Lewes | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | East Sussex |
Electorate | 71,503 (December 2019) [1] |
Major settlements | Lewes, Newhaven, Seaford |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1295 |
Member of Parliament | Maria Caulfield (Conservative) |
Lewes is a constituency [n 1] in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Maria Caulfield, a Conservative.
The constituency includes the town of Lewes, most of the Lewes District, including the coastal towns of Seaford and Newhaven, Polegate and Alfriston all in outer parts of the London Commuter Belt, though with a high number of people who have retired from across the country. [2] The constituency excludes the District of Lewes District wards of East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven East, Peacehaven North, and Peacehaven West (which since 1997 have been in the Brighton, Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency), and instead includes part of neighbouring Wealden District.
1885–1918: The Borough of Brighton, the Sessional Divisions of Hove and Worthing, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Lewes and Steyning.
1918–1950: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Newhaven, Portslade-by-Sea, and Seaford, and the Rural Districts of Chailey, Newhaven, and Steyning East.
1950–1955: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Burgess Hill, Newhaven, and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and parts of the Rural Districts of Cuckfield and Hailsham.
1955–1974: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Burgess Hill, Newhaven, and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and part of the Rural District of Cuckfield.
1974–1983: The Borough of Lewes, the Urban Districts of Newhaven and Seaford, the Rural District of Chailey, and part of the Rural District of Hailsham.
1983–1997: The District of Lewes, and the District of Wealden wards of Alfriston, Arlington, and East Dean.
1997–2010: The District of Lewes wards of Barcombe, Chailey, Ditchling, Hamsey, Kingston, Lewes Bridge, Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Newhaven Denton, Newhaven Meeching, Newhaven Valley, Newick, Ouse Valley, Plumpton, Ringmer, Seaford Central, Seaford East, Seaford North, Seaford West, and Wivelsfield.
2010–present: The District of Lewes wards of Barcombe and Hamsey, Chailey and Wivelsfield, Ditchling and Westmeston, Kingston, Lewes Bridge, Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Newhaven Denton and Meeching, Newhaven Valley, Newick, Ouse Valley and Ringmer, Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington and St John Without, Seaford Central, Seaford East, Seaford North, Seaford South, and Seaford West. With the District of Wealden wards of Alfriston, Arlington, East Dean, Polegate North, and Polegate South.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Three small rural District of Lewes wards will be included in the newly created constituency of East Grinstead and Uckfield, offset by the addition of parts of the District of Wealden, including the communities of Willingdon (from Eastbourne) and Stone Cross (from Bexhill and Battle).
The constituency of Lewes has existed since commoners were first summoned to Parliament in 1295, the Model Parliament. This is the county town, though less significant in population today, far surpassed by the City of Brighton and Hove — it has nonetheless been continuously represented since that date.
From 1874 the constituency's electorate in elections sent only Conservative MPs except between 1997 and 2015.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Reform UK | Bernard Brown [27] | ||||
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | ||||
New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership | Raffaello Cowan-Boscardi [28] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | James MacCleary [29] | ||||
Green | Emily O'Brien [30] | ||||
Labour | Danny Sweeney [31] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 26,268 | 47.9 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oli Henman | 23,811 | 43.4 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Kate Chappell | 3,206 | 5.8 | −5.4 | |
Green | Johnny Denis | 1,453 | 2.6 | New | |
Independent | Paul Cragg | 113 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 2,457 | 4.5 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,851 | 76.7 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 26,820 | 49.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kelly-Marie Blundell | 21,312 | 39.3 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Daniel Chapman | 6,060 | 11.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 5,508 | 10.2 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,328 | 76.4 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 19,206 | 38.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 18,123 | 35.9 | −16.1 | |
UKIP | Ray Finch | 5,427 | 10.7 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Lloyd Russell-Moyle | 5,000 | 9.9 | +4.9 | |
Green | Alfie Stirling | 2,784 | 5.5 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,083 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,540 | 72.7 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 26,048 | 52.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Jason Sugarman | 18,401 | 36.7 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Hratche Koundarjian | 2,508 | 5.0 | −4.3 | |
UKIP | Peter Charlton | 1,728 | 3.4 | +1.2 | |
Green | Susan Murray | 729 | 1.5 | −0.8 | |
BNP | David Lloyd | 594 | 1.2 | New | |
Independent | Ondrej Soucek | 80 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 7,647 | 15.3 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,088 | 72.9 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 24,376 | 52.4 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Rory Love | 15,902 | 34.2 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Richard Black | 4,169 | 9.0 | +1.7 | |
Green | Susan Murray | 1,071 | 2.3 | New | |
UKIP | John Petley | 1,034 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 8,474 | 18.2 | -3.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,552 | 69.4 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 25,588 | 56.3 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Sinnatt | 15,878 | 34.9 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Paul Richards | 3,317 | 7.3 | −3.3 | |
UKIP | John Harvey | 650 | 1.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 9,710 | 21.4 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,433 | 68.5 | −7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 21,250 | 43.2 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 19,950 | 40.6 | −10.8 | |
Labour | Mark Patton | 5,232 | 10.6 | +2.4 | |
