in the resident freemen
Number of voters: about 250
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb. 1715 | THOMAS WENTWORTH jun. | 154 |
| THOMAS WENTWORTH | 135 |
|
| Sir William Strickland | 126 |
|
| 27 Mar. 1722 | THOMAS WENTWORTH jun. | |
| SIR WILLIAM STRICKLAND | ||
| 27 Nov. 1724 | HENRY FINCH vice Strickland, deceased | |
| 23 Aug. 1727 | HENRY FINCH | |
| WARDELL GEORGE WESTBY | ||
| 22 May 1729 | FINCH re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 19 May 1731 | SIR WILLIAM WENTWORTH vice Westby, appointed to office | |
| 30 Apr. 1734 | HENRY FINCH | |
| SIR WILLIAM WENTWORTH | ||
| 6 May 1741 | LORD JAMES CAVENDISH | |
| HENRY FINCH | ||
| 30 Dec. 1741 | JOHN MOSTYN vice Cavendish, deceased | |
| 29 Dec. 1743 | FINCH re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 3 Feb. 1746 | MOSTYN re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 30 June 1747 | HENRY FINCH | |
| JOHN MOSTYN |
Malton, like Higham Ferrers, was controlled by Thomas Wentworth, who in 1713 bought the manor of Malton, comprising most of the town and surrounding country, and carrying with it the appointment of the returning officer.1E. A. Smith, ‘Earl Fitzwilliam and Malton’, EHR, lxxx. 51-70. In 1715 he returned himself and his son, defeating a former Whig Member, who petitioned, along with some of the electors, on the ground that the returning officer had polled persons without a right to vote, including some ‘living without the borough, pretending to be freeholders [?freemen] within the said borough’.2CJ, xviii. 33-34. The petitions were withdrawn. Thenceforth Wentworth nominees were returned unopposed.