List of United Kingdom by-elections (1857–1868) explained

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1857 and 1868, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: light blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Whig (after 1859 Liberal) gain, and grey for any other gain.

Resignations

See Resignation from the British House of Commons for more details.

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, the Steward of the Manor of Northstead or the Steward of the Manor of Hempholme. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

By-elections

19th Parliament (1865–1868)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Clitheroe13 July 1868Richard FortRalph AsshetonDeath
Stamford24 June 1868Viscount IngestreWilliam Unwin HeygateSuccession to a peerage
Dublin City1 June 1868Benjamin GuinnessArthur GuinnessResignation
East Worcestershire1 June 1868Frederick Gough-CalthorpeHon. Charles LytteltonSuccession to a peerage
Stamford4 May 1868Viscount CranborneViscount IngestreSuccession to a peerage
East Kent2 May 1868Brook BridgesEdward Leigh PembertonElevation to the peerage
Stirling Burghs30 April 1868Laurence OliphantJohn RamsayResignation
Bristol30 April 1868Samuel Morton PetoJohn William MilesResignation
South Lincolnshire29 April 1868John TrollopeWilliam Earle WelbyElevation to the peerage
Radnorshire28 April 1868John WalshArthur WalshElevation to the peerage
Leominster27 April 1868Arthur WalshViscount MahonResignation to contest Radnorshire
Grantham27 April 1868William Earle WelbyEdmund TurnorResignation to contest South Lincolnshire
Cockermouth27 April 1868John SteelAndrew Green ThompsonDeath
Wycombe11 April 1868Charles CaringtonWilliam CaringtonSuccession to a peerage
Launceston9 April 1868Alexander Henry CampbellHenry LopesResignation
Coventry26 March 1868Henry JacksonSamuel CarterVoid election
Huddersfield20 March 1868Thomas CroslandEdward Aldam LeathamDeath
North Northamptonshire7 March 1868George Ward HuntGeorge Ward HuntChancellor of the Exchequer
Argyllshire3 March 1868Alexander Struthers FinlayMarquess of LorneResignation
Cambridge University24 February 1868Charles Jasper SelwynAlexander Beresford HopeResignation (Judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery)
Stoke-upon-Trent20 February 1868Alexander Beresford HopeGeorge MellyResignation to contest Cambridge University
Helston19 February 1868William BrettWilliam BrettSolicitor General for England and Wales
Kirkcudbright30 January 1868James MackieWellwood Herries MaxwellDeath
Westmorland8 January 1868Henry LowtherWilliam LowtherDeath
Thetford2 December 1867Alexander BaringEdward GordonResignation
South Leicestershire30 November 1867Charles William PackeThomas PagetDeath
Manchester27 November 1867Edward JamesJacob BrightDeath
Rutland23 November 1867Gilbert HeathcoteGeorge FinchSuccession to a peerage
Bradford16 October 1867Henry Wickham WickhamMatthew William ThompsonDeath
Galway County12 September 1867Lord DunkellinViscount BurkeDeath
Dublin University27 August 1867Hedges Eyre ChattertonRobert WarrenResignation (Vice-Chancellor of Ireland)
Stroud20 August 1867George Poulett ScropeHenry WinterbothamResignation
Downpatrick5 August 1867David Stewart KerWilliam KeownResignation
West Gloucestershire25 July 1867John RoltEdward Arthur SomersetResignation (Lord Justice of Appeal)
Coventry23 July 1867Morgan TreherneHenry JacksonDeath
Birmingham23 July 1867William ScholefieldGeorge DixonDeath
Andover22 July 1867John Burgess KarslakeJohn Burgess KarslakeAttorney General for England and Wales
Cambridge University22 July 1867Charles Jasper SelwynCharles Jasper SelwynSolicitor General for England and Wales
North Lancashire1 July 1867John Wilson-PattenJohn Wilson-PattenChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis11 June 1867Henry GridleyHenry EdwardsResignation
Sutherland27 May 1867David DundasLord Ronald GowerResignation
Oxford University20 May 1867Gathorne HardyGathorne HardyHome Secretary
Middlesex15 April 1867Robert Culling HanburyHenry LabouchèreDeath
Galway Borough1 April 1867Michael MorrisGeorge MorrisResignation (Puisne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland)
Dublin University30 March 1867Hedges Eyre ChattertonHedges Eyre ChattertonAttorney-General for Ireland
Huntingdonshire25 March 1867Lord Robert MontaguLord Robert MontaguVice-President of the Committee on Education
Tyrone21 March 1867Henry Lowry-CorryHenry Lowry-CorryFirst Lord of the Admiralty
North Devon18 March 1867Stafford NorthcoteStafford NorthcoteSecretary of State for India
Boston16 March 1867Meaburn StanilandThomas ParryResignation
North Shropshire14 March 1867Adelbert Brownlow-CustViscount NewportSuccession to a peerage
Droitwich13 March 1867John PakingtonJohn PakingtonSecretary of State for War
South Shropshire8 March 1867Percy Egerton HerbertPercy Egerton HerbertTreasurer of the Household
North Riding of Yorkshire4 March 1867William DuncombeOctavius DuncombeSuccession to a peerage
Cork County23 February 1867George Richard BarryArthur Smith-BarryDeath
East Suffolk20 February 1867Sir Edward KerrisonFrederick Snowdon CorranceResignation
Colchester15 February 1867Taverner John MillerEdward KarslakeResignation (Chief Justice of the Common Pleas)
North Northamptonshire13 February 1867Lord BurghleySackville StopfordSuccession to a peerage
