Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Mid Cheshire | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Created from | North Cheshire South Cheshire |
| Replaced by | Altrincham Hyde Knutsford Crewe Macclesfield Northwich |
Mid Cheshire is a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency.
History
Under the Reform Act 1867,[1] the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,[2] the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Boundaries
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich.[3]
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | George Legh | Conservative | ||
| 1873 by-election | Egerton Leigh | Conservative | ||||
| 1876 by-election | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Conservative | ||||
| 1883 by-election | Hon. Alan Egerton | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | 3,063 | 35.7 | ||
| Conservative | George Legh | 3,056 | 35.7 | ||
| Liberal | John Warren | 2,452 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 604 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,512 (est) | 77.0 (est) | |||
| Registered electors | 7,158 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Legh resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Egerton Leigh | 3,508 | 62.4 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal | George William Latham | 2,118 | 37.6 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 1,390 | 24.8 | +17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,626 | 72.1 | −4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,801 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Egerton Leigh | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,050 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Leigh's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,050 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | 3,868 | 27.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | 3,700 | 26.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | George William Latham | 3,374 | 23.8 | New | |
| Liberal | Vernon Armitage[5] | 3,247 | 22.9 | New | |
| Majority | 326 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,095 (est) | 79.2 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,963 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Egerton | 4,214 | 54.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | George William Latham | 3,592 | 46.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 622 | 8.0 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,806 | 78.7 | −0.5 (est) | ||
| Registered electors | 9,915 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
References
- ^ "Reform Act 1867" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Great Britain, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The public general acts. unknown library. Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports, 1884.
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Mid-Cheshire". Liverpool Mercury. 7 April 1880. p. 7. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.