Constituencies and Contested Elections
The House of Commons from 1820 until 1826 had 658 Members, elected by 380 constituencies as follows:
England, 489 Members, 245 constituencies:
40 counties, returning 2 Members each;
196 boroughs, returning 2 Members each;
2 boroughs (London and the combined constituency of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis), returning 4 Members each;
5 boroughs (Abingdon, Banbury, Bewdley, Higham Ferrers and Monmouth), returning 1 Member each;
2 universities, returning 2 Members each
Wales, 24 Members, 24 constituencies:
12 counties, returning 1 Member each;
12 boroughs (7 of them groups of boroughs), returning 1 Member each
Scotland, 45 Members, 45 constituencies:
27 counties, returning 1 Member each;
3 pairs of counties, one in each pair alternating with the other to return 1 Member;
1 burgh (Edinburgh), returning 1 Member;
14 groups of burghs, each returning 1 Member
Ireland, 100 Members, 66 constituencies:
32 counties, returning 2 Members each;
31 boroughs, returning 1 Member each;
2 boroughs (Cork and Dublin), returning 2 Members each;
1 university, returning 1 Member
From the general election of 1826 until the dissolution in 1832, disfranchised Grampound’s two seats were allocated to Yorkshire. Therefore there were now 379 constituencies, and the details for England became 489 Members, 244 constituencies:
39 counties, returning 2 Members each
1 county (Yorkshire), returning 4 Members;
195 boroughs, returning 2 Members;
2 boroughs, returning 4 Members each;
5 boroughs, returning 1 Member each;
2 universities, returning 2 Members each
The following tables list the constituencies. Contested elections (that is, those in which the candidates stood a poll) are marked X. Contested by-elections are entered by date in the last column. The size of the estimated electorates is indicated, with English and Welsh boroughs being classified as L (large, an electorate of 1,000 or more), M (medium, 500-999 electors), or S (small, below 500). The type of borough franchise is broadly shown as B (burgage holders), C (the corporation), FH (freeholders), FM (freemen), H (inhabitant householders), SL (scot and lot payers). Any refinements of theses franchises are noted in the constituency articles. An asterisk indicates a variation from the corresponding table in the 1790-1820 section of the History. There is a more comprehensive analysis of constituencies and elections in the Introductory Survey.
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English counties |
Electorate |
General election |
Contested |
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1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
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Bedfordshire |
2,800 |
X |
X |
X |
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Berkshire |
3,000 |
X |
7 June 1832 |
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Buckinghamshire |
4,000 |
X |
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Cambridgeshire |
4,000 |
X |
X |
1 Nov. 1831 |
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Cheshire |
5,000 |
No contests |
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Cornwall |
4,000 |
X |
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Cumberland |
5,000 |
X |
X |
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Derbyshire |
3,000 |
X |
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Devon |
10,000 |
X |
X |
X |
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Dorset |
4,000 |
X |
30 Sept. 1831 |
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Durham |
6,000 |
X |
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Essex |
6,000 |
X |
X |
11 Mar. 1830 |
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Gloucestershire |
7,000 |
No contests |
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Hampshire |
6,000 |
X |
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Herefordshire |
5,000 |
No contests |
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Hertfordshire |
4,000 |
No contests |
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Huntingdonshire |
1,900 |
X |
X |
X |
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Kent |
12,000 |
No contests |
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Lancashire |
15,000 |
No contests |
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Leicestershire |
6,000 |
X |
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Lincolnshire |
7,000 |
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6 Dec. 1823 |
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Middlesex |
8,000 |
X |
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Monmouthshire |
2,000 |
No contests |
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Norfolk |
7,000 |
No contests |
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Northamptonshire |
4,200 |
X |
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Northumberland |
4,000 |
X |
21 Feb. 1826 |
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Nottinghamshire |
6,000 |
No contests |
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Oxfordshire |
3,500 |
X |
X |
X |
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Rutland |
800 |
No contests |
No |
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Shropshire |
6,632 |
X |
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Somerset |
9,000 |
X |
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Staffordshire |
5,000 |
No contests |
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Suffolk |
10,000 |
X |
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Surrey |
6,000 |
X |
X |
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Sussex |
6,000 |
X |
X |
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Warwickshire |
4,000 |
