Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Past Constituencies (Y)

Yarmouth | York.


Yarmouth

Member of Parliament for Yarmouth
Sir Philip Francis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1740; d. December 23 1818.

Whig Party

1784 – 1790

John Copley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1772; d. October 12 1863.

Tory Party

1818

John Wilson Croker

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1780; d. August 10 1857.

Tory Party

1819 – 1820

William Yates Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1789; d. June 1 1858.

Tory Party

1830 – 1831

Charles Compton Cavendish

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1793; d. November 12 1863

Titles of nobility: Baron Chesham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1858 – 1863).

Whig Party

1831 – 1832


York

Members of Parliament for York

Name

Political Party

Dates in Office

Lord John Cavendish

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1732; d. December 18 1796.

Unaligned

1768 – 1784

Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 9 1952.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 31 2014.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Hugh Bayley.” Accessed June 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/385/career.

[2] “No. 61092,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 31 2014, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61092/supplement/N2.

Labour Party

April 9 1992 – May 1 1997

Members of Parliament for City of York

Name

Political Party

Dates in Office

Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 9 1952.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 31 2014.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Hugh Bayley.” Accessed June 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/385/career.

[2] “No. 61092,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 31 2014, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61092/supplement/N2.

Labour Party

May 1 1997 – May 6 2010