Background Information
Constituency business
County
Date Candidate Votes
10 Dec. 1832 L. FENTON (Lib)
263
J. Wood (Lib)
152
1 July 1834 J. BLACKBURNE (Lib) Death of Fenton
234
M.T. Sadler (Con)
147
J. Wood (Lib)
108
6 Jan. 1835 J. BLACKBURNE (Lib)
241
W.A. Johnson (Lib)
109
1 July 1837 E. ELLICE (Lib) Death of Blackburn
340
R. Oastler (Con)
290
24 July 1837 W.R.C. STANSFIELD (Lib)
323
R. Oastler (Con)
301
29 June 1841 W.R.C. STANSFIELD (Lib)
29 July 1847 W.R.C. STANSFIELD (Lib)
525
J. Cheetham (Lib)
488
7 July 1852 W.R.C. STANSFIELD (Lib)
625
W. Willans (Lib)
590
1 July 1853 VISCOUNT GODERICH (Lib) Election (1852) declared void on petition
675
J. Starkey (Lib)
593
27 Mar. 1857 E. AKROYD (Lib)
823
R. Cobden (Lib)
590
28 Apr. 1859 E.A. LEATHAM (Lib)
779
E. Akroyd (Lib)
760
11 July 1865 T.P. CROSLAND (Lib)
1,019
E.A. Leatham (Lib)
787
1 July 1868 E.A. LEATHAM (Lib) Death of Crosland
1,111
W.C. Sleigh (Con)
789