Referendum | Lucille Butler | 2,481 | 5.0 | New | |
UKIP | John Harvey | 256 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,300 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,169 | 76.4 | -5.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 33,042 | 54.6 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Baker | 20,867 | 34.5 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Alison Chapman | 5,758 | 9.5 | +0.7 | |
Green | A. E. Beaumont | 719 | 1.2 | −0.5 | |
Natural Law | N. F. Clinch | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 12,175 | 20.1 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 60,473 | 81.8 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 32,016 | 56.8 | −1.6 | |
Alliance | David Bellotti | 18,396 | 32.7 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Ralph Taylor | 4,973 | 8.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Andrew Sherwood | 970 | 1.7 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 13,620 | 24.1 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,355 | 77.0 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 29,261 | 58.4 | ||
Alliance | David Bellotti | 15,357 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Debbie Sander | 4,244 | 8.5 | ||
Ecology | Reginald Mutter | 1,221 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 13,904 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 50,083 | 74.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 33,992 | 58.42 | ||
Liberal | G. Hook | 12,279 | 21.10 | ||
Labour | Tom Forrester | 11,152 | 19.17 | ||
National Front | B. Webb | 764 | 1.31 | New | |
Majority | 21,713 | 37.32 | |||
Turnout | 58,187 | 76.32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 27,588 | 51.87 | ||
Liberal | G. Hook | 13,741 | 25.84 | ||
Labour Co-op | James Little | 11,857 | 22.29 | ||
Majority | 13,847 | 26.03 | |||
Turnout | 53,186 | 73.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
New constituency boundaries.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Rathbone | 30,423 | 52.94 | ||
Liberal | Malcolm Holt | 16,166 | 28.13 | ||
Labour Co-op | James Little | 10,875 | 18.92 | ||
Majority | 14,257 | 24.81 | |||
Turnout | 57,464 | 80.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 33,592 | 58.34 | ||
Labour | Quintin Barry | 14,904 | 25.88 | ||
Liberal | Malcolm Holt | 9,083 | 15.77 | ||
Majority | 18,688 | 32.46 | |||
Turnout | 57,579 | 72.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 27,529 | 53.44 | ||
Labour | Roy Ellison Manley | 14,561 | 28.32 | ||
Liberal | Gerald Arthur Dowden | 9,328 | 18.14 | ||
Majority | 12,968 | 25.12 | |||
Turnout | 51,418 | 76.27 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 26,818 | 55.30 | ||
Labour | Reginald Edgar Fitch | 12,757 | 26.30 | ||
Liberal | Gerald Arthur Dowden | 8,924 | 18.40 | New | |
Majority | 14,061 | 29.00 | |||
Turnout | 48,499 | 76.43 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 29,642 | 69.41 | ||
Labour | William Reay | 13,065 | 30.59 | ||
Majority | 16,577 | 38.82 | |||
Turnout | 42,707 | 75.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 24,938 | 66.80 | ||
Labour | John Lloyd-Eley | 12,392 | 33.20 | ||
Majority | 12,546 | 33.60 | |||
Turnout | 37,330 | 74.83 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 34,345 | 66.78 | ||
Labour | Albert William Briggs | 17,082 | 33.22 | ||
Majority | 17,263 | 33.56 | |||
Turnout | 51,478 | 78.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 30,430 | 58.50 | ||
Labour | Albert William Briggs | 15,023 | 28.88 | ||
Liberal | Florinda Kingdon-Ward | 6,565 | 12.62 | ||
Majority | 15,407 | 29.62 | |||
Turnout | 52,018 | 80.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Beamish | 26,176 | 51.26 | ||
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 18,511 | 36.25 | ||
Liberal | Peter Cadogan | 6,374 | 12.48 | New | |
Majority | 7,665 | 15.01 | |||
Turnout | 51,061 | 71.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish | 14,646 | 65.96 | ||
Labour | Alban Gordon | 7,557 | 34.04 | ||
Majority | 7,089 | 31.92 | |||
Turnout | 22,203 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Loder | 24,644 | 70.01 | ||
Labour | Frank Rivers Hancock | 10,559 | 29.99 | ||
Majority | 14,085 | 40.02 | |||
Turnout | 35,203 | 64.41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Loder | 25,181 | 81.29 | ||
Labour | Frank Rivers Hancock | 5,795 | 18.71 | ||
Majority | 19,386 | 62.58 | |||
Turnout | 30,976 | 70.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 15,230 | 53.7 | −19.0 | |
Labour | Alban Gordon | 7,698 | 27.1 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Henry Plunket Woodgate | 5,452 | 19.2 | New | |
Majority | 7,532 | 26.6 | −18.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,380 | 70.4 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 40,291 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 13,399 | 72.7 | +13.1 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 5,043 | 27.3 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 8,356 | 45.4 | +26.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,442 | 64.7 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 28,517 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tufton Beamish | 9,584 | 52.0 | −7.6 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 6,112 | 33.2 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | Howard Williams | 2,718 | 14.8 | New | |
Majority | 3,472 | 18.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 18,414 | 67.3 | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 27,361 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Campion | 9,474 | 59.6 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Basil Hall | 6,422 | 40.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 3,052 | 19.2 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 15,896 | 58.1 | −6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 27,361 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Campion | 11,345 | 68.0 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Hugh Millier Black | 5,328 | 32.0 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 6,017 | 36.0 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,673 | 64.6 | +9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 25,801 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | William Campion | 7,792 | 62.8 | N/A |
Labour | Tom Pargeter | 4,164 | 33.6 | New | |
Independent and Silver Badge | Albert Edward Gardiner | 452 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,628 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,408 | 55.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 22,500 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Pelham | 601 | 50.6 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | William Christie | 587 | 49.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.2 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,188 | 88.0 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Christie | 772 | 60.7 | +11.3 | |
