Background Information

Number of voters: about 5000

Number of seats
2
Constituency business
Date Candidate Votes
1 May 1754 CHARLES CHOLMONDELEY
SAMUEL EGERTON
28 Apr. 1756 THOMAS CHOLMONDELEY vice Charles Cholomondeley, deceased
8 Apr. 1761 SAMUEL EGERTON
THOMAS CHOLMONDELEY
29 Mar. 1768 SAMUEL EGERTON
JOHN CREWE
19 Oct. 1774 SAMUEL EGERTON
JOHN CREWE
1 Mar. 1780 SIR ROBERT SALUSBURY COTTON vice Egerton, deceased
27 Sept. 1780 SIR ROBERT SALUSBURY COTTON
JOHN CREWE
21 Apr. 1784 SIR JOHN SALUSBURY COTTON
JOHN CREWE
Main Article

Cheshire contained only one borough which sent Members to Parliament, and the county representation was monopolized by the country gentlemen.

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