disabled
1646		Philip Skippon			John Dodderidge
1653		Not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654		John Dodderidge
1656		Sir John Coppleston
1659		Sir John Coppleston			George Walters
1660		John Rolle			Nicholas Dennys
1661		Sir John Chichester, of Raleigh
1667		Sir John Northcote
1677		John Basset
February 1679					Sir Hugh Acland
October 1679					Arthur Acland
1680					Richard Lee
1685					Sir Arthur Chichester
1689		Richard Lee
1690		Sir George Hutchins			Arthur Champneys
1695		Sir Nicholas Hooper	Tory
1705					Samuel Rolle
1708					Richard Acland
1713					Sir Arthur Chichester
1715		John Rolle
1718					John Basset
1721					Sir Hugh Acland
1722		Lieutenant-General Thomas Whetham
1727		Richard Coffin			Theophilus Fortescue
1734		Sir John Chichester
1740		John Basset
1741		John Harris			Henry Rolle
1747		Thomas Benson
1748					Sir Bourchier Wrey
1754		John Harris	Whig		George Amyand [6]	Whig
1761		Denys Rolle
1766					John Clevland	Whig[7]
1774		William Devaynes	Tory[7]
1780		Francis Basset
1784		William Devaynes	Tory[7]
1796		Richard Wilson	Whig[7]
1802		William Devaynes	Tory[7]		Captain Sir Edward Pellew	Tory[7]
1804					Viscount Ebrington	Whig[7]
1806		William Taylor	Tory[7]
1807					George Woodford Thellusson	Tory[7]
January 1812					William Busk	Whig[7]
October 1812		Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes [8]	Tory[7]		Sir Eyre Coote	Tory[7]
1818					Francis Ommanney	Tory[7]
1820		Michael Nolan	Tory[7]
1824		Frederick Hodgson	Tory[7]
1826					Henry Alexander	Tory[7]
1830		Stephens Lyne-Stephens	Tory[7]		George Tudor	Tory[7]
1831		Frederick Hodgson	Tory[7]		John Chichester	Whig[7][9][10]
1832		Charles St John Fancourt	Tory[7]
1834			Conservative[7]
1837		Frederick Hodgson	Conservative[7]
1841					Montague Gore	Conservative[7]
1847		Richard Bremridge	Conservative		Hon. John Fortescue	Whig[11][12]
1852 [13]					Sir William Fraser	Conservative
1854		John Laurie [14]	Conservative		Richard Samuel Guinness	Conservative
1855		George Stucley	Conservative
1857		John Laurie	Conservative		Sir William Fraser	Conservative
1859		John Ferguson Davie	Liberal		George Potts	Liberal
1863					Thomas Lloyd [15]	Liberal
1864					Richard Bremridge	Conservative
1865		Sir George Stucley	Conservative		Thomas Cave	Liberal
1868		Charles Henry Williams	Conservative
1874		Samuel Danks Waddy	Liberal
February 1880		Newton Wallop	Liberal
April 1880					Sir Robert Carden	Conservative
1885	Representation reduced to one member

1885–1950

Year		Member	Party
	1885	George Pitt-Lewis	Liberal
	1886		Liberal Unionist
	1892	Alfred Billson	Liberal
	1895	Cameron Gull	Liberal Unionist
	1900	Ernest Soares	Liberal
	1911	Godfrey Baring	Liberal
	1918	Tudor Rees	Liberal
	1922	Basil Peto	Conservative
	1923	Tudor Rees	Liberal
	1924	Basil Peto	Unionist
	1935	Richard Acland	Liberal
	1942		Common Wealth
	1945	Christopher Peto	Conservative
1950		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Barnstaple ^[16][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Frederick Hodgson	360	25.8
	Conservative	Montague Gore	349	25.0
	Whig	John Fortescue	346	24.7
	Whig	John Chichester	343	24.5
Majority			3	0.2	N/A
Turnout			701	86.9
Registered electors			771
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

