in the freemen
Number of voters: about 700
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb. 1715 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | |
| WILLIAM STANHOPE | ||
| Nathaniel Curzon | ||
| Edward Mundy | ||
| 26 Mar. 1722 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | |
| THOMAS BAYLEY | ||
| 19 Aug. 1727 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | |
| WILLIAM STANHOPE | ||
| 3 Feb. 1730 | CHARLES STANHOPE vice William Stanhope, called to the Upper House | |
| 27 Apr. 1734 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | 285 |
| CHARLES STANHOPE | 286 |
|
| William Curzon | 223 |
|
| Robert Harpur | 186 |
|
| 13 Mar. 1736 | JOHN STANHOPE vice Charles Stanhope, deceased | |
| 9 May 1741 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | |
| JOHN STANHOPE | ||
| 8 Mar. 1742 | WILLIAM PONSONBY, Visct. Duncannon, vice Cavendish, appointed to office | 346 |
| German Pole | 300 |
|
| 30 June 1746 | DUNCANNON re-elected afterappointment to office | |
| 27 June 1747 | WILLIAM PONSONBY, Visct. Duncannon | 400 |
| JOHN STANHOPE | 400 |
|
| German Pole | 251 |
|
| 8 Mar. 1748 | STANHOPE re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 20 Dec. 1748 | THOMAS RIVETT vice Stanhope, deceased | 380 |
| Thomas Stanhope | 311 |
From 1715 to 1748 the Cavendishes, dukes of Devonshire, and the Stanhopes, earls of Chesterfield, each usually returned one Member for Derby, joining interests. But when, on the death of John Stanhope, they recommended his kinsman, Thomas Stanhope, a total stranger, with the concurrence of the corporation,
the independent Whigs, without any dislike to either, resenting that some few had secretly undertaken for his election, to preserve their liberties, set up their townsman, Mr. Rivett, who had 380 to 311.1Mayor of Derby and others to the Duke of Devonshire, 6 Dec. 1748, Devonshire mss; Gent. Mag. 1748, p. 573.
After this the Stanhope interest lapsed, but the Cavendishes continued to return one Member.
- 1. Mayor of Derby and others to the Duke of Devonshire, 6 Dec. 1748, Devonshire mss; Gent. Mag. 1748, p. 573.