North Staffordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyStaffordshire
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromStaffordshire
Replaced byNorth West Staffordshire
Leek
Burton

North Staffordshire (formally the Northern division of Staffordshire) was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

1832–1868: The Hundreds of Pirehill, Totmonslow and North Offlow.[1]

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Totmonslow and Pirehill North.[2]

Members of Parliament

Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1832 Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt Whig[3][4] Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller Whig[3][4]
1837 Hon. Bingham Baring Conservative[3]
1841 Jesse David Watts-Russell Conservative[3] Charles Adderley Conservative[3]
1847 Viscount Brackley Conservative
1851 by-election Smith Child Conservative
1859 Viscount Ingestre Conservative
1865 Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, Bt Liberal
1874 Colin Minton Campbell Conservative
1878 by-election Robert William Hanbury Conservative
1880 William Young Craig Liberal Harry Davenport Conservative
1885 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: North Staffordshire[5][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Oswald Mosley 4,777 37.4
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 4,595 36.0
Tory Jesse David Watts-Russell 3,387 26.5
Majority 1,208 9.5
Turnout 7,886 90.1
Registered electors 8,756
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: North Staffordshire[5][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Oswald Mosley Unopposed
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Registered electors 8,717
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: North Staffordshire[5][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bingham Baring 4,332 43.9
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 3,182 32.3
Whig Oswald Mosley 2,351 23.8
Turnout 7,182 75.3
Registered electors 9,540
Majority 1,981 20.1
Conservative gain from Whig
Majority 831 8.5
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Staffordshire[5][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative Jesse David Watts-Russell Unopposed
Registered electors 10,282
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1847: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,092 35.5 N/A
Conservative George Egerton 4,076 35.4 N/A
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 3,353 29.1 New
Majority 723 6.3 N/A
Turnout 7,437 (est) 78.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 9,438
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

Egerton's resignation caused a by-election.

By-election, 22 February 1851: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Smith Child Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative Smith Child Unopposed
Registered electors 9,546
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,112 37.4 N/A
Conservative Smith Child 3,865 35.1 N/A
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller[6] 3,020 27.5 New
Majority 845 7.6 N/A
Turnout 7,009 (est) 73.5 (est) N/A
Registered electors 9,536
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Adderley was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Privy Council for Education, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 8 March 1858: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative Charles Chetwynd-Talbot Unopposed
Registered electors 10,859
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Buller 4,628 35.3 New
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,416 33.7 N/A
Conservative Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 4,053 30.9 N/A
Majority 575 4.4 N/A
Turnout 8,863 (est) 82.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 10,703
Conservative hold
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1868: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Liberal Edward Manningham-Buller Unopposed
Registered electors 10,261
Conservative hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative Colin Minton Campbell Unopposed
Registered electors 10,104
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

Adderley was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 23 March 1874: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative hold

Adderley was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Norton, and causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 April 1878: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert William Hanbury Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Staffordshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Young Craig 4,821 37.3 New
Conservative Harry Davenport 4,333 33.5 N/A
Conservative Robert William Hanbury 3,764 29.1 N/A
Majority 1,057 8.2 N/A
Turnout 8,870 (est) 80.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 10,974
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 40. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. pp. 30, 126. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 456–457. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  6. ^ "The New Parliament". London Evening Standard. 3 April 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 15 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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