Right of election

in inhabitants paying scot and lot

Background Information

Number of voters: about 50

Number of seats
2
Constituency business
Date Candidate Votes
17 Apr. 1754 WILLIAM PITT
ANDREW WILKINSON
11 Dec. 1756 NATHANIEL CHOLMLEY vice Pitt, appointed to office
28 Mar. 1761 ANDREW WILKINSON
NATHANIEL CHOLMLEY
27 Dec. 1765 GEORGE BUSSY VILLIERS, Visct. Villiers, vice Wilkinson, appointed to office
19 Mar. 1768 AUBREY BEAUCLERK
ANDREW WILKINSON
18 May 1772 HENRY FIENNES PELHAM CLINTON, Earl of Lincoln, vice Wilkinson, vacated his seat
8 Oct. 1774 CHARLES WILKINSON
ABEL SMITH
4 Mar. 1777 WILLIAM BAKE vice Wilkinson, vacated his seat
6 Mar. 1778 WILLIAM HANGAR vice Smith, vacated his seat
8 Sept. 1780 SIR RICHARD SUTTON
CHARLES MELLISH
28 Nov. 1780 EDWARD ONSLOW vice Sutton, chose to sit for Sandwich
8 June 1781 SIR SAMUEL BRUDENELL FLUDYER vice Onslow, vacated his seat
20 Jan. 1784 JOHN GALLY KNIGHT vice Mellish, vacated his seat
31 Mar. 1784 JOHN GALLY KNIGHT
RICHARD PEPPER ARDEN
25 June 1788 ARDEN re-elected after appointment to office
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See BOROUGHBRIDGE (1754-90 Section)