Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Tamworth | |
---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Staffordshire |
Electorate | 72,544 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Christopher Pincher (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | South East Staffordshire |
1885–1945 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
1567–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Tamworth is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Christopher Pincher, a Conservative.[n 2]
Boundaries[]
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham,[dubious ] the Sessional Divisions of Birmingham and Solihull, part of the Sessional Divisions of Atherstone and Coleshill, and part of the Municipal Borough of Tamworth.
1918–1945: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield, the Rural Districts of Meriden and Solihull, and part of the Rural District of Tamworth.
1997–2010: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease Valley, Shenstone, Stonnall, and Tame.
2010–present: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease and Tame, Shenstone, and Stonnall.
History[]
The present Tamworth Constituency replaced the old South East Staffordshire constituency for the 1997 general election.
A previous Tamworth constituency existed from 1563 until it was abolished for the 1945 general election. It elected two MPs until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one MP by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
Political history[]
Since its 1997 recreation the seat has been a bellwether, reflecting the largest party in terms of seats in the House of Commons with the largest share of the vote for the candidate locally. However, the seat has heavily trended towards the Conservatives in the most recent general elections, with majorities in excess of 10,000 in both 2015 and 2017 and almost 20,000 in 2019.
Prominent members[]
The Prime Minister and leader of the breakaway Tory group, the Peelites, Sir Robert Peel, represented the area for a long period 1830–1850, as did his father, brother and son at different periods. His father and son, also named Robert, also shared the baronetcy gained by his father, which gave them the automatic right to the style "Sir".
Constituency profile[]
The constituency is convenient for all of the West Midlands conurbation and has considerable local employment. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.9% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[2]
Members of Parliament[]
MPs before 1660[]
Parliament | First member | Second member |
---|---|---|
1275–1559 | No representation or records[3] | |
1563–1567 | ||
1571 | Edward Lewknor | |
1572–1583 | ||
1584–1585 | ||
1586–1587 | Walter Bagot | John Ferrers |
1588–1589 | Sir Edward Devereux | |
1593 | John Ferrers | Thomas Smith |
1597–1598 | William Temple[4] | George Hyde |
1601 | ||
1604 | Sir Percival Willoughby Chose to sit for Nottinghamshire, replaced by Sir Thomas Beaumont |
John Ferrers |
1614 | Sir Thomas Roe | Sir Percival Willoughby |
1621 | Sir Thomas Puckering | John Ferrar |
1624–1625 | ||
1625 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Richard Skeffington |
1626 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Walter Devereux |
1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Walter Devereux |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640 (Apr) | Sir Simon Archer[5] | George Abbot |
1640 (Nov) | Ferdinando Stanhope (Royalist), killed 1643[6] | Henry Wilmot (Royalist), expelled 1641.[7] |
1645 | George Abbot (Parliamentarian) | Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian) |
1648 | George Abbot (Parliamentarian) | Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian) |
1653 | Tamworth not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
1654 | Tamworth not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament | |
1656 | Tamworth not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament | |
1659 | Maj. Gen. Tobias Bridge | Edward Keeling |
MPs 1660–1885[]
1885–1945[]
Tamworth was reduced to having one member in 1885.
Year | Member | Whip | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Philip Muntz | Conservative | |
1909 | Sir Francis Newdegate | Conservative | |
1917 | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unionist | |
1922 | Sir Percy Newson | Unionist | |
1923 | Sir Edward Iliffe | Unionist | |
1929 | Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland | Unionist | |
1935 | Sir John Mellor | Conservative |
The seat was abolished in 1945.
MPs 1997–present[]
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Brian Jenkins | Labour | |
2010 | Christopher Pincher | Conservative |
Elections[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Pincher | 30,542 | 66.3 | 5.3 | |
Labour | Chris Bain | 10,908 | 23.7 | 11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Wheway | 2,426 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
Green | Andrew Tilley | 935 | 2.0 | New | |
UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 814 | 1.8 | New | |
Independent | John Wright | 431 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 19,634 | 42.6 | 16.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,056 | 64.3 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Pincher | 28,748 | 61.0 | 11.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Hammond | 16,401 | 34.8 | 8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 1,961 | 4.2 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 12,347 | 26.2 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,110 | 66.1 | 0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Pincher[18] | 23,606 | 50.0 | 4.2 | |
Labour | Carol Dean[18] | 12,304 | 26.1 | 6.6 | |
UKIP | Janet Higgins[18] | 8,727 | 18.5 | 13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett[18] | 1,427 | 3.0 | 13.2 | |
Green | Nicola Holmes[18] | 1,110 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 11,302 | 23.9 | 10.8 | ||
Turnout | 47,174 | 65.6 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Pincher | 21,238 | 45.8 | 8.7 | |
Labour | Brian Jenkins | 15,148 | 32.7 | 10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett[21] | 7,516 | 16.2 | 2.1 | |
UKIP | Steven Fowler | 2,253 | 4.9 | 2.1 | |
Christian | Charlene Detheridge | 235 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 6,090 | 13.1 | 7.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,390 | 63.8 | 2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.5 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Jenkins | 18,801 | 43.0 | 6.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Pincher | 16,232 | 37.1 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Bennion | 6,175 | 14.1 | 2.4 | |
Veritas | Patrick Eston | 1,320 | 3.0 | New | |
UKIP | Tom Simpson | 1,212 | 2.8 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 2,569 | 5.9 | 6.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,740 | 61.0 | 3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Jenkins | 19,722 | 49.0 | 2.8 | |
Conservative | Luise Gunter | 15,124 | 37.6 | 0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 4,721 | 11.7 | 3.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Sootheran | 683 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 4,598 | 11.4 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,250 | 57.8 | 16.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Jenkins | 25,808 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Lady Lightbown | 18,312 | 36.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 4,025 | 8.1 | ||
Referendum | Dianne Livesey | 1,163 | 2.3 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Lamb | 369 | 0.7 | ||
Liberal | Catherine Twelvetrees | 177 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 7,496 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 49,854 | 74.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections 1918–1945[]
Elections in the 1930s[]
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: John Mellor
- Labour: Michael Patrick Fogarty[25]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mellor | 42,675 | 79.47 | ||
Labour | John Yates | 11,026 | 20.53 | ||
Majority | 31,649 | 58.94 | |||
Turnout | 53,701 | 64.72 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mellor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Steel-Maitland | 41,571 | 84.67 | ||
Labour | Joseph Willbery | 7,525 | 15.33 | ||
Majority | 34,046 | 69.34 | |||
Turnout | 49,096 | 73.92 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Steel-Maitland | 23,495 | 64.8 | −2.6 | |
