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'''Bletchingley''' was a [[parliamentary borough]] in [[Surrey]]. It returned two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to the [[House of Commons of England]] from 1295 to 1707, to the [[House of Commons of Great Britain]] from 1707 to 1800, and to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the [[Great Reform Act]].
'''Bletchingley''' was a [[parliamentary borough]] in [[Surrey]]. It returned two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to the [[House of Commons of England]] from 1295 to 1707, to the [[House of Commons of Great Britain]] from 1707 to 1800, and to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the [[Great Reform Act]].


Elections were held using the [[Plurality-at-large voting|bloc vote]] system.
Elections were held using the [[Plurality-at-large voting|bloc vote]] system.

The constituency was just 3{{frac|1|2}} miles south-east of the similar rotten borough of [[Gatton (UK Parliament constituency)|Gatton]].


==History==
==History==
Bletchingley was one of the original boroughs enfranchised in the [[Model Parliament]], and kept its status until the Reform Act. The borough consisted of the former market town of [[Bletchingley]] in [[Surrey]], which by the 19th century had shrunk to a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 513, and contained only 85 houses. It was a [[burgage]] borough, the right to vote being exercised by the owners or resident tenants of the 130 "burgage tenements" - no doubt at some point in history these were simply the inhabited houses of the town, but it was already an artificial franchise by the time it was disputed before the House of Commons in 1624, when it was settled that Bletchingley's burgage holders should keep the vote as they had "time out of mind"; by the 19th century of course, with more burgages in the borough than houses, the notion of its being a residential franchise was no more than a legal fiction.
Bletchingley was one of the original boroughs enfranchised in the [[Model Parliament]], and kept its status until the Reform Act. The borough consisted of the former market town of [[Bletchingley]] in [[Surrey]], which by the 19th century had shrunk to a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 513, and it contained only 85 houses. It was a [[burgage]] borough: the right to vote was exercised by the owners or resident tenants of the 130 "burgage tenements". No doubt at some point in history these were simply the inhabited houses of the town, but it was already an artificial franchise by the time it was disputed before the House of Commons in 1624, when it was settled that Bletchingley's burgage holders should keep the vote as they had "time out of mind". By the 19th century of course, with more burgages in the borough than houses, the notion of its being a residential franchise was no more than a legal fiction.


Like other burgage boroughs, Bletchingley quickly fell into the hands of a single landowner who thereby had the safest of [[pocket borough]]s. It was once the property of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII's]] rejected Queen, [[Anne of Cleves]]. From her it passed to [[Thomas Cawarden|Sir Thomas Cawarden]], the [[Master of the Revels]] and from his heir to [[William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham|Lord Howard of Effingham]], father of the future conqueror of the [[Spanish Armada]], in about 1560. It then remained in Howard hands for more than half a century, one of several boroughs controlled by that powerful family.
Like other burgage boroughs, Bletchingley quickly fell into the hands of a single landowner who thereby had the safest of [[pocket borough]]s. It was once the property of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII's]] rejected Queen, [[Anne of Cleves]]. From her it passed to [[Thomas Cawarden|Sir Thomas Cawarden]], the [[Master of the Revels]], and from his heir to [[William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham|Lord Howard of Effingham]], father of the future conqueror of the [[Spanish Armada]], in about 1560. It then remained in Howard hands for more than half a century, one of several boroughs controlled by that powerful family.


However, the 1624 dispute occurred when the voters daringly defied Lady Howard, and it may not have been entirely secure for any single "patron" for the rest of the century. By 1700, there were two rival influences, the Evelyns of [[Godstone]], who had succeeded in holding one of the seats for much of the preceding sixty years, and [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]], a [[London]] banker who was said to be the wealthiest commoner in England, and who was now [[Lord of the Manor]]. Neither held a majority of the burgages, and there were still a fair number of independent voters. For some years, Evelyn and Clayton had to be content with choosing one MP each, and even then had to face some tightly contested votes, but after the accession of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], Clayton's nephew and heir, [[Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet|William Clayton]], managed to accumulate enough of the burgages in his own hands to squeeze out the Evelyn influence and eventually make his hold absolutely watertight. Since the importance of a man with the absolute power to nominate two Members of Parliament was not underestimated by 18th century governments, he quickly found himself dignified with a [[baronet]]cy.
However, the 1624 dispute occurred when the voters daringly defied Lady Howard, and it may not have been entirely secure for any single "patron" for the rest of the century. By 1700, there were two rival influences: the Evelyns of [[Godstone]], who had succeeded in holding one of the seats for much of the preceding sixty years, and [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]], a London banker who was said to be the wealthiest commoner in England, and who was now [[Lord of the Manor]]. Neither held a majority of the burgages, and there were still a fair number of independent voters. For some years, Evelyn and Clayton had to be content with choosing one MP each, and even then had to face some tightly contested votes, but after the accession of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] (1714), Clayton's nephew and heir, [[Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet|William Clayton]], managed to accumulate enough of the burgages in his own hands to squeeze out the Evelyn influence and eventually make his hold absolutely watertight. Since the importance of a man with the absolute power to nominate two Members of Parliament was not underestimated by 18th century governments, he quickly found himself dignified with a [[baronet]]cy.


