North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Staffordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Staffordshire
18321885
SeatsTwo
Created from Staffordshire
Replaced by North 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.

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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

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Oswald Mosley 4,777 37.4
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 4,595 36.0
Tory Jesse David Watts-Russell 3,38726.5
Majority1,2089.5
Turnout 7,88690.1
Registered electors 8,756
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: North Staffordshire [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bingham Baring 4,332 43.9
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 3,182 32.3
Whig Oswald Mosley 2,35123.8
Turnout 7,18275.3
Registered electors 9,540
Majority1,15011.6
Conservative gain from Whig
Majority8318.5
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Staffordshire [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,092 35.5 N/A
Conservative George Egerton 4,076 35.4 N/A
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller 3,35329.1New
Majority7236.3N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Smith Child Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: North Staffordshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative Smith Child Unopposed
Registered electors 9,546
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: North Staffordshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,112 37.4 N/A
Conservative Smith Child 3,865 35.1 N/A
Whig Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller [6] 3,02027.5New
Majority8457.6N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Adderley Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: North Staffordshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Buller 4,628 35.3 New
Conservative Charles Adderley 4,416 33.7 N/A
Conservative Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 4,05330.9N/A
Majority2121.6N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert William Hanbury Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Staffordshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Young Craig 4,821 37.3 New
Conservative Harry Davenport 4,333 33.5 N/A
Conservative Robert William Hanbury 3,76429.1N/A
Majority4883.8N/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

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