Labour | George Horwill | 12,759 | 35.2 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 10,736 | 29.6 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,254 | 60.3 | −13.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,087 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Iliffe | 29,807 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Labour | George Horwill | 14,402 | 32.6 | New | |
Majority | 15,405 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,209 | 73.6 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Iliffe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Iliffe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Percy Newson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Percy Newson | 14,732 | 68.8 | N/A |
Labour | George Henry Jones | 6,671 | 31.2 | New | |
Majority | 8,061 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,403 | 60.0 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections 1885–1918[]
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unopposed | |||
Unionist 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:
- Unionist: Francis Newdegate
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Newdegate | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Newdegate | 10,313 | 68.2 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Henry Brampton | 4,799 | 31.8 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 5,514 | 36.4 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,112 | 82.9 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 18,228 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 |
Elections in the 1900s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Newdegate | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | 7,561 | 61.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Seymour Keay | 4,842 | 39.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,719 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,403 | 80.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,491 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | 5,128 | 65.5 | N/A | |
Lib-Lab | William Johnson | 2,702 | 34.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,426 | 31.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,830 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,968 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Muntz | 4,338 | 52.9 | +25.9 | |
Liberal | William Beale | 3,858 | 47.1 | −25.9 | |
Majority | 480 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,196 | 81.6 | −16.8 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 10,046 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +25.9 |
Elections 1868–1885[]
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hamar Bass | 1,409 | 41.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Jabez Balfour | 1,074 | 31.6 | +24.2 | |
Conservative | William Henry Worthington | 920 | 27.0 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 154 | 4.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,329 (est) | 98.4 (est) | +21.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,368 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hamar Bass | 1,186 | 66.1 | +20.2 | |
Conservative | Francis Bridgeman | 607 | 33.9 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 579 | 32.2 | +32.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,793 | 85.5 | +9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,096 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.3 |
- Caused by Hanbury's resignation in order to contest the 1878 North Staffordshire by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 1,089 | 38.5 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | 1,086 | 38.3 | N/A | |
Lib-Lab | Henry Hawkes[35][36] | 448 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Parker Butt[37] | 209 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,416 (est) | 76.5 (est) | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,850 | ||||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | −0.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 638 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | 946 | 74.5 | New | |
Liberal | Robert Spencer Robinson[38] | 323 | 25.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 623 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,269 | 72.6 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,747 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by John Peel's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Peel | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
- Caused by Butler's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Dalling and Bulwer.
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 1,136 | 41.1 | −10.5 | |
Liberal | Henry Bulwer | 827 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Peel | 798 | 28.9 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.1 | −21.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,381 (est) | 78.8 (est) | −6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections 1832–1868[]
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 416 | 51.6 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | John Peel | 287 | 35.6 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | William Thomas Shave Daniel | 103 | 12.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 184 | 22.8 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 455 (est) | 85.4 (est) | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 532 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Peel | 224 | 57.3 | −31.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Cowper[39] | 167 | 42.7 | +31.4 | |
Majority | 57 | 14.6 | −14.4 | ||
Turnout | 391 | 84.4 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 463 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −31.4 |
Caused by Townshend's succession to the peerage, becoming 5th Marquess Townshend.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
- Caused by Peel's appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Elections in the 1850s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 341 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Townshend | 285 | 40.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Thomas Shave Daniel | 80 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 205 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 393 (est) | 84.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 465 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Townshend jnr. | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 419 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Townshend jnr. | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
- Caused by Townshend's elevation to the peerage, becoming Marquess of Townshend
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | |||
Peelite hold |
- Caused by Peel's appointment as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Townshend snr. | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 382 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | |||
Peelite hold |
- Caused by Robert Peel's death.
Elections in the 1840s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Townshend snr. | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Conservative |
- Caused by William Yates Peel's resignation by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Yates Peel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 393 | ||||
Peelite gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Peel's appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Lord of the Treasury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | 365 | 48.5 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Edward Henry A'Court | 241 | 32.0 | +2.0 | |
Whig | John Townshend snr. | 147 | 19.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 94 | 12.5 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 377 (est) | 77.6 (est) | c. −11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 485 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Elections in the 1830s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | 387 | 47.4 | ||
Conservative | Edward Henry A'Court | 245 | 30.0 | ||
Whig | John Townshend snr. | 185 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 60 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 444 | 89.3 | |||
Registered electors | 497 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Yates Peel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 505 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 586 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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