East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Cheshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Cheshire
1868–1885
Seats Two
Created from North Cheshire
Replaced by Macclesfield

East Cheshire was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

History

Under the Reform Act 1867, 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 Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, 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 Hundred of Macclesfield.

Members of Parliament

Election First member First party Second member Second Party
1868 Edward Egerton Conservative William Legh Conservative
1869 by-election William Cunliffe Brooks Conservative
1885 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: East Cheshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Egerton Unopposed
Conservative William Legh Unopposed
Registered electors 6,276
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Egerton's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 6 Oct 1869: East Cheshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Cunliffe Brooks 2,908 61.6 N/A
Liberal Edward Watkin 1,815 38.4 New
Majority 1,093 23.2 N/A
Turnout 4,723 75.3 N/A
Registered electors 6,276
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Cheshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Cunliffe Brooks Unopposed
Conservative William Legh Unopposed
Registered electors 6,492
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: East Cheshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Cunliffe Brooks 3,424 32.0 N/A
Conservative William Legh 3,310 30.9 N/A
Liberal Gibbon Bayley-Worthington 2,032 19.0 New
Liberal Thomas Albert Bazley 1,947 18.2 New
Majority 1,278 11.9 N/A
Turnout 5,357 (est) 78.2 (est) N/A
Registered electors 6,849
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

See also