7 Nov. 1820 |
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Westmorland |
3,500 |
X |
X |
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Wiltshire |
5,000 |
No contests |
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Worcestershire |
4,900 |
X |
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Yorkshire |
50,000 |
X |
7 Dec. 1830 |
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English boroughs |
Size of electorate |
Franchise |
General elections |
Contested |
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1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
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Abingdon (Berks.) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Aldborough (Yorks.) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Aldeburgh (Suff.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Amersham (Bucks.) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
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Andover (Hants) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Appleby (Westmld.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Arundel (Suss.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
21 Feb. 1823 |
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Ashburton (Devon) |
S |
B |
X |
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Aylesbury (Bucks.) |
L* |
FH |
X |
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Banbury (Oxon.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Barnstaple (Devon) |
M* |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
8 Mar. 1824 |
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Bath (Som.) |
S |
C |
X |
X |
13 Feb. 1829 |
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11 Mar. 1829 |
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Bedford (Beds.) |
L |
FM |
X |
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Bere Alston (Devon) |
S |
B |
X |
11 Jan. 1831 |
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Berwick-upon-Tweed (Northumb.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
7 Dec. 1820 |
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29 Mar. 1827 |
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Beverley (Yorks.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Bewdley (Worcs.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Bishop’s Castle (Salop) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Bletchingley (Surr.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Bodmin (Cornw.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Boroughbridge (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
X |
X |
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Bossiney (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
X |
2 June 1823 |
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Boston (Lincs.) |
M* |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Brackley (Northants.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Bramber (Suss.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Bridgnorth (Salop) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
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Bridgwater (Som.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
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Bridport (Dorset) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Bristol (Glos.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Buckingham (Bucks.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Bury St. Edmunds (Suff.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Callington (Cornw.) |
S |
FH* |
X |
X |
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Calne (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Cambridge (Cambs.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
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Camelford (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
X |
26 June 1822 |
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Canterbury (Kent) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Carlisle (Cumb.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
31 May 1820 |
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16 Aug. 1827 |
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18 Feb. 1829 |
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Castle Rising (Norf.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Chester (Cheshire) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
11 Dec. 1830 |
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18 May 1832 |
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Chichester (Suss.) |
M |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
10 Feb. 1823 |
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Chippenham (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
X |
X |
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Chipping Wycombe (Bucks.) |
S |
FM |
26 June 1832 |
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Christchurch (Hants) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Cirencester (Glos.) |
M |
H |
No contests |
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Clitheroe (Lancs.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Cockermouth (Cumb.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Colchester (Essex) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
9 Apr. 1831 |
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Corfe Castle (Dorset) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
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Coventry (Warws.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Cricklade (Wilts.) |
L |
FH |
X |
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Dartmouth (Devon) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Derby (Derbys.) |
