Kenilworth Members of the UK Parliament. 1801-Present

Constituency Splits into Two – Then Four

Tragic Death of Gilbert Leigh – 1884

Kenilworth’s Name Finally Appears

How Many Voters are there?

YearMember (s)VotesMajorityConstituency Name
1801Sir John Mordaunt (Con)
Sir George Shuckburgh-Evelyn (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1802Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir George Shuckburgh-Evelyn (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1804
(by-elec)
Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
—————————————-
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
standing member
——————-
unopposed
Warwickshire
1806Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1807Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1812Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1818Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1820
(by-elec)
Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
————————————–
Sir Francis Lawley (Whig)
standing member
—————–
2153

——–
1184
Warwickshire
1826Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Francis Lawley (Whig)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1830Dugdale Stratford Dugdale (Whig)
Sir Francis Lawley (Whig)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1831Sir Francis Lawley (Whig)
Sir Grey Skipwith (Lib)
both
unopposed
Warwickshire
1832Sir Grey Skipwith (Lib)
————————————
Sir George Phillips (Lib)
1396
——————-
1121
288
———
13
South
Warwickshire
1835Sir John Mordaunt (Con)
Edward Ralph Charles Sheldon (Lib)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1836
(by-elec)
Sir John Mordaunt (Con)
————————————
Evelyn John Shirley (Con)
standing member
—————–
1872

———-
513
South
Warwickshire
1837Sir John Mordaunt (Con)
Evelyn John Shirley (Con)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1841Sir John Mordaunt (Con)
Evelyn John Shirley (Con)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1845
(by-elec)
Evelyn John Shirley (Con)
————————————-
George Greville (Con)
standing member
——————-
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1847Evelyn John Shirley (Con)
George Greville (Con)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1849
(by-elec)
George Greville (Con)
————————————-
Heneage Finch (Con)
standing member
——————-
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1852George Greville (Con)
Heneage Finch (Con)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1853
(by-elec)
Heneage Finch (Con)
————————————–
Evelyn Philip Shirley (Con)
standing member
——————-
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1857Evelyn Philip Shirley (Con)
Edward Bolton King (Whig)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1859Evelyn Philip Shirley (Con)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
both
unopposed
South
Warwickshire
1865Henry Wise (Con)
Sir Charles Mordaunt (Con)
1585
1517
264
196
South
Warwickshire
1868Sir Henry Wise (Con)
Sir John Hardy (Con)
2581
2501
109
29
South
Warwickshire
1874Hugh de Grey Seymour (Con)
Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (Con)
2832
2301
662
631
South
Warwickshire
1880Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (Con)
Gilbert Leigh (Lib)
2864
2650
157
43
South
Warwickshire
1884
(by-elec)
Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (Con)
—————————————
Sampson Samuel Lloyd (Con)
standing member
——————-
3095

———-
1176
South
Warwickshire
1885Henry Payton Cobb (Lib)48771344 Rugby
1886Henry Payton Cobb (Lib)4006478 Rugby
1892Henry Payton Cobb (Lib)4519688 Rugby
1895Richard Verney (Con)4354284 Rugby
1900Corrie Grant (Lib)4349219 Rugby
1906Corrie Grant (Lib)5181272 Rugby
1910
(Jan)
John Baird (Con)61911205 Rugby
1910 (Dec)John Baird (Con)5712771 Rugby
1918Sir Ernest Pollock (Con)unopposedWarwick & Leamington
1922Sir Ernest Pollock (Con)unopposedWarwick & Leamington
1923Anthony Eden (Con)16377 5203Warwick & Leamington
1924Anthony Eden (Con)195756609Warwick & Leamington
1929Anthony Eden (Con)230455460Warwick & Leamington
1931Anthony Eden (Con)3858429323Warwick & Leamington
1935Anthony Eden (Con)3574624816Warwick & Leamington
1945Anthony Eden (Con)3711017634Warwick & Leamington
1950Anthony Eden (Con)273538953Warwick & Leamington
1951Anthony Eden (Con)282829803Warwick & Leamington
1955Sir Anthony Eden (Con)2997913466Warwick & Leamington
1957
(by-elec)
John Hobson (Con)249282157Warwick & Leamington
1959John Hobson (Con)3251313079Warwick & Leamington
1964Sir John Hobson (Con)2974910884Warwick & Leamington
1966Sir John Hobson (Con)289188697Warwick & Leamington
1968
(by-elec)
Dudley Smith (Con)2891421922Warwick & Leamington
1970Dudley Smith (Con)3699415369Warwick & Leamington
1974 (Feb)Dudley Smith (Con)3016711293Warwick & Leamington
1974 (Oct)Dudley Smith (Con)277218245Warwick & Leamington
1979Dudley Smith (Con)3592516102Warwick & Leamington

Kenilworth Name Finally Arrives

YearMemberVotesMajorityConstituency Name
1983James Pawsey (Con)2962214241Rugby & Kenilworth
1987James Pawsey (Con)3148516264Rugby & Kenilworth
1992James Pawsey (Con)3411013247Rugby & Kenilworth
1997Andy King (Lab)26356495Rugby & Kenilworth
2001Andy King (Lab)242212877Rugby & Kenilworth
2005Jeremy Wright (Con)234471556Rugby & Kenilworth
2010Jeremy Wright (Con)2594512552Kenilworth & Southam
2015Jeremy Wright (Con)2847421002Kenilworth & Southam
2017Jeremy Wright (Con)3120718086Kenilworth & Southam
2019Jeremy Wright (Con)3035120353Kenilworth & Southam
2024Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)193956574Kenilworth & Southam