General election 1847: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Bremridge	464	38.2	+13.2
	Whig	John Fortescue	396	32.6	+6.8
	Conservative	Frederick Hodgson	356	29.3	−19.9
Turnout			608 (est)	77.8 (est)	−9.1
Registered electors			781
Majority			68	5.6	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.9
Majority			40	3.3	N/A
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	William Fraser	406	35.9	+6.6
	Conservative	Richard Bremridge	393	34.7	−3.5
	Whig	Hugh Fortescue[12]	332	29.4	−3.2
Majority			61	5.4	−0.2
Turnout			732 (est)	94.9 (est)	+16.1
Registered electors			771
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing	−1.0

The election was declared void on petition, due to bribery, causing a by-election.^[17]

By-election, 25 August 1854: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Laurie	333	35.4	−0.5
	Conservative	Richard Samuel Guinness	323	34.3	−0.4
	Whig	William Tite[18]	286	30.4	+1.0
Majority			37	3.9	−1.5
Turnout			614 (est)	78.3 (est)	−16.6
Registered electors			784
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.5

Laurie's election was declared void on petition, due to bribery, causing a by-election.^[19]

By-election, 10 March 1855: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	George Buck	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General election 1857: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	William Fraser	344	34.7	−1.2
	Conservative	John Laurie	252	25.4	−9.3
	Radical	James Taylor[20]	180	18.2	N/A
	Peelite	George Potts[21]	179	18.1	N/A
	Conservative	Henry Thoby Prinsep	36	3.6	N/A
Majority			72	7.3	+1.9
Turnout			496 (est)	66.8 (est)	−28.1
Registered electors			742
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

• Prinsep withdrew from the election during polling.^[22]
  

General election 1859: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Ferguson Davie	348	34.0	+15.8
	Liberal	George Potts	266	26.0	+7.9
	Conservative	George Stucley	210	20.5	−4.9
	Conservative	William Fraser	199	19.5	−15.2
Majority			56	5.5	N/A
Turnout			512 (est)	73.8 (est)	+7.0
Registered electors			693
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+12.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.0

Elections in the 1860s

Potts' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 20 Oct 1863: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Thomas Lloyd	305	51.8	−8.2
	Conservative	Richard Bremridge	284	48.2	+8.2
Majority			21	3.6	−1.9
Turnout			589	79.8	+6.0
Registered electors			738
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.2

On petition, Lloyd's election was declared void due to bribery and, on 15 April 1864, Bremridge was declared elected.^[23]

General election 1865: Barnstaple ^[16][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	George Stucley	364	28.9	+8.4
	Liberal	Thomas Cave	331	26.3	−7.7
	Conservative	Howell Gwyn	302	24.0	+4.5
	Liberal	Henry Hawkins	262	20.8	−5.2
Turnout			630 (est)	88.0 (est)	+14.2
Registered electors			715
Majority			33	2.6	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.4
Majority			29	2.3	−3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.1

General election 1868: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Thomas Cave	791	35.2	+8.9
	Conservative	Charles Henry Williams	788	35.1	−17.8
	Liberal	William Herbert Evans[25]	667	29.7	+8.9
Turnout			1,517 (est)	95.1 (est)	+7.1
Registered electors			1,596
Majority			3	0.1	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.9
Majority			121	5.4	+2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.9

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Thomas Cave	757	28.7	−6.5
	Liberal	Samuel Danks Waddy	675	25.6	−4.1
	Conservative	John Fleming	622	23.6	+6.0
	Conservative	John Holt[26]	580	22.0	+4.4
Majority			53	2.0	+1.9
Turnout			1,317 (est)	82.8 (est)	−12.3
Registered electors			1,591
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	−5.1

Elections in the 1880s

Waddy resigned in order to contest Sheffield, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 Feb 1880: Barnstaple ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Newton Wallop	817	53.1	−1.2
	Conservative	Robert Carden	721	46.9	+1.3
Majority			96	6.2	+4.2
Turnout			1,538	93.4	+10.6 (est)
Registered electors			1,646
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.3

General election 1880: Barnstaple (two seats)^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Carden	856	35.9	+12.3
	Liberal	Newton Wallop	811	34.0	+5.3
	Liberal	Henry Grenfell[27]	720	30.2	+4.6
Majority			45	1.9	N/A
Turnout			1,194 (est)	72.5 (est)	−10.3 (est)
Registered electors			1,646
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.8