M |
FM |
No contests |
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Devizes (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Dorchester (Dorset) |
M |
SL |
No contests |
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Dover (Cinque Ports) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
11 Feb. 1828 |
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Downton (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Droitwich (Worcs.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Dunwich (Suff.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Durham (Co. Dur.) |
L |
FM |
X |
4 Apr. 1832 |
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6 Feb. 1828 |
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23 Mar. 1831 |
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East Grinstead (Suss.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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East Looe (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
X |
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East Retford (Notts.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Evesham (Worcs.) |
S* |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Exeter (Devon) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Eye (Suff.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Fowey (Cornw.) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Gatton (Surr.) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
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Gloucester (Glos.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Grampound (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Grantham (Lincs.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
21 July 1820 |
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Great Bedwyn (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Great Grimsby (Lincs.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
10 Aug. 1831 |
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Great Marlow (Bucks.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
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Great Yarmouth (Norf.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Guildford (Surr.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
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Harwich (Essex) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Haslemere (Surr.) |
S |
FH |
No contests |
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Hastings (Cinque Ports) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Hedon (Yorks.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
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Helston (Cornw.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Hereford (Herefs.) |
L |
FM |
X |
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Hertford (Herts.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
27 June 1823 |
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Heytesbury (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Higham Ferrers (Northants.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Hindon (Wilts.) |
S |
H |
X |
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Honiton (Devon) |
M* |
H |
X |
X |
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Horsham (Suss.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Huntingdon (Hunts.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
14 May 1824 |
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Hythe (Cinque Ports) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Ilchester (Som.) |
S |
H |
X |
X |
X |
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Ipswich (Suff.) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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King’s Lynn (Norf.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
29 June 1822 |
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19 Mar. 1824 |
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Kingston-upon-Hull (Yorks.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Knaresborough (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
1 Dec. 1830 |
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Lancaster (Lancs.) |
L |
FM |
X |
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Launceston (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Leicester (Leics.) |
L |
FM |
X |
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Leominster (Herefs.) |
M |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 Dec. 1831 |
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Lewes (Suss.) |
M* |
SL |
X |
X |
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Lichfield (Staffs.) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
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Lincoln (Lincs.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Liskeard (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Liverpool (Lancs.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
15 Feb. 1823 |
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30 Nov. 1830 |
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21 Oct. 1831 |
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London (Mdx.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Lostwithiel (Cornw.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Ludgershall (Wilts.) |
S |
FH |
No contests |
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Ludlow (Salop) |
M |
FM |
X |
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Lyme Regis (Dorset) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Lymington (Hants) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Maidstone (Kent) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Maldon (Essex) |
L |
FM |
X |