Galway Borough12 February 1867Michael MorrisMichael MorrisAttorney General for Ireland
Dublin University12 February 1867John Edward WalshHedges Eyre ChattertonResignation (Master of the Rolls in Ireland)
Andover11 February 1867William Henry HumpheryJohn Burgess KarslakeResignation
Armagh City30 January 1867Stearne Ball MillerJohn VanceResignation (Judge in Bankruptcy in Ireland)
County Waterford31 December 1866Earl of TyroneEdmond de la PoerSuccession to a peerage
Guildford17 December 1866William BovillRichard GarthResignation (Chief Justice of the Common Pleas)
Pembrokeshire26 November 1866George Lort PhillipsJames Bevan BowenDeath
Belfast22 November 1866Hugh CairnsCharles LanyonResignation (Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales)
West Gloucestershire15 November 1866John RoltJohn RoltAttorney General for England and Wales
County Wexford15 November 1866John GeorgeArthur MacMorrough KavanaghResignation (Judge in Bankruptcy in Ireland)
Tipperary22 October 1866John Blake DillonCharles William WhiteDeath
Penryn and Falmouth15 October 1866Thomas BaringJervoise SmithSuccession to a peerage
Brecon3 October 1866Earl of BrecknockHowel GwynSuccession to a peerage
North Shropshire17 August 1866Charles CustAdelbert Brownlow-CustResignation
Caenarvonshire14 August 1866Edward Douglas-PennantGeorge Douglas-PennantElevation to the peerage
Abingdon6 August 1866Charles LindsayCharles LindsayGroom in Waiting
Galway Borough2 August 1866Michael MorrisMichael MorrisSolicitor General for Ireland
Dublin University30 July 1866James WhitesideJohn Edward WalshResignation (Lord Chief Justice of Ireland)
Eye27 July 1866Edward KerrisonGeorge BarringtonResignation to contest East Suffolk
East Suffolk25 July 1866The Lord HennikerJohn Henniker-MajorElevation to the peerage
Fitzroy KellyEdward KerrisonResignation (Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer)
Peeblesshire24 July 1866Graham Graham-MontgomeryGraham Graham-MontgomeryLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Petersfield23 July 1866William JolliffeWilliam NicholsonElevation to the peerage
Hertfordshire23 July 1866Edward Bulwer-LyttonAbel SmithElevation to the peerage
Bridgnorth21 July 1866Henry WhitmoreHenry WhitmoreLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Tyrone20 July 1866Lord Claud HamiltonLord Claud HamiltonVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Tyrone18 July 1866Henry Lowry-CorryHenry Lowry-CorryVice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education
Cambridgeshire17 July 1866Viscount RoystonViscount RoystonComptroller of the Household
Antrim17 July 1866George Henry SeymourGeorge Henry SeymourThird Naval Lord
North Essex16 July 1866Charles Du CaneCharles Du CaneCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Rutlandshire14 July 1866Gerard NoelGerard NoelLord Commissioner of the Treasury
North Northamptonshire14 July 1866Lord BurghleyLord BurghleyTreasurer of the Household
North Leicestershire14 July 1866Lord John MannersLord John MannersFirst Commissioner of Works
North Devon14 July 1866Stafford NorthcoteStafford NorthcotePresident of the Board of Trade
New Shoreham14 July 1866Stephen CaveStephen CavePaymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade
Belfast13 July 1866Hugh CairnsHugh CairnsAttorney General for England and Wales
Buckinghamshire13 July 1866Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin DisraeliChancellor of the Exchequer
Oxford University12 July 1866Gathorne HardyGathorne HardyPresident of the Poor Law Board
Stamford12 July 1866Viscount CranborneViscount CranborneSecretary of State for India
Sir John Dalrymple-HaySir John Dalrymple-HayFourth Naval Lord
Bridgewater12 July 1866George PattonPhilip VanderbylLord Advocate
Cambridge University11 July 1866Spencer Horatio WalpoleSpencer Horatio WalpoleHome Secretary
King's Lynn11 July 1866Lord StanleyLord StanleyForeign Secretary
Huntingdon11 July 1866Jonathan PeelJonathan PeelSecretary of State for War
Guildford11 July 1866William BovillWilliam BovillSolicitor General for England and Wales
Durham11 July 1866John MowbrayJohn MowbrayJudge Advocate General
Droitwich11 July 1866John PakingtonJohn PakingtonFirst Lord of the Admiralty
Cockermouth11 July 1866Lord NaasLord NaasChief Secretary for Ireland
Hertford30 June 1866Walter Townshend-FarquharRobert DimsdaleDeath
South Nottinghamshire18 June 1866Lord StanhopeThomas Thoroton-HildyardSuccession to a peerage
Bridgewater7 June 1866Henry WestroppGeorge PattonVoid election
County Waterford7 June 1866John EsmondeJohn EsmondeLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Winchester4 June 1866John Bonham-CarterJohn Bonham-CarterLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Devonport22 May 1866William FerrandLord EliotVoid election
John FlemingMontague ChambersVoid election
Kildare21 May 1866Lord Otho FitzGeraldLord Otho FitzGeraldTreasurer of the Household
Aberdeenshire15 May 1866William LeslieWilliam Dingwall FordyceResignation
Nottingham11 May 1866Robert Juckes CliftonRalph Bernal OsborneVoid election
Samuel MorleyViscount AmberleyVoid election
Northallerton10 May 1866Charles MillsEgremont LascellesVoid election
North Devon9 May 1866Charles TrefusisStafford NorthcoteSuccession to a peerage
Windsor9 May 1866Sir Henry HoareCharles EdwardsVoid election