Parliamentary elections were held from 1733 in what is now the White Hart inn: a book in 1844 notes this and that eight to ten people voted, as well as a sale of the manor for £60,000 in 1816.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brayley|first=Edward Wedlake|title=The history of Surrey, Volume 4, Part 1|year=1844|page=114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDhNAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
The Claytons retained Bletchingley until 1779. In that year, short of money and with talk of parliamentary reform in the air, [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|Sir Robert Clayton]] decided to realise the asset while it still had a value, and sold the [[reversion (law)|reversion]] of his property at Bletchingley (which by now included all the burgages) to his cousin, [[John Kenrick (MP)|John Kenrick]], for £10,000. Once the prospect of parliamentary reform had receded, Clayton repented of his bargain and filed an action in [[Court of Chancery|Chancery]] against Kenrick, claiming that he had been "imposed upon" and had been paid quite an inadequate amount; but the court sympathised with Kenrick, and dismissed the action with costs.


The Claytons retained Bletchingley until 1779. In that year, short of money and with talk of parliamentary reform in the air, [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|Sir Robert Clayton]] decided to realise the asset while it still had a value, and sold the [[reversion (law)|reversion]] of his property at Bletchingley (which by now included all the burgages) to his cousin, [[John Kenrick (MP)|John Kenrick]], for £10,000. Once the prospect of parliamentary reform had receded for the time being, Clayton repented of his bargain and filed an action in [[Court of Chancery|Chancery]] against Kenrick, claiming that he had been "imposed upon" and had been paid quite an inadequate amount; but the court sympathised with Kenrick, and dismissed the action with costs.
Kenrick's son later sold the rights to [[Matthew Russell (MP)|Matthew Russell]] for £60,000 (proving fairly convincingly that Kenrick had, indeed, received it from Clayton for below its true market price!) and he, by making seats available to some of the rising stars of the [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]] party, ensured that after centuries of mediocrity Bletchingley was represented in its final years by some distinguished members, including two future [[Prime Ministers]] - [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Hon. William Lamb]] (Prime Minister as Lord Melbourne) and [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston]].


In 1816 (see above), Kenrick's son later sold the rights to [[William Russell (banker)|William Russell]] for £60,000; and his grandson [[William Russell (Durham MP)|William Russell]] made seats available to some of the rising stars of the [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]] party. They included two future [[Prime Ministers]]: [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Hon. William Lamb]] (Prime Minister as Lord Melbourne) and [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston]].
Bletchingley was abolished as a separate constituency by the Reform Act, the town being included in the [[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastern division of Surrey]] thereafter.

Bletchingley was abolished as a constituency by the Reform Act. From then on, the village was included in the [[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastern division of Surrey]].


== Members of Parliament ==
== Members of Parliament ==
===1295-1640===
===1295–1640===
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parliament!!First member!!Second member
!Parliament!!First member!!Second member
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| 1386||[[William Bart]]|| [[John atte Wyke]] <ref name = HoP1>{{cite web | url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| accessdate = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
| 1386||[[William Bart]]|| [[John atte Wyke]]<ref name = HoP1>{{cite web | url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1388 (Feb)|| [[Robert Nafferton]]|| [[William Nightingale (MP)|William Nightingale]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1388 (Feb)|| [[Robert Nafferton]]|| [[William Nightingale (MP)|William Nightingale]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1388 (Sep)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Henry atte Stone I]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1388 (Sep)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Henry atte Stone I]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1390 (Jan)|| [[John Deubeneye]]||[[William Nightingale (MP)|William Nightingale]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1390 (Jan)|| [[John Deubeneye]]||[[William Nightingale (MP)|William Nightingale]]<ref name = HoP1/>
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| 1390 (Nov)||
| 1390 (Nov)||
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| 1391||
| 1391||
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| 1393||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Richard Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|Richard Turner]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1393||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Richard Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|Richard Turner]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1394||
| 1394||
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| 1395||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[William Tanner (MP for Huntingdonshire)|William Tanner]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1395||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[William Tanner (MP for Bletchingley)|William Tanner]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1397 (Jan)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Richard Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|Richard Turner]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1397 (Jan)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Richard Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|Richard Turner]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
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| 1397 (Sep)|| [[John Deubeneye]]|| [[Thomas atte Helde]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1397 (Sep)|| [[John Deubeneye]]|| [[Thomas atte Helde]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1399||[[John Deubeneye]]|| [[Thomas atte Helde]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1399||[[John Deubeneye]]|| [[Thomas atte Helde]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1401||
| 1401||
|-
|-
| 1402||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[John Modys]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1402||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[John Modys]]<ref name = HoP1/>
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| 1404 (Jan)||
| 1404 (Jan)||
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| 1414 (Apr)||
| 1414 (Apr)||
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| 1414 (Nov)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Roger Eylove (MP for Bletchingley)|Roger Eylove]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1414 (Nov)|| [[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Roger Eylove (MP for Bletchingley)|Roger Eylove]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1415||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[John Modys]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1415||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[John Modys]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1416 (Mar)|| [[Roger Eylove (MP for Bletchingley)|Roger Eylove]]|| [[John Modys]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1416 (Mar)|| [[Roger Eylove (MP for Bletchingley)|Roger Eylove]]|| [[John Modys]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1416 (Oct)||
| 1416 (Oct)||
|-
|-
| 1417||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Robert Axi]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1417||[[William Hart (MP)|William Hart]]|| [[Robert Axi]]<ref name = HoP1/>
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| 1419||[[Roger -?]]|| [[John -?]]
| 1419||[[Roger -?]]|| [[John -?]]
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| 1420||
| 1420||
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| 1421 (May)|| [[Walter atte Berne]]|| [[John Knoller]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1421 (May)|| [[Walter atte Berne]]|| [[John Knoller]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1421 (Dec)|| [[Henry Brampton]]|| [[Henry atte Stone II]] <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1421 (Dec)|| [[Henry Brampton]]|| [[Henry atte Stone II]]<ref name = HoP1/>
|-
| 1422||[[Thomas Eylove]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/eylove-roger-ii|title=EYLOVE, Roger II, of Bletchingley, Surr. &#124; History of Parliament Online}}</ref>
|-
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| 1422||[[Thomas Eylove]]<ref>https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/eylove-roger-ii</ref>
| 1472|| [[Henry Winter (MP)|Henry Winter]]|| <ref name = HoP1/>
| 1472|| [[Henry Winter (MP)|Henry Winter]]|| <ref name = HoP1/>
|-
|-
| 1491|| William Fisher||Thomas Garth <ref>{{cite book |title = The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504|last = Cavill}}</ref>
| 1491|| [[William Fisher (MP for Bletchingley)|William Fisher]]||[[Thomas Garth (MP)|Thomas Garth]]<ref>{{cite book |title = The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504|last = Cavill}}</ref>
|-
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| 1510-1523|| ''No names known''<ref name = HoP2>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| accessdate = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
| 1510-1523|| ''No names known''<ref name = HoP2>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1529||[[Nicholas Leigh]]|| [[John St John (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John St John]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1529||[[Nicholas Leigh]]|| [[John St John (MP for Huntingdonshire)|John St John]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1536|| ?
| 1536|| ?
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| 1539|| ?
| 1539|| ?
|-
|-
| 1542||[[Thomas Cawarden]]|| [[Sir William Sackville|William Sackville]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1542||[[Thomas Cawarden]]|| [[Sir William Sackville|William Sackville]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1545|| ?
| 1545|| ?
|-
|-
| 1547||Sir [[Thomas Cawarden]], ''sat for Surrey <br> replaced by Jan 1552 by'' [[Henry Polsted]]|| [[John Cheke]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1547||Sir [[Thomas Cawarden]], ''sat for Surrey <br /> replaced by Jan 1552 by'' [[Henry Polsted]]|| [[John Cheke]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1553 (Mar)|| [[Sir John Cheke]]|| [[Maurice Berkeley (died 1581)|Sir Maurice Berkeley]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1553 (Mar)|| [[Sir John Cheke]]|| [[Maurice Berkeley (died 1581)|Sir Maurice Berkeley]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1553 (Oct)|| [[Henry Polsted]]|| [[Matthew Colthurst]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1553 (Oct)|| [[Henry Polsted]]|| [[Matthew Colthurst]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1554 (Apr)|| [[John Harman (MP)|John Harman]]|| [[Nicholas Saunders (died 1587)|Nicholas Saunders]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1554 (Apr)|| [[John Harman (MP)|John Harman]]|| [[Nicholas Saunders (died 1587)|Nicholas Saunders]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1554 (Nov)|| [[Humphrey Cholmley]]|| [[Robert Freeman (MP for Bletchingley)|Robert Freeman]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1554 (Nov)|| [[Humphrey Cholmley]]|| [[Robert Freeman (MP for Bletchingley)|Robert Freeman]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1555||[[John Vaughan (died 1577)|John Vaughan]]|| [[William Smethwick]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1555||[[John Vaughan (died 1577)|John Vaughan]]|| [[William Smethwick]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1558||[[Bertram Calthorpe]]|| [[Roger Alford]] <ref name = HoP2/>
| 1558||[[Bertram Calthorpe]]|| [[Roger Alford]]<ref name = HoP2/>
|-
|-
| 1558/9|| [[John Brace (by 1519-59 or later)|John Brace]]|| [[William Porter (MP)|William Porter]] <ref name = HoP3>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| accessdate = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