3 Dec. 1827 |
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Malmesbury (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Malton (Yorks.) |
M* |
SL |
No contests |
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Marlborough (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
X |
X |
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Midhurst (Suss.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Milborne Port (Som.) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Minehead (Som.) |
S |
H |
No contests |
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Mitchell (Cornw.) |
S |
SL |
X |
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Monmouth Boroughs (Mon.) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Morpeth (Northumb.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Newark (Notts.) |
L* |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
6 Mar. 1829 |
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21 Feb. 1831 |
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Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffs.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
24 July 1823 |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Northumb.) |
L |
FM |
X |
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Newport (Cornw.) |
S |
B |
21 Mar. 1823 |
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Newport I.o.W. (Hants) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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New Romney (Cinque Ports) |
S |
C |
X |
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New Shoreham (Suss.) |
L |
FH |
X |
X |
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Newton (Lancs.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Newtown I.o.W. (Hants) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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New Windsor (Berks.) |
M* |
SL |
No contests |
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New Woodstock (Oxon.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
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Northallerton (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Northampton (Northants.) |
L |
H |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Norwich (Norf.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
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Nottingham (Notts.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Okehampton (Devon) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Old Sarum (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Orford (Suff.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Oxford (Oxon.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Penryn (Cornw.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
X |
10 May 1824 |
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Peterborough (Northants.) |
M |
SL |
12 Feb. 1823 |
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Petersfield (Hants) |
S |
B |
X |
X |
X |
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Plymouth (Devon) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Plympton Erle (Devon) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
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Pontefract (Yorks.) |
M |
H |
X |
X |
X |
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Poole (Dorset) |
S |
FM |
X |
6 Oct. 1831 |
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Portsmouth (Hants) |
S |
FM |
X |
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Preston (Lancs.) |
L |
H |
X |
X |
X |
17 Dec. 1830 |
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Queenborough (Kent) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Reading (Berks.) |
L* |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
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Reigate (Surr.) |
S |
FH |
No contests |
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Richmond (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Ripon (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Rochester (Kent) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
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Rye (Cinque Ports) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
1 Mar. 1830 |
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St. Albans (Herts.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
9 Jan. 1821 |
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St. Germans (Cornw.) |
S |
H |
No contests |
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St. Ives (Cornw.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
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St. Mawes (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
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Salisbury (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
X |
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Saltash (Cornw.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Sandwich (Cinque Ports) |
M |
FM |
X |
30 Mar. 1829 |
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Scarborough (Yorks.) |
S |
C |
No contest |
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Seaford (Cinque Ports) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
5 Sept. 1827 |
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Shaftesbury (Dorset) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
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Shrewsbury (Salop) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Southampton (Hants) |
L* |
FM |
X |
X |
13 Jan. 1830 |
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Southwark (Surr.) |
L |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
25 Nov. 1830 |