Henry LabouchèreRoger EykynVoid election
Stamford8 May 1866Stafford NorthcoteSir John Dalrymple-HayResignation to Contest North Devon
Sandwich8 May 1866Lord Clarence PagetCharles CapperResignation
Reading5 May 1866George Shaw-LefevreGeorge Shaw-LefevreCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Helston1 May 1866[1] Adolphus William YoungRobert CampbellVoid election
Robert CampbellWilliam BrettBy-election result reversed on petition
Cambridge24 April 1866William ForsythJohn Eldon GorstVoid election
Ripon28 March 1866[2] Lord John HayLord John HayFifth Naval Lord
Honiton28 March 1866[3] Frederick GoldsmidJulian GoldsmidDeath
Wigan27 March 1866James Alexander LindsayNathaniel EckersleyResignation
Western Worcestershire24 March 1866[4] Frederick LygonWilliam Edward DowdeswellSuccession to a peerage
County Louth22 March 1866[5] Chichester Parkinson-FortescueChichester Parkinson-FortescueChief Secretary for Ireland
Tewkesbury20 March 1866William Edward DowdeswellSir Edmund LechmereResignation to contest Western Worcestershire
Kerry16 March 1866[6] Henry Arthur HerbertHenry Arthur HerbertDeath
Richmond6 March 1866John DundasMarmaduke WyvillDeath
County Limerick1 March 1866[7] William MonsellWilliam MonsellVice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster General
North Lancashire28 February 1866[8] Marquess of HartingtonMarquess of HartingtonSecretary of State for War
Tiverton28 February 1866The Viscount PalmerstonGeorge DenmanDeath
Sunderland28 February 1866Henry FenwickJohn CandlishCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Brecon27 February 1866[9] John Lloyd Vaughan WatkinsEarl of BrecknockDeath
Ripon26 February 1866[10] Sir Charles WoodLord John HayResignation pending elevation to the peerage
Leominster26 February 1866[11] Gathorne HardyRichard ArkwrightDouble election, chose to sit for Oxford University
City of London26 February 1866[12] George Joachim GoschenGeorge Joachim GoschenChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[13]

18th Parliament (1859–1865)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Devonport22 June 1865Arthur William BullerThomas BrasseyResignation to contest Liskeard
Liskeard21 June 1865Ralph Bernal OsborneArthur William BullerResignation
Coventry21 June 1865Joseph PaxtonHenry EatonDeath
Lambeth9 May 1865William WilliamsJames LawrenceDeath
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire20 April 1865William Patrick AdamWilliam Patrick AdamLord of the Treasury
Wigtown Burghs15 April 1865William DunbarGeorge YoungResignation (Commissioner for Auditing the Public Accounts)
Rochdale15 April 1865Richard CobdenThomas Bayley PotterDeath
Louth15 April 1865Richard Montesquieu BellewTristram KennedyResignation (Commissioner of Poor Laws in Ireland)
South Shropshire12 April 1865Viscount NewportPercy Egerton HerbertSuccession to a peerage
Evesham4 April 1865Henry WilloughbyJames BourneDeath
North Devon1 April 1865James Wentworth BullerThomas Dyke AclandDeath
North Wiltshire20 March 1865Thomas H. Sotheron-EstcourtLord Charles BruceResignation
Tipperary24 February 1865Daniel O'DonoghueCharles MooreResignation to contest Tralee
Lancaster20 February 1865Samuel GregsonHenry SchneiderDeath
Truro14 February 1865Montague Edward SmithFrederick WilliamsResignation (Judge of the Court of Common Pleas)
Tralee14 February 1865Thomas O'HaganDaniel O'DonoghueResignation (Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland)
Cork City14 February 1865Francis LyonsNicholas Daniel MurphyResignation
Salford13 February 1865William Nathaniel MasseyJohn CheethamResignation (Council of India)
Buteshire6 February 1865David MureGeorge BoyleResignation (Senator of the College of Justice)
North Warwickshire13 December 1864Richard SpoonerWilliam Bromley-DavenportDeath
West Suffolk8 December 1864Earl JermynLord Augustus HerveySuccession to a peerage
Carmarthen Boroughs31 October 1864David MorrisWilliam MorrisDeath
Hastings6 October 1864Lord Harry George VaneGeorge Waldegrave-LeslieSuccession to a peerage
Exeter4 August 1864Edward DivettLord CourtenayDeath
East Gloucestershire12 July 1864Christopher William CodringtonMichael Hicks BeachDeath
North Durham28 June 1864Lord Adolphus Vane-TempestHedworth WilliamsonDeath
Gloucester25 May 1864John Joseph PowellJohn Joseph PowellRecorder of Wolverhampton
Stockport9 May 1864James KershawEdward WatkinDeath
Merthyr Tydfil25 April 1864Henry Austin BruceHenry Austin BruceVice-President of the Committee on Education
Pontefract20 April 1864Hugh ChildersHugh ChildersCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Fife19 April 1864James Hay Erskine WemyssRobert AnstrutherDeath
Devizes18 April 1864William AddingtonThomas BatesonSuccession to a peerage
Lancaster13 April 1864William James GarnettEdward Matthew FenwickResignation
Oxford9 April 1864Edward CardwellEdward CardwellSecretary of State for the Colonies
County Armagh23 March 1864Maxwell Charles CloseJames StrongeResignation
Hertfordshire14 March 1864Christopher William PullerHenry SurteesDeath
Dorset27 February 1864Henry Ker SeymerJohn FloyerResignation
Brighton16 February 1864William ConinghamHenry MoorResignation
Winchester10 February 1864James Buller EastThomas Willis FlemingResignation
Tewkesbury9 February 1864Frederick LygonJohn YorkeResignation to contest West Worcestershire.
