North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Cheshire
North Cheshire
	Former constituency; for the House of Commons
1832–1868
Replaced by	East Cheshire; Mid Cheshire; Stalybridge

North Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the division of Cheshire in 1832. In 1868, it was abolished with South Cheshire to form East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire, West Cheshire and Stalybridge.

Boundaries

1832-1868: The Hundreds of Macclesfield and Bucklow.^[1]

Election	First member		First party		Second Party
1832		Hon. Edward Stanley	Whig^[2]^[3]^[4]	William Egerton	Conservative
1841		George Legh	Conservative
1847		Hon. Edward Stanley	Whig^[2]^[3]^[4]
1848 by-election		George Legh	Conservative
1858 by-election		George Legh	Conservative	Hon. Wilbraham Egerton	Conservative
1868	Second Reform Act: constituency abolished

By-election, 7 August 1858: Cheshire Northern^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Wilbraham Egerton	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Caused by elevation of Edward Stanley to House of Lords as Lord Eddisbury

By Election 8 June 1848: Cheshire Northern (1 seats) Electorate 7,188
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Conservative	George Legh	3,060	n/a
	Liberal	F D P Astley	2,419	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

General Election 1841: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) Electorate 6,154
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Conservative	William Egerton	2,782	n/a
	Conservative	George Legh	2,652	n/a
	Liberal	Edward Stanley	2,206	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

General Election 1832: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) Electorate 5,105 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Liberal	Edward Stanley	2,556	n/a
	Conservative	William Egerton	2,428	n/a
	Liberal	J R D Tollemarch	1,516	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
1 2 "Stanley Family's Collection of Ethnographic Objects". Rethinking Pitt-Rivers. University of Oxford. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
1 2 Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 213. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via Google Books.
1 2 "The New Parliament". Derby Mercury. 9 January 1833. p. 4. Retrieved 29 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
1 2 3 4 5 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
↑ British parliamentary election results, 1832-1885 (Craig)

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North Cheshire
Former constituency for the House of Commons
1832–1868
Replaced by	East Cheshire Mid Cheshire Stalybridge