Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Cheshire is a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency which existed in the 19th century. The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposes to re-establish the seat in its revised proposal.[1]

Mid Cheshire
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
1868–1885
Created fromNorth Cheshire
South Cheshire
Replaced byAltrincham
Hyde
Knutsford
Crewe
Macclesfield
Northwich

History

Under the Reform Act 1867,[2] 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 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 Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond Party
1868 Hon. Wilbraham EgertonConservative George LeghConservative
1873 by-election Egerton LeighConservative
1876 by-election Piers Egerton-WarburtonConservative
1883 by-election Hon. Alan EgertonConservative
1885 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1860s
General election 1868: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton 3,063 35.7
Conservative George Legh 3,056 35.7
Liberal John Warren 2,452 28.6
Majority 604 6.9
Turnout 5,512 (est) 77.0 (est)
Registered electors 7,158
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

Legh resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 10 Mar 1873: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Egerton Leigh 3,508 62.4 −9.0
Liberal George William Latham 2,118 37.6 +9.0
Majority 1,390 24.8 +17.9
Turnout 5,626 72.1 −4.9
Registered electors 7,801
Conservative hold Swing −9.0
General election 1874: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton Unopposed
Conservative Egerton Leigh Unopposed
Registered electors 8,050
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leigh's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 18 July 1876: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Piers Egerton-Warburton Unopposed
Registered electors 8,050
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1880: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton 3,868 27.3 N/A
Conservative Piers Egerton-Warburton 3,700 26.1 N/A
Liberal George William Latham 3,374 23.8 New
Liberal Vernon Armitage[6] 3,247 22.9 New
Majority 326 2.3 N/A
Turnout 7,095 (est) 79.2 (est) N/A
Registered electors 8,963
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, caused a by-election.

By-election, 16 Mar 1883: Mid Cheshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Egerton 4,214 54.0 +0.6
Liberal George William Latham 3,592 46.0 −0.7
Majority 622 8.0 +5.7
Turnout 7,806 78.7 −0.5 (est)
Registered electors 9,915
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

See also

References
  1. "2023 Review - North West". Boundary Commission for England.
  2. "Reform Act 1867" (PDF).
  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. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  6. "Mid-Cheshire". Liverpool Mercury. 7 April 1880. p. 7. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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