Durham City9 February 1864William AthertonJohn HendersonDeath
Buckinghamshire29 December 1863William George CavendishRobert Bateson HarveySuccession to a peerage
Andover18 November 1863William CubittWilliam HumpheryDeath
Oxford7 November 1863James Haughton LangstonCharles NeateDeath
Windsor4 November 1863George William HopeRichard Henry Howard VyseDeath
West Worcestershire26 October 1863Viscount ElmleyFrederick LygonSuccession to a peerage
Barnstaple20 October 1863George PottsThomas LloydDeath
Thomas LloydRichard BremridgeBy-election result reversed on petition
Richmond17 October 1863Roundell PalmerRoundell PalmerAttorney General for England and Wales
Reading17 October 1863Gillery PigottGeorge Shaw-LefevreResignation (Baron of the Court of the Exchequer)
Plymouth17 October 1863Robert CollierRobert CollierSolicitor General for England and Wales
Tamworth12 October 1863Viscount RaynhamJohn PeelSuccession to a peerage
Coventry8 October 1863Edward ElliceMorgan TreherneDeath
Ludlow28 August 1863Beriah BotfieldWilliam FraserDeath
Montgomery Boroughs20 August 1863John Willes-JohnsonCharles Hanbury-TracyDeath
Pontefract3 August 1863Richard Monckton MilnesSamuel WaterhouseElevation to the peerage
Clare3 August 1863Francis Macnamara CalcuttColman O'LoghlenDeath
Berwick-upon-Tweed29 June 1863Charles William GordonWilliam Walter CargillDeath
Lisburn26 June 1863John Doherty BarbourEdward Wingfield VernerVoid By-election
New Ross8 June 1863Charles Tottenham (II)Charles George TottenhamResignation
Kinsale8 June 1863John ArnottGeorge Conway Colthurst (Liberal-Conservative)[14] Resignation
City of London2 June 1863Western WoodGeorge Joachim GoschenDeath
Tralee15 May 1863Daniel O'Connell JnrThomas O'HaganResignation
Antrim6 May 1863George UptonEdward O'NeillSuccession to an Irish peerage
Halifax28 April 1863James StansfeldJames StansfeldCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Radnor Boroughs25 April 1863George Cornewall LewisRichard Green-PriceDeath
Dublin County22 April 1863James Hans HamiltonIon HamiltonResignation
Thetford21 April 1863Earl of EustonLord Frederick FitzRoySuccession to a peerage
North Lancashire24 March 1863Marquess of HartingtonMarquess of HartingtonCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Bandon27 February 1863William Smyth BernardHenry Boyle BernardDeath
Lisburn23 February 1863Jonathan Joseph RichardsonJohn Doherty BarbourResignation
Chichester21 February 1863Humphrey William FreelandJohn Abel SmithResignation
Devizes18 February 1863John Neilson GladstoneWilliam AddingtonDeath
West Somerset17 February 1863Charles MoodyWilliam Gore-LangtonResignation
Cambridgeshire14 February 1863Edward BallLord George MannersResignation
Devonport12 February 1863Michael SeymourWilliam FerrandResignation
Cambridge12 February 1863Andrew SteuartFrancis PowellResignation
Reigate6 February 1863William John MonsonGranville William Gresham Leveson-GowerSuccession to a peerage
Totnes20 January 1863George HayAlfred SeymourDeath
East Kent5 January 1863William DeedesEdward DeringDeath
Andover17 December 1862Henry Beaumont ColesWilliam CubittDeath
Totnes9 December 1862Thomas MillsJohn PenderDeath
Southampton6 December 1862Brodie McGhie WillcoxWilliam Anderson RoseDeath
Stoke-upon-Trent23 September 1862John Lewis RicardoHenry GrenfellDeath
County Carlow7 August 1862William McClintock-BunburyDenis Pack-BeresfordResignation
Kirkcaldy Burghs25 July 1862Robert FergusonRoger Sinclair AytounResignation
Montgomeryshire14 July 1862Herbert Watkin Williams-WynnCharles Watkin Williams-WynnDeath
Shrewsbury2 June 1862Robert Aglionby SlaneyHenry RobertsonDeath
Kidderminster27 May 1862Alfred Rhodes BristowLuke WhiteResignation
Oldham5 May 1862William Johnson FoxJohn Tomlinson HibbertResignation
Lambeth5 May 1862William RoupellFrederick DoultonResignation
Preston4 April 1862Richard Assheton CrossThomas HeskethResignation
Wycombe18 March 1862George DashwoodJohn Remington MillsDeath
North Riding of Yorkshire17 March 1862Edward Stillingfleet CayleyWilliam MorrittDeath
Longford7 March 1862Luke WhiteMyles William O'ReillyLord of the Treasury
Canterbury6 March 1862Henry Butler-JohnstoneHenry Munro-Butler-JohnstoneResignation
Wakefield28 February 1862William Henry LeathamJohn Charles Dalrymple HayVoid election
Gloucester26 February 1862Charles James MonkCharles BerkeleyVoid election
William Philip PriceJohn Joseph PowellVoid election
Leicester17 February 1862John BiggsPeter Alfred TaylorResignation
Great Grimsby14 February 1862Lord WorsleyJohn ChapmanSuccession to a peerage
Lincoln12 February 1862George HeneageJohn Bramley-MooreResignation to contest Great Grimsby
New Shoreham5 February 1862Charles BurrellPercy BurrellDeath
Oxfordshire3 February 1862George HarcourtJohn FaneDeath
Coleraine31 January 1862John BoydHenry BruceDeath
Nottingham26 December 1861John MellorRobert Juckes CliftonResignation (Justice of the Court of the King's Bench)
East Worcestershire20 December 1861John Hodgetts-FoleyHarry VernonDeath
Finsbury17 December 1861Thomas Slingsby DuncombeWilliam CoxDeath
Birkenhead11 December 1861N/AJohn LairdBirkenhead enfranchised
Carlisle26 November 1861James GrahamEdmund PotterDeath
Lincoln9 November 1861Gervaise Tottenham Waldo SibthorpCharles SeelyDeath
Plymouth31 October 1861Viscount ValletortWalter MorrisonSuccession to a peerage
