West Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire (abbrev.: "County of York (W.R.)") is one of the three historic administrative subdivisions of the county of Yorkshire that were recognized in England from 1889 to 1974. The division was made in the past due to the great size of Yorkshire relative to other counties. The other two ridings are the North Riding of Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire (see map at right). From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, the area under the control of West Riding County Council was based closely on the earlier historic boundaries. The
West Kent (UK Parliament constituency) single-member constituencies: Ashford, Dartford, Faversham, Isle of Thanet, Medway, St Augustine's, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge. 1832-1868: The Lathes of Sutton-at-Hone and Aylesford, and the Lower Division of the Lathe of Scray. 1868-1885: The Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone. Filmer's death caused a by-election. Talbot resigned in order to contest the 1878 Oxford University by-election. Legge was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election. West Kent (UK Parliament constituency) West Kent (formally known as "Kent, Western") was a county constituency in Kent in South East England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the