Background Information
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
County
Date Candidate Votes
24 Nov. 1885 SIR RICHARD ASSHETON CROSS (Con)
4,414
G. McCorquodale (Lib)
4,031
1 July 1886 SIR RICHARD ASSHETON CROSS (Con)
4,302
Sir G. Errington, Bt. (Lib)
3,486
16 Aug. 1886 MR THOMAS WODEHOUSE LEGH (Con) Appt of Cross as Secy State for India, elevation to peerage: Viscount Cross
4,062
D. O'C. French (Lib)
3,355
4 July 1892 MR THOMAS WODEHOUSE LEGH (Con)
4,713
W. Neill (Lib)
3,819
13 July 1895 MR THOMAS WODEHOUSE LEGH (Con)
5,358
J. Moon (Lib)
3,854
6 Jan. 1899 MR RICHARD PILKINGTON (Con) Succession of Legh to peerage: Lord Newton
1 Oct. 1900 MR RICHARD PILKINGTON (Con)
12 Jan. 1906 MR JAMES ANDREW SEDDON (Lab)
6,434
R. Pilkington (Con)
5,893
15 Jan. 1910 MR JAMES ANDREW SEDDON (Lab)
7,256
Viscount Wolmer (LU)
6,504
3 Dec. 1910 VISCOUNT ROUNDELL CECIL WOLMER (C*)
6,706
J.A. Seddon (Lab)
6,562
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