# Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.
By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire to form Brecon and Radnor constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1542–1604

| Parliament | Member |
| 1542 | John Baker, died 1544 and replaced by John Price |
| 1545 | John Knill |
| 1547 | Richard Blick |
| 1553 (Mar) | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Charles Vaughan |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Bradshaw |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Knill |
| 1555 | Stephen Price |
| 1558 | Ieuan Lewis |
| 1559 (Jan) | Thomas Lewis |
| 1562–1563 | Thomas Lewis |
| 1571 | Walter Price |
| 1572-1581 | Roger Vaughan |
| 1584-1585 | Thomas Lewis |
| 1586 | Thomas Lewis |
| 1588 (Oct) | Ieuan Lewis |
| 1593 | James Price |
| 1597-1598 | James Price |
| 1601 (Oct) | James Price |

### MPs 1604–1918

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1604-1611 | James Price | |
| | 1614 | James Price | |
| | 1621-1622: | James Price | |
| | 1624 | James Price | |
| | 1625 | James Price | |
| | 1626 | James Price | |
| | 1628 | Richard Jones | |
| | 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| | November 1640 | Charles Price | Royalist |
| | October 1642 | Price disabled to sit - seat vacant | Price disabled to sit - seat vacant |
| | 1647 | Arthur Annesley | |
| | December 1648 | Information not clear, sources say that Arthur continued to serve, however he might have been excluded in prides purge | Information not clear, sources say that Arthur continued to serve, however he might have been excluded in prides purge |
| 1653 | 1653 | Radnorshire was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament | Radnorshire was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament |
| Representation increased to two members, 1654 ||||
| | 1654 | George Gwynne and Henry Williams | |
| | 1656 | George Gwynne and Henry Williams | |
| Representation reverted to one member, 1659 ||||
| | January 1659 | Henry Williams | |
| | May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| | April 1660 | George Gwynne | |
| | 1661 | Sir Richard Lloyd | |
| | 1677 | Richard Williams | |
| | 1679 | Rowland Gwynne | |
| | 1685 | Richard Williams | |
| | 1689 | Rowland Gwynne | |
| | 1690 | Richard Williams | |
| | 1692 | John Jeffreys | |
| | 1698 | Thomas Harley | Tory |
| | 1715 | Richard Fowler | |
| | 1722 | Sir Humphrey Howorth | Whig |
| | 1755 | Howell Gwynne | |
| | 1761 | Marquess of Carnarvon | Whig |
| | 1768 | Chase Price | |
| | 1777 | Thomas Johnes | |
| | 1780 | Thomas Johnes | |
| | 1784 | Thomas Johnes | |
| | 1790 | Thomas Johnes | |
| | 1796 | Walter Wilkins | Whig |
| | 1828 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Tory |
| | 1834 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Conservative |
| | 1835 | Walter Wilkins | Whig |
| | 1840 | Sir John Walsh | Conservative |
| | 1868 | Hon. Arthur Walsh | Conservative |
| | 1880 | Sir Richard Green-Price | Liberal |
| | 1885 | Hon. Arthur Walsh | Conservative |
| | 1892 | Frank Edwards | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Powlett Milbank | Conservative |
| | 1900 | Frank Edwards | Liberal |
| | January 1910 | Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | Conservative |
| | December 1910 | Sir Frank Edwards | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 800 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1831: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 800 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,046 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1835: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) | 483 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 456 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 87.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,074 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1837: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,944 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

Wilkins' death caused a by-election.
By-election, 10 June 1840: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1841: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 973 | 65.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | Alfred Harley | 504 | 34.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 31.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 71.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,067 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1847: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,943 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,802 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,662 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,656 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,597 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Walsh was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Ormathwaite and causing a by-election.
By-election, 28 April 1868: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,216 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 889 | 48.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 832 | 45.7 | New |
| | Liberal | George Augustus Haig | 100 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,821 | 74.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,431 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,137 | 58.7 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Mynors | 800 | 41.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 17.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,937 | 79.6 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,434 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.3 | |
General election 1885: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,880 | 50.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Rogers | 1,813 | 49.1 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 81.4 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,539 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |
General election 1886: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,910 | 53.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,668 | 46.6 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 6.8 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 78.8 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,973 | 53.1 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bradney | 1,740 | 46.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,713 | 81.9 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,535 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 | |
General election 1895: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Powlett Milbank | 1,949 | 51.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,870 | 49.0 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 78.9 | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,838 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,082 | 52.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 1,916 | 47.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,998 | 76.6 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,219 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |
General election 1906: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,187 | 52.1 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,013 | 47.9 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,200 | 76.8 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,466 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,222 | 50.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,208 | 49.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,430 | 74.2 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election December 1910: Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,224 | 50.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,182 | 49.5 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,406 | 73.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 | |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: William Lewis
* Unionist: Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr