East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Cheshire was a 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.

East Cheshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCheshire
1868–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromNorth Cheshire
Replaced byMacclesfield

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 Boundary Act 1868,[2] North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,[3] 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 Hundred of Macclesfield.[4][5]

Members of Parliament
Election[6][7] First memberFirst partySecond memberSecond Party
1868 Edward EgertonConservative William LeghConservative
1869 by-election William Cunliffe BrooksConservative
1885 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1860s
General election 1868: East Cheshire[8]
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.

By-election, 6 Oct 1869: East Cheshire[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Cunliffe Brooks 2,908 61.6 N/A
Liberal Edward Watkin 1,815 38.4 New
Majority 1,093 23.2 N/A
Turnout 4,723 75.3 N/A
Registered electors 6,276
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s
General election 1874: East Cheshire[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Cunliffe Brooks Unopposed
Conservative William Legh Unopposed
Registered electors 6,492
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: East Cheshire[8][9]
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 New
Liberal Thomas Albert Bazley 1,947 18.2 New
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
  1. "Reform Act 1867" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2017.
  2. Great Britain (1868). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69]. unknown library. His Majesty's statute and law printers.
  3. Great Britain, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The public general acts. unknown library. Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports, 1884.
  4. "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  7. 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.
  8. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  9. "The Mid Campaign". London Evening Standard. 5 April 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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