| 1558–9|| [[John Brace (by 1519-59 or later)|John Brace]]|| [[William Porter (died c. 1593)|William Porter]]<ref name = HoP3>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/bletchingley | title= History of Parliament| publisher= History of Parliament Trust| access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1562/3|| [[John Coker (MP)|John Coker]]|| [[John Elsedon]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1562–3|| [[John Coker (MP)|John Coker]]|| [[John Elsedon]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1571||[[Roeland Maynard]]|| [[Richard Bostock]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1571||[[Roeland Maynard]]|| [[Richard Bostock]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1572|| [[Thomas Browne (died 1597)|Thomas Browne]]|| [[Henry Kenrick]], ''died <br> and replaced Nov 1579 by'' [[Richard Bostock]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1572|| [[Thomas Browne (died 1597)|Thomas Browne]]|| [[Henry Kenrick]], ''died <br /> and replaced Nov 1579 by'' [[Richard Bostock]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1584|| [[Richard Bostock]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1584|| [[Richard Bostock]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1586|| [[Thomas Browne (died 1597)|Sir Thomas Browne]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1586|| [[Thomas Browne (died 1597)|Sir Thomas Browne]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1588|| [[Richard Bostock]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1588|| [[Richard Bostock]]|| [[John Cox (MP)|John Cox]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1593|| [[Julius Caesar (judge)|Julius Caesar]]|| [[Stephen Riddlesden]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1593|| [[Julius Caesar (judge)|Julius Caesar]]|| [[Stephen Riddlesden]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1597|| [[Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham|Lord Howard of Effingham]], ''sat for Surrey <br> replaced by'' [[Richard Trevor (politician)|Sir Richard Trevor]]|| [[John Trevor (1563–1630)|John Trevor]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1597|| [[Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham|Lord Howard of Effingham]], ''sat for Surrey <br /> replaced by'' [[Richard Trevor (politician)|Sir Richard Trevor]]|| [[John Trevor (1563–1630)|John Trevor]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1601|| [[John Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|John Turner]]|| [[Bostock Fuller]] <ref name = HoP3/>
| 1601|| [[John Turner (MP for Bletchingley)|John Turner]]|| [[Bostock Fuller]]<ref name = HoP3/>
|-
|-
| 1604|| [[John Trevor (1563-1630)|Sir John Trevor]]|| [[Richard Bellingham (MP)|Richard Bellingham]] ''died <br> and replaced by'' [[Charles Howard (Windsor MP)|Sir Charles Howard]]
| 1604|| [[John Trevor (1563–1630)|Sir John Trevor]]|| [[Richard Bellingham (MP)|Richard Bellingham]] ''died <br /> and replaced by'' [[Charles Howard (Windsor MP)|Sir Charles Howard]]
|-
|-
| 1614|| [[John Trevor (1563-1630)|Sir John Trevor]]|| [[Charles Howard (Windsor MP)|Sir Charles Howard]]
| 1614|| [[John Trevor (1563–1630)|Sir John Trevor]]|| [[Charles Howard (Windsor MP)|Sir Charles Howard]]
|-
|-
| 1621-1622|| [[John Hayward (MP for Bletchingley)|John Hayward]]|| [[Henry Lovell (MP)|Henry Lovell]]
| 1621-1622|| [[John Hayward (MP for Bletchingley)|John Hayward]]|| [[Henry Lovell (MP)|Henry Lovell]]
|-
|-
| 1624|| [[Miles Fleetwood|Sir Miles Fleetwood]] <br> ''sat for Launceston, replaced by'' [[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''|| [[John Hayward (MP for Bletchingley)|John Hayward]]
| 1624|| [[Miles Fleetwood|Sir Miles Fleetwood]] <br /> ''sat for Launceston, replaced by'' [[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''|| [[John Hayward (MP for Bletchingley)|John Hayward]]
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| 1625|| [[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''|| [[Thomas Gresham (MP)|Thomas Gresham]]
| 1625|| [[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''|| [[Thomas Gresham (MP)|Thomas Gresham]]
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===1640-1832===
===1640–1832===
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|[[Short Parliament|April 1640]]
|[[Short Parliament|April 1640]]
|style="background-color: {{Roundhead/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Roundhead}}" |
|[[Edmiund Hoskins]]||
|[[Edmiund Hoskins]]||
|style="background-color: {{Roundhead/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Roundhead}}" |
|[[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''||
|[[Edward Bysshe (died 1655)|Edward Bysshe]] ''the elder''||
|-
|-
|[[Long Parliament|November 1640]]
|[[Long Parliament|November 1640]]
|style="background-color: {{Roundhead/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Roundhead}}" |
|[[John Evelyn (1591–1664)|John Evelyn, senior]]||[[Roundheads|Parliamentarian]]
|[[John Evelyn (1591–1664)|John Evelyn, senior]]||[[Roundheads|Parliamentarian]]
|style="background-color: {{Roundhead/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Roundhead}}" |
|[[Edward Bysshe]] ''the younger''||[[Roundheads|Parliamentarian]]
|[[Edward Bysshe]] ''the younger''||[[Roundheads|Parliamentarian]]
|-
|-
|December 1648
|December 1648
|colspan="6"|''Evelyn and Bysshe excluded in [[Pride's Purge]] - both seats vacant''
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|'''''Evelyn and Bysshe excluded in [[Pride's Purge]]: both seats vacant'''''
|-
|-
|1653
|1653
|colspan="6"|''Bletchingley was unrepresented in the [[Barebones Parliament]] and the [[First Protectorate Parliament|First]] and [[Second Protectorate Parliament|Second]] Parliaments of the Protectorate''
|colspan="6"|'''''Bletchingley was unrepresented in the [[Barebones Parliament]] and the [[First Protectorate Parliament|First]] and [[Second Protectorate Parliament|Second]] Parliaments of the Protectorate.'''''
|-
|-
|[[Third Protectorate Parliament|January 1659]]
|[[Third Protectorate Parliament|January 1659]]
|style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: white" |
|[[John Goodwin (Parliamentarian)|John Goodwin]]||<!-- party -->
|[[John Goodwin (Parliamentarian)|John Goodwin]]||<!-- party -->
|style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: white" |
|[[Edmund Hoskins]]||<!-- party -->
|[[Edmund Hoskins]]||<!-- party -->
|-
|-
|[[Rump Parliament|May 1659]]
|[[Rump Parliament|May 1659]]
|colspan="6"|''Not represented in the restored [[Rump Parliament|Rump]]''
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|'''''Not represented in the restored [[Rump Parliament|Rump]]'''''
|-
|-
|April 1660
|April 1660
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Evelyn (1591–1664)|John Evelyn, senior]]
| [[John Evelyn (1591–1664)|John Evelyn, senior]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Goodwin (Parliamentarian)|John Goodwin]]
| [[John Goodwin (Parliamentarian)|John Goodwin]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1661
| 1661
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[William Hawarde|Sir William Hawarde]]
| [[William Hawarde|Sir William Hawarde]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Edward Bysshe]]
| [[Edward Bysshe]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|February 1679
|February 1679
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="3"| [[George Evelyn (1641–1699)|George Evelyn]]
|rowspan="3"| [[George Evelyn (1641–1699)|George Evelyn]]
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Edward Harvey (died 1736)|Edward Harvey]]
| [[Edward Harvey (died 1736)|Edward Harvey]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|October 1679
|October 1679
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Morris (died 1682)|John Morris]]
| [[John Morris (died 1682)|John Morris]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1681
| 1681
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[William Goulston|Sir William Goulston]]
| [[William Goulston|Sir William Goulston]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1685
| 1685
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Ambrose Browne]]
| [[Ambrose Browne]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet|Sir Marmaduke Gresham]]
| [[Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet|Sir Marmaduke Gresham]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|January 1689
|January 1689
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="4"| [[Thomas Howard (1651–1701)|Thomas Howard]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Thomas Howard (1651–1701)|Thomas Howard]]
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Glyd]]
| [[John Glyd]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|December 1689
|December 1689
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Jeffrey Amherst (MP)|Jeffrey Amherst]]
| [[Jeffrey Amherst (MP)|Jeffrey Amherst]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1690
| 1690
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1695
| 1695
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham|Maurice Thompson]]
| [[Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham|Maurice Thompson]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1698
| 1698
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Hugh Hare]]
| [[Hugh Hare (MP for Bletchingley)|Hugh Hare]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1701
| 1701
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Edward Gresham, 2nd Baronet|Sir Edward Gresham]]
| [[Sir Edward Gresham, 2nd Baronet|Sir Edward Gresham]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="4"| [[John Ward (banker)|John Ward]]
|rowspan="4"| [[John Ward (banker)|John Ward]]
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|July 1702
|July 1702
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Evelyn (1677–1702)|John Evelyn]]
| [[John Evelyn (1677–1702)|John Evelyn]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|December 1702
|December 1702
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Robert Clayton (Lord Mayor)|Sir Robert Clayton]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1705
| 1705
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="3"| [[George Evelyn (1678–1724)|George Evelyn]]
|rowspan="3"| [[George Evelyn (1678–1724)|George Evelyn]]
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1708
| 1708
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow|Thomas Onslow]]
| [[Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow|Thomas Onslow]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1715
| 1715
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="4"| [[Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet|(Sir) William Clayton]] <ref>Created a baronet, January 1732</ref>
|rowspan="4"| [[Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet|(Sir) William Clayton]]<ref>Created a baronet, January 1732</ref>
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1724
| 1724
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis|Henry Herbert]]
| [[Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis|Henry Herbert]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1727
| 1727
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet|Sir Orlando Bridgeman]]
| [[Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet|Sir Orlando Bridgeman]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party --> [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1734