South Lancashire19 August 1861N/ACharles TurnerSouth Lancashire granted a third seat
Selkirkshire1 August 1861Allen Eliott-LockhartLord Henry ScottResignation
Tamworth31 July 1861Robert PeelRobert PeelChief Secretary for Ireland
Morpeth31 July 1861George GreyGeorge GreyHome Secretary
Oxford30 July 1861Edward CardwellEdward CardwellChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
City of London29 July 1861Lord John RussellWestern WoodResignation (elevated to the peerage)
Andover29 July 1861William CubittHenry Beaumont ColesResignation to contest City of London
Richmond9 July 1861Henry RichRoundell PalmerResignation
Durham City8 July 1861William AthertonWilliam AthertonAttorney General for England and Wales
Longford4 July 1861Henry WhiteLuke WhiteResignation
Wolverhampton3 July 1861Sir Richard BethellThomas Matthias WeguelinHereditary Peerage on appointment as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Southwark30 May 1861Thomas Lloyd-MostynLord Richard GrosvenorDeath
Montgomery Boroughs4 May 1861David PughJohn Willes-JohnsonDeath
Banffshire1 May 1861Lachlan Gordon-DuffRobert William DuffResignation
Southwark24 April 1861John LockeJohn LockeRecorder of Brighton
Tynemouth and North Shields23 April 1861Hugh TaylorRichard HodgsonResignation
Marylebone19 April 1861Edwin JamesJohn Harvey LewisResignation
Tiverton28 March 1861The Viscount PalmerstonThe Viscount PalmerstonLord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Sutherland27 March 1861Marquess of StaffordDavid DundasSuccession to a peerage
County Cork28 February 1861Rickard DeasyNicholas LeaderResignation (Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland)
Pembroke Boroughs22 February 1861Sir John OwenSir Hugh OwenDeath
South Wiltshire14 February 1861Sidney HerbertFrederick Hervey-BathurstElevation to the peerage
Aberdeenshire13 February 1861Lord HaddoWalter BarttelotSuccession to a peerage
Bradford11 February 1861Titus SaltWilliam Edward ForsterResignation
Bolton11 February 1861Joseph CrookThomas BarnesResignation
Leicester7 February 1861Joseph William NobleWilliam Unwin HeygateDeath
Pembrokeshire19 January 1861Viscount EmlynGeorge Lort PhillipsSuccession to a peerage
West Sussex27 December 1860Earl of MarchWalter BarttelotSuccession to a peerage
Ripon22 December 1860John Ashley WarreReginald VynerDeath
South Nottinghamshire18 December 1860Viscount NewarkLord StanhopeSuccession to a peerage
Southwark12 December 1860Charles NapierAusten Henry LayardDeath
Newcastle-upon-Tyne7 December 1860George RidleySomerset BeaumontResignation (Inclosure Commissioner)
Wick Burghs1 December 1860Samuel LaingViscount BuryResignation (Council of India)
Reading21 November 1860Francis PigottGillery PigottResignation (Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man)
Dartmouth3 November 1860John DunnJohn HardyDeath
Boston30 October 1860Herbert IngramJohn MalcolmDeath
Honiton22 October 1860Joseph LockeGeorge MoffattDeath
Ludlow4 September 1860Percy Egerton HerbertGeorge Windsor-CliveResignation
West Cumberland27 August 1860Henry WyndhamPercy WyndhamDeath
Sligo Borough9 August 1860John Arthur WynneFrancis MacdonoghResignation
Stafford3 August 1860John Ayshford WiseThomas SidneyResignation
Donegal17 July 1860Edmund HayesViscount HamiltonDeath
Brighton16 July 1860George Brooke-PechellJames WhiteDeath
Belfast15 June 1860Richard DavisonSamuel Gibson GettyResignation
Lymington24 May 1860Sir John Rivett-CarnacLord George Gordon-LennoxResignation
Berkshire2 May 1860Leicester Viney VernonRichard BenyonDeath
Harwich24 April 1860William CampbellRichard RowleySuccession to a peerage
Clare13 April 1860Luke WhiteFrancis Macnamara CalcuttVoid election
Londonderry City2 April 1860Robert FergusonWilliam McCormickDeath
Norwich28 March 1860Viscount BuryWilliam RussellVoid election
Henry William SchneiderEdward WarnerVoid election
Roscommon26 March 1860Thomas William GoffCharles Owen O'ConorVoid election
Worcester12 March 1860William LaslettRichard PadmoreResignation
West Surrey10 March 1860Henry DrummondGeorge CubittDeath
County Cork5 March 1860Rickard DeasyRickard DeasyAttorney General for Ireland
Ennis20 February 1860John FitzGeraldWilliam StacpooleResignation (Judge of the Court of the Queen's Bench in Ireland)
Hertford13 February 1860William CowperWilliam CowperFirst Commissioner of Works
Gateshead13 February 1860William HuttWilliam HuttVice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster General
Forfarshire1 February 1860Viscount DuncanCharles CarnegieSuccession to a peerage
Scarborough1 February 1860William DenisonJohn Dent DentSuccession to a peerage
Pontefract31 January 1860William OverendHugh ChildersResignation (arbitrator recommended resignation after contested election)
Beverly31 January 1860Ralph WaltersJames WalkerVoid election
Lewes16 January 1860Henry FitzroyJohn BlencoweDeath
Reading11 January 1860Henry Singer KeatingFrancis GoldsmidResignation (Justice of the Court of Common Pleas)
Liskeard9 January 1860William AthertonWilliam AthertonSolicitor General for England and Wales
Whitby23 November 1859Robert StephensonHarry Stephen ThompsonDeath
Ayrshire31 October 1859Lord Patrick Crichton-StuartJames FergussonDeath
South Shropshire14 September 1859Robert Windsor-CliveBaldwin LeightonDeath