Kekewich

General election 1885: Barnstaple ^[28][29][30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	George Pitt-Lewis	4,577	55.1	−9.1
	Conservative	Arthur Kekewich	3,734	44.9	+9.0
Majority			843	10.2	N/A
Turnout			8,311	81.6	+9.1 (est)
Registered electors			10,189
	Liberal win

General election 1886: Barnstaple ^[28][29][31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Unionist	George Pitt-Lewis	4,222	58.8	+13.9
	Liberal	Isaac Leadam	2,960	41.2	-13.9
Majority			1,262	17.6	N/A
Turnout			7,182	70.5	-11.1
Registered electors			10,189
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.9

Elections in the 1890s

Billson

General election 1892: Barnstaple ^[28][29][31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alfred Billson	4,383	50.9	+9.7
	Liberal Unionist	W Leedham White	4,236	49.1	-9.7
Majority			147	1.8	N/A
Turnout			8,619	82.5	+12.0
Registered electors			10,442
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	+9.7

Gull

General election 1895: Barnstaple ^[28][29][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Unionist	Cameron Gull	4,825	51.2	+2.1
	Liberal	Alfred Billson	4,593	48.8	-2.1
Majority			232	2.4	N/A
Turnout			9,418	86.5	+4.0
Registered electors			10,885
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.1

Elections in the 1900s

Soares

General election 1900: Barnstaple ^[28][29][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Soares	5,007	51.8	+3.0
	Liberal Unionist	Cameron Gull	4,660	48.2	−3.0
Majority			347	3.6	N/A
Turnout			9,667	81.1	-5.4
Registered electors			11,916
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	+3.0

Horne

General election 1906: Barnstaple ^[28][29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Soares	6,510	59.3	+7.5
	Conservative	Edgar Horne	4,465	40.7	−7.5
Majority			2,045	18.6	+15.0
Turnout			10,975	85.0	+3.9
Registered electors			12,908
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Barnstaple ^[28][33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Soares	6,236	53.8	-5.5
	Liberal Unionist	George Borwick	5,354	46.2	+5.5
Majority			882	7.6	-11.0
Turnout				88.3	+3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

By-election, March 1910: Barnstaple ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Soares	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election December 1910: Barnstaple ^[28][33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Soares	6,047	54.0	+0.2
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Sandbach Parker	5,155	46.0	-0.2
Majority			892	8.0	+0.4
Turnout				85.3	-3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Baring

Barnstaple by-election, 1911

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Godfrey Baring	6,239	52.0	-2.0
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Sandbach Parker	5,751	48.0	+2.0
Majority				4.0	-4.0
Turnout				88.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.0

General election 1914/15:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• 
  Liberal:


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  Unionist: Charles Sandbach Parker
  

General election 1918: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tudor Rees	11,281	51.4	-0.6
	Unionist	Charles Sandbach Parker	10,679	48.6	+0.6
Majority			602	2.8	-1.2
Turnout				69.1	-19.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.6

Both candidates supported the Coalition Government; Rees may have received its endorsement.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Basil Peto	13,793	50.3	+1.7
	Liberal	Tudor Rees	13,619	49.7	-1.7
Majority			174	0.6	3.4
Turnout				83.1	+14.0
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.7

General election 1923: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tudor Rees	14,880	50.1	+0.4
	Unionist	Basil Peto	13,614	45.8	-4.5
	Labour	Richard W. Gifford	1,225	4.1	n/a
Majority			1,266	4.3	4.9
Turnout				87.6	+4.5
	Liberal gain from Unionist		Swing	+2.5

General election 1924: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Basil Peto	15,479	52.0	+6.2
	Liberal	Tudor Rees	14,284	48.0	-2.1
Majority			1,195	4.0	8.3
Turnout				85.9
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.1

