East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Cheshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Cheshire |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | North Cheshire |
| Replaced by | Macclesfield |
East Cheshire was parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
History
The constituency was created upon the abolition of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1868 and the redivision of Cheshire into East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and Stalybridge. In 1885, the first three of these were abolished and re-divided into eight constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Boundaries
1868–1885: The Hundred of Macclesfield.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
| Election[3][4] | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" rowspan="2"| | 1868 | Edward Egerton | Conservative | William Legh | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1869 by-election | William Cunliffe Brooks | Conservative | |||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Egerton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | William Legh | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,276 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | 2,908 | 61.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Edward Watkin | 1,815 | 38.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,093 | 23.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,723 | 75.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,276 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | William Legh | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,492 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
10713| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | 3,424 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Legh | 3,310 | 30.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Gibbon Bayley-Worthington | 2,032 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Thomas Albert Bazley | 1,947 | 18.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,278 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,357 (est) | 78.2 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,849 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ "A Collection of the Public General Statutes: 1867/68. Cap. XLVI. An Act to settle and describe the Limits of certain Boroughs and the Divisions of certain Counties in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1868. pp. 119–166. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 359. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "The Mid Campaign". London Evening Standard. 5 April 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.