North Staffordshire (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
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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.
| North Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Created from | Staffordshire |
| Replaced by | North West Staffordshire Leek Burton |
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
| 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) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Oswald Mosley | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,717 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Jesse David Watts-Russell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,282 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Smith Child | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Smith Child | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,546 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,859 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| 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 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Edward Manningham-Buller | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,261 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Adderley was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Norton, and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| 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 | |||