North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
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North Derbyshire was a Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| North Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | Derbyshire |
| Replaced by | High Peak and West Derbyshire |
The constituency was created when Derbyshire constituency was split into North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire under the Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45). It was abolished in 1885, together with the constituencies of South Derbyshire and East Derbyshire. In 1885 the area of the three constituencies was split between the new smaller constituencies of Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North-East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Lord Cavendish of Keighley | Whig[3] | Thomas Gisborne | Whig[3] | ||||
| 1834 by-election | Lord George Cavendish | Whig[4][5][3] | ||||||
| 1837 | William Evans | Whig[5][3][6] | ||||||
| 1853 by-election | William Pole Thornhill | Independent Whig[7][8] | ||||||
| 1859 | Liberal | Liberal | ||||||
| 1865 | William Jackson | Liberal | ||||||
| 1868 | Augustus Arkwright | Conservative | ||||||
| 1880 | Lord Edward Cavendish | Liberal | John Frederick Cheetham | Liberal | ||||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||||
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Cavendish | 3,388 | 48.7 | ||
| Whig | Thomas Gisborne | 2,385 | 34.3 | ||
| Tory | Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Baronet | 1,183 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,202 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,677 | 84.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,370 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Cavendish succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Devonshire and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,370 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Thomas Gisborne | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,175 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | 2,816 | 39.0 | ||
| Whig | William Evans | 2,422 | 33.5 | ||
| Conservative | George Arkwright | 1,983 | 27.5 | ||
| Majority | 439 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,481 | 81.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,527 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,757 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,601 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,315 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Evans resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Whig | William Pole Thornhill | 1,680 | 58.4 | New | |
| Whig | William Evans[10][11] | 1,195 | 41.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 485 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,875 | 55.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,219 | ||||
| Independent Whig gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Evans resigned before the poll concluded.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Independent Whig | William Pole Thornhill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,336 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Independent Whig gain from Whig | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | William Pole Thornhill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,380 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal gain from Independent Whig | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | William Jackson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,055 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Cavendish | 2,903 | 35.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | 2,698 | 32.8 | New | |
| Liberal | William Jackson | 2,637 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 5,468 (est) | 87.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,231 | ||||
| Majority | 205 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Majority | 61 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,594 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Cavendish | 3,416 | 27.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Frederick Cheetham | 3,183 | 26.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | 2,936 | 24.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Sidebottom[13] | 2,718 | 22.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 247 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,127 (est) | 87.7 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,985 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||