Right of election
in the corporation
Background Information
Number of voters: 33
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan. 1715 | WILLIAM EGERTON | |
| PAUL METHUEN | ||
| 9 July 1716 | METHUEN re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 24 June 1720 | METHUEN re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 22 Mar. 1722 | PAUL METHUEN | |
| WILLIAM EGERTON | ||
| 3 June 1725 | METHUEN re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 17 Aug. 1727 | SIR PAUL METHUEN | |
| WILLIAM EGERTON | ||
| 25 Jan. 1733 | GEORGE LEE vice Egerton, deceased | |
| 25 Apr. 1734 | SIR PAUL METHUEN | |
| GEORGE LEE | ||
| 4 May 1741 | SIR PAUL METHUEN | |
| GEORGE LEE | ||
| 22 Mar. 1742 | SEWALLIS SHIRLEY vice Lee, appointed to office | |
| 26 June 1747 | SEWALLIS SHIRLEY | |
| RICHARD LYTTELTON |
Main Article
Brackley, a town of about 250 houses, was controlled by the dukes of Bridgwater, the lords of the manor, which their family acquired by marriage in 1597. The franchise was vested in the corporation, consisting of the mayor, 6 aldermen and 26 capital burgesses. The mayor, who was the returning officer, was nominated by the lord’s steward out of the aldermen. Vacancies among the aldermen were filled by the corporation out of two capital burgesses nominated respectively by the steward and the mayor.1Bridges, Northants. i. 143. Throughout the period Bridgwater nominees were returned unopposed.
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Notes
- 1. Bridges, Northants. i. 143.