Kingston upon Hull20 August 1859Joseph HoareJoseph SomesVoid election
Berwick-upon-Tweed20 August 1859Ralph Anstruther EarleDudley MarjoribanksResignation (in exchange for withdrawal of election petition)
Liskeard18 August 1859Ralph GreyRalph Bernal OsborneResignation
Hertford18 August 1859William CowperWilliam CowperVice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster General
Devonport17 August 1859James WilsonArthur William BullerResignation
Bodmin13 August 1859William MichellJames WyldResignation (in exchange for withdrawal of election petition)
Taunton9 August 1859Henry LabouchereGeorge Cavendish-BentinckResignation (Elevation to the peerage)
Devonport9 August 1859Thomas Erskine PerryMichael SeymourResignation (Council of India)
Dartmouth8 August 1859Edward Wyndham Harrington SchenleyJohn DunnVoid election
Wicklow18 July 1859Lord ProbyLord ProbyComptroller of the Household
Wolverhampton9 July 1859Charles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham VilliersPresident of the Poor Law Board
Ashton-under-Lyne9 July 1859Thomas Milner GibsonThomas Milner GibsonPresident of the Board of Trade
Marylebone7 July 1859Benjamin HallEdmond RocheElevation to the peerage
West Gloucestershire7 July 1859Robert KingscoteRobert KingscoteGroom in Waiting
Lichfield6 July 1859Lord Alfred PagetLord Alfred PagetChief Equerry and Clerk Marshal
Northampton5 July 1859Robert Vernon SmithThe Lord HenleyElevation to the peerage
Kerry5 July 1859Viscount CastlerosseViscount CastlerosseVice-Chamberlain of the Household[15]
County Cork5 July 1859Rickard DeasyRickard DeasySolicitor General for Ireland
Oxford University1 July 1859William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneChancellor of the Exchequer
Monmouthshire1 July 1859Edward Arthur SomersetPoulett SomersetResignation
Clonmel1 July 1859John BagwellJohn BagwellLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Ennis29 June 1859John FitzGeraldJohn FitzGeraldAttorney General for Ireland
Cork29 June 1859William Trant FaganFrancis LyonsDeath
South Wiltshire29 June 1859[16] Sidney HerbertSidney HerbertSecretary of State for War and Secretary at War[17]
Edinburgh28 June 1859[18] James MoncreiffJames MoncreiffLord Advocate[19]
Sandwich28 June 1859Edward Knatchbull-HugessenEdward Knatchbull-HugessenLord Commissioner of the Treasury[20]
Norwich28 June 1859Viscount BuryViscount BuryTreasurer of the Household[21] [22]
Newcastle upon Tyne28 June 1859Thomas Emerson HeadlamThomas Emerson HeadlamJudge Advocate General[23]
Halifax28 June 1859[24] Charles WoodCharles WoodSecretary of State for India[25]
Bedford28 June 1859Samuel WhitbreadSamuel WhitbreadCivil Lord of the Admiralty[26]
Wigtown Burghs27 June 1859[27] William DunbarWilliam DunbarLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Radnor Boroughs27 June 1859[28] George Cornewall LewisGeorge Cornewall LewisHome Secretary[29]
Wolverhampton27 June 1859[30] Richard BethellRichard BethellAttorney General for England and Wales[31]
Tiverton27 June 1859[32] The Viscount PalmerstonThe Viscount PalmerstonPrime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Reading27 June 1859[33] Henry Singer KeatingHenry Singer KeatingSolicitor General for England and Wales[34]
Oxford27 June 1859[35] Edward CardwellEdward CardwellChief Secretary for Ireland[36]
Morpeth27 June 1859[37] George GreyGeorge GreyChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[38]
Lewes27 June 1859[39] Henry FitzroyHenry FitzroyFirst Commissioner of Works[40]
Devonport27 June 1859[41] James WilsonJames WilsonVice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster General[42]
Calne27 June 1859[43] Robert LoweRobert LoweVice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education
Ashton-under-Lyne27 June 1859[44] Thomas Milner GibsonThomas Milner GibsonPresident of the Poor Law Board
City of London27 June 1859[45] Lord John RussellLord John RussellForeign Secretary[46]

17th Parliament (1857–1859)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Harwich18 March 1859John BagshawHenry Jervis-White-JervisResignation
Stirlingshire14 March 1859Peter BlackburnPeter BlackburnJunior Lord of the Treasury
North Northumberland10 March 1859Lord LovaineLord LovaineVice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster General
West Sussex9 March 1859Earl of MarchEarl of MarchPresident of the Poor Law Board
North Wiltshire8 March 1859Thomas H. Sotheron-EstcourtThomas H. Sotheron-EstcourtHome Secretary
Tewkesbury8 March 1859Frederick LygonFrederick LygonCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Bury St. Edmunds7 March 1859Earl JermynLord Alfred HerveySuccession to a peerage
Midhurst3 March 1859Samuel WarrenJohn HardyResignation
Marylebone25 February 1859Viscount EbringtonEdwin JamesResignation and elevation to the House of Lords through a Writ of acceleration
East Worcestershire24 February 1859George RushoutFrederick Gough-CalthorpeSuccession to a peerage
West Riding of Yorkshire21 February 1859Viscount GoderichJohn RamsdenSuccession to a peerage
Enniskillen21 February 1859James WhitesideJohn Lowry ColeResignation in order to contest Dublin University
Greenwich16 February 1859John TownsendDavid SalomonsResignation
Hythe15 February 1859John RamsdenMayer Amschel de RothschildResignation in order to contest the West Riding of Yorkshire