General election 1929: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Basil Peto	17,382	45.9	-6.1
	Liberal	David Marshall Mason	16,593	43.9	-4.1
	Labour	Donald Evan Mullins	3,864	10.2	n/a
Majority			789	2.0	2.0
Turnout
	Unionist hold		Swing	-1.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Basil Peto	20,028	52.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Richard Acland	18,318	47.8	+3.9
Majority			1,710	4.5	+2.5
Turnout			38,346	86.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.2

General election 1935: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Acland	19,432	50.6
	Conservative	Benjamin Lampard-Vachell	18,978	49.4
Majority			454	1.2
Turnout				83.8
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1939/40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

• 
  Liberal: Richard Acland ^[35]
  


• 
  Conservative: Marjorie Graves
  

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Barnstaple ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christopher Peto	17,822	42.6
	Liberal	Mark Bonham Carter	13,752	32.9
	Labour	Ivor Arthur Jack Williams	10,237	24.5
Majority			4,070	9.7
Turnout			41,811	75.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Notes

1. 
   ^ Woodger, L. S. "RAYMOND, Thomas (d.1418), of Simpson in Holsworthy, Devon". In Roskell, J.S.; Clark, L.; Rawcliffe, C. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421. Retrieved 5 May 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ Woodger, L. S. "GREY, John I (d.1413), of Exeter, Devon". In Roskell, J.S.; Clark, L.; Rawcliffe, C. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
   


3. 
   ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Wentworth, Peter (1530?-1596)" . Dictionary of National Biography. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 261.
   


4. 
   ^ William Wroth, Warwick (1893). "Martin, Richard (1570–1618)" . In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 291–292.
   


5. 
   ^ Venn, John (1890). "Gostlin, John (1566?–1626)" . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 256.
   


6. 
   ^ Created a baronet, 1764
   


7. 
   ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy} Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 64–66. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
   


8. 
   ^ Lopes was re-elected at the general election of 1818, but on petition was unseated for bribery
   


9. 
   ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 26 October 2018 – via Google Books.
   


10. 
    ^ "The Elections". Morning Post. 27 July 1837. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 26 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


11. 
    ^ "General Election". Dublin Evening Mail. 16 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


12. 
    ^ ^ab Sanders, Lloyd Charles (1912). "Fortescue, Hugh" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
    


13. 
    ^ At the election of 1852 Fraser and Bremridge were declared elected, but on petition the election was declared void and the constituency's writ was suspended. After investigation by a Royal Commission, a new writ was issued and a by-election was held
    


14. 
    ^ Laurie's election at the by-election of 1854 was declared void on petition, and a second by-election held
    


15. 
    ^ On petition, Lloyd's election was declared void and after scrutiny of the votes Bremridge was declared duly elected
    


16. 
    ^ ^{abcdefghijklm} Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
    


17. 
    ^ "Barnstaple". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 17 September 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


18. 
    ^ Bartlett, Peter (1999). "1859 and its Aftermath". The Poor Law of Lunacy: The Administration of Pauper Lunatics in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England. London: Leicester University Press. p. 218. ISBN 0718501047. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
    


19. 
    ^ "The Barnstaple Election Committee". Chelmsford Chronicle. 9 March 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


20. 
    ^ "Election Movements". Leigh Chronicle and Weekly District Advertiser. 21 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


21. 
    ^ "North Devon". Western Times. 4 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


22. 
    ^ "Barnstaple Election". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 4 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


23. 
    ^ "The Barnstaple Election Petition". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 15 April 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


24. 
    ^ "Barnstaple Election". Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 22 July 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


25. 
    ^ "To the Electors of Barnstaple". North Devon Journal. 26 November 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


26. 
    ^ "Barnstaple Election". North Devon Journal. 9 October 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    


27. 
    ^ "Mr H. R. Grenfell". North Devon Journal. 25 Mar 1880. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
    


28. 
    ^ ^abcdefghi British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
    


29. 
    ^ ^abcdef The Liberal Year Book, 1907
    


30. 
    ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
    


31. 
    ^ ^ab Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
    


32. 
    ^ ^ab Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
    


33. 
    ^ ^ab Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
    


34. 
    ^ ^abcdefgh British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
    


35. 
    ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
    

References

• Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
  


• F W S Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885" (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)


• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)

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