Rutland | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Rutland |
Major settlements | Oakham and Uppingham |
1290–1918 | |
Seats | 1290–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
Replaced by | Rutland & Stamford |
Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire. Since 1983, Rutland has formed part of the Rutland and Melton constituency along with Melton Mowbray from Leicestershire.
The constituency elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally known as Knights of the Shire, until 1885, when it was reduced to one Member.
The constituency comprised the whole of the historic county of Rutland, in the East Midlands. Rutland, the smallest of the historic counties of England, never had any Parliamentary borough constituencies within its borders.
The place of election for the county was at Oakham. This was where the hustings were held; at which candidates were nominated (before the Ballot Act 1872), polling took place (before the introduction of multiple polling places in county constituencies) and where the result was announced.
Pelling in his Social Geography of British Elections 1885–1910 describes most of the people in this county as "engaged in or dependent upon agriculture". The constituency was a safe Conservative one and was rarely contested in the period covered by the book. G. H. Finch MP had personally owned almost one tenth of the county he represented.
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
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1885 | George Finch | Conservative | |
1907 | John Gretton | Conservative | |
1918 | Constituency abolished: see Rutland and Stamford |
Population in 1831: 19,380
General Election 1832 (14 December)
Registered Electors: 1,296
G N Noel, Bart. Conservative
G Heathcote Whig
General Election 1835 (10 January)
G N Noel, Bart. Conservative
G Heathcote Whig
General Election 1837 (29 July)
G N Noel, Bart. Conservative
G Heathcote Whig
Following the death of Sir G N Noel:
By-Election 1838 (13 March)
W M Noel Conservative
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 800 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 800 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,296 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,264 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,325 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Noel's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Noel | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Noel resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Noel | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | 767 | 36.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Dawnay | 676 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Noel | 664 | 31.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,341 | 86.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,557 | ||||
Majority | 91 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Dawnay resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,887 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,876 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Heathcote was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Aveland and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,822 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,810 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,774 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Noel was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Heathcote succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Aveland and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,200 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,950 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Noel was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,736 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Noel's resignation caused a by-election, which was the first contest in the constituency for 42 years. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 860 | 81.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | John William Davenport-Handley [22] | 194 | 18.4 | New | |
Majority | 666 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,054 | 59.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,768 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | 2,366 | 68.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Marston Clarke Buszard | 1,110 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,256 | 36.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,476 | 83.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Finch | 2,047 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harold Pearson | 1,564 | 43.3 | New | |
Majority | 483 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,611 | 89.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gretton | 2,213 | 61.9 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | W F H Lyon | 1,362 | 38.1 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 851 | 23.8 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,575 | 87.6 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,083 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gretton | 2,235 | 59.3 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,531 | 40.7 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 704 | 18.6 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,766 | 91.2 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,128 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gretton | 2,169 | 61.3 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,367 | 38.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 802 | 22.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,536 | 85.7 | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,128 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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