| 1734
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="4"| [[Sir Kenrick Clayton, 2nd Baronet|(Sir) Kenrick Clayton]] <ref>Succeeded to his baronetcy, December 1744</ref>
|rowspan="4"| [[Sir Kenrick Clayton, 2nd Baronet|(Sir) Kenrick Clayton]]<ref>Succeeded to his baronetcy, December 1744</ref>
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1745
| 1745
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[William Clayton (died 1783)|William Clayton]]
| [[William Clayton (died 1783)|William Clayton]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1761
| 1761
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Charles Whitworth (MP)|(Sir) Charles Whitworth]] <ref>Knighted 1768</ref>
| [[Charles Whitworth (MP)|(Sir) Charles Whitworth]]<ref>Knighted 1768</ref>
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1768
| 1768
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="3"| [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|(Sir) Robert Clayton]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|(Sir) Robert Clayton]]
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1769
| 1769
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Frederick Standert]]
| [[Frederick Standert]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1780
| 1780
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="3"| [[John Kenrick (MP)|John Kenrick]]
|rowspan="3"| [[John Kenrick (MP)|John Kenrick]]
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1783
| 1783
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Nicholls (MP)|John Nicholls]]
| [[John Nicholls (MP)|John Nicholls]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1787
| 1787
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|(Sir) Robert Clayton]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet|(Sir) Robert Clayton]]
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1790
| 1790
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Philip Francis (English politician)|Philip Francis]]
| [[Philip Francis (English politician)|Philip Francis]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1796
| 1796
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Lionel Copley, 2nd Baronet|Sir Lionel Copley]] <ref>Copley was also elected for [[Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)|Tregony]], which he chose to represent, and never sat for Bletchingley</ref>
| [[Sir Lionel Copley, 2nd Baronet|Sir Lionel Copley]]<ref>Copley was also elected for [[Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)|Tregony]], which he chose to represent, and never sat for Bletchingley</ref>
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="2"| [[John Stein (MP)|John Stein]]
|rowspan="2"| [[John Stein (MP)|John Stein]]
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1797
| 1797
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Benjamin Hobhouse]]
| [[Benjamin Hobhouse]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1802
| 1802
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[James Milnes]]
| [[James Milnes]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet|John Benn Walsh]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet|John Benn Walsh]]
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1805
| 1805
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Nicholas Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne|Nicholas Ridley-Colborne]]
| [[Nicholas Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne|Nicholas Ridley-Colborne]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1806
| 1806
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Josias du Pre Porcher]]
| [[Josias du Pre Porcher]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="6" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="6"| [[William Kenrick (1774–1829)|William Kenrick]]
|rowspan="6"| [[William Kenrick (1774–1829)|William Kenrick]]
|rowspan="6"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="6"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|January 1807
|January 1807
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Alexander Bannerman]]
| [[John Alexander Bannerman]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|May 1807
|May 1807
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Thomas Freeman-Heathcote, 4th Baronet|Thomas Freeman-Heathcote]]
| [[Sir Thomas Freeman-Heathcote, 4th Baronet|Thomas Freeman-Heathcote]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1809
| 1809
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet|Charles Cockerell]]
| [[Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet|Charles Cockerell]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|October 1812
|October 1812
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet|Sir Charles Talbot]]
| [[Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet|Sir Charles Talbot]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
|December 1812
|December 1812
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Newman, 1st Baronet|Robert Newman]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Newman, 1st Baronet|Robert Newman]]
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1814
| 1814
| style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: white" |
| [[John Bolland (MP)|John Bolland]]
| [[John Bolland (MP)|John Bolland]]
| <!-- party -->
| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1818
| 1818
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Matthew Russell (MP)|Matthew Russell]]
| [[Matthew Russell (MP)|Matthew Russell]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[George Tennyson]]
|rowspan="2"| [[George Tennyson]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
|February 1819
|February 1819
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Tories (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet|Sir William Curtis]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet|Sir William Curtis]]
|rowspan="2"| [[British Tory Party|Tory]]
|rowspan="2"| [[British Tory Party|Tory]]
|-
|-
|February 1819
|February 1819
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield|Marquess of Titchfield]]
|rowspan="2"| [[William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield|Marquess of Titchfield]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1820
| 1820
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Edward Henry Edwardes]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Edward Henry Edwardes]]
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party -->
|-
|-
| 1822
| 1822
| style="background-color: {{Tories (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere|Lord Francis Leveson-Gower]]
| [[Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere|Lord Francis Leveson-Gower]]
| [[British Tory Party|Tory]]
| [[British Tory Party|Tory]]
|-
|-
| 1826
| 1826
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[William Russell (1798–1850)|William Russell]]
| [[William Russell (1798–1850)|William Russell]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
|rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="6"| [[Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt|Charles Tennyson]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt|Charles Tennyson]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1827
| 1827
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Hon. William Lamb]]
| [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Hon. William Lamb]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1828
| 1828
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[William Ewart (English politician)|William Ewart]]
| [[William Ewart (English politician)|William Ewart]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escott |first1=Margaret |title=EWART, William (1798-1869), of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancs. and 16 Eaton Place, Mdx. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/ewart-william-1798-1869 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
| 1830
| 1830
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Robert William Mills]]
| [[Robert William Mills]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David R. |title=MILLS, Robert William (1777-1851), of Willington, co. Dur. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/mills-robert-1777-1851 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
|February 1831
|February 1831
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[William Horne (Liberal politician)|Sir William Horne]]
| [[William Horne (Liberal politician)|Sir William Horne]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David R. |title=HORNE, Sir William (1773-1860), of 19 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn; 49 Upper Harley Street, Mdx. and Epping House, Little Berkhampstead, Herts. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/horne-sir-william-1773-1860 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
|April 1831
|April 1831
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough|Hon. John Ponsonby]]
| [[John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough|Hon. John Ponsonby]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Fisher, David R. |author2=Salmon, Philip |title=PONSONBY, John George Brabazon (1809-1880). |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/ponsonby-john-1809-1880 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
|July 1831
|July 1831
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]]
| [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David R. |title=VILLIERS, Thomas Hyde (1801-1832), of 8 Suffolk Street, Haymarket and 6 Cleveland Court, Westminster, Mdx. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/villiers-thomas-hyde-1801-1832 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| style="background-color: {{Whigs (British political party)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|The Viscount Palmerston]]
| [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Viscount Palmerston]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
| [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
|-
|[[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]]
|[[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]]
|colspan="6"| ''Constituency abolished''
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"| '''''Constituency abolished'''''
|}
|}


