| East Cheshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1868 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | Two |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Cheshire |
East Cheshire was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
Under the Reform Act 1867,[1] the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868,[2] North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,[3] the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
1868–1885: The Hundred of Macclesfield.[4] [5]
| Election[6] | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Conservative | Conservative | |||||
| 1869 by-election | Conservative | ||||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | ||||||
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
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