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Stafford (Staffs.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
X |
15 Dec. 1826 |
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Stamford (Lincs.) |
M |
SL |
X |
X |
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Steyning (Suss.) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
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Stockbridge (Hants) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
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Sudbury (Suff.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
9 Apr. 1828 |
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Tamworth (Staffs.) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
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Taunton (Som.) |
M* |
H |
X |
X |
X |
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Tavistock (Devon) |
S |
FH |
No contests |
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Tewkesbury (Glos.) |
M* |
FM |
X |
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Thetford (Norf.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
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Thirsk (Yorks.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
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Totnes (Devon) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
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Tregony (Cornw.) |
S |
H |
X |
X |
X |
X |
25 Feb. 1832 |
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Truro (Cornw.) |
S |
C |
X |
X |
X |
5 June 1820 |
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Wallingford (Berks.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
X |
X |
16 Dec. 1826 |
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21 Sept. 1831 |
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Wareham (Dorset) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
||||
|
Warwick (Warws.) |
L* |
SL |
X |
11 Feb. 1826 |
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|
Wells (Som.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
|||
|
Wendover (Bucks.) |
S |
H |
X |
||||
|
Wenlock (Salop) |
M* |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Weobley (Herefs.) |
S |
SL |
No contests |
||||
|
Westbury (Wilts.) |
S |
B |
No contests |
||||
|
West Looe (Cornw.) |
S |
FM |
13 Feb. 1822 |
||||
|
Westminster (Mdx.) |
L |
SL |
X |
||||
|
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (Dorset) |
M |
FH |
X |
X |
20 Feb. 1828 |
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|
15 June 1829 |
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|
1 Aug. 1831 |
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|
Whitchurch (Hants) |
S |
B |
No contests |
||||
|
Wigan (Lancs.) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
X |
1 Mar. 1831 |
|
|
Wilton (Wilts.) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Winchelsea (Cinque Ports) |
S |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Winchester (Hants) |
S |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Wootton Bassett (Wilts.) |
S |
SL |
X |
X |
|||
|
Worcester (Worcs.) |
L |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Yarmouth I.o.W. (Hants) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
York (Yorks.) |
L |
FM |
X |
X |
|||
|
Universities |
Electorate |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
|||
|
Cambridge |
2,000 |
X |
X |
27 Nov. 1822 |
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|
11 May 1827 |
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|
18 June 1829 |
||||||
|
Oxford |
2,500 |
24 Aug. 1821 |
||||
|
28 Feb. 1829 |
||||||
|
Welsh counties |
Electorate |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
|||
|
Anglesey |
600 |
No contests |
||||
|
Breconshire |
2,000 |
X |
||||
|
Caernarvonshire |
1,500 |
No contests |
||||
|
Cardiganshire |
650 |
No contests |
||||
|
Carmarthenshire |
2,500 |
No contests |
||||
|
Denbighshire |
2,500 |
No contests |
||||
|
Flintshire |
1,200 |
No contests |
||||
|
Glamorgan |
3,000 |
X |
||||
|
Merioneth |
600 |
No contests |
||||
|
Montgomeryshire |
1,110 |
X |
||||
|
Pembrokeshire |
3,500 |
X |
24 Oct. 1831 |
|||
|
Radnorshire |
800 |
No contests |
||||
|
Welsh boroughs |
Size of |
Franchise |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
||||
|
Beaumaris (Anglesey) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Brecon (Brec.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Caernarvon Boroughs (Caern.) |
M |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Cardiff Boroughs (Glam.) |
M |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Cardigan Boroughs (Card.) |
L |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Carmarthen (Carm.) |
M* |
FM |
5 July 1821 |
||||
|
25 Aug. 1831 |
|||||||
|
Denbigh Boroughs (Denb.) |
M |
FM |
X |
X |
|||
|
Flint Boroughs (Flints.) |
L* |
SL |
No contests |
||||
|
Haverfordwest (Pemb.) |
M* |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Montgomery (Mont.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
New Radnor Boroughs (Rad.) |
S |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Pembroke Boroughs (Pemb.) |
L* |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Scottish counties |
Electorate |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
|||
|
Aberdeenshire |
189 |
X |
||||
|
Argyllshire |
103 |
X |
||||
|
Ayrshire |
211 |
X |
||||
|
Banffshire |
52 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Berwickshire |
147 |
No contests |
||||
|
Dumfriesshire |
84 |
No contests |
||||
|
Dunbartonshire |
71 |
X |
X |
19 Feb. 1821 |
||
|
Edinburghshire |
173 |
No contests |
||||
|
Elginshire |
23 |
No contests |
||||
|
Fifeshire |
236 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Forfarshire |
129 |
3 Oct. 1831 |
||||
|
Haddingtonshire |
