Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire

The historic county of Buckinghamshire, in the 21st century region of South East England, was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Buckinghamshire.

In 1889 Buckinghamshire became an administrative county. In 1974 a new non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire lost the Eton and Slough areas to Berkshire, while the part of Colnbrook formerly included in the county also became part of Berkshire in 1995.

The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Buckinghamshire, both before and after the administrative changes of 1889, 1974 and 1995. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Buckinghamshire. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Note: Dates of representation before 1510 are provisional.

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbreviations:

  • (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.
  • (County in Notes) Be non-metropolitan/ceremonial county of Berkshire (from 1974), Bu1 historic county of Buckinghamshire (to 1889), Bu2 administrative county of Buckinghamshire (1889–1974), Bu3 non-metropolitan/ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire (from 1974).

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county
ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
AmershamBC1300<13072Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
16251832
AylesburyBC (1554-1885)1554*2 (1554–1654)Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
CC (1885–*)1 (1885–*)
BeaconsfieldCC1974*1Bu3
BuckinghamBC (1542–1885)1542*2 (1542–1654)Bu1, Bu2, Bu3
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885–*)1 (1868–*)
BuckinghamshireCC129018852 (1290–1654)Bu1
5 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
3 (1832–1885)
South BuckinghamshireCC195019741Bu2
Chesham and AmershamCC1974*1Bu3
Eton and SloughCC (1945–1950)194519831Bu2, Be
BC (1950–1983)
Great MarlowBC1300<13072Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
162518852 (1625–1868)
1 (1868–1885)
Milton KeynesCC198319921Bu3
Milton Keynes NorthCC2010*1Bu3
Milton Keynes SouthBC2010*1Bu3
Milton Keynes South WestBC199220101Bu3
North East Milton KeynesCC199220101Bu3
SloughBC1983*1Be
WendoverBC1300<13072Bu1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
16251832
WycombeBC (1295-1885)1295*2 (1295-1654)Bu1, Bu2, Bu3: Includes Chipping Wycombe.
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1868)
CC (1885–*)1 (1868–*)

Constituencies mostly in another historic county
ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
WindsorCC1997*1Be: Includes the Eton and Colnbrook areas.
Windsor and MaidenheadCC198319971Be: Includes the Eton area.

Periods constituencies represented
 1290–12951295–13001300–<1307<1307–15421542–15541554–16251625–16541654–16591659–1832
Amersham   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1832
Aylesbury   1554–*
Buckingham   1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885
Great Marlow   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1885
Wendover   1300–<1307   1625–1654   1659–1832
Wycombe   1295–*
 1832–18681868–18851885–19181918–19451945–19501950–19741974–19831983–19921992–1997
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield   1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Buckinghamshire 1290–1885  
South Buckinghamshire   1950–1974  
Chesham and Amersham   1974–*
Eton and Slough   1945–1983  
Great Marlow 1659–1885  
Milton Keynes   1983–1992  
Milton Keynes South West   1992–next
North East Milton Keynes   1992–next
Slough   1983–*
Windsor and Maidenhead   1983–1997
Wycombe 1295–*
 1997–nextnext–*
Aylesbury 1554–*
Beaconsfield 1974–*
Buckingham 1542–*
Chesham and Amersham 1974–*
Milton Keynes North   next–*
Milton Keynes South   next–*
Milton Keynes South West 1992–next  
North East Milton Keynes 1992–next  
Slough 1983–*
Windsor 1997–*
Wycombe 1295–*

Summaries

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period
Type129012951300<1307154215541625165416591832186818851918194519501974198319921997next
Borough–1412363644–––111222
County11111111111334456666
Total12523474755334567888

Summary of members of parliament by Type and Period
Type129012951300<1307154215541625165416591832186818851918194519501974198319921997next
Borough–282461231285–––111222
County22222225233334456666
Total241046814814118334567888

See also

References
  • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
  • British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)
  • The House of Commons 1509–1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)
  • The House of Commons 1558–1603, by P.W. Hasler (HMSO 1981)
  • The House of Commons 1660–1690, by Basil Duke Henning (Secker & Warburg 1983)
  • The House of Commons 1715–1754, by Romney Sedgwick (HMSO 1970)
  • The House of Commons 1754–1790, by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke (HMSO 1964)
  • The House of Commons 1790–1820, by R.G. Thorne (Secker & Warburg 1986)
  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) out of copyright
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