===Notes===
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
<references />


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
===Elections in the 1830s===
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[July 1831 Bletchingley by-election|By-election, 18 July 1831]]: Bletchingley<ref name="hop1820-1832">{{cite web |author1=Jenkins, Terry |author2=Spencer, Howard |title=Bletchingley |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/bletchingley |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Henry John Temple]]
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = {{circa|70}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box end}}

* Caused by Ponsonby's resignation and Tennyson's decision to sit for {{constlk|Stamford}}, where he had also been elected.

{{Election box begin no change | title=[[1831 United Kingdom general election|General election, 29 April 1831]]: Bletchingley<ref name="hop1820-1832"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough|John Ponsonby]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt|Charles Tennyson]]
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = {{circa|70}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=[[February 1831 Bletchingley by-election|By-election, 18 February 1831]]: Bletchingley<ref name="hop1820-1832"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[William Horne (Liberal politician)|William Horne]]
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = {{circa|70}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box end}}

* Caused by Mills' resignation

{{Election box begin no change | title=[[January 1831 Bletchingley by-election|By-election, 10 January 1831]]: Bletchingley<ref name="hop1820-1832"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Whigs (British political party)
|candidate = [[Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt|Charles Tennyson]]
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = {{circa|70}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Whigs (British political party)
}}
{{Election box end}}

* Caused by Tennyson's appointment as Clerk of the Ordnance

{{Election box begin no change | title=[[1830 United Kingdom general election|General election, 30 July 1830]]: Bletchingley<ref name="hop1820-1832"/>
}}
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[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey (historic)]]
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Bletchingley
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountySurrey
Major settlementsBletchingley
1295–1832
SeatsTwo
Replaced byEast Surrey

Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.

Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

The constituency was just 31⁄2 miles south-east of the similar rotten borough of Gatton.