Oxford University12 February 1859William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneResignation (Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands)
Galway Borough11 February 1859Anthony O'FlahertyJohn Orrell LeverVoid election
Dublin University11 February 1859George Alexander HamiltonJames WhitesideResignation
Banbury9 February 1859Henry William TancredBernhard SamuelsonResignation
Linlithgowshire5 February 1859George DundasCharles BaillieResignation (Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island)
Boston3 February 1859William Henry AdamsWilliam Henry AdamsRecorder of Derby
Breconshire28 December 1858Joseph BaileyGodfrey MorganDeath
Herefordshire18 December 1858Thomas William Booker-BlakemoreLord Montagu GrahamDeath
Manchester17 November 1858John PotterThomas BazleyDeath
Reigate23 October 1858Henry RawlinsonWilliam MonsonResignation (Council of India)
Leominster22 October 1858John WilloughbyCharles Bateman-HanburyResignation (Council of India)
Guildford22 October 1858Ross Donnelly ManglesGuildford OnslowResignation (Council of India)
North Cheshire7 August 1858William EgertonWilbraham EgertonResignation
South Devon6 August 1858John Yarde-BullerSamuel Trehawke KekewichResignation and elevation to the peerage
Stamford17 July 1858John InglisStafford NorthcoteResignation (Lord Justice Clerk)
West Cornwall5 July 1858Michael WilliamsJohn St AubynDeath
East Norfolk1 July 1858Edward BuxtonWenman CokeDeath
Hertfordshire8 June 1858Edward Bulwer-LyttonEdward Bulwer-LyttonSecretary of State for the Colonies
King's Lynn5 June 1858Lord StanleyLord StanleyPresident of the Board of Control
Limerick City21 May 1858George GavinJames SpaightVoid By-Election
Leitrim17 May 1858Hugh Lyons-MontgomeryWilliam Ormsby-GoreResignation
Dublin University27 March 1858Joseph NapierAnthony LefroyResignation (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)
City Durham17 March 1858John MowbrayJohn MowbrayJudge Advocate General
Tyrone11 March 1858Lord Claud HamiltonLord Claud HamiltonTreasurer of the Household
North Northumberland11 March 1858Lord LovaineLord LovaineCivil Lord of the Admiralty
County Dublin11 March 1858Thomas Edward TaylorThomas Edward TaylorJunior Lord of the Treasury
South Shropshire9 March 1858Viscount NewportViscount NewportVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Enniskillen9 March 1858James WhitesideJames WhitesideAttorney-General for Ireland
North Staffordshire8 March 1858Charles AdderleyCharles AdderleyVice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education and President of the Board of Health
North Leicestershire8 March 1858Lord John MannersLord John MannersFirst Commissioner of Works
Buckinghamshire8 March 1858Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin DisraeliChancellor of the Exchequer
East Suffolk6 March 1858Fitzroy KellyFitzroy KellyAttorney General for England and Wales
Oxfordshire6 March 1858Joseph Warner HenleyJoseph Warner HenleyPresident of the Board of Trade
Chichester6 March 1858Lord Henry LennoxLord Henry LennoxJunior Lord of the Treasury
North Wiltshire5 March 1858Thomas H. Sotheron-EstcourtThomas H. Sotheron-EstcourtPresident of the Poor Law Board
Belfast5 March 1858Hugh CairnsHugh CairnsSolicitor General for England and Wales
King's Lynn4 March 1858Lord StanleyLord StanleySecretary of State for the Colonies
Huntingdon4 March 1858Jonathan PeelJonathan PeelSecretary of State for War and Secretary at War
Cambridge University4 March 1858Spencer Horatio WalpoleSpencer Horatio WalpoleHome Secretary
Wenlock3 March 1858George Weld-ForesterGeorge Weld-ForesterComptroller of the Household
Stamford3 March 1858Sir Frederic ThesigerJohn InglisHereditary Peerage on appointment as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Droitwich3 March 1858Sir John PakingtonSir John PakingtonFirst Lord of the Admiralty
Cockermouth3 March 1858Lord NaasLord NaasChief Secretary for Ireland
Bridgnorth3 March 1858Henry WhitmoreHenry WhitmoreJunior Lord of the Treasury
Wicklow25 February 1858Viscount MiltonLord ProbySuccession to a peerage
South Northamptonshire20 February 1858Viscount AlthorpHenry CartwrightSuccession to a peerage
Limerick City15 February 1858James O'BrienGeorge GavinResignation (Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland)
Reigate6 February 1858William Hackblock[47] [48] Henry RawlinsonDeath
Mayo30 December 1857George Henry MooreLord John BrowneVoid election
Buckinghamshire28 December 1857Charles Compton CavendishWilliam George CavendishResignation and elevation to the peerage
Elgin Burghs19 December 1857George Skene DuffM. E. Grant DuffResignation
Whitehaven17 December 1857Robert Charles HildyardGeorge LyallDeath
North Northamptonshire16 December 1857Augustus StaffordGeorge Ward HuntDeath
Scarborough14 December 1857Earl of MulgraveJohn Dent DentResignation
Ashton-under-Lyne14 December 1857Charles HindleyThomas Milner GibsonDeath
Paisley11 December 1857Archibald HastieHumphrey Crum-EwingDeath
East Kent10 December 1857Sir Edward DeringWilliam DeedesResignation
Thetford9 December 1857Francis BaringAlexander BaringResignation
Harwich9 December 1857George Drought Warburton[49] [50] Robert John BagshawDeath
Oldham19 October 1857James PlattWilliam Johnson FoxDeath
Tavistock4 September 1857George Henry Charles ByngLord Arthur RussellResignation to contest Middlesex
