Background Information
Constituency business
Date Candidate Votes
10 Dec. 1832 SIR J.S. SEBRIGHT, Bt. (Lib)
2,154
N. CALVERT (Lib)
2,141
VISCOUNT GRIMSTON (Con)
2,074
R. Alston (Lib)
2,007
6 Jan. 1835 R. ALSTON (Lib)
VISCOUNT GRIMSTON (Con)
A. SMITH (SENR.) (Con)
24 July 1837 R. ALSTON (Lib)
VISCOUNT GRIMSTON (Con)
A. SMITH (SENR.) (Con)
29 June 1841 VISCOUNT GRIMSTON (Con)
2,585
HON. G.D. RYDER (Con)
2,552
A. SMITH (SENR.) (Con)
2,525
R. Alston (Lib)
1,732
1 July 1846 T.P. HALSEY (Con) Succession of Grimston to peerage: Earl of Verulam
29 July 1847 T. BRAND (TREVOR) (Lib)
T.P. HALSEY (Con)
SIR H. MEUX, Bt. (Con)
7 July 1852 T.P. HALSEY (Con)
2,225
SIR H. MEUX, Bt. (Con)
2,219
SIR E.G.E.L.B. LYTTON, Bt. (Con)
2,190
Hon. T. Trevor (Lib)
2,043
C.W. Puller (Lib)
1,890
G.J. Bosanquet (Lib)
1,868
1 July 1854 A. SMITH (JUNR.) (Con) Death of Halsey
2,205
C.W. Puller (Lib)
2,151
27 Mar. 1857 SIR E.G.E.L.B. LYTTON, Bt. (Con)
SIR H. MEUX, Bt. (Con)
C.W. PULLER (Lib)
1 July 1858 SIR E.G.E.L.B. LYTTON, Bt. (Con) Appt of Lytton as Secy State for Colonies
28 Apr. 1859 SIR E.G.E.L.B. LYTTON, Bt. (Con)
C.W. PULLER (Lib)
A. SMITH (JUNR.) (Con)
1 July 1864 H.E. SURTEES (Con) Death of Puller
2,274
Hon. H.F. Cowper (Lib)
2,026
11 July 1865 HON. H.F. COWPER (Lib)
2,537
SIR E.G.E.L.B. LYTTON, Bt. (Con)
2,485
H.E. SURTEES (Con)
2,478
A. Smith (Junr.) (Con)
2,447
1 July 1866 A. SMITH (JUNR.) (Con) Elevation of Lytton to peerage: Lord Lytton