Right of election
in the freemen
Background Information
Number of voters: about 70
Number of seats
1
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr. 1754 | WILLIAM BODVELL | |
| 21 Nov. 1759 | RICHARD CLIVE vice Bodvell, deceased | |
| 31 Mar. 1761 | RICHARD CLIVE | |
| 21 Mar. 1768 | RICHARD CLIVE | |
| 15 June 1771 | FREDERICK CORNEWALL vice Clive, deceased | |
| 10 Oct. 1774 | WHITSHED KEENE | |
| 4 July 1777 | KEENE re-elected after vacating his seat | |
| 1 Jan. 1779 | KEENE re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 13 Sept. 1780 | WHITSHED KEENE | |
| 16 Apr. 1783 | KEENE re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 5 Apr. 1784 | WHITSHED KEENE |
Main Article
Montgomery was a pocket borough of the earls of Powis. The only challenge to their control during this period came in 1761 when Chase Price set up a candidate in retaliation for Powis’s support of Thomas Lewis at New Radnor; but there was no poll.
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