Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member. The constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, and replaced with the new Folkestone and Hythe constituency.

Boundaries 1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Folkestone and Hythe, the Urban District of Cheriton, and part of the Urban District of Sandgate.

Members of Parliament 1366–1640

Parliament First member Second member1386 Henry Browning John Bernard1388 (Feb) John Dyne William Hughelot1388 (Sep) Walter Fisher John Cundy1390 (Jan) John Dyne Henry Browning1390 (Nov)1391 Henry Browning William Cundy1393 John French Alan Honywode1394 1395 John DyneJohn Storme1397 (Jan) John DyneJohn Honywode1397 (Sept)1399 Thomas Canterbury Alexander Appleford1401 1402 Thomas Casebourne Alexander Appleford1404 (Jan)1404 (Oct)1406 Thomas Casebourne Henry Philpot1407 Martin French Henry Philpot1410 Alexander ApplefordStephen Rye1411 William Canoun1413 (Feb) Henry Philpot Stephen Rye1413 (May) Thomas Casebourne Stephen Rye1414 (Apr) William Canoun Stephen Rye1414 (Nov) Robert Bannok William Yoklete1415 1416 (Mar)1416 (Oct)1417 Henry Philpot Stephen Rye1419 Henry Philpot John Skinner1420 Alexander Appleford John Overhaven1421 (May) Thomas BromleghJohn Leigh1421 (Dec) John Overhaven Richard Rykedon1510 John Honywood John Berde1512 Clement Holwey John Berde1515not known1523not known1529 John Hull Stephen Harry1536 ?John Hull ?Stephen Harry1539not known1542not known 1545not known 1547William Brooke alias Cobham William Baddell 1553 (Mar) William Dalmyngton John Knight 1553 (Oct) Thomas Jekyn William Oxenden 1554 (Apr) William Carden John Estday 1554 (Nov) John Estday Thomas Keys 1555John Knight John Fowler 1558John Knight Richard Daper 1559William Baddell Ralph Haselhurst 1562–3 Edward Popham John Bridgman 1571William Cromer John Stephenson 1572Thomas Honywood, died and replaced Nov 1584 by George Morton John Bridgman 1584Christopher Honywood Thomas Bodley, sat for Portsmouth replaced by ?George Morton 1586John Smythe William Dalmyngton 1588–9 John Collins John Smythe 1593Henry Fane John Collins 1597Christopher Honywood Christopher Toldervey 1601William Knight Christopher Toldervey 1604 Sir John Smith died and replaced 1609 by Sir Norton Knatchbull Christopher Toldervey 1614 Sir Richard SmytheLionel Cranfield 1621-1622 Sir Peter Heyman Richard Zouche 1624 Sir Peter Heyman Richard Zouche 1625 Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet Edward Clarke 1626 Sir Peter HeymanBasil Dixwell 1628-1629 Sir Peter Heyman Sir Edward Scott 1629–1640No Parliaments summoned

1640–1832 YearFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond partyApril 1640John Wandesford Royalist (Sir) Henry Heyman ParliamentarianNovember 1640John Harvey Parliamentarian (Sir) Henry Heyman Parliamentarian1645Thomas Westrow1653Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the ProtectorateJanuary 1659Sir Robert Hales William KenrickMay 1659Not represented in the restored Rump 1660 The Viscount Strangford Phineas Andrews May 1661 John Hervey November 1661 Sir Henry Wood 1673 Sir Leoline Jenkins February 1679 Sir Edward Dering Julius Deedes August 1679 Edward Hales April 1685 Heneage Finch Julius Deedes June 1685 William Shaw 1689 Edward Hales Julius Deedes 1690 Sir Philip Boteler William Brockman 1695 Jacob des Bouverie 1701 John Boteler 1708 John Fane 1710 At the election of 1710, Fane and Shannon were returned as elected but, on petition, they were declared not to have been duly elected and Berners and Boteler were seated in their place. The Viscount Shannon 1711 John Boteler William Berners 1712 The Viscount Shannon 1713 Jacob des Bouverie John Boteler 1715 Sir Samuel Lennard 1722 Captain Hercules Baker 1728 William Glanville 1744 (Sir) Thomas HalesSucceeded as baronet, January 1748. 1761 Lord George Sackville 1766 William Amherst 1768 John Sawbridge William Evelyn 1774 Sir Charles FarnabyFarnaby adopted the surname Radcliffe in 1783. 1798 Hon. Charles MarshamStyled Viscount Marsham from June 1801 (when his father was created Earl of Romney). 1802 Matthew White Thomas Godfrey 1806 Viscount Marsham 1807 William Deedes 1810 Sir John Perring 1812 Matthew White 1818 John Bladen Taylor 1819 Samuel Jones-Loyd Whig 1820 Stewart Marjoribanks Whig 1826 Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar Tory 1830 John Loch Whig1832 Representation reduced to one member

1832–1950 YearMemberParty 1832Stewart MarjoribanksWhig 1837 Viscount Melgund Whig 1841 Stewart Marjoribanks Whig 1847 Edward Drake Brockman Whig 1857 Sir John Ramsden Whig 1859 Baron Mayer de Rothschild Liberal 1874 Sir Edward Watkin Liberal 1885 Independent Liberal 1886 Liberal Unionist 1888 Independent Liberal 1895 Sir James Bevan Edwards Conservative 1899 Sir Edward Sassoon Liberal Unionist 1912 Sir Philip Sassoon Unionist 1939 Rupert Brabner Conservative 1945 Harry Mackeson Conservative1950constituency abolished

Election results Elections in the 1830s Townsend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election.

204 Scot and Lot votes were placed for Fraser and Kelly, but these were rejected

Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Ramsden resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Edwards' resignation caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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; Unionist: Philip Sassoon Liberal: William Deedes

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

The Liberal candidate, Hester Holland withdrew on 14 Oct 1931

Philby was a candidate for the British People's Party.

Elections in the 1940s

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