Middlesex3 September 1857Lord Robert GrosvenorGeorge Henry Charles ByngElevation to the peerage
Beverley11 August 1857Edward Auchmuty GloverHenry EdwardsVoid election
Great Yarmouth10 August 1857William McCullagh Torrens[51] [52] [53] Adolphus William YoungVoid election
Edward WatkinJohn MellorVoid election
Birmingham10 August 1857George Frederic MuntzJohn BrightDeath
Falkirk Burghs8 August 1857James MerryJohn Glencairn Carter HamiltonVoid election
City of London28 July 1857Lionel de RothschildLionel de RothschildSeeks re-election following the rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill
Woodstock24 July 1857Marquess of BlandfordLord Alfred Spencer-ChurchillSuccession to a peerage
Oxford21 July 1857Charles NeateEdward CardwellVoid election
Banffshire30 June 1857The Earl FifeLachlan Gordon-DuffResignation
Carmarthenshire12 June 1857David Arthur Saunders DaviesDavid PughDeath
Kerry9 June 1857Henry Arthur HerbertHenry Arthur HerbertChief Secretary for Ireland
Leeds5 June 1857Robert HallGeorge Skirrow BeecroftDeath
Reading2 June 1857Henry Singer KeatingHenry Singer KeatingSolicitor General for England and Wales
Penryn and Falmouth27 May 1857[54] Thomas George BaringThomas George BaringCivil Lord of the Admiralty[55]

References

Notes and References

  1. Both Robert Campbell and William Brett polled exactly the same number of votes. The mayor, as returning officer, gave his casting vote for the Liberal candidate Robert Campbell. As this vote was given after four o'clock, however, an appeal was lodged, and the House of Commons declared that the returning officer had no right to a casting vote, and that he should have returned the names of both tied candidates. On scrutiny of the votes, one vote was struck off Campbell's total, and the Conservative candidate William Brett declared duly elected.
  2. An uncontested by-election.
  3. An uncontested by-election.
  4. An uncontested by-election.
  5. An uncontested by-election.
  6. An uncontested by-election.
  7. An uncontested by-election.
  8. An uncontested by-election.
  9. An uncontested by-election.
  10. An uncontested by-election.
  11. An uncontested by-election.
  12. An uncontested by-election.
  13. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  14. News: The Times. 26 September 1878. Death of George Colthurst. 8.
  15. According to the writ of election the by-election cause was Castlerosse being appointed Treasurer of the Household. However according to the London Gazette he does not appear to have actually been appointed to that office but was instead appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.
  16. An uncontested by-election.
  17. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  18. An uncontested by-election.
  19. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  20. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  21. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  22. According to the writ of election the by-election cause was Bury being appointed Comptroller of the Household. However according to the London Gazette he does not appear to have actually been appointed to that office but was instead appointed Treasurer of the Household.
  23. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  24. An uncontested by-election.
  25. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  26. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  27. An uncontested by-election.
  28. An uncontested by-election.
  29. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  30. An uncontested by-election.
  31. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  32. An uncontested by-election.
  33. An uncontested by-election.
  34. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  35. An uncontested by-election.
  36. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  37. An uncontested by-election.
  38. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  39. An uncontested by-election.
  40. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  41. An uncontested by-election.
  42. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  43. An uncontested by-election.
  44. An uncontested by-election.
  45. An uncontested by-election.
  46. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  47. News: Election Intelligence . Morning Advertiser . 12 March 1857 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  48. News: Electioneering Intelligence . Sussex Advertiser . 17 March 1857 . 7 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  49. Warburton, George Drought. 59. Courtney. William Prideaux.
  50. Encyclopedia: Elizabeth Waterston. George Drought Warburton. Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
  51. Book: Howe. Anthony. Morgan. Simon. Bannerman. Gordon. The Letters of Richard Cobden: Volume II ~ 1848–1853. 2007. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0-19-921196-8. 284.
  52. 57. Torrens, William Torrens McCullagh. MacDonagh. Michael.
  53. Book: Eldridge. C. C.. England's Mission: The Imperial Idea in the Age of Gladstone & Disraeli, 1868–1880. 1973. Palgrave Macmillan. London. 978-1-349-01879-6. 118. England's Mission.
  54. An uncontested by-election.
  55. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.