its final form, the constituency consisted of northern Herefordshire and a small part of north-west Worcestershire, the boundaries having been specified when the two were joined as the single county of Hereford and Worcester. In Herefordshire it included the towns of Bromyard, Kington and Ledbury as well as Leominster, while the largest settlement of Worcestershire it included was Tenbury Wells. Members of Parliament Leominster parliamentary borough To 1660 Members 1660-1868 (two) Members 1868–1885 (one) Leominster county constituency Members 1885–2010 Elections Elections in the 1830s Stephenson was declared bankrupt and unseated, causing a by-election. Brayen resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1840s Wigram resigned after being appointed as a Vice-Chancellor, causing a by-election. Greenaway resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Barkly resigned after being appointed Governor of British Guiana, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Arkwright's death caused a by-election. Willoughby resigned after being appointed as a Member of the Council of India, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1860s Hardy was also elected MP for Oxford University and opted to sit there, causing a by-election. Walsh resigned in order to contest a by-election in Radnorshire, causing a by-election. Seat reduced to one member Elections in the 1870s Arkwright resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s Some records describe Lamb as an Independent Radical. Langford was also a Liberal. Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Ernest Shepperson Liberal: Albert Edward Farr Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 2000s See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire References Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . Leominster Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010