Warwick | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Warwickshire |
Major settlements | Warwick |
1295–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | Warwick & Leamington |
Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885[ citation needed ].
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new single-member constituency of Warwick and Leamington.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Charles John Greville | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Tomes (MP) | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Tomes (MP) | 698 | 40.4 | ||
Whig | Edward Bolton King | 523 | 30.3 | ||
Tory | Charles John Greville | 505 | 29.3 | ||
Majority | 18 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,019 | c. 78.4 | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,300 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles John Greville | 701 | 40.8 | +11.5 | |
Whig | Edward Bolton King | 553 | 32.2 | +1.9 | |
Whig | John Tomes (MP) | 463 | 27.0 | −13.4 | |
Turnout | 1,248 | 93.1 | c. +14.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,340 | ||||
Majority | 148 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +11.5 | |||
Majority | 90 | 5.2 | +4.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
Greville's election was later declared void but no writ was issued for a by-election to elect a new MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles John Greville | 564 | 38.7 | +18.3 | |
Whig | Edward Bolton King | 478 | 32.8 | −26.4 | |
Conservative | John Halcomb | 416 | 28.5 | +8.1 | |
Turnout | 930 | 95.8 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 971 | ||||
Majority | 86 | 5.9 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +15.8 | |||
Majority | 62 | 4.3 | −0.9 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −26.4 | |||
Greville resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Canning | 463 | 51.6 | −15.6 | |
Whig | Henry William Hobhouse | 434 | 48.4 | +15.6 | |
Majority | 29 | 3.2 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 897 | 85.8 | −10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,046 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −15.6 | |||
Canning was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Earl Canning and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Collins | 457 | 52.0 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | John Adams | 422 | 48.0 | −19.2 | |
Majority | 35 | 4.0 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 879 | 86.8 | −9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,013 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Collins | 498 | 35.4 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | 468 | 33.3 | −33.9 | |
Whig | Edward Bolton King | 439 | 31.2 | +14.8 | |
Turnout | 909 | 89.7 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,013 | ||||
Majority | 30 | 2.1 | −2.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +18.0 | |||
Majority | 29 | 2.1 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −33.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Collins | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 957 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Douglas was appointed a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Collins | 443 | 50.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | 407 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry Roberts [17] | 30 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 440 (est) | 57.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 770 | ||||
Majority | 36 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 377 | 42.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Repton | 383 | 36.2 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | Edward Greaves | 348 | 32.9 | +9.7 | |
Whig | John Mellor [18] [19] | 327 | 30.9 | −22.8 | |
Majority | 21 | 2.0 | −40.8 | ||
Turnout | 693 (est) | 95.8 (est) | +38.7 | ||
Registered electors | 723 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +10.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Repton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Edward Greaves | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 734 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Repton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Edward Greaves | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 721 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Repton | 342 | 35.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Peel | 315 | 33.0 | New | |
Conservative | Edward Greaves | 297 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 635 (est) | 92.0 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 690 | ||||
Majority | 27 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 18 | 1.9 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Peel | 873 | 43.7 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Edward Greaves | 863 | 43.2 | −23.7 | |
Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 260 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 998 (est) | 59.1 (est) | −32.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,688 | ||||
Majority | 10 | 0.5 | −1.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +17.2 | |||
Majority | 603 | 30.2 | +27.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Repton | 836 | 32.9 | +11.3 | |
Liberal | Arthur Peel | 783 | 30.8 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | Augustus Godson [20] | 740 | 29.1 | +7.5 | |
Lib-Lab | Randal Cremer | 180 | 7.1 | −5.9 | |
Turnout | 1,571 (est) | 94.4 (est) | +35.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,664 | ||||
Majority | 53 | 2.1 | −28.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
Majority | 43 | 1.7 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −11.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Peel | 981 | 40.5 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | George Repton | 768 | 31.7 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Augustus Godson [20] | 676 | 27.9 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 213 | 8.8 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,703 (est) | 96.9 (est) | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,758 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.2 | |||
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