Liberal | Arthur Cohen | 500 | 39.3 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 272 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 89.0 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,430 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Christie | 717 | 55.3 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | William Codrington | 580 | 44.7 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 137 | 10.6 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,297 | 88.9 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,459 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,312 | 62.5 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | William Egerton Hubbard | 3,181 | 37.5 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 2,131 | 25.0 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,493 | 80.2 | −8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,586 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 5,621 | 70.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Prince | 2,322 | 29.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,299 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,943 | 67.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,832 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 7,172 | 56.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hector Morison | 5,458 | 43.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,714 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,630 | 81.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,560 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Fletcher | 9,168 | 66.7 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Basil Williams | 4,572 | 33.3 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 4,596 | 33.4 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,740 | 79.5 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 17,277 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Campion | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Campion | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Blunt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 878 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Blunt | 511 | 40.8 | ||
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | 382 | 30.5 | ||
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 359 | 28.7 | ||
Majority | 23 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 715 | 94.0 | |||
Registered electors | 761 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Kemp resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 397 | 51.7 | +23.0 | |
Whig | John Easthope | 371 | 48.3 | −23.0 | |
Majority | 26 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 768 | 91.2 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,842 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +23.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Blunt | 413 | 26.6 | −14.2 | |
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 401 | 25.8 | +11.5 | |
Whig | Thomas Brand | 398 | 25.6 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | William Lyon | 343 | 22.1 | +7.8 | |
Turnout | 788 | 93.6 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 842 | ||||
Majority | 12 | 0.8 | −1.0 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −11.9 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +10.5 | |||
Blunt's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George West | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Summers Harford | 411 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Radical | Howard Elphinstone | 409 | 25.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | 407 | 25.2 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | George West | 388 | 24.0 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 810 | 91.9 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
On petition, Harford was unseated, due to bribery and corruption, [50] and Fitzroy was declared elected on 21 March 1842. Fitzroy was then appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Radical |
Elphinstone resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Perfect | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | 457 | 37.8 | +12.6 | |
Whig | Robert Perfect | 402 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Bellingham Godfrey Hudson [51] | 207 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Loftus | 143 | 11.8 | -12.2 | |
Turnout | 605 (est) | 69.8 (est) | −22.1 | ||
Registered electors | 866 | ||||
Majority | 55 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
Peelite gain from Radical | Swing | ||||
Majority | 195 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 713 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Brand was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Brand | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 724 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry FitzRoy | 339 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Brand | 338 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Amphlett | 200 | 18.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Blunt | 189 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 138 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 533 (est) | 76.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 697 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
FitzRoy was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
FitzRoy's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Blencowe | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Brand | 325 | 27.7 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | Walter Pelham | 324 | 27.6 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | William Christie | 292 | 24.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Sir Alfred Slade, 3rd Baronet | 232 | 19.8 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.7 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 587 (est) | 86.8 (est) | +10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 676 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Blunt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 784 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Read Kemp | 479 | 42.6 | ||
Tory | John Shelley | 372 | 33.1 | ||
Whig | Alexander Donovan | 274 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 626 | c. 79.8 | |||
Registered electors | c. 784 | ||||
Majority | 107 | 9.5 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 98 | 8.7 | |||
Tory hold | Swing | ||||
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