Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) is a former UK parliamentary seat in Buckinghamshire, historically notable for being represented by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 2024
abolishedBy 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
boundaryReviewEffect seat abolished and divided between new constituencies in 2024
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
containsArea parts of Aylesbury Vale district
parts of Wycombe district
containsTown Buckingham
Princes Risborough
Winslow
country United Kingdom
created 1885
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateCharacteristic many major parties traditionally did not stand against the Speaker
formerConstituency true
historicCounty Buckinghamshire
lastMP Greg Smith
lastMPParty Conservative Party (UK)
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
England
notableFor traditionally represented by the Speaker of the House of Commons
numberOfMPsReturned 1
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
predecessorConstituency Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
previousNotableMP Edmund Burke
George Grenville
John Bercow
Robert Maxwell
region South East England
representedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
representedBySpeaker true
representedFrom 1885
representedUntil 2024
speakerConstituencyPeriod 1997–2019
speakerMP John Bercow
speakerMPPartyBeforeSpeakership Conservative Party (UK)
successorConstituency Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
type county constituency

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Buckinghamshire hasParliamentaryConstituency Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham predecessor Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency, pre-1832)
Buckingham successor Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency, post-1868)
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) isPartOf Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Buckinghamshire parliamentary constituencies
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) successorConstituency Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)
Banbury constituency borderingConstituency Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
subject surface form: Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)