History[edit]

Bletchingley was one of the original boroughs enfranchised in the Model Parliament, and kept its status until the Reform Act. The borough consisted of the former market town of Bletchingley in Surrey, which by the 19th century had shrunk to a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 513, and it contained only 85 houses. It was a burgage borough: the right to vote was exercised by the owners or resident tenants of the 130 "burgage tenements". No doubt at some point in history these were simply the inhabited houses of the town, but it was already an artificial franchise by the time it was disputed before the House of Commons in 1624, when it was settled that Bletchingley's burgage holders should keep the vote as they had "time out of mind". By the 19th century of course, with more burgages in the borough than houses, the notion of its being a residential franchise was no more than a legal fiction.

Like other burgage boroughs, Bletchingley quickly fell into the hands of a single landowner who thereby had the safest of pocket boroughs. It was once the property of Henry VIII's rejected Queen, Anne of Cleves. From her it passed to Sir Thomas Cawarden, the Master of the Revels, and from his heir to Lord Howard of Effingham, father of the future conqueror of the Spanish Armada, in about 1560. It then remained in Howard hands for more than half a century, one of several boroughs controlled by that powerful family.

However, the 1624 dispute occurred when the voters daringly defied Lady Howard, and it may not have been entirely secure for any single "patron" for the rest of the century. By 1700, there were two rival influences: the Evelyns of Godstone, who had succeeded in holding one of the seats for much of the preceding sixty years, and Sir Robert Clayton, a London banker who was said to be the wealthiest commoner in England, and who was now Lord of the Manor. Neither held a majority of the burgages, and there were still a fair number of independent voters. For some years, Evelyn and Clayton had to be content with choosing one MP each, and even then had to face some tightly contested votes, but after the accession of George I (1714), Clayton's nephew and heir, William Clayton, managed to accumulate enough of the burgages in his own hands to squeeze out the Evelyn influence and eventually make his hold absolutely watertight. Since the importance of a man with the absolute power to nominate two Members of Parliament was not underestimated by 18th century governments, he quickly found himself dignified with a baronetcy.

Parliamentary elections were held from 1733 in what is now the White Hart inn: a book in 1844 notes this and that eight to ten people voted, as well as a sale of the manor for £60,000 in 1816.[1]

The Claytons retained Bletchingley until 1779. In that year, short of money and with talk of parliamentary reform in the air, Sir Robert Clayton decided to realise the asset while it still had a value, and sold the reversion of his property at Bletchingley (which by now included all the burgages) to his cousin, John Kenrick, for £10,000. Once the prospect of parliamentary reform had receded for the time being, Clayton repented of his bargain and filed an action in Chancery against Kenrick, claiming that he had been "imposed upon" and had been paid quite an inadequate amount; but the court sympathised with Kenrick, and dismissed the action with costs.

In 1816 (see above), Kenrick's son later sold the rights to William Russell for £60,000; and his grandson William Russell made seats available to some of the rising stars of the Whig party. They included two future Prime Ministers: Hon. William Lamb (Prime Minister as Lord Melbourne) and Lord Palmerston.

Bletchingley was abolished as a constituency by the Reform Act. From then on, the village was included in the Eastern division of Surrey.

Members of Parliament[edit]

1295–1640[edit]

Parliament First member Second member
1386 William Bart John atte Wyke[2]
1388 (Feb) Robert Nafferton William Nightingale[2]
1388 (Sep) William Hart Henry atte Stone I[2]
1390 (Jan) John Deubeneye William Nightingale[2]
1390 (Nov)
1391
1393 William Hart Richard Turner[2]
1394
1395 William Hart William Tanner[2]
1397 (Jan) William Hart Richard Turner[2]
1397 (Sep) John Deubeneye Thomas atte Helde[2]
1399 John Deubeneye Thomas atte Helde[2]
1401
1402 William Hart John Modys[2]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1407
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) William Hart Roger Eylove[2]
1415 William Hart John Modys[2]
1416 (Mar) Roger Eylove John Modys[2]
1416 (Oct)
1417 William Hart Robert Axi[2]
1419 Roger -? John -?
1420
1421 (May) Walter atte Berne John Knoller[2]
1421 (Dec) Henry Brampton Henry atte Stone II[2]
1422 Thomas Eylove[3]
1472 Henry Winter [2]
1491 William Fisher Thomas Garth[4]
1510-1523 No names known[5]
1529 Nicholas Leigh John St John[5]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 Thomas Cawarden William Sackville[5]
1545 ?
1547 Sir Thomas Cawarden, sat for Surrey
replaced by Jan 1552 by Henry Polsted		 John Cheke[5]
1553 (Mar) Sir John Cheke Sir Maurice Berkeley[5]
1553 (Oct) Henry Polsted Matthew Colthurst[5]
1554 (Apr) John Harman Nicholas Saunders[5]
1554 (Nov) Humphrey Cholmley Robert Freeman[5]
1555 John Vaughan William Smethwick[5]
1558 Bertram Calthorpe Roger Alford[5]
1558–9 John Brace William Porter[6]
1562–3 John Coker John Elsedon[6]
1571 Roeland Maynard Richard Bostock[6]
1572 Thomas Browne Henry Kenrick, died
and replaced Nov 1579 by Richard Bostock[6]
1584 Richard Bostock John Cox[6]
1586 Sir Thomas Browne John Cox[6]
1588 Richard Bostock John Cox[6]
1593 Julius Caesar Stephen Riddlesden[6]
1597 Lord Howard of Effingham, sat for Surrey
replaced by Sir Richard Trevor		 John Trevor[6]
1601 John Turner Bostock Fuller[6]
1604 Sir John Trevor Richard Bellingham died
and replaced by Sir Charles Howard
1614 Sir John Trevor Sir Charles Howard
1621-1622 John Hayward Henry Lovell
1624 Sir Miles Fleetwood
sat for Launceston, replaced by Edward Bysshe the elder		 John Hayward
1625 Edward Bysshe the elder Thomas Gresham
1626 Edward Bysshe the elder Henry Lovell
1628 Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet John Evelyn, senior
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned

1640–1832[edit]

Year First member First party Second member Second party
April 1640 Edmiund Hoskins Edward Bysshe the elder
November 1640 John Evelyn, senior Parliamentarian Edward Bysshe the younger Parliamentarian
December 1648 Evelyn and Bysshe excluded in Pride's Purge: both seats vacant
1653 Bletchingley was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate.
January 1659 John Goodwin Edmund Hoskins
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 John Evelyn, senior John Goodwin
1661 Sir William Hawarde Edward Bysshe
February 1679 George Evelyn Edward Harvey
October 1679 John Morris
1681 Sir William Goulston
1685 Ambrose Browne Sir Marmaduke Gresham
January 1689 Thomas Howard John Glyd
December 1689 Jeffrey Amherst
1690 Sir Robert Clayton Whig
1695 Maurice Thompson
1698 Hugh Hare Sir Robert Clayton Whig
1701 Sir Edward Gresham John Ward
July 1702 John Evelyn
December 1702 Sir Robert Clayton Whig
1705 George Evelyn
1708 Thomas Onslow
1715 (Sir) William Clayton[7]
1724 Henry Herbert
1727 Sir Orlando Bridgeman Whig
1734 (Sir) Kenrick Clayton[8]
1745 William Clayton
1761 (Sir) Charles Whitworth[9]
1768 (Sir) Robert Clayton
1769 Frederick Standert
1780 John Kenrick
1783 John Nicholls
1787 (Sir) Robert Clayton
1790 Philip Francis
1796 Sir Lionel Copley[10] John Stein
1797 Benjamin Hobhouse
1802 James Milnes John Benn Walsh
1805 Nicholas Ridley-Colborne
1806 Josias du Pre Porcher William Kenrick
January 1807 John Alexander Bannerman
May 1807 Thomas Freeman-Heathcote
1809 Charles Cockerell
October 1812 Sir Charles Talbot
December 1812 Robert Newman
1814 John Bolland
1818 Matthew Russell Whig George Tennyson Whig
February 1819 Sir William Curtis Tory
February 1819 Marquess of Titchfield Whig
1820 Edward Henry Edwardes
1822 Lord Francis Leveson-Gower Tory
1826 William Russell Whig Charles Tennyson Whig
1827 Hon. William Lamb Whig
1828 William Ewart Whig[11]
1830 Robert William Mills Whig[12]
February 1831 Sir William Horne Whig[13]
April 1831 Hon. John Ponsonby Whig[14]
July 1831 Thomas Hyde Villiers Whig[15] Viscount Palmerston Whig
1832 Constituency abolished

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Brayley, Edward Wedlake (1844). The history of Surrey, Volume 4, Part 1. p. 114.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ^ "EYLOVE, Roger II, of Bletchingley, Surr. | History of Parliament Online".
  4. ^ Cavill. The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ^ Created a baronet, January 1732
  8. ^ Succeeded to his baronetcy, December 1744
  9. ^ Knighted 1768
  10. ^ Copley was also elected for Tregony, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Bletchingley
  11. ^ Escott, Margaret. "EWART, William (1798-1869), of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancs. and 16 Eaton Place, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  12. ^ Fisher, David R. "MILLS, Robert William (1777-1851), of Willington, co. Dur". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. ^ Fisher, David R. "HORNE, Sir William (1773-1860), of 19 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn; 49 Upper Harley Street, Mdx. and Epping House, Little Berkhampstead, Herts". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  14. ^ Fisher, David R.; Salmon, Philip. "PONSONBY, John George Brabazon (1809-1880)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. ^ Fisher, David R. "VILLIERS, Thomas Hyde (1801-1832), of 8 Suffolk Street, Haymarket and 6 Cleveland Court, Westminster, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1830s[edit]

By-election, 18 July 1831: Bletchingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Thomas Hyde Villiers Unopposed
Whig Henry John Temple Unopposed
Registered electors c. 70
Whig hold
Whig hold
  • Caused by Ponsonby's resignation and Tennyson's decision to sit for Stamford, where he had also been elected.
General election, 29 April 1831: Bletchingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig John Ponsonby Unopposed
Whig Charles Tennyson Unopposed
Registered electors c. 70
Whig hold
Whig hold
By-election, 18 February 1831: Bletchingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig William Horne Unopposed
Registered electors c. 70
Whig hold
  • Caused by Mills' resignation
By-election, 10 January 1831: Bletchingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Charles Tennyson Unopposed
Registered electors c. 70
Whig hold
  • Caused by Tennyson's appointment as Clerk of the Ordnance
General election, 30 July 1830: Bletchingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Robert William Mills Unopposed
Whig Charles Tennyson Unopposed
Whig hold
Whig hold

References[edit]

  • Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
  • D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
  • Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
  • David W Hayton, Stuart Handley and Eveline Cruickshanks, The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002)
  • Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) [3]
  • Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
  • J. E. Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
  • T. H. B. Oldfield, The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland (London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 1816)
  • J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
  • Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
  • Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  1. ^ a b c d e Jenkins, Terry; Spencer, Howard. "Bletchingley". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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