105 |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
Inverness-shire |
81 |
X |
||||
|
Kincardineshire |
82 |
X |
||||
|
Kirkcudbright Stewartry |
||||||
|
166 |
X |
|||||
|
Lanarkshire |
224 |
X |
X |
16 Oct. 1827 |
||
|
Linlithgowshire |
68 |
No contests |
||||
|
Orkney and Shetland |
42 |
X |
||||
|
Peebblesshire |
46 |
No contests |
||||
|
Perthshire |
239 |
No contests |
||||
|
Renfrewshire |
143 |
X |
||||
|
Ross-shire |
82 |
X |
||||
|
Roxburghshire |
149 |
X |
||||
|
Selkirkshire |
50 |
No contests |
||||
|
Stirlingshire |
132 |
X |
24 May 1821 |
|||
|
Sutherland |
20 |
No contests |
||||
|
Wigtownshire |
70 |
X |
30 July 1822 |
|||
|
{Buteshire |
21 |
nc |
nr |
nc |
nr |
|
|
{Caithness |
46 |
nr |
X |
nr |
nc |
|
|
{Clackmannanshire |
16 |
nc |
nr |
nc |
nr |
|
|
{Kinross-shire |
21 |
nr |
nc |
nr |
nc |
|
|
{Nairnshire |
17 |
nc |
nr |
nc |
nr |
|
|
{Cromartyshire |
19 |
nr |
nc |
nr |
X |
|
nr = not represented
nc = no contest
In every Parliament one of each of the paired counties was not represented.
|
Scottish burghs |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
||
|
Aberdeen |
X |
X |
|||
|
Anstruther Easter |
X |
X |
|||
|
Ayr |
No contests |
||||
|
Dumfries |
X |
||||
|
Dysart |
No contests |
||||
|
Edinburgh |
X |
X |
|||
|
Elgin |
X |
||||
|
Glasgow |
X |
X |
|||
|
Haddington |
X |
X |
|||
|
Inverness |
No contests |
||||
|
Linlithgow |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Perth |
X |
13 Jan. 1831 |
|||
|
Stirling |
X |
X |
|||
|
Tain |
No contests |
||||
|
Wigtown |
No contests |
||||
|
Irish counties |
Electorate |
General elections |
Contested |
||||
|
1829 |
1830 |
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
||
|
Antrim |
7,068 |
2,037 |
X |
||||
|
Armagh |
8,746 |
1,361 |
X |
||||
|
Carlow |
1,510 |
530 |
X |
||||
|
Cavan |
6,081 |
1,325 |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
Clare |
8,557 |
1,604 |
X |
X |
5 July 1828 |
||
|
23 Mar. 1831 |
|||||||
|
Cork |
5,448 |
3,138 |
No contests |
||||
|
Donegal |
2,381 |
667 |
X |
||||
|
Down |
11,664 |
1,990 |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
Dublin |
4,016 |
1,649 |
X |
X |
X |
11 Feb. 1823 |
|
|
Fermanagh |
6,878 |
1,032 |
X |
8 Mar. 1823 |
|||
|
Galway |
33,014 |
2,052 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Kerry |
4,593 |
1,024 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Kildare |
952 |
496 |
X |
||||
|
Kilkenny |
3,261 |
1,078 |
X |
28 Feb. 1831 |
|||
|
King’s Co. |
2,020 |
1,139 |
X |
||||
|
Leitrim |
6,061 |
602 |
X |
||||
|
Limerick |
9,277 |
3,142 |
X |
X |
2 Feb. 1830 |
||
|
Londonderry |
4,803 |
866 |
X |
||||
|
Longford |
1,562 |
367 |
X |
||||
|
Louth |
2,675 |
695 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Mayo |
24,417 |
1,055 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Meath |
1,671 |
977 |
X |
11 Aug. 1831 |
|||
|
Monaghan |
12,860 |
1,148 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Queen’s Co. |
2,285 |
1,344 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Roscommon |
8,163 |
629 |
X |
||||
|
Sligo |
5,036 |
610 |
X |
X |
4 Dec. 1822 |
||
|
Tipperary |
8,767 |
2,900 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Tyrone |
6,701 |
773 |
No contests |
||||
|
Waterford |
6,104 |
1,210 |
X |
2 Mar. 1830 |
|||
|
Westmeath |
2,601 |
641 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Wexford |
6,180 |
1,066 |
X |
X |
|||
|
Wicklow |
1,139 |
785 |
No contests |
||||
Electorates before and after the 1829 Act disfranchising 40s. freeholders.
|
Irish boroughs |
Size of electorate |
Franchise |
General elections |
Contested |
|||
|
1820 |
1826 |
1830 |
1831 |
||||
|
Armagh |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Athlone (Westmeath) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
|||
|
Bandon Bridge (Cork) |
S |
C |
X |
22 July 1831 |
|||
|
Belfast (Antrim) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Carlow |
S |
C |
X |
||||
|
Carrickfergus (Antrim) |
M |
FR |
X |
X |
|||
|
Cashel (Tipperary) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Clonmel (Tipperary) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Coleraine (Londonderry) |
S |
FM |
X |
X |
|||
|
Cork |
L |
FR |
X |
X |
29 Dec. 1826 |
||
|
9 July 1829 |
|||||||
|
29 Mar. 1830 |
|||||||
|
Downpatrick (Down) |
S |
H |
X |
X |
|||
|
Drogheda (Louth) |
M |
FR |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9 Mar. 1822 |
|
Dublin |
L |
FR |
X |
X |
30 June 1820 |
||
|
18 Aug. 1831 |
|||||||
|
Dundalk (Louth) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Dungannon (Tyrone) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Dungarvan (Waterford) |
M* |
H and FH |
X |
||||
|
Ennis (Clare) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Enniskillen (Fermanagh) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Galway |
L* |
FR |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
Kilkenny |
M* |
FR |
X |
X |
X |
18 Feb. 1822 |
|
|
Kinsale (Cork) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Limerick |
L* |
FR |
X |
X |
|||
|
Lisburn (Antrim) |
S |
H |
No contests |
||||
|
Londonderry |
S* |
FM |
X |
X |
2 Apr. 1831 |
||
|
Mallow (Cork) |
M* |
FH |
X |
X |
|||
|
New Ross (Wexford) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Newry (Down) |
M* |
H |
X |
||||
|
Portarlington (Queen’s Co.) |
S |
FM |
No contests |
||||
|
Sligo |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Tralee (Kerry) |
S |
C |
No contests |
||||
|
Waterford |
L |
FR |
No contests |
||||
|
Wexford |
S |
FM |
X |
3 June 1829 |
|||
|
Youghal (Cork) |
S |
FM |
X |
||||
|
Dublin University |
96 |
X |
X |
15 May 1827 |
|||
In stating the Irish borough franchise the abbreviation FR has been adopted for boroughs in which both freemen and freeholders were entitled to vote, to distinguish them from mere freeman boroughs (FM).